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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Conflict of Interest Policies
Monday, August 11, 2008
Board Staff Retreats
http://www.ctnonprofits.org/Pages/NonProfitResources/BoardBuilderJuly-Aug2004.asp
http://philanthropy.com/jobs/2004/04/29/20040513-704865.htm
http://www.boardsource.org/Knowledge.asp?ID=1.346
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Thursday, July 31, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Sample Org Charts
Some org chart examples from web resources.
http://www.giving.umich.edu/careers/orgcharts/oud_orgchart.pdf
http://web.mit.edu/ofr/docs/OFR_Org_Chart.pdf
http://foundation.pdx.edu/pdfs/org_chart.pdf
http://advancement.mst.edu/uaorgchart.html
http://www.cogmap.com/chart/non-profit
https://island.fim.ucla.edu/aboutea/orgcharts/
Monday, July 28, 2008
Development Audits
Development Audits
http://simonejoyaux.com/ss_files/downloads/SampleDevelopmentAudit.pdf
http://www.grantspace.org/Tools/Knowledge-Base/Nonprofit-Management/Accountability/Nonprofit-audits
http://oculusdirect.com/blog/2009/11/21/should-i-conduct-a-development-audit/
Friday, July 25, 2008
Special events
Monday, July 21, 2008
Email Marketing
Web Triggers Direct Mail Response
Are e-mail Recipients Better Direct Mail Givers?
Isn’t Email Just Like Regular Direct Mail—But on Steroids?'
Improving your direct mail marketing
Some material via the AFP Resource Center Blogs
http://afprc11.blogspot.com/search?q=email
http://afprc7.blogspot.com/search?q=NPEmail
From a variety of other sources
The Gilbert Email Manifesto (GEM)
The Email Savvy OrganizationHow to Measure the Success of Online Fundraising Using Key Metrics
E-nonprofits benchmarking study
Friday, July 18, 2008
Major Gifts
Major Gifts
From the AFP website
http://www.afpnet.org/ResourceCenter/content.cfm?ItemNumber=2890
From Andy Robinson and TGCI
http://www.tgci.com/magazine/The%20Major%20Gift%20Ask.pdf
From Tony Poderis
http://www.raise-funds.com/299forum.html
http://www.raise-funds.com/081904forum.html
http://www.raise-funds.com/exhibits/exhibit68.html
He has a variety of material on his site.
From Kim Klein
http://www.grassrootsfundraising.org/magazine/gmg_fineart.html
From Advantage
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Material on Feasibility Studies
http://www.zimmerman-lehman.com/feasibility.htm
http://www.nps.gov/partnerships/fundraising_feas_study.htm
Article is Before or After the Study
http://www.goettler.com/goettlerweb.nsf/0/3B00B0018EC2AE5185256F990047FF31?OpenDocument
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Material on NonEvents
http://www.afpnet.org/ka/ka-3.cfm?content_item_id=24049&folder_id=2545
Please note at the bottom of the page there are attachments which include invitations.
http://www.afpnet.org/ka/ka-3.cfm?content_item_id=24171&folder_id=914
Some other web resources.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-event
http://frcoach.blogspot.com/2006/08/have-you-thought-of-non-event.html
In chapter 5
http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/pc-cp/pubs/e/Fr4gras4.htm
Monday, June 09, 2008
idealist.org - The Nonprofit FAQ
idealist.org - The Nonprofit FAQ: "The Nonprofit FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) is based on questions and answers about nonprofit organizations exchanged on the Internet since 1994. Suggestions and corrections are always welcome."
Monday, June 02, 2008
Whistleblower Policies
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Gift Solicitation Policies
http://www.vpss.ku.edu/pdf/Gift_Solicitation_Policy_022206.pdf
http://supportingadvancement.com/revenue/policies/westfall_solicitation_policy_sample.htm
https://www.hvcc.edu/foundation/policies/fundraising.pdf
http://www.purdue.edu/policies/pages/advancement/ix_5_1.html
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Business Plans
http://www.managementhelp.org/plan_dec/bus_plan/bus_plan.htm
http://nonprofit.about.com/od/nonprofitbasics/f/busplan.htm
Related material on startups/establishing
http://nonprofit.about.com/od/nonprofitbasics/bb/beforenonprofit.htm
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Endowments
http://www.utsystem.edu/policy/policies/uts138.html#SectionIV
http://www.dgfumc.org/community/endowment/Gift_Acceptance_Policy.pdf
http://www.raise-funds.com/1099forum.html
http://www.raise-funds.com/399forum.html
http://strategicgov.blogspot.com/2008/01/too-rich-how-big-should-our-endowment.html
http://www.seattleymca.org/files/37/Endowment%20Case%20Statement.pdf
Case has some Fact Sheet links here
http://www.case.org/Content/Miscellaneous/Display.cfm?contentItemID=7665
http://www.catholicworldmission.org/site/pp.asp?c=9dJHJLPwB&b=3590239
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Mission Statements
http://www.afpnet.org/ka/ka-3.cfm?content_item_id=1153&folder_id=885
http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/FAQ/QuestionViewer/default?section=03&item=21
http://nonprofit.about.com/od/nonprofitbasics/a/mission.htm
http://www.allianceonline.org/FAQ/strategic_planning/what_s_in_mission_statement.faq
http://www.raise-funds.com/1101forum.html
http://nonprofitmanagement.suite101.com/article.cfm/sample_mission_statements/
Friday, March 07, 2008
Q: How do I Recruit Volunteers for My Nonprofit Organization?
Warm Body Recruitment can be used to engage large numbers of volunteers for a short period of time through board dissemination of brochures, posters, public speaking engagements, media notices, and word of mouth.
Targeted Recruitment needs well planned approach and is geared towards smaller groups of potential volunteers with specific skills that relate to the mission of your organization. Questions of your specific needs and recruitment vehicles that will allow you to communication with and motivate volunteers will need to be answered.
Concentric Circles Recruitment allows your organization to network with those who are directly (or indirectly) associated with your organization so that you may contact these individual with your recruiting message. These prospects may include the family and/or friends of clients, program alumni, neighbors, and others who may have some personal vested interest in your cause.
Your recruitment message should be direct and solid, offering an explanation of why a volunteer should join your organization.
For more information, please consider the following sources:
http://www.networkforgood.org/npo/volunteers/
http://nonprofit.about.com/od/volunteers/bb/beforerecruit.htm