Profit and Nonprofit Business Planning | Recommended Books

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    Recommended Books – Business Planning

    This book is about the profit and nonprofit business planning of an organization.

    For-Profit-Specific Business Planning

    Nonprofit-Specific Business Planning


    For-Profit-Specific Business Planning

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    Nonprofit-Specific Business Planning

    If you are starting a nonprofit organization, then you would be better to get a book on nonprofit strategic planning, than a book
    on business planning. Nonprofit business plan books are better focused on a particular program or service, than on the entire organization.
    A strategic planning book is better for focusing on an entire organization.


    Nonprofit Program Design, Marketing and Evaluation - Book Cover
    Field Guide to Nonprofit Program Design, Marketing and Evaluation
    by Carter McNamara, published by Authenticity Consulting, LLC.
    Nonprofit business planning often is focused on a specific program, rather than on the overall organization.
    (Planning focused on the overall organization is usually strategic planning.) There are few books, if any,
    that explain how to carefully plan, organize and develop a nonprofit program.
    Also, too many books completely separate the highly integrated activities of planning, marketing and evaluating programs.
    This book integrates all three into a comprehensive, straightforward approach that anyone can follow in order to
    provide high-quality programs with strong appeal to funders. Includes many online forms that can be downloaded.

    Venture Forth - Book Cover
    Venture Forth! The Essential Guide to Starting a Money-Making Business in Your Nonprofit Organization
    by Rolfe Larson, published by Fieldstone Alliance.
    Provide step-by-step guidelines to identify and implement the best ideas to generate more revenue to further your
    nonprofit mission. Ideas can come from current or new services — many nonprofits are already providing
    critical services from which they could generate more revenue. The movement of social entrepreneurship,
    including earned-income generation, is becoming a must for every nonprofit to consider.
    Many funders greatly appreciate nonprofits generating more income — this book shows you how!

    Nonprofit Strategic Planning and Facilitation - Book Cover
    Field Guide to Nonprofit Strategic Planning and Facilitation
    by Carter McNamara, published by Authenticity Consulting, LLC.
    If you intend your nonprofit business planning to cover the entire organization, then you probably need
    strategic planning as much as, if not more than, business planning. This book provides step-by-step guidelines
    to customize and facilitate planners to implement the best strategic planning process to suit the particular nature
    and needs of their nonprofit. This is one of the few books, if any, that explains how to actually facilitate planning.
    Includes many online forms that can be downloaded and used by planners.


    Also See for For-Profits

    Strategic Planning — Recommended Books

    Business Development — Recommended books

    Financing Your Business — Recommended Books

    Organizational Sustainability — Recommended Books

    Product Development — Recommended books

    Planning and Project Management — Recommended Books

    Also See for Nonprofits

    Strategic Planning — Recommended Books

    Social Entrepreneurship (Nonprofit) — Recommended Books

    Capacity Building (Nonprofit) — Recommended Books

    Organizational Sustainability — Recommended Books

    Fundraising — Recommended Books

    Program Management — Recommended Books

    Planning and Project Management — Recommended Books