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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.
An in-depth guide to divestiture for financial and corporate
planning executives, this volume offers comprehensive information
about divestiture strategies, the rationale for divestiture, the
effects on employees and other corporate stakeholders, and the
internal management problems that can accompany divestiture
proposal and implementation. In addition, the author offers full
coverage of the various divestiture techniques including direct
sale, spin-offs, employee stock option plans, and leveraged
buy-outs. Schmidt demonstrates that divestiture is often the best
solution for a corporation faced with the need to raise cash,
dispose of properties that do not fit with the firM's overall
strategic plan, or remain competitive in today's global
markets.
This volume offers an in-depth guide to one technique--
divestiture--which is increasingly a component of financial
restructuring plans. Written for the financial and corporate
planning executives who must recommend or direct divestiture
operations, the book offers comprehensive information about
divestiture strategies, the rationale for divestiture, the effects
on employees and other corporate stakeholders, and the internal
management problems that can accompany divestiture proposal and
implementation. In addition, the author offers full coverage of the
various divestiture techniques including direct sale, spin-offs,
Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOPs) and Leveraged Buy-Outs (LBOs).
Schmidt demonstrates that divestiture is often the best solution
for a corporation faced with the need to raise cash, dispose of
properties that do not fit with the firM's overall strategic plan
or show unsatisfactory returns, or remain competitive in today's
global markets. His book will be an important resource for anyone
involved in the divestiture decisionmaking process.
Schmidt begins by tracing the major acquisition and divestiture
activity of the past 30 years. He identifies the business
environmental changes and regulatory actions that have fueled the
current high level of divestiture activity, examines the political
environment of divestiture, and explores the relationship between
international expansion and divestiture. Turning to a discussion of
the divestiture decision itself, Schmidt addresses such issues as
divestiture segment valuation, the effects of divestiture on
resources, the managerial implications and the psychological
effects of divestiture. Subsequent chapters analyze the
considerations that must be taken into account in any divestiture
decision and present specific divestiture techniques. In his
concluding chapter, Schmidt looks at future trends in corporate
divestiture.
Following rapid technological advancements that have taken place
throughout the late 20th and early 21st centuries, this intriguing
book provides a dynamic agenda for the study of artificial
intelligence (AI) within finance. Through an in-depth consideration
of the use of AI, it utilises case-study examples to investigate
AI’s effectiveness within investment and banking. Artificial
Intelligence and Financial Behaviour examines to what extent AI can
guide people to improve their financial wellbeing. It explores
potential effects of, and problems with, specific technologies, as
well as describing current regulatory considerations regarding the
use of AI and machine learning. Chapters succinctly portray the
impact AI may have on investor and trader behaviour. This highly
informative book will be beneficial for students and researchers
studying behavioural and regulatory economics. It will also be
immensely useful for financial regulators who are analysing
problems from contemporary points of view.
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