Articles
A Strategy to Transform Good to Great. San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation. Sep 2005.
Basic Infrastructure Checklist. Michigan Nonprofit Association.
Being "Business-Like" in a Nonprofit Organization: A Grounded and Inductive Typology by Raymond Dart, Trent University. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, vol 33, no 2, June 2004: 290-310.
Business Plans for Nonprofits by Mark. I Berger. (ACC CCBNO Learning Opportunity Workbook)
Business Plans for Nonprofits by Michael S. Dore. ACC CCBNO Learning Opportunity Workbook.
Community Visioning and Strategic Planning Handbook, The. National Civic League Press. 2000.
Discovering Community Power: A Guide to Mobilizing Local Assets and Your Organization's Capacity by John F. Kretzmann, John L. McKnight, Sarah Dobrowolski, and Deborah Puntenney. Asset-Based Community Development Institute, Northwestern University. 2005.
Eyes Wide Open: Deciding When to Launch a Community Initiative. The James Irvine Foundation. 2003.
Faith-Based Focus Group Report. Dewey & Kaye. The Forbes Funds. 2003.
From Adequate to Outstanding Performance: Some Propositions on Nonprofit Organizational Life Cylces. Dr. Kevin P. Kearns et al. The University of Pittsburgh.
How Do Nonprofits Compare with For-Profit Providers: An Application of Customer Value Analysis. Tropman Report. Nov 2002.
Linking Strategic Vision and Managerial Action: A Framework and Techniques for Strategy Implementation by John C. Camillus. The Forbes Funds. May 2002.
Mapping the Future of Your Association. Eight Super Trends: Executive Abstract. ASA & the Center.
Making Strategy Work - Organizational Values by Paul A. Schumann, Jr. (ACC CCBNO Learning Opportunity Workbook)
Many Faces of Organizational Change, The: Retaining Humanity Amidst Chaos by Vivian Sauer. Jewish Family Services of Los Angeles.
Nonprofit Business Planning Sample Outline. Center for Nonprofit Excellence.
Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness: Practical Implications of Research on an Elusive Concept by Robert D. Herman and David O. Renz. Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership.
Organizational Development for Your Preservation Organization: Workshop facilitated by Barry Silverberg at the 2001 Annual Historic Preservation Conference, April 19, 2001
Perfect Fit or Shotgun Marriage?: Understanding The Power and Pitfalls in Partnerships (Strategy Tool #1) by Xavier de Souza Briggs. The Art and Science of Community Problem-Solving Project at Harvard University, May 2003.
Planning and Organizing -i including Developing Strategy by Paul Schumann and Donna Prestwood. Adult Literacy Organizational Development Project of the Center for Community Based & Nonprofit Organizations at Austin Community College and the Texas Education Agency (2003)
Planeaci•n y organizaci•n incluyendo el Desarrollo de estrategias por Donna Prestwood y Paul Schumann. avalado por el Proyecto de Capacitaci•n Organizativa para la Alfabetizaci•n de Adultos (ALOTP), una asociaci•n de la Agencia de Educaci•n de Texas y del Centro de Organizaciones No Lucrativas Basadas en la Comunidad, del Departamento de Relaciones Gubernamentales y Comunitarias del Colegio Comunitario en Austin (2003)
Planning Together: How (and How Not) to Engage Stakeholders in Charting a Course (Strategy Tool #2) by Xavier de Souza Briggs. The Art and Science of Community Problem-Solving Project at Harvard University, June 2003
Practical Strategies for Change: Collaboration, Systems Change and Sustainability by Thomas E. Backer. Human Interaction Research Institute.
S.M.A.R.T. Goals To Be More Effective by Heather McKissick. ACC CCBNO Learning Opportunity Workbook.
Strategic Planning: Positioning Identity, Values, and Aspirations. Tropman Report, The Forbes Fund. Nov 2002.
Strategic Restructuring: A Tool for Improving Organizational Effectiveness. Tropman Report, The Forbes Fund. Oct 2003.
Strategic Thinking Model by Barry Silverberg.
Strengthening Your Nonprofit Organization DVD produced by ACC Center for Community-Based & Nonprofit Organizations. 2003 (view online ore purchase)
Strengthening Your Strategic Thinking (Robert Pinhero) (33:21 min) from Strengthening Your Nonprofit Organization DVD produced by ACC Center for Community-Based & Nonprofit Organizations. 2003. (view online ore purchase)
Ten Ingredients of a Sustainable Organization. Institute for Conservation Leadership.
Toward Nonprofit Organization Reform in the Voluntary Spirit: Lessons From the Internet by Lori A. Brainard and Patricia D. Siplon. Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action. 2004.
Using Logic Models to Bring Together Planning, Evaluation and Action. W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Jan 2004.
Working the Middle: Roles and Challenges of Intermediaries (Strategy Tool #3) by Xavier de Souza Briggs. The Art and Science of Community Problem-Solving Project at Harvard University, June 2003
Web Resources
American Productivity and Quality Center www.apqc.org - Founded in 1977, APQC is a member-based nonprofit that provides benchmarking and best-practice research for approximately 500 organizations worldwide in all industries.
Business Planning (for nonprofits or for-profits) assembled by Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD.