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Les organisations internationales humanitaires (OIH), qu'elles soient intergouvernementales ou non gouvernementales, sont devenues un acteur incontournable des interventions à la suite de catastrophes naturelles ou de conflits armés. L'importance grandissante de leur rle dans la protection des civils s'explique notamment par la croissance du nombre de catastrophes dans les dernières décennies et par les incidences des conflits sur les populations.
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"A history and analysis of scientific charity organizations that arose in late nineteenth century America. In the 1880s, social reform leaders warned that the "unworthy" poor were taking charitable relief intended for the truly deserving. Armed with statistics and confused notions of evolution, these "scientific charity" reformers founded organizations intent on limiting access to relief by the most morally, biologically, and economically unfit. Brent...
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The groundbreaking and premier work on nonprofit organizations.
The nonprofit sector is growing rapidly, creating a major need for expert advice on how to manage these organizations effectively. Management legend Peter Drucker provides excellent examples and explanations of mission, leadership, resources, marketing, goals, and much more. Interviews with nine experts also address key issues in this booming sector.
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• Everything a group needs, from first inspiration to closing night
• Makes the complexities of a theatrical production easy for a non-pro to master
• Filled with amusing, enlightening anecdotes from producers, directors, and players.
Stop fussing with bake sales and overpriced gift wrap! The real money in fundraising-and the real fun in fundraising-is in putting on a show. A theatrical show can raise significant sums and, at the same time,...
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A Bestseller Becomes Even More Pertinent.
First published in 2005, this collection of CompassPoint online newsletter articles became instantly popular with busy board members of nonprofits. Now updated with new essays that are short enough to read over a cup of coffee, readers will find essential insights on board responsibilities, executive directors, fundraising, finance, and more.
New topics include: eleven ways to get a new executive director...
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If you are one of the millions who regularly attend religious services, you are undoubtedly aware of the profound effect your church, synagogue, mosque, or temple has on your life. Your religious congregation is likely involved in celebratory occasions such as births, marriages, and religious holidays, as well as in times of misfortune, illness, or the death of a loved one. Therefore, it is important to have input into the major decisions that your...
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The Essential Guide for Managing Leadership Turnovers A leadership transition can be a time of high vulnerability for a nonprofit organization. On the other hand, an executive turnover offers unique opportunities for renewal and fresh thinking. Managing Executive Transitions shows how this state of transition can give board and staff members a chance to put things back together in new and creative ways-to discard some old pieces and to bring in fresh...
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Are you a public sector or non-profit leader who is having trouble getting alignment - of ideas and people?
Do you feel your mission is diluted by pressures to perform, to compete, or to make budget?
Are you surrounded by opportunities, but can't easily decide which to go for, and which to let go?
And, even more frustratingly, are you invisible, unknown or misunderstood by your customers?
Over two decades of consulting to all types of public sector...
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Let's face it, the collaboration process can be a pain in the neck. The Nimble Collaboration: Fine-Tuning Your Collaboration for Lasting Success, shows collaborations how to become leaner, more responsive, more flexible, and ultimately, more productive. In their bestselling book, Collaboration Handbook: Creating, Sustaining, and Enjoying the Journey, Michael Winer and Karen Ray describe how to form a successful collaboration. In The Nimble Collaboration,...
70) Nonprofit Management: Everything You Need to Know About Managing Your Organization Explained Simply
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According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics, more than 1.4 million nonprofit organizations are in existence in the United States alone. These organizations vary in their fields of interest, ranging from charity and religion to health, science, literature, wildlife protection, and the arts. While the areas of focus may differ, one thing applies to each and every organization: The challenges of running a nonprofit are far reaching and...
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According to recent statistics by the U.S. Department of Labor, 26.7 percent of the population volunteers. Unfortunately, while the population is increasing, the percentage of Americans who volunteer is decreasing each year. What this means is that you must hang onto and keep your volunteers happy and coming back, perhaps bringing new volunteer recruits with them. This new book is packed with hundreds of simple and inexpensive ways to motivate, challenge,...
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PART I
How would you like to know the building blocks that penetrate the veil hiding the unseen realms of
God? Secrets of Prophets will...
• Explain the nature of time.
• Illustrate the physical reality of reaching into this invisible world.
• Define an existing neutral zone.
• Expound on where the receiver is.
• Give you the confidence in humbleness to expect answers.
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What societal benefits do...
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Start the Conversation
No "how-to" manual exists on cultural competency. And, compared to other topics in nonprofit management, little exists on the skills and strategies needed to address racism and inequity. Building cultural competency is an ongoing journey that nonprofit leaders choose to take because they know the end result will be a more inclusive, connected, and effective organization. Patricia St. Onge and her contributing authors help readers...
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Today we might define a community business as a business designed to make a long term positive difference for a community, controlled and run by local people for local people. Like any other business it seeks to generate surpluses and build up assets, but these are applied for the benefit of the community rather than for private gain. No one gets rich from a community business, but, if successful, everyone gains.
But is any of this really new?...
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The no-cost way to improve your organization on a daily basis
Most nonprofits are already benchmarking informally. This unique book defines a formal way to benchmark. You'll learn how to prepare your organization, measure performance, and implement best practices as well as learning the five key steps of benchmarking, the arguments against benchmarking-and why you should disregard them, how benchmarking differs from evaluation and assessment, how...
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In an environment of increasing competition and eroding trust, nonprofits are under pressure to up their ability to deliver on their mission. Stewardship is a paradigm-shifting way to view your role, your board, your staff, your funders, and yourself. Understanding that the nonprofit is rooted in its ownership by the community helps break the boundaries of turf and fragmentation that prevent sustainable impacts. Author Peter Brinckerhoff, internationally...
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A must read for anyone hoping to launch a nonprofit career! Nonprofits need talented, creative people with all types of skills and experiences. The Nonprofit Career Guide will help you find the best opportunity for you and your interests. This hands-on guide is, filled with practical advice from real people working at all levels of diverse nonprofits. In detailed profiles, you'll find out what their work is like, the career paths they followed, and...
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Do you want to have a rewarding experience talking with your prospects and donors to invest in your organization? If you answered yes; yet, maybe need a little help with this, then Ken Ramsay's new book is for you.This book will help you seamlessly engross your prospective donors in a meaningful decision-making process that leads to heartfelt gifts.Empowerment Dialogue explores a complete approach to interacting with prospective donors to secure gifts,...
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Whether you are a professional fundraiser, thinking of becoming one, or are in recovery, May I Cultivate You? Has something for you. This book is NOT about fundraising. It is about being a fundraiser. It is a light-hearted look at the humor, irony and folly we all find in this noble profession. These are the things you can never say out loud, but can read and enjoy while making a tsk noise. Most importantly, this book tells you: You are not alone!...
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Dieses Buch versteht sich als praxisnaher Guide für (Online-)Fundraiser, die Online-Spendenaktionen in ihrer Organisation implementieren möchten oder bereits damit arbeiten und ihr Wissen erweitern möchten. Zahlreiche Best-Practice-Beispiele und empirische Befunde einer zugrundegelegten Studie erläutern die verschiedenen Management- und Marketingaspekte des Spendenproduktes. Welche Vertriebs- und Kommunikationskanäle sind geeignet? Wie werden...
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