As part of its work to advance the multiple pathways approach to high school education, the James Irvine Foundation engaged the Bridgespan Group to develop a framework for assessing the nature and needs of the fields in which nonprofits operate. These agents of change often struggle to understand how to focus their field-building investments and…

This collection of four fact sheets focuses on fund-raising for charitable nonprofit organizations. The fact sheets explain the distinction between nonprofit organizations and charitable organizations, the types of fund-raising, the goals of fund-raising, marketing techniques, the process of strategic planning, and the role of strategic planning…

The participant's manual for a national teleconference (May 29, 2002) contains materials on whether statewide independent living councils (SILCs) should become non-profit organizations eligible under section 501(c) of the Federal Tax Code. Introductory material includes the conference agenda, information about the trainers, and information about…

Discusses procedures nonprofit organizations can follow to conduct a successful telephone campaign. Steps include: (1) rallying board support; (2) preparing constituency; (3) setting sights; (4) maintaining files; (5) getting the timing right; (6) establishing time frames; (7) making the appeal; (8) documenting responses; and (9) following…

Resource development is one of the most critical tasks facing directors of nonprofit organizations. Recipients of Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) grants from the Department of Health and Human Services may not use federal dollars to raise additional funds, but they do use private donations and other means to support their efforts to…

The principles and techniques governing successful capital campaigns are presented, with an emphasis on the similarities of the process for a wide range of nonprofit organizations, including arts-related, religious, educational, community, and health care organizations. The following chapters are provided: (1) "The Key Components of a Capital…

A public education foundation is a third-party, nonprofit entity whose agenda consists of developing supportive community and private-sector relationships with a public school system. Outlines steps in creating an educational foundation. (MLF)

Designed to assist practitioners serving young children and their families, this book contains information about methods of raising money and managing nonprofit organizations. Following the first chapter's introductory definition of important terms associated with the fundraising process, chapter 2 discusses some prerequisite steps required before…

This planning guide explains in detail how to set up and run a consumer week program in a school or organization. It begins with 10 golden rules for an effective consumer week. A section on planning a program analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of a week-long or weekend event, discusses balancing the major event categories, and describes…

Identifies and describes strategies for effective fundraising: imagining the possibilities, identifying fund-raising sources, targeting fund-raising efforts, maximizing time by utilizing public relations efforts and involving staff, writing quality proposals and requests, and staying educated on fund-raising topics. Sidebars describe planned…

This publication describes the necessary steps a day care planner should follow from his or her initial thoughts of starting a day care center through to opening the door to care for children. The following steps are suggested: (1) consult appropriate offices to obtain licensing regulations, and zoning codes, as well as information on major…

This short booklet explains the education foundation approach to raising money for schools, describes how administrators or boards of education can start an education foundation, and presents profiles of six foundations throughout the country. The author emphasizes that, of all the attempts to find supplementary school funds, the local nonprofit…

Guidelines concerning what grantseekers should know about foundations before they ask for money and how to find the facts needed to obtain a grant are presented. There are basically three types of private foundations (independent, operating, and company-sponsored) and one type of public foundation (community foundations) that are of interest to…

The arts are facing an "arts population explosion" at a time when resources and capital are becoming tighter by the day. This pamphlet describes cooperative planning and gives examples of joint use of resources to help arts organizations and institutions know what they are about, where they are going, how they will get there, and with…

This publication provides a compilation of Texas statutes relating to libraries and topics of interest to librarians through the 74th Legislature, 1995. In addition to laws in which the words "library,""books,""Texas State Library,""Library and Archives Commission," and "director and librarian"…