2010 News and Calendar / Actualités et Calendrier 2010
Non-Profit Performance Evaluation
Non-Profit Performance Reports
Suggested Resources
These publications cover a wide array of topics from evaluation and monitoring, to board governance, to strategic management. Each publication is categorized alphabetically into one general topic area, although some publications are relevant to more than one area. Board Governance
Bowen, William (1994). Inside the Boardroom: Governance by Directors and Trustees. NewYork: Wiley.
Carver, John (2006). Boards That Make a Difference:A New Design for Leadership in Nonprofit and Public Organizations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Carver, John (2006). Reinventing Your Board. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Herman, Robert D. (1991). Executive Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations: New Strategies for Shaping Executive-Board Dynamics. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Houle, Cyril Orvin (1989). Governing Boards: Their Nature and Nurture. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Council on Accreditation of Services for Families & Children (1991). Standards for Agency Management and Service Delivery. NewYork, NY: Council on Accreditation of Services for Families & Children.
Evaluation and Monitoring
Connor, Anne (1993). Monitoring & Evaluation Made Easy: A Handbook for Voluntary Organizations. Edinburgh: HMSO.
Connor, Anne (1993). Report on Evaluation by Voluntary Organizations. Edinburgh: HMSO.
Financial
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (1993). Audits of Non-Profit Organizations. Toronto.Fry, Robert P. (1998). Nonprofit Investment Policies:Practical Steps for Growing Charitable Funds. New York: Wiley.
Gross, Malvern and Richard Larkin, et al. (2000). Financial and Accounting Guide for Not-for-Profit Organizations. New York: Wiley.
McKinney, Jerome B. (1986). Effective Financial Management in Public and Non-profit Agencies: A Practical and Integrative Approach. New York: Quorum Books.
Schmaedick, Gerald L. (1993). Cost-Effectiveness in the Nonprofit Sector: Methods and Examples from Leading Organizations. Westport, Conn: Quorum Books.
Secretary of State of Canada (1986). Financial and Accounting Guide for Non-Profit Organizations. Ottawa: Supply and Services Canada.
Fundraising
Burlingame, Dwight and Lamont J. Hulse (1991). Taking Fund Raising Seriously: Advancing the Profession and Practice of Raising Money. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Dees, Gregory, Jed Emerson, et al. (2001). Enterprising Non-Profits: A Toolkit for Social Entrepreneurs. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Dove, Kent E. (1988). Conducting A Successful Capital Campaign: A Comprehensive Fundraising Guide for Nonprofit Organizations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Greenfield, James M. (1999). Fund-raising: Evaluating and Managing the Fund Development Process. New York: Wiley.
Hawkins, Derek James (1998). 1001 Fundraising Ideas & Strategies for Charity and Other Not-for-Profit Groups in Canada. Markham, Ontario: Fitzhenry & Whiteside.
Howe, Fisher (1991). The Board Member’s Guide to Fund Raising: What Every Trustee Needs to Know About Raising Money. San Fransisco: Jossey-Bass.
Kelly, Kathleen S. (1998). Effective Fund-Raising Management. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc.
Khalaf, Roula and William Heuslein (1992). Evaluating Fundraising Efficiency. Forbes.
Lindahl, Wesley E. (1992). Strategic Planning for Fund Raising: How to Bring in More Money Using Strategic Resource Allocation. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Nichols, Judith E. (1999). Transforming Fundraising: A Practical Guide to Evaluating and Strengthening Fundraising to Grow with Change. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Nichols, Judith E. (1995). Growing From Good To Great: Positioning Your Fund-Raising Efforts For Big Gains. Chicago: Bonus Books.
Weinstein, Stanley (1999). The Complete Guide to Fund-Raising Management. New York: Wiley.
Wendroff, Alan (2003). Special Events: Proven Strategies for Nonprofit Fundraising. NewYork: Wiley.
Wyman, Ken (1991). Planning Successful Fund Raising Programs. Toronto: Canadian Centre for Philanthropy.
Innovation
Grace, Kay Sprinkel (2008). Beyond Fund Raising: New Strategies for Nonprofit Innovation and Investment. New York: Wiley.Hesselbein, Frances and Marshall Goldsmith (eds.) (1996). The Leader of the Future. New York: Wiley.
