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Practical Project Management is a realistic and easy-to-follow guide to managing projects for voluntary organisations

Being knowledgeable and experienced as a trustee is important, but having the ability to interact effectively with fellow board members is where good governance really starts. With chapters themed by different ABBA tunes and with frank real-life examples firmly to the fore, Debra Allcock Tyler delivers practical advice straight from the shoulder.

Community Fundraising is one of the oldest and most common forms of fundraising and yet in spite of this there is surprisingly little written about this area of fundraising. This book fills that gap.

The Guide to Educational Grants contains over 800 sources of non-statutory financial help for people in education, offering a total of around GBP55 million each year to the people you work with.

There will be days when you feel like murdering your bosses, your team or your colleagues!Do not despair -- if you have recently become a manager, or are in need of a skill refresh, this book will guide you to being more effective and confident in your role.

Tells you what a board secretary is and why you need one. It explains the roles, duties and responsibilities depending on your organisation and how an effective board and robust governance depend on having a top board secretary. A must-read for anyone who is or about to become a board secretary. Valuable too for trustees, CEOs and leadership teams.

The charity sector survives and thrives thanks to people like you - people who volunteer as trustees for the benefit of others. The responsibility of trusteeship, and the volume of legal information on what you should and should not do, however, can be overwhelming. This bestselling guide will help you find your way and make good decisions.

This is a key textbook for anyone responsible for fundraising, whether your post covers legacy giving in particular, or you have a wider remit. The guide will also be of use to senior charity staff, chief executives and trustees considering a legacies strategy. New chapters including In-Memory Fundraising and Digital Communications.

This book offers all the advice you need to help your charity create successful and long-lasting partnerships with corporates. In association with the Hartsook Centre for Sustainable Philanthropy at Plymouth University and the Institute of Fundraising.

CIOs are a fundamentally new legal form for charities in England & Wales, under the Charities Act 2006. Registration of new CIOs is now due to be possible from mid-2009. This book is intended to provide the full range of practical guidance needed by voluntary sector practitioners to establish new CIOs or to convert existing charities to CIOs.

Learn how to lead your organisation more effectively, manage it with greater efficiency and govern it with enhanced energy with this fully revised guide to civil society management by your side.

So you've got the top job... now what? Many people find themselves in a senior leadership role without the formal training or support they may have had before and feel isolated and exposed. The second edition of It's Tough at the Top is a practical, reassuring and no-nonsense guide to upper-level management by a respected voluntary sector leader.

School governors bear a great responsibility and whilst there is a lot of information on what these responsibilities entail, this book is the first to focus on the practical guidance school governors need rather than just the statutory framework.

Remarkably little is known about effective leadership teams are in UK charities. This publication answers these questions by investigating, for the first time in detail by interviewing 100 of the top charities.

A book that will challenge, delight and encourage in equal measure, this uncompromising book bemoans the madness of poor donor stewardship that besets the charitable sector and sets to put it right. A no nonsense book and refreshing look at achieving the real worth of charitable donors.

It is essential that the right people are recruited into the right positions so that time, effort and money aren't wasted and the best people are in place to help voluntary organisations make the maximum positive impact. If you are new to interviewing or want a reminder of the essentials, this book is for you.

Age has been a neglected 'ism' of discrimination. However, the 2006 regulations outlawing age discrimination at work require us to think about this more carefully. This book is for anyone concerned about age discrimination and wanting guidance on what to expect.

Making presentations and public speaking is an increasing part of working life. This book is for anyone from the novice who needs to cover all of the basics to the experienced speaker who needs a quick refresher in getting up and delivering a message.

This practical guide will help all managers who are responsible for the performance of others. In particular it will aid individuals who are new to management and it will add value to managers who are unused to delegating and those who recognise that they have a problem with the concept.

Is your time management in chaos? This book is for people who need to manage their time better, both at work and at home. This book demonstrates that we can make real choices about how we fill our time that will positively change how we manage our daily workload and bring back sanity and balance to our lives.

If you have never used the media before, are wary of trying, or have tried and failed, this book is for you. With a bit of insider know-how, even the inexperienced can secure positive coverage for their organisation or deal competently with a crisis.