The Nonprofit Organization Handbook

Part I: Organization and Corporate Principles.The Nonprofit Sector.The Impact of the Nonprofit Voluntary Sector on Society.Tax Consequences for Nonprofit Organizations.Securing Tax Exemption for Exempt Organizations.Nonprofit Organizations in a Technical Perspective.Part II: Leadership, Management, and Control.Scanning the External Environment.Management by Objectives.Strategic Planning.Relations between Government and Nonprofit Organizations.The Board of Directors.Officers of the Nonprofit Organization.Committees of the Nonprofit Organization.Managing the Professional Staff of Nonprofit Organizations.Organizational Analysis and Management Improvement.Controlling Instruments of the Nonprofit Organization: By-Laws and Articles of Incorporation.Part III: Volunteers--An Indispensable Human Resource in a Democratic Society.Trends and Changes Affecting the Volunteer World.Motivating People to Volunteer Their Services.Recruitment, Orientation, and Retention.Training Plans.Administration of Volunteer Programs.Membership.Part IV: Sources of Revenue for the Nonprofit Organization.Fund-Raising Overview.Preparation and Requirements for Successful Fund-Raising.Methods for Successful Fund-Raising.The Board of Directors.Fund-Raising and Professional Counsel.Marketing.Telemarketing.Annual Giving Programs.Capital Fund Appeals.Special Events Fund-Raising.Constituency Development.Grants Preparation and Management.Private Foundation Grants.Seeking Revenue or Support from Corporations.Foundation Funding.Investment Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations.Tax Economics of Charitable Giving.Fund-Raising Administration.Part V: Public Relations.Planning the Public Relations Program.Public Information.Involving Community Leadership.Utilizing the Electronic Media.Telling Your Story to a Legislative Body.Part VI: Financial Management and Administration.Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Reporting.Overview of the 1986 Tax Reform Act.Financial Management and Budgeting.Accounting Procedures for Nonprofit Organizations.Bookkeeping Procedures for the Nonprofit Organization.