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Practical, easy-to-follow planning strategies geared to the special requirements of the nonprofit
This very accessible resource from a team of experts in the nonprofit sector adapts basic business concepts to the unique structure and goals of nonprofit organizations. Breaking the planning process into six steps, the book covers it all--from getting ready and articulating the mission to monitoring and adjusting the finished plan.
* Sample worksheets, checklists, and tables are included in the book--and on a 3-1/2" IBM-compatible disk
JUDE KAYE and MIKE ALLISON (both of San Francisco, California) are executives with The Support Centers for Nonprofit Management.
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My Board loved the charts.......2007-06-08
The Planning Committee of the Board of Directors at my nonprofit wants to get the full Board engaged in strategic planning within a year. The chart in this book that shows the steps in the process was just what they wanted. It was worth the purchase price...and we haven't started to use it yet!
Strategic leaders at NPOs should read this book.......2006-04-23
The authors of this book do a nice job of condensing the content of their book into a diagram at page 15 that they entitle: "The Strategic Planning Process." Then they explain the diagram chapter by chapter. The chapters are full of good information and lots of exhibits, worksheets, and real-life examples. Job well done! I recommend to anybody interested in preparing a business plan for a for-profit or a nonprofit to read this book. And I also recommend all strategic leaders (i.e. executive directors, board chairs, and CEOs) read this book. It should be helpful to them in performing their job duties.
The book basically points out the following series of questions and/or tasks a strategic leader much consider when doing his or her job:
1. What is the organization doing now?
2. What are its strengths?
3. What are its weaknesses?
4. Are we heading in the direction we want?
5. What must we change to get back on track?
6. Prepare a written plan for change.
7. Implement the plan for change.
8. Monitor the implementation.
9. Reevaluate the plan for change.
I would have liked the book better if the authors had more accurately described what a business plan is, and what it is used for. The authors seem to think that a business plan is something that a for-profit entity creates in order to get loans from lenders or capital from investors. While it is true this is one of the reasons for writing a business plan, the more important reason a plan is written is that it acts as a roadmap for the leader and management of the business to follow towards success. Most businesses that do not have a written business plan are doomed for failure. NPOs without a business plan will probably not be successful either.
Another shortcoming I found in the book was that the authors do not point out that NPOs need a "business plan" just as much as does a for-profit. NPOs also need a roadmap to follow. Whether the authors want to admit it or not, a business plan for an NPO is pretty much the same document as a business plan for an organization seeking profits. The difference between the two plans exists in the marketing section - and that is the only difference. NPOs need to market to their customers/clients and to philanthropists that have a connection and commitment to their cause, whereas for-profit businesses need only market to their customers/clients.
Any NPO should have a business plan starting on the day it comes into existence. The strategic planning process described in this book can be used to create that written business plan. Therefore, this book is for NPO founders. After the business plan exists and it is being used as a roadmap to success, then the effectiveness of the plan must be monitored regularly. When it appears the plan is not proving effective, then the strategic planning process described in this book should be used again to implement change to get the NPO back on track to success.
Strategic leadership is a critical role that any leader must play, and if he or she can't, then she has no business assuming a leadership role. A "leader" who does not know how to perform strategic leadership is merely a manager, not a leader. I think it is a sad state of affaires that so many executive directors and board chairs are clueless when it comes to strategic planning - thus they are just managers. The authors, by writing this book, have created a resource for wanta-be leaders to use to learn how to do an important and critical part of their job - lead strategically.
good basic introduction.......2006-03-17
Book provides a good basic introduction to strategic planning from the non-profit perspective. Although I already knew strategic planning from the corporate side, this book showed how it differs when applied to the non-profit arena. The review of the SWOT process was a bit simplistic, but I found the checklist for evaluating projects helpful. The disc and the worksheets were definitely worth the price of the book
Excellent Resource for Non-profit Boardmembers.......2005-09-30
This book is a step by step guide with suggested modifications to fit the needs of any group. The worksheets, included on an accompanying CD, are very useful. I highly recommend this book to anyone involved in strategic planning for any organization - public, private or non-profit.