Jick, Todd D. and Maury Peiperl (2002). Managing Change: Cases and Concepts. 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
Light, Paul Charles (1998). Sustaining Innovation: Creating Nonprofit and Government Organizations That Innovate Naturally. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Peters, Tom (1999). The Circle of Innovation. Knopff.
Management
Billis, David and Margaret Harris (1996). Voluntary Agencies: Challenges of Organization and Management. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Macmillan.
Conners, Tracy Daniel (ed.) (1999). The Volunteer Management Handbook. New York, NY: Wiley.
Conners, Tracy Daniel (ed.) (2001). The Nonprofit Handbook: Management. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Wiley.
Connor, Anne and Stewart Black, eds (1994). Performance Review and Quality in Social Care. Bristol, PA: Jessica Kingley Publications.
Drucker, Peter F. (1990). Managing the Non-Profit Organization. New York, NY: Harper Business.
Edwards, Richard, et al. (eds.) (1998). Skills for Effective Management of Nonprofit Organizations. Washington, DC: NASW Press.
Gahlinger-Beaune, Rosemary (1990). Not For Profit, You Say! An Operations Manual for Canadian Non-Profit Organizations. Burnaby, BC: Open-Up Poste Production.
Lewis, Michael D. and Judith A. Lewis et al. (2000). Management of Human Service Programs. 3rd edition. Wadsworth Publishing.
McLaughlin, Curtis P. (1986). The Management of Nonprofit Organizations. New York: Wiley.
Miller, Lynn E. (ed.) (1989). Managing Human Service Organizations. New York: Quorum Books.
Murray, Shelagh (1991). Recent Developments in Nonprofit Management: A Selected Resource List for Nonprofit Executives. Canadian Centre for Philanthropy.
O’Neill, Michael (ed.) (1988). Educating Managers of Nonprofit Organizations. New York: Praeger.
O’Toole, James (1996). Leading Change: The Argument for Values-Based Leadership. Ballantine Books.
Strategic Management
Brody, Ralph (2005). Effectively Managing Human Service Organizations. 3rd ed. Newbury Park, NY: Sage Publications.
Galaskiewicz, Joseph (1998). Nonprofit Organizations in an Age of Uncertainty: A Study of Organizational Change. New York: A. de Gryter.
Gruber, Murray L., ed. (1981). Management Systems in the Human Services. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.
Kluger, Miriam P. (1998). Strategic Business Planning: Securing A Future for the Nonprofit Organization. Washington, DC: CWLA Press.
Nutt, Paul C. (1992). Strategic Management of Public and Third Sector Organizations: A Handbook for Leaders. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Siciliano, Julie (1993). The Board’s Role in the Strategic Management of Nonprofit Organizations: A Survey of Eastern U.S. & Canadian YMCA Organizations. New York: Garland Publishers.
Unterman, Israel (1984). Strategic Management for Not-for-Profit Organizations: from Survival to Success. New York: Praeger.
Marketing & Media
Brinckerhoff, Peter C. (1997). Mission-Based Marketing: How Your Not-For-Profit Can Succeed in a More Competitive World. Dillon, Colorado: Alpine Guild.
Britt, Stuart Henderson and Harper W. Boyd, Jr. (1983). Marketing Management and Administrative Action. 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Hoare, Anthea (1990). So You Have Been Asked To “Do a Newsletter”: A Practical Guide to Newsletter Production for Non-Profit Organizations. Aurora, ON: Johnstone Training and Consultation.
Lauffer, Armand (1984). Strategic Marketing for Not-for-Profit Organizations: Program and Resource Development. New York: Free Press.
Longhurst, John (1996). Making The News: A Media Relations Manual for Nonprofit Organizations. Winnipeg: Windflower Communications.
Lovelock, Christopher and Charles Weinberg (1989). Marketing for Public and Nonprofit Managers. 2nd ed. San Francisco: The Scientific Press.
Montana, Patrick J., ed. (1978). Marketing in Nonprofit Organizations. New York, NY: Amacon-American Mgmt. Assoc.
