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Forming a local EEIU Component, but not sure how to proceed? Use the below recommended links to get started!
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Getting Started / General Resources ♦ Leadership & Management Development
Strategic Planning ♦ Fundraising Basics & Opportunities ♦ Miscellaneous
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Internet: Online Course: International Public and NGO Management. Syracuse University, Prof. John Mathiason. Course may be taken via distance study. Website contains extensive information, lectures, streaming video/audio, and links to additional highly informative sites. Syllabus: http://classes.maxwell.syr.edu/intlmgt/syllabus.htm.
Internet: Free on-line Nonprofit Organisation and Management Development Program. 13 modules from getting started to evaluation, including organisational ethics. New to the nonprofit world? This self-guided and self-paced program can lead you through the necessary steps in forming an effective, sustainable organisation.
Internet/PDF: Get ready, get set: what you need to know before starting a nonprofit. Free PDF download. P Manzo, A Espey, et al. 2001. A project of the C-MAP California Management Assistance Partnership, Southern California Center for Nonprofit Management.
Internet: Free Management Library(SM). Complete, highly integrated online library for nonprofit (and for-profit) organisations.
Internet: The NGO Cafe — WWW Virtual Library on NGOs. Includes: general information, networking, codes of conduct, management, program evaluation, participation and partnership, capacity building tools, sample documents and reports.
Internet: Nonprofit Organizational Assessment Tool. User friendly, a series of simple tables listing essentials. Covers nine area, including outcome measurement, financial empowerment, and so on.
Internet: Learner Resource Center. General nonprofit management information on a variety of topics. Provided by the Nonprofit Management Education Center, University of Wisconsin, USA.
Internet: A Guide to the WWF Organisational Assessment Process. 2003. WWF International. Describes stages in organisational development and guides the reader through the self-assessment process at all stages.
Internet: Alliance for Nonprofit Management. Answers to frequently asked questions on board development, strategic planning, fundraising, financial management, risk management and so on.
Internet: What financial reports do management and the Board need? Answers to your questions from the Alliance for Nonprofit Management.
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Internet: NGO Manager — E-Library. Management tools and research for nonprofits worldwide. General resources, performance management, human resources, organisational development, fundraising, managing finances, managing relationships. Offers free email newsletter and library of useful information. (Under construction but growing)
Internet: Volunteer Service & Resource Project. Extensive list of e-mail/Internet and periodical resources for nonprofit program managers. Updated regularly — information and sources change frequently so visit often and bookmark your favorites. Over 70 links to various resources, with brief descriptions.
Internet: Nonprofit Managers — Top Thirty Books. From Nonprofit Online News. The main site offers good information on email strategies and a free weekly newsletter for nonprofit managers.
Book: Field guide to developing and operating your nonprofit board of directors. C McNamara. 2002. Authenticity Consulting, Minneapolis. Starting, building, developing, and conducting — everything one needs to known in a clear, concise style. Available from the publisher.
Book: Field guide to leadership and supervision for nonprofit staff. C McNamara. 2002. Authenticity Consulting, Minneapolis. "..customized particularly to the real world of the nonprofit Executive Director and other leaders and supervisors..." Available from the publisher.
Book: First Things First. SR Covey. 1994. Simon & Schuster, New York. ISBN 0 684 858401
Book: Managing a nonprofit organisation in the 21st century. T Wolf. 1999. Simon & Schuster, New York. ISBN 0 684 84990 9
Book: Mission-based management: leading your not-for-profit in the 21st century. PC Brinckerhoff. 2000. 2nd edn. Wiley & Sons, New York. ISBN 0 471 39013 5
Book: Principle-centered leadership. SR Covey. 1991. Simon & Schuster, New York. ISBN 0 671 74910 2
Book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. SR Covey. 1989. Simon & Schuster, New York. ISBN 0 671 663984
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Note: Several of the general and leadership readings include sections on this topic.
Internet: What do I need to know before I start the planning process? Answers to your questions from the Alliance for Nonprofit Management.
Internet/PDF: The annual work planning manual. A Timlin. A VSO Working Paper in Development. Free PDF download. Complete planning guide based on the logframe model, a method for drawing up plans, setting priorities, and sticking to the budget. Very clear and well explained.
