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Office of Consumer Affairs, Washington, DC. – 1984
This planning guide explains in detail how to set up and run a consumer week program in a school or organization. It begins with 10 golden rules for an effective consumer week. A section on planning a program analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of a week-long or weekend event, discusses balancing the major event categories, and describes…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business, Community Programs, Consumer Education
Bryson, John M.; Alston, Farnum K. – 1996
This workbook addresses key issues in the design of an overall strategic planning process and the subsequent implementation process for public and nonprofit organizations. The workbook is divided into two sections. Part 1 presents an overview of the strategic planning and implementation process and the benefits to be gained by using it. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Guidelines, Institutional Administration
Davidson, Marjorie Martin; Wise, Stephen R. – New Directions for Institutional Advancement, 1982
For two-year colleges to keep pace with inflation, new sources of revenue must be cultivated. A nonprofit foundation may be the answer. Community college fund-raisers must tailor their private giving efforts to meet the needs of their unique constituency. Ideas for fund-raising events and areas are suggested. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Alumni, Community Colleges, Cultural Activities
Bryson, John M. – 1996
This book shows how leaders and managers of public and nonprofit organizations can use strategic planning to strengthen their organizations. This expanded edition includes many new examples of successful and unsuccessful strategic planning practices, along with new chapters that address how to implement strategies, how to reassess strategies and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Definitions, Guidelines
Junior and Community Coll. Inst., Washington, DC. – 1986
This resource book provides a variety of materials that were presented at a national workshop on the development, organization, and activities of two-year college alumni associations. The first section, which looks at the organization of alumni programs, presents information related to Clinton Community College's (Ohio) Alumni Association,…
Descriptors: Alumni, Alumni Associations, College Graduates, Community Colleges

Kopp, Wendy – NACADA Journal, 1992
The founder of "Teach for America," a nonprofit organization to recruit capable but undirected college seniors for a two-year commitment to teaching, has successfully brought in a corps of graduates with a high level of commitment, academic excellence, varied skills, and a better minority representation to teach in difficult-to-staff…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Career Choice, Change Strategies, College Seniors
Brandeis Univ., Waltham, MA. Center for Human Resources. – 1991
This guide was designed to help policy makers, administrators, program planners, and managers find answers to their questions about improving the quality of their services and addressing the changing needs of young people in their communities. Information is provided on more than 100 nonprofit organizations, government agencies, research centers,…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Cooperation, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Legislation
Ricard, Virginia B. – 1985
With much to offer rural girls as well as much to learn from them, Girl Scouting is trying to reach more girls and adults in rural areas. The challenges include economic setbacks for farming, unemployment, isolated populations, and changing rural culture. Along with the challenges are the many resources of rural areas and the congruence between…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Females
Hodgson, Frank M. – 1986
This handbook provides public and private school administrators with guidelines for developing a nonprofit educational foundation. Following an introduction, a statement of rationale describes fundamental approaches and activities. The foundation's primary purpose is aiding schools with additional funding and community service support. Section 2…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Community Involvement, Educational Finance, Educational Innovation
Rosenberg, Bill; Savage, Steven – 1981
A resource guide to assist inservice personnel to establish vocational education programs for severely handicapped individuals is presented. Section 1 summarizes issues in vocational services and training for severely handicapped persons. Section 2 contains brief descriptions of national agencies and organizations that relate in some way to the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Agency Role, Community Programs
Criminale, Ulrike – 1985
The Language School in Seattle has conducted extracurricular foreign language classes in 31 local elementary schools for several years. Each school has a parent coordinator, the courses are tuition-supported, and the objectives are to establish language learning interest and cultural awareness using the Total Physical Response method. A dramatic…
Descriptors: Coordination, Educational Facilities, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education
Carter, Kathryn Gibson – 1998
This booklet explains how service learning can be used to encourage out-of-school youth to return to an education program. The booklet begins with a discussion of the term "out-of-school youth" that includes the early warning signals indicating a potential for dropping out of school and circumstances and characteristics of potential…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Citizenship Education, Community Education
Indiana Youth Inst., Indianapolis. – 2002
Indiana's youth workers are highly motivated, well-educated, experienced, and satisfied with their jobs. They cite these three top challenges of their jobs: funds, family support, and sufficient staff to share time-consuming duties. Researchers cite these key components to develop first-rate programs that meet youth needs: low staff-student ratio,…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Programs, Counseling, Employee Attitudes
Slater, Marsha; Allsman, Ava; Savage, Ron; Havens, Lani; Blohm, Judee; Raftery, Kate – 2002
This document, which was developed to assist Peace Corps volunteers and those responsible for training them, presents an introductory booklet and six toolkits for use in the training provided to and by volunteers involved in community development. All the materials emphasize long-term participatory approaches to sustainable development and a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Case Studies
Totten, Leah; Dodson, David; Thomasson, Julie – 2000
This report profiles 12 programs conducted as part of the Hitachi Foundation's Partnerships in Economic and Educational Opportunity Initiative. The introduction and overview explain the goals of the initiative, which was undertaken to improve the economic and career options available to young people who have traditionally been underserved by…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Career Education, Change Strategies