Non-profit management

March 31, 2005 by giarts-ts-admin

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Five years ago, after more than twenty years as a nonprofit management consultant, I went back to the classroom to pursue a doctoral degree in organizational behavior. Although personal renewal was my primary goal, I was also eager to put a set of theoretical legs under two decades of consulting practice.

As the time came to choose my dissertation topic, I found myself gravitating to one of the most complex subjects in my consulting practice—the behavior of nonprofit founders.

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September 30, 2004 by giarts-ts-admin

2003, 29 pages, ISBN 0-9741107-0-1. Published by the Illinois Arts Foundation and Arts & Business Council of Chicago, IAA, 200 N Michigan Avenue, Suite 404, Chicago, IL, 60601, 312-855-3105, info@artsalliance.org, www.artsalliance.org

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September 30, 2004 by giarts-ts-admin

Alternate ROOTS is a coalition of artists and cultural workers in the Southeastern USA; addressing racism and other oppressions has been integral to our mission for a long time. At our 2004 Annual Meeting this past August a panel of ROOTS' founding members discussed the function of ROOTS as a cultural continuation of the civil rights movement - beginning with our founding at the legendary Highlander Center in New Market, Tennessee.

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July 31, 2004 by giarts-ts-admin

2003, 15 pages. Americans for the Arts, 1000 Vermont Avenue NW, 6th floor, Washington, DC 20005, 202-371-2830, info@artsusa.org, www.americansforthearts.org

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July 31, 2004 by giarts-ts-admin

2004, 38 pages. New York State Artist Workspace Consortium, kerry@mccarthyartsconsulting.com, www.nysawc.org

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December 31, 2003 by giarts-ts-admin

2002, 19 pages. City Limits Community Information Service, Inc., Center for an Urban Future 120 Wall Street, 20th floor, New York, NY 10005 (212) 479-3344, www.nycfuture.org

Speak Up is a simple, clear booklet that outlines the basics of advocacy techniques used by nonprofit organizations. Only nineteen pages, it assures readers of the positive consequences of advocacy, provides supportive commentary, and offers tips and suggestions on how to approach the advocacy process.

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December 31, 2003 by giarts-ts-admin

2003, 2 pages. Alliance for Justice, 11 Dupont Circle, NW, second floor, Washington, DC 20036, (886) 675-6229 or (202) 822-6070, fax: (202) 822-6068, advocacy@afj.org, www.allianceforjustice.org

A handy supplement to Speak Up is a pamphlet produced by the Alliance for Justice. The cover poses the question: Lobby government officials, advocate for legislation, and you know what will happen? The answer is eye-catching: better public policy.

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December 31, 2003 by giarts-ts-admin

2002, 116 pages. Larson, Allen, Weishair & Co., LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Distributed by LarsonAllen Public Service Group, (612) 397-3301 or (888) 529-2648, psg@larsonallen.com, Larson, Allen, Weishair & Co., LLP

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October 31, 2003 by giarts-ts-admin

April 2001, 96 pages. The Urban Institute, 2100 M Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037 (202) 833-0687

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