The Nonprofit FAQ

To go back to part I (authors A-H), see
http://www.nonprofits.org/npofaq/0/1548.html. For part III (authors S-Z),
see http://www.nonprofits.org/npofaq/0/1550.html.

-----. What You Should Know about Nonprofits. Brief answers
to 12
basic questions, prepared in cooperation with the National Center
for
Nonprofit Boards. Washington, DC: n.d. (1997?). $3.00 + $2.50 S+H
from IS
Publications, PO Box 451, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.

Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income Division,
Compendium of
Studies of Tax Exempt Organizations, 1974-87. Washington, DC:
1991.

James, Estelle, ed. The Nonprofit Sector in International
Perspective:
Studies in Comparative Culture and Policy. New York: Oxford
University
Press, 1989.

Johns Hopkins Comparative Nonprofit Sector Project, Helmut Anheir
and
Lester Salamon, Directors: The Nonprofit Sector in the United
Nations
System of Accounts: Definition, Treatment and
Practice.

• In Search
  of the
  Nonprofit Sector 1: The Question of Definitions.
• In Search of the
  Nonprofit Sector 2: The Problem of Classification.

Kelly, Dean M. The Law of Church and State in America, An
Analysis and
Sourcebook.

• Vol. 1 - The Autonomy of Religious
  Bodies
• Vol.
  2 - The Outreach
  Activities of Religious Bodies
• Vol. 3 - Inculcation of Faith by
  Religious
  Bodies.

Note (from cyb-acc): Until he died earlier this year, Dean
Kelley was
one of America's foremost authorities on religious liberty in
America, and
served as the chief "watchdog" for religious liberty in America for
the
National Council of Churches (the association composed of most of
the
largest church denominations in America). He wrote several books on
taxes
and churches, including one entitled, "Why Churches Should Not Pay
Taxes."
Chip Watkins [email protected]

Klein, Kim. Fundraising for Social Change. "An outstanding
resource
for
grassroots and community organizations is "Fundraising for Social
Change" by Kim Klein. It is available through many locations, but if
you
can't find it you can contact the Grassroots Fundraising Journal (a
terrific publication) in San Francisco. Their address is PO
Box14754; SF
94114. Please note I have no connection with either; I'm a satisfied
customer and have referred many people to this book who have been
very
happy with it. Jan Masaoka / Support Center for Nonprofit Management
(San Francisco)" 3/2/96

Koch, Deborah. The Nonprofit Policy Agenda: Recommendations for
State
and Local Action (A publication of the Nonprofit Policy Agenda
Project).
Washington, DC: The Union Institute, 1992.

Lakey, Berit, George Lakey, Rod Napier and Janice Robinson.
Grassroots
and Nonprofit Leadership: A Guide for Organizations in Changing
Times.
Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers, 1995

Lohmann, Roger A. "And Lettuce is a Non-animal: Toward a Positive
Economics of Nonprofit Action." San Francisco: Nonprofit and
Voluntary
Sector Quarterly, 18(1989):4, pp. 367-83.

----. "The Commons: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Nonprofit
Organizations, Voluntary Action and Philanthropy." San Francisco:
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 21(1992):3, pp.
305-24.

----. The Commons: New Perspectives on Nonprofit Organizations
and
Voluntary Action. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1992.

Love, Arnold J. Internal Evaluation: Building Organizations from
Within.
Sage Publications, California, 1991. Although the book is intended
for
all sectors, Arnold specializes in nonprofit organizations. I have
taken
his course in nonprofit program evaluation at York University.
Arnold is
also head of the Canadian Evaluation Society. The book is trade
paperback style ($19.95 in Canada; it would be less in the States)
and a
relatively fast read. --Jane Garthson

Mancuso, Anthony. How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation.
Berkeley: Nolo
Press, 2nd Edition, 1994. ($39.95) Good for all 50 states; comes
with
disk having all necessary incorporation documents. Reissued frequently; check Nolo Press or Amazon.com for the latest edition.

Martin, Samuel. An Essential Grace: funding Canada's health
care,
education, welfare, religion, and culture . Published in the
mid '80s.
Out of print.

