The John E. Hoffman Jr. Resource Library

The John E. Hoffman, Jr. Resource Library was established by the Board of Directors in November 2005 to recognize John Hoffman's "contagious enthusiasm, guiding wisdom and devoted leadership" as Giving Monadnock's founding Board Chair.

The following resources are available for loan at the Giving Monadnock offices, 168 Castle Street, Keene. Please call 357-7171 to make sure someone will be in the office when you plan to stop by. Resource items are due back within two weeks, or you may call for an extension on your loan.

BOARDSOURCE COMMITTEE SERIES – two sets

1. Transforming Board Structure: Strategies for Committees and Task Forces
   Bobowick, Marla J; Hughes, Sandra R. and Lakey, Berit M, BoardSource, 2001
2. Governance Committee
   Lakey, Berit M.; Hughes, Sandra R. and Flynn, Outi, BoardSource, 2004
3. Executive Committee
   Light, Mark, BoardSource, 2004
4. Financial Committees
   McLaughlin, Thomas A., BoardSource, 2004
5. Development Committee
   Tempel, Eugene R., BoardSource, 2004
6. Advisory Councils
   Axelrod, Nancy R., BoardSource, 2004

BOARDSOURCE GOVERNANCE SERIES

1. Ten Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards
   Ingram, Richard T., BoardSource, 2003
2. Financial Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards
   Lang, Andrew S., BoardSource, 2003
3. Structures and Practices of Nonprofit Boards
   Dambach, Charles, F. MBA, BoardSource, 2003
4. Fundraising Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards
   Greenfield, James M. ACFRE, FAHP, BoardSource, 2003
5. Legal Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards
   Hopkins, Bruce R. JD, LLM, BoardSource, 2003
6. The Nonprofit Board’s Role in Setting and Advancing the Mission
   Grace, Kay Sprinkel, MA, BoardSource, 2003
7. The Nonprofit Board’s Role in Planning and Evaluation
   Yankey, John A. PhD and McClellan, Amy, MNO, BoardSource, 2003
8. How To Help Your Board Govern More and Manage Less
   Chait, Richard P. PhD, BoardSource, 2003
9. Leadership Roles in Nonprofit Governance
   Gale, Robert L., BoardSource, 2003

