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If you lack con?dence about how to write at work, ?nd writing a daunting prospect, or want tips on how to be better at it, this book is for you.

This book will give you the tools to both run better meetings and work more effectively. The practical advice and top tips will also enable you develop strategies to deal with difficult issues and people. It will help you be the very best you can be before, during and after meeting

This book is a short introduction to campaigning in its many different forms, and is for those who have little or no experience of the subject, who want to understand the key terminology and be inspired to make an impact.

Speed Reads: Inductions shows you how to design a reliable, structured, and repeatable induction process that works for both the new starter and for your organisation.

This shortguide will help you to understand what your decisions aremeant to achieve. It looks at the factors that influence the quality of thosedecisions and outlines the key actions to take in making the decision,implementing it and learning from it.

This book providesguidance on working effectively with your manager, including tips and techniques on where to focus your energy.

Trying to understand your charity's finances is enough to keepyou awake at night. This no-nonsense guide unpacks the jargon, the processes and the systems that makes the world of charity finance such a tricky one to navigate.

This book shows you how you can set a charity investment policy and think clearly about your financial goals and measures of success. It will help you make sensible and well-informed investment decisions and, ultimately, empower your charity to do more with its valuable resources.

Finding new grant-makers is a time-consuming and intricate business. The Guide to New Trusts takes the legwork out of the process to help you beat a short path to new funders who might support your cause.

The Porcupine Principle is your unique companion that provides thought-provoking insight into the art of fundraising and also a fresh and engaging take on how to be an outstanding fundraiser. Invaluable for all voluntary and paid fundraisers, this book will make you reflect deeply on how and why you fundraise.

Inbox management can be the bane of your working life. If you are not careful, it can quickly become your main task and push aside the truly valuable work that you do. But it doesn't have to be that way.

Networking can fill you with trepidation if you are new to it, or complacency if you have been doing it for too long. Either way working at it and taking it seriously every time can pay dividends for you and your organisation.

Advising Philanthropists explores the developing role of philanthropy advisor, the practicalities involved in the job and the wide range of skills and knowledge needed to start and excel at working with donors.

The Guide to New Trusts takes the legwork out of the process to help you beat a short path to new funders all registered in 2022/23who might support your cause.

If you are a fundraiser or someone who needs to raise money for your organisation or scheme, you cannot be without this book. Never out of print since it was published in 1992, the book has more than earned its place on your fundraising department's bookshelf.

Grants fundraising has been the mainstay of income for charities for many years making up around GBP3 billion of annual voluntary income in the UK alone. This guide shows you how to maximise the value of this area of fundraising for your charity.

What are vision, mission and objectives? Not a trick question but as the distinctions are befuddling to many and are fundamental to understanding your organisation, you'll want to get them right. This book will help you to understand the difference between these concepts, why each matters and how to develop them within your organisation.

This book is your indispensable aid to setting your fundraising strategy. It shows you how to: * Understand the internal and external fundraising environment * Identify your strategic objectives and key audiences * Structure your tactics * Track, measure and control your plan * Avoid strategic wear-out

The guide includes details on companies' giving strategies and advice on how to identify those companies most likely to support your organisation. It also contains a full description of each company's community activities and a separate section on around 130 corporate grant-making charities

Becoming a charity trustee allows you give back to a cause that you care passionately about, but the role could come with personal benefits too - boosting your health, happiness, confidence and career prospects. How To Become a Charity Trustee is a practical toolkit for charity trustee volunteering that gives clear guidance on how to get started.

Practical Project Management is a realistic and easy-to-follow guide to managing projects for voluntary organisations