For those serious about strategic planning!.......2005-09-12
A great book that does what many non-profit management books don't -- talks about dollars and cents as well as need and impact. CD is underutilized (compared with, say, the CD included with "Non-Profit Kit for Dummies"), but the worksheet concept is good. Their "do either this OR this" might be confusing for novices. Not too far of a stretch to connect this with a "balanced scorecard" evaluation. CompassPoint's Dual Bottom-Line Matrix (p. 188), while complicated-sounding, actually should clarify decision-making for many non-profit managers.
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Organizational Behavior: Using Film to Visualize Principles and Practices presents the first truly structured system for using popular and classic film clips to illustrate and reinforce key organizational behavior concepts. A comprehensive manual of teaching resources illustrates how film can easily be integrated into any course, provides detailed analyses of all film scene selections, and describes other innovative ways to use film (e.g. as cases, as experiential exercises, as visual metaphors). For the student, a complete workbook provides an introduction to the organizational behavior topic under review, detailed scene setups, points for discussion, plus opportunities for scene analysis and for recording personal reactions - perfect for assignments or class discussion. The workbook and the manual are the result of over five years of intensive film research.
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Horticultural Reviews, Wild Apple and Fruit Trees of Central Asia, Wild Apple and Fruit Trees of Central Asia (Horticultural Reviews)
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Horticultural Reviews, Volume 29 presents state-of-the-art reviews on topics in horticultural sciences. The emphasis is on applied topics including the production of fruits, vegetables, nut crops, and ornamental plants of commercial importance.
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"These essays, spanning 20 years of Bowlby's speaking about the forming and breaking of relationships of affection, are clear and systematic. They make an excellent introduction to his thought."
--British Journal of Psychiatry
John Bowlby's interest in the effects on a developing child of different forms of family experience began in 1929 when he worked for six months in a school for behaviorally-challenged children. Soon after, the spark of his illustrious career would help parents and psychologists arrive at a better understanding of the inner emotional world of the infant. Informed by wide clinical experience, and written with the author's well known humanity and lucidity, these key lectures provide an invaluable introduction to John Bowlby's thought and work, as well as much practical guidance of use both to parents and to members of the mental health professions.
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This is the autobiography of Thomas H. Weller, M. D., a research scientist who helped develop the technique of growing viruses in tissue culture, and who became a world leader in the study of tropical diseases.
The development of tissue culture techniques transformed the field of virology. It led to the identification of many new infectious agents...several of which were discovered by Weller...and led to the development of many viral vaccines, starting with the Salk and Sabin vaccines.
In 1954, Weller shared the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology with Drs. John Enders and Frederick Robbins.
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Plant Cell Culture Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology (Cloth))
Robert Hall
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Robert Hall and a panel of expert researchers present a comprehensive collection of the most frequently used and broadly applicable techniques for plant cell and tissue culture. Readily reproducible and extensively annotated, the methods cover culture initiation, maintenance, manipulation, application, and long-term storage, with emphasis on techniques for genetic modification and micropropagation. Many of these protocols are currently used in major projects designed to produce improved varieties of important crop plants. Plant Cell Culture Protocols's state-of-the-art techniques are certain to make the book today's reference of choice, an indispensable tool in the development of new transgenic plants and full-scale commercial applications.
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Shooting enthusiasts will achieve better accuracy and higher scores with help from the experts at Gun Digest. Rick Sapp, a leading expert in shooting sports, offers readers a general overview of the challenging game, with tips on selecting the right guns and other equipment. Shooters will sharpen their skills with advice from articles on more advanced topics, such as gun fitting and shooting strategies.
Sapp offers advice on technical issues, such as handloading, chokes, small-gauge shooting and high-end guns. A comprehensive catalog section with currently available shotguns, reloading presses and other resources gives shooters a one-stop resource to compare prices and options when selecting equipment. This book has something for shooters of all skill levels.
-New articles cover equipment selection, strategies, technical issues and more -Features a review of the 50 best clay ranges in the country -Includes a fully illustrated catalog of currently available sporting clays shotguns showing complete specifications and retail prices
Customer Reviews:
Describes every aspect of game very well.......2007-01-27
The author accurately describes all phases of the sport.
gun digest book of sporting clays.......2006-07-28
Great book for the person who likes sporting clays! Covers all the basics.
