BOOK REVIEW
By: Jeff Lippincott
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TITLE: Barnes & Noble Basics: Starting a Nonprofit AUTHOR: Ann Fritschner COPYRIGHT: 2006 ISBN: 0760773912 Find it at Barnes & Noble. |
Jeff's comments:
This book provides a reasonable overview of what to consider and do when deciding to take
the leap and become a founder of a nonprofit organization. I thought it was lacking in not
discussing (1) feasibility studies, (2) business plans, and (3) fundraising plans. There
are not all that many books covering the subject matter of this book. It's better than
nothing, but I recommend you search out other titles to supplement it. Definitely consider
taking a look at: "Starting and Building a Nonprofit" (ISBN: 1413305784), "Developing Your Case for Support" (ISBN: 0787952451), "The Fundraising Planner" (ISBN: 0787944351), "Publicity for Nonprofits" (ISBN: 141952299X), "Branding for Nonprofits" (ISBN: 1581154348), "Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits" (ISBN: 1413307485), "The Fundraising Feasibility Study" (ISBN: 0470120746), and "Marketing Research for Non-Profit Community and Creative
Organizations" (ISBN: 9780750687607). Also, consider downloading two PDF files I
have created regarding a Nonprofit
Business Plan Template and Evaluation
Form for a nonprofit business plan. And don't forget to take a look at my article on A
Few Words about Nonprofit Web Site Design.
Table of Contents (TOC):
1. Starting Out
2. Your Mission
3. Your Board of Directors
4. Planning and Financing
5. Incorporating and Tax Filing
6. Working with Volunteers
7. Public Relations
8. Finding Funding
9. Planning a Special Fundraising Event
10. Writing a Grant
11. Going Forward
See also an Amazon Guidemania and Amazon Listmania lists I've created:
Become a founder of a nonprofit organization (Guidemania)
- Books on Not-For-Profit Management (Listmania)
- So You Want to Start Your Own Not-For-Profit? (Listmania)
- Not-For-Profit Books about Grants & Grant Writing (Listmania)
- Fundraising for Not-For-Profits (Listmania)
- Books on Planned Giving & Estate Planning (Listmania)
- Help for Not-For-Profits: Meeting & Event Planning (Listmania)
- Strategic Planning Help for a Not-For-Profit (Nonprofit Org) (Listmania)
- Building Capacity at Not-For-Profits (Listmania)
- Learn a Few Things about Not-For-Profit Boards (Listmania)
- Not-For-Profit Volunteers Help in So Many Ways (Listmania)
- Not-For-Profit Topic: Direct Mail & Letter Writing (Listmania)
- So You Want to Direct a Capital Campaign for Your Nonprofit? (Listmania)
- Is Your Not-For-Profit Seeking Major Gifts? (Listmania)
- Not-For-Profits & the Digital Age (Listmania)
- Corporate Donors & Foundations ... They can Help Nonprofits! (Listmania)
- Not-For-Profit Annual Giving Programs (Listmania)
- (BizList) Accounting, Bookkeeping, & Quickbooks (Listmania)
- (BizList) Books on Public Relations (Listmania)
- (BizList) Web Page and Web Site Design (Listmania)
- (BizList) Books on Project Management (Listmania)
- (BizList) How to Write a Business Plan (Listmania)
- (BizList) Mapping Lean Business Systems and Processes (Listmania)
- (BizList) How to Write a Marketing Plan (Listmania)
- (BizList) Blogging as a Way to Market Your Small Business (Listmania)
- (BizList) Books on Market Research (Listmania)
- (BizList) Direct Marketing; Direct Mail (Listmania)
- (BizList) Business Plans Handbook by Thomson-Gale (Volumes 1-13) (Listmania) [List of Plans]
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