Cost-Effectiveness in the Nonprofit Sector: Methods and Examples from Leading Organizations

Product DescriptionSchmaedick makes the case that responsible nonprofit managers must utilize cost-effectiveness analysis and draws examples of how it can be done from prestigious nonprofit organizations. Referencing TechnoServe’s search for a practical methodology to measure the cost-effectiveness of its own work, editor Schmaedick provides a unique synthesis of the principles of cost-effectiveness analysis. These guidelines [...]

Arts and Cultural Center awarded $250K from state

Survey targeting gay Coloradans stresses need for safe schools Schools need to be safe for gay students. That’s the top priority for most gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Coloradans, according to a recent statewide survey. Read more on Denver Post Arts and Cultural Center awarded $250K from state Gov. Linda Lingle has released $250,000 to [...]

Plain Talk: A bum steer from Consumer Reports

Landslides: Commissioners updated Macon County commissioners heard an update on landslide issues during their March 1 meeting. Little Tennessee Watershed Association executive director Jenny Sanders presented information from the Feb. 12 landslide-viewing flight the association helped sponsor. Read more on The Franklin Press Plain Talk: A bum steer from Consumer Reports Cleaning off the desk [...]

Capital Campaigns from the Ground Up: How Nonprofits Can Have the Buildings of Their Dreams

Product DescriptionThe nonprofit leader’s complete source on setting, pursuing, and meeting building campaign goals Nonprofit veteran Stanley Weinstein’s Capital Campaigns from the Ground Up gives decision-makers the guidance they need to accomplish one of the most important steps in the growth of an organization: the campaign for funding and completing a significant building project. Whether [...]

Migrating from Innovation to Entrepreneurship: How Nonprofits are Moving toward Sustainability and Self-Sufficiency

Product DescriptionJerr Boschee’s newest book covers the basic principles of social entrepreneurship, typical outcomes experienced by the pioneers in the field, some common stakeholder concerns, the single greatest obstacle for nonprofits adopting or expanding entrepreneurial strategies, and 14 critical success factors. The book also contains “A Practical Lexicon for Social Entrepreneurs” that defines more than [...]

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