Book: Field guide to nonprofit program design, marketing and evaluation. C McNamara. 2002. Authenticity Consulting, Minneapolis. Provides guidelines for the integrated aspects listed. Available from the publisher.
Book: Field guide to nonprofit strategic planning and facilitation. C McNamara. 2002. Authenticity Consulting, Minneapolis. "Step-by-step guidelines are presented in the order in which the facilitator and nonprofit planners need them." Available from the publisher.
Book: Marketing strategies for nonprofit organisations. BJ McLeish. 1995. Wiley & Sons, New York. ISBN 0 471 10568 6. "No matter your size or the services you provide, you need marketing strategies and techniques to maximize your effectiveness. The right marketing campaign can help you get the word out to those who need your services most, woo donors, and expand your influence in the community."
Book: Strategic planning for nonprofit organisations: a practical guide and workbook. M Allison, J Kaye. 1997. Wiley Nonprofit Series. Support Center for Nonprofit Management. Includes disk of planning forms. Wiley & Sons, New York. ISBN 0 471 17832 2
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Due to fundraising's vital role in Local Component development, we have allotted a full section to related sources. Several of the "General Information" sites above also have fundraising information. Good mission — and good luck!
Internet: GrantsDirect.com. Online database for grants information, profiling foundations working in various issue areas. Offers a free "test drive" of a portion of their extensive database.
Internet: Environmental Grantmakers Association. Links for Grantseekers. Additional categories include Inclusive Practices and Diversity, Environmental News, General Philanthropy and Grantmaking, and more.
Internet: Elements of a Grant Proposal. Abbreviated guidelines provided by The Center for Nonprofit Management.
Internet: Fundraising realities and strategies. An excellent brief introduction to fundraising and the NGO Cafe website. Provides weblinks to main donors and donor directories.
Internet: Fundraising basics. Some free information from The Grantstation on strategies and methods. Detailed information requires paid membership.
Internet/PDF: Fundraising guide for NGOs. J Bradshaw. 30 pages. VSO Working Paper. Free PDF download.
Book: The complete fundraising handbook. N Botting, N Norton. 2001. 4th edn. Directory of Social Change, London. ISBN 1 900630 84 5. Backgrounds, principles, developing strategy, various donor sources, and techniques.
Book: Grantseeker's toolkit: a comprehensive guide to finding funding. CC New, JA Quick. 1998. Wiley & Sons, New York. ISBN 0 471 193038. Includes disk for forms and documents.
Book: The grassroots fundraising book: how to raise money in your community. J Flanagan. 1995. Contemporary Books, Chicago, IL. ISBN 0 8092 5746 7. Good basics for fundraising on the local level. Written with an American perspective.
Book: How to write successful fundraising letters. M Warwick. 2001. The Jossey-Bass Nonprofit and Public Management Series. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco. ISBN 0 7879 5652 X. Sample letters, style tips, useful hints and real-world examples.
Internet: http://www.malwarwick.com. Fundraising and marketing information for nonprofits. Several free e-newsletters. Many good books writtena nd published by the top names in the field available for ordering. Extensive free material on direct mail and online fundraising.
Internet: http://www.onphilanthropy.com Global resources for non-profit professionals. Free e-newsletter "The Wired Nonprofit" and more.
Book: Successful fundraising: a complete handbook for volunteers and professionals. J Flanagan. 2002. 2nd edn. Contemporary Books, Chicago, IL. ISBN 0 8092 3846 2. Similar to The grassroots fundraising book, but focuses more on large-scale fundraising.
Book: The worldwide fundraiser's handbook. M Norton. 2003. 2nd edn. Directory of Social Change, London. ISBN 1 903991 34 X. Especially for the developing world, including Africa, Asia, Latin America and countries of Eastern Europe.
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Internet: Environmental Ethics Syllabus Project, Robert Hood, Editor, ISSN:1564-001. Information and syllabi for courses in environmental philosophy and environmental ethics. Listserv and archives available. Free.
Internet: Educational Resources. Materials for students (research), teachers (lesson plans), the John Muir Youth Award — Wilderness Education Program, and related educational programs. Provided by the volunteer efforts of the Sierra Club John Muir Education Committee.
