Public Agency

November 12, 2009 by Steve

Investing in Capacity Building: A Guide to High-Impact Approaches Improving management practicesthe most challenging aspect of capacity buildingis essential to increasing the impact of a nonprofit's limited resources. Author Barbara Blumenthal helps grantmakers and consultants design better methods of helping nonprofits, while showing nonprofit managers how to get more effective support.

Philanthropy's Challenge

November 12, 2009 by Steve

Author Paul Firstenberg challenges grantmakers to proactively assist their grantee's management in maximizing the nonprofit's social impact, showing grantseekers how potential funders increasingly emphasize organizational capacity building.

Succeeding with Consultants

November 12, 2009 by Steve

Authors Barbara Kibbe and Fred Setterberg explain how the appropriate use of consultants can generate exciting methods of forwarding your organization's goals.

Foundation Trusteeship

November 12, 2009 by Steve

John Nason, drawing on years of experience as a trustee, guides foundation officials and their boards through difficulties and provides insights into critical areas of concern.

The Foundation Center, March 1989, 173 pp.

Available online from The Foundation Center.

Atlantic Reports: What We've Learned

April 30, 2009 by giarts-ts-admin

2008, 33 pages. The Atlantic Philanthropies, 125 Park Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, NY, 10017, 212-916-7305, www.atlanticphilanthropies.org

http://www.atlanticphilanthropies.org/content/download/
6739/103341/file/ATLP_farmworkers_report.pdf

An Unfinished Canvas

April 30, 2009 by giarts-ts-admin

2008, 51 pages. SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, 650-859-2000, www.sri.com

http://policyweb.sri.com/cep/publications/AnUnfinishedCanvasDistrictCapacityAndNewFunds.pdf