Start Your Own Grant Writing Business (Entrepreneur’s Startup): Entrepreneur Press

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Grant Yourself Success

Grant writing is a billion dollar industry full of profitable business opportunities! Serving as the link between funders and grantees, professional grant writers are quickly becoming valuable partners to fundraising and philanthropy associations. Use this comprehensive guide to learn the art of researching, preparing and submitting winning grants as well as [...]

Asking: A 59-minute Guide to Everything Board Members, Volunteers, and Staff Must Know to Secure the Gift: Jerold Panas, Bonnie McElveen-Hunter

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“ASKING is full of gems. No better blueprint for those of us embarking on the adventure of asking.” — Jerold Katz, Headmaster, The Park School
“Jerry Panas writing on asking is like Michael Jordan writing on shot-making or Warren Buffet on investing.” — Kenneth Gladish, National [...]

Starting & Building a Nonprofit: A Practical Guide: Peri Pakroo

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“Offers practical advice to allow nonprofits to set up their operations so that they run smoothly and efficiently…” (Deborah Brody Hamilton, Director, Member Services, Association of Small Foundations )
“Offers tons of practical advice and step-by-step instructions…” (Accounting Today )
“Takes readers through the nuts and bolts, [...]

The Billionaire Who Wasn’t: How Chuck Feeney Made and Gave Away a Fortune Without Anyone Knowing: Conor O’Clery

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“A smart business book detailing some vicissitudes of retailing, wrapped in a vivid biography of an engaging tycoon.” — Kirkus Reviews, July 15, 2007
“If (Conor O’Clery’s) compelling narrative becomes a blue-print for future efforts to record the life stories of philanthropists, then the [...]

How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation in California: Anthony Mancuso

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A useful resource to help you get underway. — Entrepreneur magazine
If you’re thinking of forming a nonprofit corporation in California, you’ll find this handbook invaluable. — MacUser

Most organizations trying to gain legal nonprofit status don’t have the money to pay a lawyer thousands [...]

Fundraising For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance)): John Mutz, Katherine Murray

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Find out how to cultivate donors and solicit donations online
Covers new changes in tax and philanthropy law
Whether you’re a small outfit or a big organization, you’re competing for donors’ dollars and time. This hands-on, vital guide shows you how to take full advantage [...]

The Zen of Fundraising: 89 Timeless Ideas to Strengthen and Develop Your Donor Relationships: Ken Burnett

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“Ken Burnett knows what donors want and how fundraisers can provide it. The Zen of Fundraising illustrates simple yet hard-earned lessons through which fundraisers can engage their donors as real partners, raising more money than ever. But to succeed, fundraisers need to aspire to greater [...]

The Fundraising Habits of Supremely Successful Boards: A 59-minute Guide to Ensuring Your Organization’s Future: Jerold Panas

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“Help your board develop habits that will lead to superb results in fundraising. Read this book.” — Dr. Thomas Dillon, President, Thomas Aquinas College
“No-nonsense information that trustees need to know and act on if they want impact are of the highest caliber.” — Kolia O’Connor, [...]

How to Write a Grant Proposal (Wiley Nonprofit Law, Finance and Management Series): Cheryl Carter New, James Aaron Quick

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Effective grant proposals are not so much written as they are extensively researched, developed, and positioned. The actual writing, obviously an essential component, is nevertheless only the tip of the iceberg. Grant seekers must possess the necessary skills to correctly identify potential funders, craft a proposal that meets a specific funder’s [...]

The Mercifully Brief, Real World Guide to… Raising More Money With Newsletters Than You Ever Thought Possible: Tom Ahern

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Even if you think you know everything there is to know about writing newsletters, read this book. You’ll be amazed. — Mal Warwick, Author of Raising $1,000 Gifts by Mail
If your organization publishes a newsletter, you must read this book. The section on headlines is [...]