Selected Bibliography

To acquire or get more detail about a majority of these books, you can look at Amazon. In addition, Americans for the Art , BoardSource, Fieldstone Alliance, and Jossey-Bass , have extensive on-line bookstores that include many of these publications, as well as other useful written resources.

General Management

Arts Extension Service, Fundamentals of Arts Management, Arts Extension Service, 2003.

Carlson, Mim and Margaret Donohoe, The Executive Director’s Survival Guide: Thriving as a Nonprofit Leader, Jossey-Bass, 2002.

Drucker, Peter, Managing the Nonprofit Organization: Principles and Practices, HarperBusiness, 1992.

Linnell, Deborah, Zora Radosevich and Jonathan Spack, Executive Director’s Guide: The Guide for Successful Nonprofit Management, United Way of Massachusetts Bay, 2002.

Mulcahy, Lisa, Building the Successful Theater Company, Allworth Press, 2002.

Reiss, Alvin H., CPR for Nonprofits: Creating Strategies for Successful Fundraising, Marketing, Communications and Management, Jossey-Bass, 2000.

Volz, Jim, How to Run a Theater: A Witty, Practical, and Fun Guide to Arts Management, Backstage Books, 2004.

Wolf, Thomas and Barbara Carter, Managing a Nonprofit Organization in the 21st Century, Fireside Press, 1999.

Planning and Legal Considerations

Allison, Michael and Jude Kaye, Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations: A Practical Guide and Workbook, John Wiley & Sons, 1997.

Barry, Bryan W., Strategic Planning Workbook for Nonprofit Organizations, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, 1997.

Kaler, Ober, The Nonprofit Legal Landscape, BoardSource, 2005.

Perrone, Michela and Janis Johnston, Presenting: Strategic Planning: Choosing the Right Method for Your Nonprofit Organization, BoardSource, 2005. (30 pages + CD)

Vanden Berk, Kathryn, Do It Right the First Time: Starting a Nonprofit Organization in Illinois, Nonprofit Financial Center, 2002.

Financial Management

Dropkin, Murray and Allison Hayden, The Cash Flow Management Book for Nonprofits: A Step-by-Step Guide for Managers, Consultants, and Boards, Jossey Bass, 2001.

Dropkin, Murray and Bill LaTouche, The Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits: A Step-by-Step Guide for Managers and Boards, Jossey Bass, 1998.

Ruegg, Debra L., Budgeting Your Way to Financial Stability, LarsonAllen Service Group, 2002.

Ruegg, Debra L. and Lisa M. Venkatrathnam, Bookkeeping Basics: What Every Nonprofit Bookkeeper needs to Know, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, 2003.

Stevens, Susan Kenny, All the Way to the Bank: Smart Nonprofit Money Management, Larson Allen Weishair & Co Llp, 2002.

Board Governance

Brinckerhoff, Peter C., Nonprofit Stewardship: A Better Way to Lead Your Mission Based Organization, 2004.

Carver, John, Boards That Make a Difference: A New Design for Leadership in Nonprofit and Public Organizations, Jossey-Bass, 2006.

Carver, John and Miriam Carver, Reinventing Your Board: A Step-by-Step guide to Implementing Policy Governance, Jossey-Bass, 2006.

Chait, Richard P., William P. Ryan and Barbara Taylor, Governance as Leadership: Reframing the Work of Nonprofit Boards, BoardSource, 2005.

Howe, Fisher, The Board Member’s Guide to Fund Raising, Jossey-Bass, 1991.

Howe, Fisher, The Board Member’s Guide to Strategic Planning, Jossey-Bass, 1997.

Howe, Fisher, The Nonprofit Leadership Team: Building the Board Chair-Executive Director Partnership, Jossey-Bass, 2002.

Howe, Fisher, Welcome to the Board: Your Guide to Effective Participation, Jossey-Bass, 1995.

Masaoka, Jan, The Best of Board Café: Hands-on Solutions for Nonprofit Boards, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, 2003.

Robinson, Maureen, Nonprofit Boards that Work: The End of One-Size-Fits-All Governance, BoardSource, 2001.