Mason, D.E. Voluntary Nonprofit Enterprise Management
published by
Plenum Press in 1984. It deals with 14 characteristics of voluntary
nonprofit organizations that mandate a distinctive management.

MacLoed, Flora, Forming and Managing a Non-Profit Organization in
Canada. North Vancouver, BC: Self-Counsel Press, 3rd edn., 1995
(1481
Charlotte Road V7J 1H1). Includes blank and sample completed forms.

Moscovitch, A and J. Albert, (eds.). The Benevolent State: The
Growth of
Welfare in Canada. Toronto: Garamond Press. 1987.

National Assembly of National Voluntary Health and Social Service
Organizations. This organization offers several publications by
mail.
For a list, see http://www.nonprofits.org/misc/nanvo.html">http://www.nonprofits.org/misc/nanvo.html">http://www.nonprofits.org/misc/nanvo.html .

National Council of Nonprofit Associations. State Tax Trends for
Nonprofits (quarterly). Washington, DC. ($45 per year from 1001
Connecticut Avenue NW, #900, Washington, DC 20036.)

New England Nonprofit Quarterly, Suite 207, 7 Park Street,
Attleboro,
MA
02703 ph: 508-226-3664, fax: 58-226-4448. Contact: David Garvey,
Publisher.

National Society of Fundraising Executives. NSFRE Fundraising
Dictionary. Lisa Beach wrote to
ARNOVA-L
8/6/96: "You might be interested in a new book called "The NSFRE
Fundraising Dictionary" by the National Society of Fundraising
Executives. It provides definitions for nearly 1,400 key fundraising
and
related non-profit terms. It's published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
605
Third Ave., New York, NY 10158-0012."

Olenick, Arnold J., Expanding Your Nonprofit Organization Skills:
An Audiotape Self-study Course. (Financial/Management Solutions,
617/232-7972 or email [email protected]. Covers major aspects of
running a nonprofit: fundraising, budgeting, financial management,
tax & legal issues, personnel and leadership. Not lectures, but
discussions and skits. Six cassettes plus study guide. (Order href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1880561018/internetnonp
rofi">
Expanding Your Nonprofit Organization Skills from
Amazon.Com.)

--- and Philip R. Olenick, A Nonprofit Organization Operating
Manual: Planning for Survival and Growth . (New York: The
Foundation Center, 1991. 484 pages) Virtually every major problem
facing the nonprofit organization is covered in this desktop
handbook. Not a textbook, this is a down-to-earth guide to solving
day-to-day problems. It includes discussion of designing
income-producing ventures and the tax problems involved. (Order href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0879542934/internetnonp
rofi">
A Nonprofit Organization Operating Manual from
Amazon.Com.)

Orlans, Howard, ed. Nonprofit Organizations: A Government
Management
Tool. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1980. Report of a conference
called
to address the concerns of government officials regarding delegation
of
management of government programs to nonprofit organizations.

Poderis, Tony. It's a Great Day to Fund-Raise! (2nd
printing, March
1998) You can order through http://www.raise-funds.com/bookordr.html">http://www.raise-funds.com/bookordr.html">http://www.raise-funds.com/bookordr.html

Powell, Walter W., ed. The Nonprofit Sector: A Research
Handbook. New
Haven: Yale University Press, 1987. Includes valuable summary
chapters
by several leaders in the field of formal research.

Rekart, Josephine. Public Funds, Private Provision: The Role of
the
Voluntary Sector. Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia
Press,
1993. Focuses on the delivery of social services under contract with
the
government in British Columbia.

Rifkin, Jeremy. The End of Work: The Decline of the Global
Labor Force
and the Dawn of the Post-Market Era. Putnam, January 1995. ISBN:
0874777798

Rose-Ackerman, Susan, ed. The Economics of Nonprofit
Institutions:
Studies in Structure and Policy. New York, NY: Oxford University
Press,
1986.

To go back to part I (authors A-H), see
http://www.nonprofits.org/npofaq/0/1548.html. For part III (authors S-Z),
see http://www.nonprofits.org/npofaq/0/1550.html.

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Reposted as a three-part listing 1/21/00 -- PB