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Campaign Budget Worksheet

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A worksheet to outline your 12-month Campaign Budget.  Read more


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Developing Your Case for Support

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Average: 2.3 (4 votes)
By Timothy Seiler
The best book out there on this subject, Seiler gives you a “workbook” to develop your compelling case.

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The cornerstone of any successful fund raising program is an effective case for support. Written by Tim Seiler — a leader in the field of fund raising and a disciple of master fund raiser Hank Rosso — Developing Your Case for Support is a practical, hands-on workbook that shows nonprofit professionals, volunteers, and consultants how to take the first critical step in the complex process of soliciting charitable gifts.  Read more



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Nonprofit Essentials: Development Plan, The

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Average: 3 (9 votes)
By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
#2 on the AFP Bookstore's Top Ten Bestsellers' List!
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One of the most significant factors in the success of any fundraising program is the ability and willingness of the organization to take the time to develop an integrated development plan with realistic budgets, timelines, and areas of responsibility.   Read more



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Nonprofit Outcomes Toolbox, The

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By Robert M. Penna
A Complete Guide to Program Effectiveness, Performance Measurement, and Results.

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An invaluable guide to the outcome-based tools needed to help nonprofit organizations increase their effectiveness.

The Nonprofit Outcomes Toolbox: A Complete Guide to Program Effectiveness, Performance Measurement, and Results identifies stages in the use of outcomes and shows you how to use specific facets of existing outcome models to improve performance and achieve meaningful results.  Read more



[Tip Sheet]

Strategic Development Tips

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“Cheshire Puss,” Alice began, “Would you tell me please which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a great deal on where you want to get to,” said the cat. “I don’t much care where,” said Alice, “so long as I get somewhere,” Alice added. “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the cat.
—Lewis Carroll

D. Kerry Laycock, in The Nonprofit Management Handbook, says the Cheshire cat, being a wise strategist, recognized that a well-defined purpose is the key to planning. Strategic planning is a systematic process through which an organization agrees on—and builds commitment among key stakeholders to—priorities which are essential to its mission and responsive to the operating environment. Here are some key questions to help you develop a strategic development plan:  Read more



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Strategic Planning

In order to know where you are going and how you will get there, your organization needs a complete Strategic Plan, which is a vital part of your overall Organizational Plan.

Your plan must be based on your mission and focus on your vision.

  • Jerold Panas, in his book, Megagifts, says the most compelling reason for a major donor to give to any organization is a strong belief in the mission of the organization.
  • Your mission should tell what your organization does, not how it does it, not what it hopes to accomplish someday, but where you are at this moment.
  • Your vision tells where you hope to be at a future time.
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Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations, Second Edition

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Average: 2.8 (4 votes)
Michael Allison and Jude Kaye
The best book around on this topic, it will help organizations of all sizes be more effective in their planning.

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Why strategic planning? Because a well wrought strategic plan helps you set priorities and acquire and allocate the resources needed to achieve your goals. It provides a framework for analyzing and quickly adapting to future challenges. And it helps all board and staff members focus more clearly on your organization's priorities, while building commitment and promoting cooperation and innovation.  Read more



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Visioneering: God's Blueprint for Developing and Maintaining Vision

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By Andy Stanley
All nonprofit leaders should read this book on how to develop and fulfill their vision for the organization.

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Vision is a preferred future. A destination. Vision always stands in contrast to the world as it is. Visioneering, according to bestselling author Andy Stanley, is “a clear mental picture of what could be, fueled by the conviction that it should be.”   Read more



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