BOOKS

• Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations: A Practical Guide and Workbook
  Allison, Michael, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997
• Planning Special Events
  Armstrong, James, Jossey-Bass, Inc., 2001
• Chief Executive Succession Planning: The Board’s Role in Securing Your Organization’s Future
  Axelrod, Nancy R., BoardSource, 2002
• Understanding Nonprofit Financial Statements (2nd Ed.)
  Berger, Steven, CPA, BoardSource, 2003
• Managing Nonprofit Organizations
  Borst, Diane, AMACOM, 1977
• Effective Fund Raising: Tools and Techniques for Success
  Brody, Leslie G., Copley Publishing Group, 1994
• On Board Leadership
  Carver, John, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002
• The Effective Board of Trustees
  Chait, Richard P., MacMillan, 1991
• Governance as Ledership: Reframing the Work of Nonprofit Boards – two copies
  Chait, Richard P., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005
• Improving the Performance of Governing Boards
  Chait, Richard P., The Oryx Press, 1996
• Wealth in Families
  Collier, Charles W., The President and Fellows of Harvard College, 2001
• Why Business Thinking Is Not the Answer: Good to Great in the Social Sectors
  Collins, Jim, self published, 2005
• Unlocking Profit Potential: Your Organization’s Guide to Social Entrepreneurship
  Community Wealth Ventures, Inc., BoardSource, 2002
• Strengthening Nonprofit Performance: A Funder’s Guide to Capacity Building
  Connolly, Paul, and Lucas, Carol, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, 2002
• Navigating the Organizational Lifecycle: A Capacity-Building Guide for Nonprofit Leaders
  Connolly, Paul M., BoardSource, 2006
• The Board Chair Handbook
  Dietel, William L. and Dietel, Linda R., BoardSource, 2001
• Friends of Libraries Sourcebook (3d Ed.)
  Dolnick, Sandy, ed., American Library Association, 1996
• Conducting a Successful Capital Campaign
  Dove, Kent, Jossey-Bass, Inc., 2000
• Conducting a Successful Fundraising Program: a Comprehensive Guide and Resource
  Dove, Kent, Jossey-Bass, 2001
• Managing the Nonprofit Organization: Principles and Practices
  Drucker, Peter F., HarperCollins, 1990
• Successful Direct Mail
  Ferdi, Liz, Barron’s, 1997
• Successful Fundraising: A Complete Handbook for Volunteers and Professionals
  Flanagan, Joan, Contemporary Books, Inc., 1993
• The Policy Sampler: A Resource for Nonprofit Boards
  User’s Guide: Includes CD-ROM with fully customizable sample policies and job descriptions
  Fletcher, Kathleen, BoardSource, 2000
• Fearless Fundraising for Nonprofit Boards
  George, Worth, BoardSource, 2003
• Asking: A Hands-on Learner’s Guide to Gift Solicitation
  Graham, Christine, CPG Enterprises, 1998
• Blueprint for a Capital Campaign: An Introduction for Board Members, Volunteers and Staff
  Graham, Christine, CPG Enterprises, 2002
• Keep the Money Coming: A Step-by-Step Strategic Guide to Annual Fundraising
  Graham, Christine, Pineapple Press, Inc., 2001
• New Hampshire Directory of Foundations
  Graham, Christine, CPG Enterprises, 2005-06
• Starting with Staff: A Guide for the Nonprofit Board
  Graham, Christine, National Trust Publication
• Fund Raising: Evaluating and Managing the Fund Development Process (2nd Ed.)
  Greenfield, James M., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999
• The Non-Profit Handbook: Fundraising (3d Ed.)
  Greenfield, James M., ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2001
• Hidden Assets: Revolutionize Your Development Program with a Volunteer-Driven Approach
  Hodiak, Diane and Ryan, John S., Jossey-Bass, 2001
• The Board Building Cycle: Nine Steps to Finding, Recruiting, and Engaging Nonprofit Board Members
  Hughes, Sandra R.; Lakey, Berit M. and Bobowick, Marla J., BoardSource, 2000
• Governing Boards
  Houle, Cyril O., Jossey-Bass, 1989
• Planned Giving for Small Nonprofits
  Jordan, Ronald R. and Quynn, Katelyn L., John Wiley and Sons, Inc, 2002
• Driving Strategic Planning: A Nonprofit Executive’s Guide
  Kocsis, Deborah L. and Waechter, Susan A., BoardSource, 2003
• Nonprofit Governance: Steering Your Organization with Authority and Accountability
  Lakey, Berit M., BoardSource, 2000
• Sustaining Nonprofit Performance: The Case for Capacity Building and the Evidence to Support It
  Light, Paul C., The Brookings Institution, 2004
• Assessment of the Chief Executive (Revised Edition)
  User’s Guide and 10 Questionnaires: A Tool for Nonprofit Boards
  Mintz, Joshua and Pierson, Jane, BoardSource, 2005
• The Nonprofit Chief Executive’s Ten Basic Responsibilities
  Moyers, Richard L., BoardSource, 2006
• 2005 Report on Wages in New Hampshire’s Nonprofit Organizations: A Report on Employee Compensation for NH’s 501(c)(3) Organizations
  NH Center for Nonprofits, 2005
• The Nonprofit Legal Landscape
  Ober/Kaler Attorneys at Law, BoardSource, 2005
• Board Overboard: Laughs and Lessons for All but the Perfect Nonprofit
  O’Connell, Brian, Jossey-Bass, 1996
• Asking: A 59 Minute Guide
  Panas, Jerold, Emerson & Church, 2003
• Generating Buzz: Strategic communications for Nonprofit Boards
  Patterson, Sally J., BoardSource, 2006
• The Cathedral Within: Transforming Your Life by Giving Something Back
  Shore, Bill, Random House, Inc., 2001
• Nonprofit Lifecycles: Stage-Based Wisdom for Nonprofit Capacity
  Stevens, Susan Kenney, Ph.D., Stagewise Enterprises, Inc., 2001
• Publishing the Non-Profit Annual Report: Tips, Traps, and Tricks of the Trade
  Taylor, Caroline, Jossey-Bass, Inc., 2002
• The Nonprofit Board’s Guide to Bylaws
  Tesdahl, D. Benson, Esq., BoardSource, 2003
• Venture Philanthropy 2002: Advancing Non-profit Performance Through High Engagement Grantmaking
  Venture Philanthropy Partners, Inc., 2002
• Corporate Social Investing: The Breakthrough Strategy for Giving and Getting Corporate Contributions – five copies
  Weeden, Curt, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 1998
• Donor Focused Strategies for Annual Giving
  Williams, Karla, A., Aspen Publishers, 1997
• The Nonprofit Board’s Role in Planning and Evaluation
  Yankey, John A., BoardSource, 2002
• The Nonprofit Board’s Guide to Bylaws: Creating a Framework for Effective Governance
  Zeitlin, Kim Arthur, National Center for Nonprofit Boards, 1997

PERIODICALS

• Chronicle of Philanthropy
• Nonprofit Quarterly