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- Nonprofit Guide to Social Enterprise: Show Me the (Unrestricted) Money! by Jean Block and Niki Nicastro McCuistion, CharityChannel Press, 2014. Helpful detailed general instructions, worksheets & examples of 1) considerations for establishing a for-profit social enterprise OR 2) developing a nonprofit’s earned income assets and opportunities into an unrestricted revenue stream for sustainability. Includes clarifying concepts and specific instructions on marketing research, creating a sales plan based on pricing, financing and costs, as part of an organizational business plan. For founders, leaders and board members. Request it Here
- Doctors Without Borders: humanitarian quests, impossible dreams of Medicins Sans Frontiers by Renee C. Fox, Johns Hopkins U Press, 2014. Gives an ethnographic account of the organization throughout its 20+ year political history, along with the evolution of its founding concepts and practices. Request It Here
- "How to" Grants Manual, 7th ed. by David G. Bauer, American Council on Education, 2011. Most recent update of this popular basic standard in the field. Request It Here
- Prospect Research for Fundraisers, the essential handbook, by Jennifer J. Filla and Helen Brown, part of AFP Fund Development Series, Wiley, 2013. Offers comprehensive definitions, how-to’s, discussion of handling big data, privacy & ethics issues; outlines beginning and advanced APRA skill sets, trends and opportunities. Request It here
- Donor-Centered Fundraising: how to hold on to your donors and raise much more money by Penelope Burk, Cygnus Applied Research, 2013. Long-time fundraiser Burk, who presented at an AFP-STL extended session this past spring, summarizes some new methodology based on her donor relations research. Request It here
