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Nonprofit Business Development For Enhanced Impact and Financial Sustainability - Resources
On-line Resources
Authenticity Consulting is pleased to provide one of the world's largest
collections of well-organized, practical resources about nonprofit organization
and business development. The following resources are arranged in the order
in which nonprofit personnel typically need them.
The following link is Authenticity Consulting's extensive
annotated bibliography of resources about social entrepreneurship.
To read the bibliography, you will need a copy of the free Adobe
Acrobat Software. Download this free software.
After you've downloaded the software, the following link will
take you to the bibliography. Social Entrepreneurship Toolbox
Feasibility Analysis to Start New Nonprofit, Program
or Venture
Whether you're starting a new nonprofit, a new program or
some other kind of new venture, there are certain considerations
that you must make. We've identified those considerations for
you and point you to useful free resources to help you make those
considerations wisely. Preparation
for Planning a Business Venture
The chief executive, commonly called executive director, usually
plays a critical role in organizing the initial board of directors
and supporting them to carry out their roles. See our guidelines
in Role
of Chief Executive
We're experts at nonprofit organization development and change.
Authenticity Consulting, LLC, co-founder, Carter McNamara, MBA,
PhD, is one of the top experts in the country
(see About Authenticity Consulting, LLC).
To view resources about organization development
and change, see: Overview
of Organizational Change
To learn more about the profession of organization development
(OD), see the OD
Library developed by Carter. It's one of the world's largest
collections of well-organized, free, resources about organization
development and change.
Business Planning and Strategic Planning (links
to lots of links)
One of the most useful learnings that nonprofits can take
from the world of for-profits is successful business and strategic
planning. The following links provide complete guidelines and
samples for both types of planning.
Program Development and Marketing (links to lots
of links)
Obviously, nonprofits count on their programs to deliver services
to their clientele. Yet, it's amazing how little information
there is available about starting a program! We provide complete
guidelines for you to design and market your program. We also
provide extensive resources about further marketing your program,
including advertising, promoting, selling services, and maintaining
strong public relations.
Once you've got a good sense about what you need to implement
your strategic plan and your programs, then you have a good depiction
of your financial needs. Now's a good time to understand Nonprofit
Fundraising and Grantwriting
Whether you're starting a new nonprofit or program or operating
a current nonprofit or program, you must know how to manage your
finances. See our Basic
Guide to Managing Nonprofit Finances
Program evaluation can be conducted to assess and conclude
the quality of a program's processes, progress toward reaching
goals, impact on clients, etc. See our Basic
Guide to Program Evaluation
Complete lists to all organizations involved in all aspects
of social entrepreneurship become almost unmanageable. The following
are links to key organizations, which themselves provide links
to other organizations and materials.
In the npEnterprise Forum, we discuss practical ways that
nonprofits can enhance their organizational capacity, mission
impact and financial sustainability through business development.
The Forum is co-moderated by Authenticity Consulting and Rolfe
Larson Associates. See the npenterprise forum.
