Nonprofit Handbook 6th Edition
THE NONPROFIT HANDBOOK
Everything You Need to Know to Start and Run Your Nonprofit Organization
Sixth Edition
by Gary M. Grobman
The Nonprofit Handbook, Sixth Edition is the most up-to-date and useful publication for those starting a nonprofit or for those already operating one. This Handbook is based on The Pennsylvania Nonprofit Handbook, a book originally published in 1992 with the help of more than two-dozen nonprofit executives and attorneys and now in its 8th edition. Each easy-to-read chapter includes a synopsis, useful tips, and resources to obtain more information. This essential reference tool includes:
• Information about current laws, court decisions, and regulations that apply to nonprofits—two full pages devoted to each state and the District of Columbia
• Practical advice on running a nonprofit, including chapters on grant-writing, communications, fundraising, quality management, insurance, lobbying, personnel, fiscal management, nonprofit ethics, and 24 other chapters
• Information on applying for federal and state tax-exempt status
• How to write effective grant applications
• How to hire and fire
• Internet resources for nonprofits
• How to develop a strategic plan
• How to plan for a program evaluation
We know you will find The Nonprofit Handbook to be an essential resource for every library’s reference collection.
"The Nonprofit Handbook is must reading. While it will have value as a reference tool to be consulted when needed, I highly recommend that you read the book cover-to-cover to familiarize yourself with the panoply of issues that face the modern nonprofit in every state of our United States."
Joe Geiger, Executive Director
Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations
"Grobman’s Handbook has been a treasure. I have passed along copies to those with no knowledge of nonprofit organizations as well as those with lots of hands-on experience. Its usefulness lies in its practicality and accessibility… a great resource to have on your bookshelf!"
Pam Leland, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Seton Hall University
About the Author: Gary Grobman is a Ph.D. candidate in public administration at The Pennsylvania State University. He received his Master of Public Administration at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He is the author of The Pennsylvania Nonprofit Handbook, Improving Quality and Performance in Your Non-Profit Organization, and The Nonprofit Organization's Guide to E-Commerce. He is co-author of The Non-Profit Internet Handbook. He served as the executive director of a tax-exempt, non-profit organization for more than 13 years, and served in Washington, D.C. as a reporter and as a senior Congressional staff member to two members of Congress. He currently is the Harrisburg Contributing Editor for the monthly newsletter Pennsylvania Nonprofit Report, was a paid consultant to the Pennsylvania General Assembly on non-profit issues, and was the founder and Chairman of the Non-Profit Advocacy Network, a coalition of more than 60 Pennsylvania state-wide charitable associations which was formed to advocate for the interests of the voluntary sector.
He lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Table of Contents (6th edition)
Foreword by Joe Geiger, Executive Director
PA Association of Nonprofit Organizations
Introduction
Quick Start Guide to Forming a Nonprofit Organization
Chapter 1. The Decision to Incorporate
Chapter 2. Steps to Incorporation
Chapter 3. Bylaws
Chapter 4. Nonprofit Boards of Directors
Chapter 5. Mission and Vision Statements
Chapter 6. Strategic Planning
Chapter 7. Nonprofit Organization Ethics
Chapter 8. Section 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Status
Chapter 9. Liability, Risk Management, and Insurance
Chapter 10. Fiscal Issues
Chapter 11. Personnel
Chapter 12. Hiring, Evaluation, and Firing
Chapter 13. Volunteers
Chapter 14. Charitable Solicitation Registration
Chapter 15. Fundraising
Chapter 16. Writing Effective Grant Proposals
Chapter 17. Lobbying
Chapter 18. Political Activity by Nonprofits
Chapter 19. Communications and Public Relations
Chapter 20. The Internet for Nonprofits
Chapter 21. Nonprofit E-Commerce
Chapter 22. Fundraising on the Internet
Chapter 23. Forming and Running a Coalition
Chapter 24. Miscellaneous Administrative Issues
Chapter 25. Nonprofits and Small Business Competition
Chapter 26. State and Local Tax Exemptions
Chapter 27. Mergers and Consolidations
Chapter 28. Quality Issues
Chapter 29. Change Management
Chapter 30. Organization and Program Evaluation
Directory of State and National Organizations
State Directory
Appendix A—Sample Bylaws
Appendix B—New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Executives
Appendix C—Sample Financial Reports from ARNOVA
Appendix D—About the Author
Appendix E—Reader Survey/Order Form
For Further Reading
Index
ISBN13: 9781929109319 8½” x 11” softcover
421 pages including index
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