E-newsletter: Daily News for the Non-Profit World. Free e-newsletter. Often regarding headlines that will impact fundraising efforts.
Internet/PDF: Education for Sustainable Development Toolkit. R McKeown, C Hopkins, R Rizzi, and M Chrystalbridge. 2000. "...an easy-to-use manual for individuals and organisations... addresses the potentially powerful alliance of school systems and communities working together to reach local sustainability goals. Together they can reorient existing curriculums to create locally relevant and culturally appropriate education. ...helpful as ...non-profit organizations... prepare for United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 2005 - 2015." Free PDF download (446k).
Internet/PDF: Training the trainers. Empower your people with capacity building! Free PDF download. VSO Working Paper by J Satterthweaite.
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Internet: BiologyBrowser maintains a databank of more than 14,000 links to free, high-quality online resources in the life sciences.
Internet: Envirolink — The online environmental community Environmental resources by topic. Action, articles, events, publications, miscl. resources.
Internet: Information for Action. Environmental lobbying group. Includes contact information, articles and guides on the environment and various searchable databases.
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Please note: The EEIU does not endorse the following materials on the various branches that have developed in the environmental ethics field. Rather, in the interest of increased public awareness, dialogue and debate, we recommend these materials for your consideration.
Internet: A very brief history of the origins of environmental ethics for the novice. Outlines the movement's roots since the early 1970s.
Book: Adams, CJ (ed) (1995) Ecofeminism and the sacred. Continuum, New York
Book: Armstrong, SJ, Botzler, RG (eds) (1993) Environmental ethics: divergence and convergence. McGraw Hill, New York
Book: Stone, CD (1987) Earth and other ethics: the case for moral pluralism. Harper & Row, New York
Book: Coward, H (ed) (1995) Population, consumption, and the environment: religious and secular responses. University of New York Press, New York
Book: Des Jardins, JR (1993) Environmental ethics: an introduction to environmental philosophy. Wadsworth, Belmont, CA
Book: Devall, B, Sessions, G (1985) Deep ecology: living as if nature mattered. Peregrine Smith Books, Salt Lake City, UT
Book: List, PC (1993) Radical environmentalism: philosophy and tactics. Wadsworth, Belmont, CA
Internet: Lists of environmental ethics books, articles and anthologies, compiled by the International Society for Environmental Ethics. Selected Books; Master Bibliography (an ongoing project of the ISEE — over 13,000 references; Systematic Works; Anthologies, and more.
Book: Merchant, C (1996) Earthcare: women and the environment. Routledge, New York
Book: Merchant, C (1992) Radical ecology: the search for a livable world. Routledge, New York
Book: Nash, RF (1989) The rights of nature: a history of environmental ethics. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison
Book: Norton, BG (1991) Toward unity among environmentalists. Oxford University Press, New York
Book: Norton, BG (1987) Why preserve natural variety? Princeton University Press, Princeton
Book: Oelschlaeger, M (1994) Caring for creation: an ecumenical approach to the environmental crisis. Yale University Press, New Haven
Book: Plant, J (1989) Healing the wounds: the promise of ecofeminism. New Society Publishers, Philadelphia
Book: Pojman, LP (1994) Environmental ethics: readings in theory and application. Jones & Bartles, Boston
Book: Sagoff, M (1988) The economy of the earth. Cambridge University Press, New York
Book: Schmidtz, D, Willott, E (eds) (2001) Environmental ethics: what really matters, what really works. Oxford University Press, Oxford
Book: VanDeVeer, D, Pierce, C (eds) (1986) People, penguins and plastic trees. Wadsworth, Belmont, CA
Book: VanDeVeer, D, Pierce, C (eds) (1994) The environmental ethics and policy book: philosophy, ecology, economics. Wadsworth, Belmont, CA
Book: Wall, D (1994) Green history: a reader in environmental literature, philosophy and politics. Routledge, New York
Book: Wenz, P (1988) Environmental justice. University of New York Press, Albany
Book: Westra, L, Wenz, PD (1995) Faces of environmental racism: confronting issues of global justice. Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, MD
Book: Zimmerman, M, Callicott, JB, Sessions, G, Warren, KJ, Clark, J (eds) (1993) Environmental philosophy: from animal rights to radical ecology. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs
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