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Between government cutbacks, shrinking endowments, and business
belt-tightening, the nonprofit sector may end up being the biggest
victim of today's topsy-turvy market that few even hear about. But
this does not mean that nonprofits aren't just as vital as
before--if not more so--or that yours cannot receive the regular
funding it needs to fulfill the mission you heroically set out to
do. But it's going to take the same type of advanced organizational
and competitive strategies that the most successful for-profit
businesses have utilized in order to remain atop the leader
board.Bridging the gap between theory and practical methods, The
Nonprofit Fundraising Solution shows readers how to: - Ensure that
executive leadership and board dynamics fully support fundraising
initiatives - Build a broad constituency of donors aligned to the
mission - Determine the right level of funding diversification -
Use tactics such as challenge drives, stretch gifts, and corporate
matching; parlor gatherings; leadership councils; year-end drives;
corporate partnerships; and major campaigns to power revenue,
increase access to wealthy donors, and raise their community
profile - Proactively encourage planned giving - Avoid revenue
plateausTo survive and ultimately thrive, a nonprofit needs
forceful revenue strategies and an organizational culture that
champions them. Complete with stories of those who have done this
exceptionally well, as well as "casebooks" of the
strategies-in-action, this invaluable resource for philanthropists
of all kinds reveals how any nonprofit can implement advanced
fundraising methods and secure the funds they need to excel.
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The role of a financial manager is to ensure the financial
sustainability of a firm by maintaining a firm's profitability,
liquidity and solvency. Sales may generate revenue, but it is only
when credit sales are converted into cash once debtors settle their
accounts that these goals are achieved. As firms attempt to ensure
their sustainability, they face competition from other firms,
regulation, policy uncertainty and taxation issues, new
technologies, as well as a dependency on suppliers and labour, plus
challenges from environmental issues and dynamic economic
conditions. Finance for non-financial managers explains the
long-term goal of creating value, followed by the short-term goals
of profitability, liquidity and solvency. A firm has to acquire
assets and to finance them at the lowest cost possible. However,
the management of these assets is not exclusively in the hands of a
financial manager. Other functional departments, especially supply
chain management and marketing, play a significant role. Finance
for non-financial managers thus provides an understanding of the
principles of financial management required to contribute
favourably to the long-term sustainability of a firm. Finance for
non-financial managers explains the financial goals of a firm, and
illustrates how the principles of finance should be applied in
creating wealth as opposed to simply maximising profit. With its
thought-provoking opening cases and user-friendly content, this
book is ideal for anyone who has little or no prior knowledge of
accounting or financial management. Finance for non-financial
managers is a useful resource for managers involved in marketing,
human resources, logistics, supply chain management and information
management, and for professionals such as engineers, architects,
attorneys and medical professionals in private practice.
This book offers cutting-edge insights into the changing landscape
of entrepreneurial finance, as digital technologies play an
increasingly dynamic role in the world economy. Assessing the rapid
development of innovative technologies in entrepreneurial
ecosystems, it contributes to a wider discussion on the role that
technology plays in facilitating and commercializing ideas in the
context of global finance. Chapters offer a systemic, comparative
analysis of the interplay between financial activities and digital
technologies, reflecting on the acceleration of the development of
innovative technologies and alternative financing. The book
includes thoughtful discussions of women entrepreneurs,
crowdfunding, business angels and big data, connecting these topics
to wider discussions of technology-based entrepreneurship. Offering
interdisciplinary insights from a variety of entrepreneurial
contexts, including startups, universities, corporations, and the
public sector, contributors demonstrate the role of digital
technologies in facilitating entrepreneurial ecosystems. Bringing
together state-of-the-art qualitative and quantitative research on
entrepreneurial ecosystems, this book offers crucial insights for
academics and researchers of entrepreneurial finance looking for a
better understanding of the contemporary role of digital
technologies in alternative financing. Policymakers and
practitioners will also benefit from the managerial implications of
real-world scenarios analyzed by contributors.
Bringing together a diverse team of renowned accounting scholars,
this incisive Research Handbook presents a comprehensive evaluation
of current research on nonprofit accounting, noting its major
accomplishments and outlining opportunities for future study. The
Research Handbook provides a broad overview of key topics related
to accounting and financial reporting, including donor use of
financial information, methods of measuring nonprofit performance,
solvency and volunteer efforts, and the misuse and misstatements of
accounting information. Chapters further examine a variety of
oversight mechanisms, such as the roles of auditors, nonprofit
boards, regulators, monitoring groups, taxes, and accounting
standard-setters. With a central focus on the strengths and
contributions of empirical archival, behavioural, and descriptive
research methodologies, the Research Handbook ultimately considers
fruitful avenues for future research. Presenting extensive analysis
of nonprofit accounting research, this Research Handbook will prove
an invaluable aid to students and scholars of accounting,
management, business, economics, and public administration. Its
expert integration of critical accounting research on colleges,
foundations, and the healthcare sector will also benefit nonprofit
managers, board members, regulators, charity monitors, and
standard-setters.
This timely book explores the measurement and consequences of
financialisation, as well as its driving forces, to take a fresh
look at reconciling the twin concepts of financialisation and
financial development. Imad Moosa provides a critical review of
these two separate strands – the individual measures of economic
development and financialisation – on the grounds that they are
inadequate to represent a multi-dimensional process. Introducing a
new composite measure encompassing the means of payment and asset
ownership as well as conventional indicators, Moosa expertly
investigates the economic, political and social consequences of
financialisation. Identifying the driving forces of
financialisation, he concludes that there is a requirement to
reverse the current trend using more than just legislation and
regulation to secure a sound and stable economy. This innovative
book will be a fascinating and informative read for academics and
research students of financial economics, regulation and economic
sociology. Policy makers and politicians engaged in financial
regulation will find the suggested insights into achieving future
financial stability thought-provoking.
Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful
introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and
law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to
be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of
the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject
areas. Covering all aspects of federal securities law, this
Advanced Introduction provides an excellent understanding of how
U.S. securities regulation works, particularly as this emerging
area of law becomes more prevalent for those working or involved in
general corporate and commercial practices. It examines the
definition of securities and how modern investment opportunities
may be subject to this regulation as well as more traditional forms
such as stocks or bonds. Key Features: Providing up to date
information on the latest developments in securities law Presenting
complex material in a clear and comprehensive format and defining
key concepts Thoroughly reviewing significant Supreme Court cases,
alongside the noteworthy statues and Securities and Exchange
Commission Rules This informative book will be invaluable reading
for practitioners and others engaged in the business and securities
world looking for a detailed overview of U.S. securities law. It
will also be a useful resource for lawyers, scholars, and policy
advisors.
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