Book 1: Bringing your A-game to nonprofit management. Journeying into the world of nonprofit organizations
From the top: examining the nonprofit management structure
Strategic planning: embracing the ongoing process
Evaluating your work: are you meeting your goals?
You can count on me! Working with volunteers
Working with paid staff and contractors
Book 2: Fundraising for your good cause. Developing your case statement: winning with words
Creating a fundraising plan
Meeting your donor with grace and grit
Making the major gift ask
Book 3: Applying for and winning grants. Grant-writing basics for beginners
Preparing for successful grant seeking
Venturing into public-sector grants
Navigating the federal grant submission portals
Researching potential private-sector funders
Finding federal grant opportunities that fit your needs
Winning with peer review scoring factors
Preparing preliminary documents
Sharing your organizational history and developing the narrative
Incorporating best practices to build the program design narrative
Preparing project management plans and sustainability narratives
Creating a budget that includes all the funding you need
Checking off the mandatory requirements for compliance
Waiting on the grant maker's decision
Book 4: Being smart about nonprofit bookkeeping and accounting. Starting with bookkeeping and accounting
Setting up the chart of accounts for nonprofits
Recording transactions and journal entries
Balancing the checkbook: donations and expenses
Balancing cash flow: creating an operating budget
Staying in nonprofit compliance
Accounting for payroll and payroll taxes
Doing the accounting for tax form 990
Analyzing the statement of activities
Reporting financial condition on a statement of financial position
Eyeing the statement of cash flows
Organizing the statement of functional expense
Closing the nonprofit books
Book 5: Speaking on behalf of your nonprofit. Getting started with public speaking
Crafting a captivating speech
Overcoming performance anxiety
Book 6: Spreading the word through social media marketing. Launching SMM campaigns
Developing your SMM voice
Finding the right platforms
Practicing SMM on your website.
