Managers working in the non-profit sector wear many hats and have to be good at doing many things. One day you’re asked to be a communications expert, the next you’re handling the HR duties of your organization, and then, without blinking an eye, you balance the books.
But how can you even begin to learn so many things in a time-effective way?
Consider Five Good Ideas: Practical Strategies for Non-profit Success as your go-to non-profit management handbook. Whether for a deep read, or quick reference, keep it handy in your top right desk drawer.
The book features a collection of the best ideas from past Five Good Ideas sessions.
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Table of contents
1. Leadership and Vision
- Reimagining Your Organization · Nick Saul
- Leadership · Rocco Rossi
- Institutional Change · Alok Mukherjee
- Influencing Change · John Oesch
- Strategic Planning · James Appleyard
- Turning Your Organization Around · Paul Davidson
- Innovation · Suzanne Gibson
2. Organizational Effectiveness
- Leading an Inclusive Organization · Kay Blair
- Shared Services · Sharon B. Cohen
- Managing Risk · Derek Ballantyne
- Not-for-Profit Corporations Law · Sheila Crummey
- Dealing with a Large-Scale Emergency · Thomas Appleyard
3. Human Resources
- Effective HR Management · Lynne Toupin
- Improving Employment Relations · Dave Mckechnie
- Managing Union Relations · Frances Lankin
- Working with Volunteers · Gail Nyberg
- Managing Consultant Relationships · David Pecaut
4. Resource Development
- Financial Management · Lois Fine
- Translating Vision into Funding · Paul Born
- Approaching Grantmakers Successfully · Robin Cardozo
- Corporate Fundraising · Susan McIsaac
- Fundraising · Ross McGregor
- Developing Resources Through Partnerships · Helen Walsh
5. Communications
- Branding · Ian Chamandy & Ken Aber
- Strategic Communications · Jennifer Lynn
- Maximized Marketing for Non-Profits · Donnie Claudino
- Social Marketing · Mark Sarner
- Talking to the Media · Carol Goar
- Web 2.0 · Jason Mogus
- Building Conversations on the Web · Marco Campana & Christopher Wulff
- Successful Networking · Lisa Mattam
6. Advocacy and Policy
- Government Relations · Judy Pfeifer
- Advocacy · Sean Moore
- Working with Government Budgets · Dan Burns
- Impacting Public Policy · Ben Perrin
7. Governance
- Managing Board – Executive Director Relationships · Rick Powers
- Board Governance · Tom Williams
- Diversifying Your Board · Maytree