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Board
Members Rule: How to Be a Strategic Advocate for Your Nonprofit This book reframes a board member's role to be a strategic advocate
for your nonprofit and its constituency. Given the heightened awareness
of accountability and transparency, Board Members Rule shows
how to pay attention to both while furthering your values, mission and
vision and promoting pragmatic, effective and efficient strategies.
Geared for busy board members, it includes succinct chapters on fiduciary
responsibilities, financial oversight, relationships with the CEO, fundraising
and marketing, recruiting for talent and diversity, strategic planning,
self-evaluation and making meetings meaningful. It's filled with practical
and common-sense tools, resources, forms, examples and learning exercises.
128 pages, 8.5x11. More
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Boards
That Love Fundraising: A How-To Guide For Your Board
This workbook published
by Jossey-Bass offers inspiring examples of boards that have grown from
fear and loathing of fundraising to eager anticipation. This inspiration
is accompanied by practical advice and exercises for boards based on
the authors' extensive experience in working with nonprofits of all
sizes. 128
pages, 8.5x11.
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Boards That Love Fundraising PPT Handout
Major Donors:
The Key To Successful Fundraising
This
easy to follow guidebook is designed for board members and volunteers
of nonprofits who want to help solicit funds through a major donor campaign
effort and want a brief overview of what is involved. This primer will
help your staff and volunteers unearth large contributions; contains
task lists, sample conversations and a role plan exercise. 47 pages,
6x9.
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Level The Playing Field: Best Practices for Gender Pay Equity in the Workplace (2018)
By Ann Ackerman and Ann Lehman
A resource guide on best practices for gender equity in the workforce. Written for the NYC Commission on Gender Equity with a forward by Chirlane McCray, First Lady of New York City.