Roche, Nancy and Jaan Whitehead, The Art of Governance: Boards in the Performing Arts, Theatre Communications Group, 2005.

Scribner, Susan M., Boards from Hell, Scribner & Associates, 1998

Zimmerman, Robert M. and Ann W. Lehman, Boards That Love Fundraising: A How-to Guide for Your Board, Jossey-Bass, 2004. (Also available as an E-book)

BoardSource offers an extensive series of shorter publications on specific topics. Among the titles are:

Diversity: Who Should Sit at Your Table, 2003

Flynn, Outi, Meet Smarter: A Guide to Better Nonprofit Board Meetings, 2004

Fry, Robert P., Minding the Money: An Investment Guide for Nonprofit Board Members, 2004

Kurtz, Daniel L. and Sarah E. Paul, Managing Conflicts of Interest: A Primer for Nonprofit Boards, 2006

Mintz, Joshua and Jane Pierson, Assessment of the Chief Executive, 2005

Moyers, Richard, The Nonprofit Chief Executive’s Ten Basic Responsibilities, 2006

The Nonprofit Board’s Guide to Bylaws: Creating a Framework for Effective Governance, 2003 (36 pages)

The Committee Series (6): Board Structure, Advisory Council, Development, Financial, Governance, Executive

The Governance Series (9) by various authors: Ten Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards, Financial Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards, Structures and Practices of Nonprofit Board, Fundraising Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards, Legal Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards, The Nonprofit Board’s Role in Setting and Advancing the Mission, The Nonprofit Board’s Role in Planning and Evaluation, How to Help Your Board Govern More and Manage Less, Leadership Roles in Nonprofit Governance

Income Generation

Armstrong, James, Planning Special Events, Jossey-Bass, 2001.

Brown, Larissa Golden and Martin John Brown, Demystifying Grant Seeking, Jossey-Bass, 2001.

Grace, Kay Sprinkel, Beyond Fundraising: New Strategies for Nonprofit Innovation and Investment, John Wiley & Sons, 2005

Flanagan, Joan, Successful Fundraising: A Complete Handbook for Volunteers and Professionals, McGraw-Hill, 1999.

The Foundation Center, Foundation Fundamentals: Guide for Grantseekers, The Foundation Center, 2004.

Frederick, Laura, The Ask: How to Ask Anyone for Any Amount for Any Purpose, Jossey-Bass, 2006. (Also available as an E-book)

Freedman, Harry A. and Karen Feldman Smith, Black Tie Optional: The Ultimate Guide to Planning and Producing Successful Special Events, John Wiley & Sons, 2006. (Available in June 2006)

Hopkins, Karen Brooks and Carolyn Stolper Friedman, Successful Fundraising for Arts and Cultural Organizations, Oryx Press, 1996.

Klein, Kim, Fundraising for the Long Haul, Jossey-Bass, 2000.

Klein, Kim, Fundraising in Times of Crisis, Jossey-Bass, 2003.

Klien, Kim and Stephanie Roth, Raise More Money: The Best of the Grassroots Fundraising Journal, Jossey-Bass, 2001.

Lant, Jeffrey, Development Today: A Fund Raising Guide for Nonprofit Organizations, J A B Publishing Company, 1993.

Larson, Rolfe, Venture Forth! The Essential guide to Starting a Moneymaking Business in Your Nonprofit Organization, Fieldstone Alliance, 2002.

Lister, Gwyneth J., Building Your Direct Mail Program, Jossey-Bass, 2001.

Martin, Patricia, Made Possible By: Succeeding with Sponsorship, 2004.

Meier, Nancy, The Arts Guide to Business Sponsorship, Arts & Business Council, Inc., 1996.

Pettey, Janice Gow, Cultivating Diversity in Fundraising, John Wiley & Sons, 2002.

Reiss, Alvin H., Cash In! Funding and Promoting the Arts, Backinprint.com, 2000.

Reiss, Alvin H., Don't Just Applaud, Send Money, Theatre Communications Group, 1995.

Roth, Stephanie and Mimi Ho, The Accidental Fundraiser: A Step-by-Step Guide to Raising Money for Your Cause, Jossey-Bass, 2005.

