A newly revised and updated edition of the ultimate resource for nonprofit managers If you're a nonprofit manager, you probably spend a good deal of your time tracking down hard-to-find answers to complicated questions. The Nonprofit Manager's Resource Directory, Second Edition provides instant answers to all your questions concerning nonprofit-oriented product and service providers, Internet sites, funding sources, publications, support and advocacy groups, and much more. If you need help finding volunteers, understanding new legislation, or writing grant proposals, help has arrived. This new, updated edition features expanded coverage of important issues and even more answers to all your nonprofit questions. Revised to keep vital information up to the minute, The Nonprofit Manager's Resource Directory, Second Edition: * Contains more than 2,000 detailed listings of both nonprofit and for-profit resources, products, and services * Supplies complete details on everything from assistance and support groups to software vendors and Internet servers, management consultants to list marketers * Provides information on all kinds of free and low-cost products available to nonprofits * Features an entirely new section on international issues * Plus: 10 bonus sections available only on CD-ROM The Nonprofit Manager's Resource Directory, Second Edition has the information you need to keep your nonprofit alive and well in these challenging times. Topics include: * Accountability and Ethics * Assessment and Evaluation * Financial Management * General Management * Governance * Human Resource Management * Information Technology * International Third Sector * Leadership * Legal Issues * Marketing and Communications * Nonprofit Sector Overview * Organizational Dynamics and Design * Philanthropy * Professional Development * Resource Development * Social Entrepreneurship * Strategic Planning * Volunteerism

The 4th Edition of this volume provides essential facts on over 950 foundations and corporate direct giving programs, all with a specific interest in the field of women and girls. You'll cut hours off your fundraising research time by having, in a single convenient volume, a list of grantmakers already interested in your subject field! The National Guide is designed to help you get the facts you need to bolster your target list of funding prospects. Each entry includes the address and contact name, financial data, giving priorities statement, application guidelines, and key officials. Many entries also feature descriptions of recently awarded grants, often the best indication of a grantmaker's particular funding interests. The volume includes over 4,300 sample grants! The grantmakers listed in the National Guide have funded child care, health care, civil rights, homeless and abuse shelters, education, legal defense, employment programs, rape prevention, family planning clinics, and many other subject categories.

**** Cited in ARBA 1992. A guide to 902 grantmaking foundations and 72 direct corporate giving programs that have shown a substantial interest in funding programs for women or girls, either as part of their stated fields of interest or through the actual grants of $10,000 or more reported to the Foundation Center in the latest year of record. The 4,171 grants appearing in this edition have a total dollar value of some $311 million, more than 60% falling into four broad categories: health--general and rehabilitative, education, human services--multipurpose, and youth development. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Need extra funding for your library or for another educational project? Check this handy guide. Designed for educators and administrators in school and small public libraries, this book is filled with the practical information you need to prepare and execute a successful grant proposal. Learn what types of grants are available and which ones are most suitable to your needs, then follow the step-by-step guidelines for locating sources and securing grants. A wealth of examples, anecdotes, and suggestions will help you through the process. Also included are an annotated bibliography of resources and lists of helpful Internet sites.