6 Part 2: Bringing Your A-Game to Nonprofit Management Chapter 7: From the Top: Examining the Nonprofit Management Structure Managing a Nonprofit: A Bird’s-Eye View Appreciating the Governing Board’s Role and Responsibilities Redefining the Nonprofit Founder's Role Adding an Advisory Board Expanding to Take On an Executive Director Chapter 8: Strategic Planning: Embracing the Ongoing Process Understanding the Importance of Planning Making Your Organization’s Strategic Plan Putting Plans into Action Planning for Programs Facility Planning: Finding a Place to Do Your Work Chapter 9: Evaluating Your Work: Are You Meeting Your Goals? Knowing the Importance of Evaluation Working Through the Evaluation Process Conducting Your Evaluation Analyzing Results and Putting Them to Work Chapter 10: You Can Count on Me! Working with Volunteers Knowing Why People Volunteer Designing a Volunteer Program Hunting for Volunteers Interviewing and Screening Volunteers Managing Your Volunteers Showing Appreciation for Your Volunteers Chapter 11: Working with Paid Staff and Contractors Determining Your Staffing Needs Getting Your Nonprofit Ready for Paid Employees Preparing to Hire Making the Hire Onboarding a New Hire Managing Employees Working with Independent Contractors Chapter 12: Money Matters: Preparing Budgets and Financial Reports Making a Budget = Having a Plan Creating Budgets for Programs or Departments Working Frequently with Your Budget Projecting Cash Flow Keeping Your Books Organized and Up to Date Reviewing the Numbers: Financial Statements and Audits Reading Your Financial Statements Managing Financial Systems Chapter 13: Marketing and Branding Taking Care of the Basics Discovering Who You Are: First Steps to Marketing Reaching Your Audience via Mass Media Using Social Media for Fun and Profit
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Part 3: Raising Funds Successfully
Chapter 14: Creating a Fundraising Plan
Recognizing Who Can Raise Funds
Naming Possible Funding Sources
Weighing Your Fundraising Capacity
Drafting a Fundraising Plan
Moving to an Action Plan
Planting the Seeds for a New Nonprofit
Chapter 15: Raising Funds from Individual Donors
Understanding Why People Give
Stating Your Case
Creating an Elevator Speech
Identifying