Schaff, Terry and Doug, The Fundraising Planner: A Working Model for Raising the Dollars You Need, Jossey-Bass, 1999.

Steckel, Richard, Filthy Rich: How to Turn Your Nonprofit Fantasies into Cold, Hold Cash, Ten Speed Press, 2000.

Steckel, Richard, Making Money While Making a Difference: How to Profit with a Nonprofit Partner, High Tide Press, 1999.

Warshawski, Morrie, The Fundraising Houseparty: How to get Charitable Donations from Individuals in a Houseparty Setting, Morrie Warshawski, 2002.

Warshawski, Morrie, Shaking the Money Tree: How to Get Grants and Donations for Film and Television, Michael Wiese Productions, 2003.

Warwick, Mal, How to Write Successful Fundraising Letters, Jossey-Bass, 2001.

Staffing and Structure

Bennet, Sue, The Accidental Techie: Supporting, Managing, and Maximizing Your Nonprofit’s Technology, Fieldstone Alliance, 2005.

Ellis, Susan J., The Volunteer Recruitment Book, Energize Inc., 2002.

Letts, Christine W., William P. Ryan and Allen S. Grossman, High Performance Nonprofit Organizations: Managing Upstream for Greater Impact, John Wiley & Sons, 1998.

Simon, Judith Sharken, Five Life Stages of Nonprofit Organizations: Where You Are, Where You’re Going, and What to Expect When You Get There; The Nonprofit Life Stage Assessment, Fieldstone Alliance, 2001.

Snider, Debra H., Working Easier: A ToolKit for Staff and Board Members of Nonprofit Arts Organizations, Illinois Arts Alliance Foundation, 2005.

Stevens, Susan Kenny, Nonprofit Lifecycles: Stage-based Wisdom for Nonprofit Capacity, Stagewise Enterprises, 2002.

Audience Development and Marketing

Bonk, Kathleen, The Jossey-Bass Guide to Strategic Communication for Nonprofits, Jossey-Bass, 1999.

Carr, Eugene, Web Sites for Culture: Essential Principles for Great Arts Web Sites, Patron Technology, 2005.

Carr, Eugene, Wired for Culture: How E-mail is Revolutionizing Arts Marketing, Patron Publishing, 2003.

Holland, D.K., Branding for Nonprofits: Developing Identity with Integrity, Allworth Press, 2006.

Kotler, Philip and Joanne Scheff, Standing Room Only: Strategies for Marketing the Performing Arts, Harvard Business School, 1997.

McLeish, Barry, Successful Marketing Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations, John Wiley & Sons, 1995.

Morrison, Bradley G. and Julie Gordon Dalgleish, Waiting in the Wings: A Larger Audience for the Arts and How to Develop It, Americans for the Arts, 1992.

Newman, Danny, Subscribe Now! Building Arts Audiences Through Dynamic Subscription Promotion, Theatre Communications Group, 1981.

Stern, Gary J. and Elana Centor, Marketing Workbook for Nonprofit Organizations Volume 1: Develop the Plan and Volume 2: Mobilize People for Marketing Success, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, 1997.

Walker-Kuhne, Donna, Invitation to the Party (Building Bridges to the Arts, Culture and Community), Theatre Communications Group, 2005.

Facilities

Brown, Catherine R., William B. Fleissig and William R. Morrish, Building for the Arts: A Guidebook for the Planning and Design of Cultural Facilities, Santa Fe, NM, Western States Arts Foundation, 1989.

Periodicals

Arts Reach Magazine: published 8 times a year with a website with archived back issues related to sharing successful revenue generating techniques.

BoardSource: Bi-monthly magazine on nonprofit board issues

The Chronicle of Philanthropy: Bi-weekly publication that provides up-to-date information on philanthropic developments. Website includes a limited number of articles from the publication at no cost.

Grantmakers in the Arts: Three times a year publication, GIA Reader, it includes articles of interest to grantmakers by critics, grantmakers, grantees, historians and artists.

IEG Sponsorship Report: Bi-weekly publication on sponsorship related issues. Website includes a limited number of articles from publication at no cost.

The NonProfit Times: Bi-monthly publication for nonprofit management.