The Library is continually expanding its resources to assist nonprofit organizations and those wishing to establish a nonprofit. This list does not include the core publications of the Foundation Center’s Cooperating Collection.

The titles below include both circulating and non-circulating items. Check our catalog to see which items can be placed on request.

Print Resources
Updated MArch 16, 2005

2003 Cumulative Supplement to the Financial & Accounting Guide for Not-for Profit Organizations - 6^th ed. Hoboken NJ: J. Wiley & Sons, 2003.

Annual Register of Grant Support. Chicago: Marquis Academic Media, 2003.

Benchmarking for Nonprofits, How to Measure, Manage and Improve Performance, by Jason Saul, Wilder Foundation, 2004;

Big Gifts for Small Groups, a Board Member's 1-hour Guide to Securing Gifts of $500-$5,000, by Andy Robinson, Emerson & Church, 2004;

Firstenberg, Paul. Philanthropy’s Challenge: Building Nonprofit Capacity Through Venture Grantmaking. New York: Foundation Center, 2003.

Fundraising Mistakes that Bedevil all Boards (and Staff too), a 1-hour guide to identifying and overcoming obstacles to your success, by Kay Sprinkel Grace, 2004;

Guide to Grantseeking on the Web. New York: Foundation Center, 2003.

Governance as Leadership, Reframing the Work of Nonprofit Boards, by Richard P. Chait, William P. Ryan & Barbara E. Taylor, Wiley, 2005;

Government Assistance Almanac. Washington, D.C.: Foggy Bottom Publications, 2003.

Grant$ for Mental Health, Addictions & Crisis Services, 2002/03. New York: Foundation Center, 2003.

Grant$ for the Physically and Mentally Disabled, 2002/03. New York: Foundation Center, 2003.

Grants and Awards Available to American Writers, 2002/03. New York: P.E.N. American Center, 2003.

Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership & Management, 2nd ed., 2005;

Karsch, Ellen & Fox, Arlen Sue, The Only Grantwriting Book You’ll Ever Need. New York: Carroll & Graf, 2003.

New, C.C. & Quick, J.A. How to Write a Grant Proposal. Hoboken NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2003.

The Not-For-Profit CEO: How to Attain and Retain the Corner Office, by Walter Pidgeon Jr., Wiley, 2004;

Play to Win: the Nonprofit Guide to Competitive Strategy, by David La Piana, Jossey-Bass, 2005;

Poister, Theodore. Measuring Performance in Public and Nonprofit Organizations San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003.

Quarter, J., Mook, L. & Richmond, B.J. What Counts—Social Accounting for Nonprofits and Cooperatives. New York: Prentice Hall, 2003.

Ruegg, D. & Venkatrathnam, L. Bookkeeping Basics: What Every Nonprofit Bookkeeper Needs to Know. St. Paul MN: Wilder Publishing Center, 2003.

The Ultimate Board Member's Book, A 1-hour Guide to Understanding and Fulfilling Your Role and Responsibilities, Kay Sprinkel Grace, Emerson & Church 2005;

Volunteers, How to Get Them, How to Keep Them by Helen Little, Panacea Press, 1999;

Webster's New World Grant Writing Handbook, by Sara Deming Wason, Wiley, 2004;

Wymer, Walter W. Jr. & Sridhar, Samu. Nonprofit and Business Sector Collaboration, Binghamton NY: Best Business Books, 2003.