Author Dalya Massachi at Rainbow Bookstore Saturday, May 6th

The author of "Writing to Make a Difference: 25 Powerful Techniques to Boost Your
Community Impact," Ms. Dalya Massachi,  will be at Rainbow Bookstore Co-op at 6pm on Friday, May 6th to share her insights into how to write well to promote social and environmental causes.


Massachi is the founder of Writing for Community Success which specializes in helping professionals in the social sector advance their missions through outstanding written materials. She is a widely published writer, trainer, writing coach, editor, consultant, and activist, primarily focusing on fund development and communications. For more information about Dalya, check out her website: http://dfmassachi.net.

"Writing to Make a Difference" is a source book of techniques that can be successfully applied to fundraising and grant writing alike!

(Source:  http://www.rainbowbookstore.org/node/11830)

New Books in the GIC!

The Charismatic Organization : Eight Ways to Grow a Nonprofit that Builds Buzz, Delights Donors, and Energizes Employees by Shirley Sagawa and Deborah Jospin.

GIC Call #: HD62.6 S24 2009

Fundraising Consultants : a Guide for Nonprofit Organizations by Eugene A. Scanlan

GIC Call #: HG177 S293 2009

Money Well Spent : A Strategic Plan for Smart Philanthropy by Paul Brest and Hal Harvey

GIC Call #: HD2769.2 U6 B74 2008

The Idealist.org Handbook to Building a Better World: How to Turn Your Good Intentions into Actions that Make a Difference by Idealist.org with Stephanie Land

GIC Call #: HN49 V64 I34 2009

Summer Jobs Worldwide 2009 with an introduction by Susan Griffith

GIC Call #: HD6271 S86 2009

Free Foundation Center Webinars!

These one-hour webinars, led by Foundation Center staff experts, cover essential topics for nonprofit grantseekers, such as introduction to fundraising planning, finding funders (with Foundation Directory Online), and grantseeking basics.

View the three-month calendar of webinars, and then click on any date to get a full description and/or to register online!

More new books!

Here are some of the newest arrivals at the Grants Information Collection:



Storytelling for Grantseekers: The Guide to Creative Nonprofit Fundraising by Cheryl A. Clarke

Level Best: How Small and Grassroots Nonprofits Can Tackle Evaluation and Talk Results by Marcia Festen and Marianne Philbin

The Ask: How to Ask Anyone for Any Amount of Money for Any Purpose by Laura Fredricks

Fundraising for Social Change, 5th ed. by Kim Klein

13th Annual Fundraising & Development for Nonprofits Conference = Time very well spent!

If you've ever had the chance to attend this wonderful 3-day event which takes place at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Business School each spring, you already know what I mean.

If not, you'll definitely want to check out the conference web site at: http://exed.wisc.edu/devconf/ . And, though you'll need to wait until next year to experience the exciting and intensive educational environment that is the Fund Raising and Development for Nonprofits Conference, you'll be glad that you're now "in the know".

Don Gray, Nancy Francisco-Welke, Boris Frank and Mark Lefebvre were just a few of the very fine speakers and presenters at this year's informative and inspirational gathering.

Plus, (if you thought it couldn't get any better) there's even a scholarship competition available to attendees, http://exed.wisc.edu/devconf/Scholarship.htm !

Perhaps I'll see you there next year...