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Bibliography and Additional Resources

Hundreds of publications on issues related to nonprofit and arts management are available. The following describes those that specifically pertain to the arts or that were felt to be of most use for typical BVA projects.

Governance And Human Resources

Carver, John and Alan Shrader, Boards That Make a Difference: A New Design for Leadership in Nonprofit and Public Organizations, Jossey-Bass, 1997.

Carver, John, Your Roles and Responsibilities as a Board Member, Jossey-Bass, 1996.

Drucker, Peter, Managing the Nonprofit Organization: Principles and Practices, HarperBusiness, 1992.

Howe, Fisher and Oliver Tessier, The Nonprofit Leadership Team: Building the Board Chair-Executive Director Partnership, Jossey-Bass, 2002

Letts, Christine W., William P. Ryan and Allen S. Grossman, High Performance Nonprofit Organizations: Managing Upstream for Greater Impact, John Wiley & Sons, 1998.

Wolf, Thomas and Barbara Carter, Managing a Nonprofit Organization in the 21st Century, Fireside Press, 1999.

Planning

Drucker, Peter F, The Drucker Foundation Self-assessment Tool. Revised edition. New York: The Drucker Foundation, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1999.

The Foundation Center publications. Write for catalog:
79 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10003-3076.

The 21st Century Nonprofit, 1996.

The Nonprofit Entrepreneur, 1988.

A Nonprofit Organization Operation Operating Manual: Planning for Survival and Growth, 1991.

Other:
Allison, Michael and Jude Kaye, Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations: A Practical Guide and Workbook, John Wiley & Sons, 1997.

Barry, Bryan, Strategic Planning Workbook for Nonprofit Organizations, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation Publishing Center, 919 Lafond Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55104, 1994.

Brinckerhoff, Peter C., Mission-Based Management, The Compleat Professional's Library, 634 Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 201, Newton Centre, MA 02159.

Brown, Catherine R., William B. Fleissig and William R. Morrish, Building for the Arts: A Guidebook for the Planning and Design of Cultural Facilities, Santa Fe, NM, Western States Arts Foundation, 1989.

Howe, Fisher and Alan Shrader, The Board Member's Guide to Strategic Planning: A Practical Approach to Strengthening Nonprofit Organizations, Jossey-Bass, 1997

Winer, Michael and Karen Ray, Collaboration Handbook: Creating, Sustaining, and Enjoying the Journey, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation Publishing Center, 919 Lafond Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55104, 1994.

Financial Management

Bryce, Herrington, Jr., Financial & Strategic Management for Nonprofit Organizations: A Comprehensive Reference to Legal, Financial, Management and Operations Rules and Guidelines for Nonprofits. 3rd Edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Inc., 2000.

Burns, Michael, Budgeting Guide for Nonprofit Administrators & Volunteers, Hartford, CT: The Development and Technical Assistance Center, Dept. A, 30 Arbor Street North, Hartford, CT 06106, 1990.

Dropkin, Murray and Allison Hayden, The Cash Flow Management Book for Nonprofits: A Step-by-Step Guide for Managers, Consultants, and Boards, Jossey-Bass, 2001.

How Much Really Is Tax Deductible? A User's Guide to IRS Publication 1391, The Independent Sector, 1828 L Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036

Marketing, Audience Development And Public Relations

National Arts Marketing Project www.artsmarketing.org
IEG publications on sponsorship, including weekly newsletter. Write for publications list to IEG, Inc., 640 North LaSalle, Suite 600, Chicago, Il 60610-3777.

Other:
Dolan, Robert J, How Do You Know When the Price Is Right?, Harvard Business Review Sep 1, 1995

Kotler, Philip and Joanne Scheff, Standing Room Only: Strategies for Marketing the Performing Arts, Harvard Business School, 1997.

McLeish, Barry, Successful Marketing Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations, The Compleat Professional's Library, 634 Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 201, Newton Centre, MA 02159, 1995.

Meier, Nancy, The Arts Guide to Business Sponsorship Partnerships, Arts & Business Council Inc., 121 W. 27th St., #702, NY, NY 10001-6207, 1993, updated 1996.

Morison, Bradley G. and Julie Gordon Dalgleish, Waiting in the Wings: A Larger Audience for the Arts and How to Develop It, 2nd Edition, Americans for the Arts, 1992.

Newman, Danny, Subscribe Now! Building Arts Audiences Through Dynamic Subscription Promotion, seventh printing, Theatre Communications Group, 355 Lexington Avenue, NY, NY 10017-0217.

Oster, Sharon, Cynthia Massarsky and Samantha Beinhacker, Generating and Sustaining Nonprofit Earned Income: A Guide to Successful Enterprise Strategies, Jossey-Bass, 2004.

