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Nonprofit Essentials: The Development Plan
by Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE

			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. Part of the AFP/ Wiley Fund Development Series, Nonprofit Essentials: The Development Plan takes the reader through the development planning process and helps both novice development officers and seasoned professionals to create a plan that contributes to an organization's realization of its mission. Exhorting readers to ensure their plan is a living instrument and not just a document sitting on a shelf, nonprofit expert Linda
Lysakowski includes examples of typical development plan formats as well as timelines for the planning process to help users identify the level of detail that will be required. Whether large or small, your organization will benefit from Nonprofit Essentials: The Development Plan. This professional guide's nuts-and-bolts presentation equips your organization to create a dynamic development plan that fosters enthusiasm, cultivates a sense of confidence, and helps track success. Nonprofit Essentials: The Development Plan may be purchased from Amazon.com or downloaded at Wiley Publishers.

The Fundraising Feasibility Study: It's Not About the Money
Martin L Novom, CFRE, Editor Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE, Contributing Author

Part of the AFP Fund Development Series, The Fundraising Feasibility Study: It's Not About the Money transforms a complicated process into an easy-to-understand, step-by-step model for success. Both the experienced philanthropic professional and the novice will gain vital information about the why, when, and how of the fundraising feasibility study. It equips both nonprofit professionals, and the consultants who serve them, with a blueprint for action. Nothing has been left out. It brims with practical advice and an expansive set of samples including two complete feasibility study reports. This handy guide is filled with nuggets of insight from nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes. Everything your organization needs to
know to properly prepare for a capital campaign is here, guiding readers to look deeply into their organization's strengths, weaknesses, and overall readiness for the exciting challenges of a capital campaign. The Fundraising Feasibility Study: It's Not About the Money may be purchased from Amazon.com or downloaded at Wiley Publishers.

Nonprofit Essentials: Recruiting & Training Nonprofit Volunteers
by Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE

			Nonprofit Essentials examines methods for recruiting volunteers and the materials needed to implement a successful recruitment strategy. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of the campaign chair as the leader of the capital campaign effort. The unique role of the board of directors as volunteer fundraisers is addressed in this book, along with strategies for keeping volunteers involved and motivated, and tips for making volunteer fundraising experiences satisfying for both staff and volunteers. (Description from the publishers' website.) Nonprofit Essentials: Recruiting & Training Nonprofit Volunteers may be purchased from Amazon.com or downloaded at Wiley Publishers.

Establishing Your Development Office *
by Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE

Establishing Your Development Office gives the nuts and bolts of planning, organizing, equipping and staffing a development office. Plus, read:
	• How to deal with boards and volunteers. • Develop a budget and fundraising plan. • Create "the seven documents every development office must have" to succeed.
The booklet is intended to be a working tool, and is chock-full of checklists, "how-tos" and practical suggestions for getting a new development office off and running! (Description from the publisher's website.)
* This title is also available in French and Spanish.

Establishing Your Development Office may be ordered at the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) website.

* Building an Effective Board of Directors
by Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE

			Building an Effective Board of Directors will help you identify and recruit board members and offers numerous ways to solve the age-old question: how do I get my board involved in fundraising? As with all of the ready reference booklets, readers will find quick, bulleted, easy-to-read copy and lots of tools such as sample forms and checklists to make your job easier. (Description from the publisher's website.)

			* This title is also available in Spanish.
			Building an Effective Board of Directors may be ordered at the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) website.

Getting Ready for a Capital Campaign *
by Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE

Getting Ready for a Capital Campaign - Every development officer who is launching a capital campaign needs to keep this handy guide at their fingertips. Its bulleted, scannable format will help you quickly assess your organization's internal and external readiness for a successful capital campaign:

	•	Are you ready for them? Internal readiness topics include organizational structure, giving history, staffing, the board, non-board volunteers, public image and the organization's level of technology. Are they ready for you? External readiness covers preliminary planning, making the case,

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		planning study interviews, and hiring and working with consultants.
The booklet includes a handy Campaign Readiness Evaluation checklist, to identify if your organization is ready (or not!) to conduct a campaign. (Description from the publisher's website.)
* This title is also available is Spanish.
Getting Ready for a Capital Campaign may be ordered at the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) website.