Author: Eugene R. Tempel
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Keywords: amp, nonprofit, public, management, series, bass, jossey, achieving, rosso, excellence, fund, raising, hank
Number of Pages: 576
Published: 2003-03-06
List price: $48.00
ISBN-10: 0787962562
ISBN-13: 9780787962562

This thoroughly revised and updated edition of the classic book in the field provides a conceptual foundation for the fund raising profession. Hank Rosso’s Achieving Excellence in Fund Raising examines the profession’s principles, strategies, and methods and is filled with practical examples. Guided by the enduring philosophy of fund raising master Henry A. Rosso, contributors explain the reasoning behind the planning and selection of strategies for all fund raising activities, including building your case for support, approaching donors, managing campaigns, and demonstrating stewa

Author: Sally M. Reis
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Keywords: resources, enrichment, grades, jossey, teacher, bass, activities, hands, resource, reading, kit, teaching, tools, joyful
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2009-07-07
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 047039188X
ISBN-13: 9780470391884

All children deserve a chance to learn to love reading. The Joyful Reading Resource Kit offers teachers an impressive array of tools, resources, and activities for getting students at all levels excited about reading while developing their proficiency in comprehension. Serving as a companion to Joyful Reading, the book offers teachers everything they need to implement the Schoolwide Enrichment Model in Reading (SEM-R), a differentiated instructional approach that encourages students to read independently for a period of time each day on books of their own choice. Implemented in three phases, t

Author: Peter Smith
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Keywords: higher, bass, adult, education, series, jossey, learning, wasted, america, talent, new, ecology, harnessing
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2010-02-02
List price: $40.00
ISBN-10: 0470538074
ISBN-13: 9780470538074

Praise for Harnessing America’s Wasted Talent"President Obama offered America and the world renewed hope for a better tomorrow. With decades of experience in alternative forms of higher education, Peter Smith grabs that optimistic spirit and seizes the moment to reveal to us the exciting age of Web-based teaching and learning, which is opening access to untold numbers of learners while harnessing the previously wasted talents of millions of people in America and billions around the world. Those seeking insights, a vision of the future, and a chance to join this educational revolution sho

Authors:Ed Stetzer, Warren Bird,
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Keywords: bass, jossey, leadership, network, series, makers, movement, churches, helping, church, planters, viral
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2010-04-26
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0470550457
ISBN-13: 9780470550458

A groundbreaking guide for multiplying the impact of church plants Based on a study that was commissioned by the Leadership Network, this book reveals the best practices in church planting and uncovers the common threads among them. A much-needed resource, this book will inform, guide, and even catalyze today’s many church planting leaders. The authors clearly show leaders how to plant churches that create a multiplication movement and offer inspiration for them to do so. The book addresses their questions about what to do next in their church planting strategies, in light of research on

Author: LASTJossey-Bass Publishers
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Keywords: learning, brain, reader, bass, jossey
Number of Pages: 480
Published: 2007-12-21
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0787962414
ISBN-13: 9780787962418

This comprehensive reader presents an accessible overview of recent?brain research and contains valuable insights into how students learn and how we should teach them.?It includes articles from the top thinkers in both the brain science and K-12 education fields, such as Joseph LeDoux, Howard Gardner, Sally Shaywitz, and John Bransford. This rich and varied volume offers myriad perspectives on the brain, mind, and education, and features twenty-six chapters in seven primary areas of interest: An overview of the brain The brain-based learning debate Memory, cognition, and i

Author: Joan Gallo
Publisher: Jossey-Ba
Keywords: leadership, non, franchise, reader, bass, jossey, business
Number of Pages: 624
Published: 2008-01-18
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0787988197
ISBN-13: 9780787988197

The second edition of best-selling Business Leadership contains the best thinking on leadership from the biggest names in the business. It offers leaders everything they need to know to prepare for today’s—and tomorrow’s—leadership challenges: how to understand the leadership process, identify opportunities, get things started right, avoid predictable pitfalls, and maximize success. Effective leaders use mind, heart, and spirit in their work, and this volume is designed to guide and support leaders in their efforts. With an introduction by Joan V. Gallos—editor of the highly praised

Author: Hal G. Rainey
Publisher: Jossey-Ba
Keywords: public, administration, series, bass, organizations, managing, understanding, jossey
Number of Pages: 544
Published: 2009-11-09
List price: $70.00
ISBN-10: 047040292X
ISBN-13: 9780470402924

Understanding and Managing Public Organizations provides a comprehensive analysis of research and practice on public organizations and management. In this fourth edition of his award-winning best seller, Hal Rainey reviews topics including organizational goals and performance, decision making and strategy, leadership, motivation, organizational structure and design, organizational change, and others. He analyzes effective and ineffective practices, with suggestions for managing contemporary and classic challenges in public organizations, and with illustrative vignettes and examples. Carefully