Fundraising

The Compleat Professional's Library, 634 Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 201, Newton Centre, MA 02159.

Broce, Thomas, Fund Raising: The Guide to Raising Money from Private Sources, 1995.

Carlson, Mim, Winning Grants Step by Step, 1995.

Czuckrey, William, Games for Fundraising, 1995.

Freedman, Harry A., and Karen Smith, Black Tie Optional, 1994.

Graham, Christine, Keep the Money Coming: A Step-by-Step Strategic Guide to Annual Fundraising, 1995.

Kuniholm, Roland, The Complete Book of Model Fund-Raising Letters, 1995.

Warwick, Mal, Raising Money by Mail 1995.

The Foundation Center publications. Write for complete catalog: 79 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10003-3076. The Foundation Center also has online research programs.

The Foundation Directory, The Foundation Directory Part 2, and Supplement, 1996.

National Directory of Corporate Giving, 4th Edition, 1995.

Grant Guides: Arts, Culture & The Humanities, 1995.

National Guide to Funding in Arts & Culture, 4th Edition, 1996.
Arts Funding Revisited, 1995.

Raise More Money for Your Nonprofit Organization, 1991.

The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing, 1993.

Securing Your Organization's Future: A Complete Guide to Fundraising Strategies, 1987.

The Taft Group, a division of Thomson Gale Publications. Contact for catalog: www.galegroup.com.

Other:
Allen, Mary, Sponsoring the Arts: New Business Strategies for the 1990s, The Economist Intelligence Unit, 215 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10003, 1990.

Bergin, Ron, Sponsorship and the Arts: A Practical Guide to Corporate Sponsorship of the Performing and Visual Arts, Evanston, Il: Entertainment Resource Group, P.O. Box 6487, Evanston, IL 60202.

Council for Advancement and Support of Education, Double Your Dollars With Matching Gifts to Cultural and Arts Groups, listing of companies that match employee donations to the arts (plus other publications). Write for list: 11 DuPont Circle, Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 20036.

Edles, L. Peter, Fundraising: Hands-On Tactics for Nonprofit Groups, McGraw-Hill, 1992.

Geier, Ted, Make Your Events Special: How to Produce Successful Events for Nonprofit Organizations, Cause Effective, 39 West 14th Street, Suite 408, New York, NY 10011.

Hodgson, Richard, The Direct Mail and Mail Order Handbook, Dartnell Corp., 4660 Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago, Il 60640, 1990.

Hopkins, Karen Brooks and Carolyn Stolper Friedman, Successful Fundraising for Arts and Cultural Organizations, Oryx Press, 1989.

Howe, Fisher and David Rockefeller, The Board Member's Guide to Fund Raising: What Every Trustee Needs to Know About Raising Money, Jossey-Bass, 1997.

Keegan, P. Burke, Fundraising for Non-Profits, HarperCollins, 1994.

Klein, Kim, Fundraising for the Long Haul, Chardon Press, 2000.

Klein, Kim, Raise More Money: The Best of the Grass Roots Fundraising Journal, Chardon Press, 2001.

Lant, Jeffrey, Development Today: A Fund Raising Guide for Nonprofit Organizations, revised fourth edition, 1990. Jeffrey Lant Associates, 50 Follen Street, Suite 507, Cambridge, MA 02138.

Meier, Nancy, The Arts Guide To Business Sponsorship Partnerships, Arts & Business Council Inc., 121 W. 27th St., #702, NY, NY 10001-6207

Nichols, Judith E., Changing Demographics: Fundraising in the 1990s, Pluribus Press, 160 East Illinois Street, Chicago, Il 60611, 1990.

President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, Looking Ahead: Private Sector Giving to the Arts and the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 526, Washington, D.C. 20506, 1996.

Reiss, Alvin H., Cash In! Funding and Promoting the Arts, Theatre Communications Group, 355 Lexington Avenue, NY, NY 10017-0217.

Reiss, Alvin H., Don't Just Applaud, Send Money, Theatre Communications Group, 1995.

Periodicals

Arts Reach, P.O. Box 3393, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019. Bi-monthly magazine on arts management issues, particularly marketing and fundraising.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 1255 23rd Street N.W., Washington D.C. 20037. Bi-weekly, essential publication.

Management And Leadership Resources for Non-Profits, annual compendium of publications and services compiled by Applied Research and Development Institute International and published by The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

Corporate Philanthropy Report, Capital Publications Inc., 1101 King Street, Suite 444, Alexandria, VA 22314. Monthly publication.

IEG Sponsorship Report, 640 North LaSalle, Suite 600, Chicago, Il 60610-3777, weekly newsletter on sponsorship issues.
The Nonprofit Times, 240 Cedar Knolls Road, Suite 318, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927.

 


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