Customer Reviews:
Dated and confused, thin coverage of the sport.......2002-09-29
This book is a collection of articles about Sporting Clays. Most of the articles are by different authors. Several of the articles cover the same subject matter. Few of the articles give any depth of coverage. Since this is not written by a single author, it lacks a cogent and thorough handling of the subject. (It is as scattered as a shot with Cylinder choke.) If you know nothing about Sporting Clays, and you can't wait for the revised version of this book to be published, then I still recommend that you skip this book. A much better treatment of Sporting Clays is in Gun Digest's book on Trap and Skeet.
Good intro to sporting clays.......2002-08-15
This book is a good intro to the world of shooting sporting clays. It fully covers the game, it's introduction and growth in the US; guns, ammo, targets, course layout, etc. Not much in the way of actual shooting instruction, but overall book worth reading.
great book for all levles of shooters.......2000-12-31
this book has alot of B&W photos. it also has good metheds of how to hit what you look at without aiming. this is a good book for the brid hunter as well as the clay shooter.
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This handbook details the steps the shopper must follow when buying a manufactured home. It offers advice on choosing a dealership, negotiating with sales people, understanding mortgage options, avoiding common trouble spots in setup and delivery, and customizing the new home. Included as an appendix are the addresses of the state agencies dealing with consumer concerns about manufactured housing.
Customer Reviews:
Best Manufactured Housing Book .......2007-06-22
I was very pleased with this purchase. Of the other books I've bought on the subject (five so far), this by far gave me the most important, relevant information. The author uses his experience as a buyer to warn of the many possible ways to be "ripped off" during and after the process of manufactured home buying. It can be a little scary to know about so many possible pitfalls, but it's much better to be aware and knowledgeable. When buying any kind of home, ignorance is NOT bliss.
It's All True!.......2007-06-08
This is a "must read" for anyone contemplating the purchase of a manufactured or modular home. The book does a great job of poinintg out specific things to look for and also offers good general advice on selecting a home and having the right "mind-set".
I am currently going through the "process" of purchasing a modular home and have found this book to be very helpfull. The book comes across very negative towards certain areas of the industry but I'm having very similar experiences even after doing my research and going with "one of the best" companies.
One Man's Experience with Buying a Manufactured Home.......2007-02-24
The book documented the pitfalls of the entire process from buying to initially living in a manufactured home. It was written from the prespective of documentating the author's excursion into buying a home and sprinkled with some anecdotes of other buyers experiences. It was strong on counter tactics but I felt weak on prevention. The book was padded with court cases and amortization tables. After I read the book, I concluded the entire process was so full of crooks - why bother. Why bother - obviously you need a cheap house, which as the book illustrates may become, in time, very expensive. The book did not live up to my expectations based on the earlier reviews.
good book, lots of warnings.......2007-01-14
This book does a good job of giving you a heads up to the potential schemes, scams, and situations you can run into when purchasing a manufactured home. The focus is on new homes, there isn't much regarding the used or preowned market, so if you're looking to buy new, this book is a must read.
worth reading.......2007-01-11
we have looked at a number of manufactured home brands, and found this a very worthwhile book. Easy to read and lots of good advice.
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Zagat 2005 America's Top Restaurants (Zagatsurvey)
Manufacturer: Zagat Survey
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America's Top Restaurants covers over 1,200 top-rated restaurants in 41 major U.S. cities and regions. This handy guide contains Zagat Survey's trusted ratings and reviews for America's top restaurants based on the opinions of diners like you. The trademark reviews and corresponding ratings for Food, Decor, Service and Cost are organized alphabetically, by geography, in a user friendly format. Use the indexes arranged by cuisine and area to find the perfect restaurant for any occasion.
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25th Anniversary Executive boxed set of four U.S. Zagat Survey guides. Beautiful navy blue set of soft cover books with gilt lettering and page edges.
Tim and Nina Zagat established Zagat Survey® in 1979 by inviting avid diners to rate and review the restaurants they visited. Both native New Yorkers, these two successful Yale educated lawyers applied a unique premise that rating a restaurant on the basis of thousands of experiences was inherently more accurate than relying on one reviewer. Starting with the first Zagat NYC Restaurant Survey, that premise has proven true and Zagat Survey has continued to expand over the last 26 years. The company now offers guides to dining for more than 70 major markets, as well as guides for hotels, resorts and spas worldwide, family travel, entertaining, shopping, nightlife, movies, music, theater and golf.
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