"The First-Year Seminar: Designing, Implementing, and Assessing Courses to Support Student Learning and Success," a five-volume series, is designed to assist educators who are interested in launching a first-year seminar or revamping an existing program. Each volume examines a different aspect of first-year seminar design or…

In 2011, the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition revisited its 1999 National Survey of Senior Seminars and Capstone Courses to explore the current state of culminating experiences in American higher education. Drawn from a sample of public and private colleges and universities across the country, the…

Effective, efficient, and sustainable ID/DD organizations: are they possible in today's world of dwindling resources and mounting demands for more and better services? Yes--with the practical tools and strategies in this lifeline for ID/DD leaders. Developed by two of the most trusted authorities in the disability field, this innovative business…

In 1998, the National Science Foundation (NSF) launched a program of Grants for Vertical Integration of Research and Education in the Mathematical Sciences (VIGRE). These grants were designed for institutions with PhD-granting departments in the mathematical sciences, for the purpose of developing high-quality education programs, at all levels,…

This book aims to provide practical information and insights to practitioners involved in collaborative international development programs. It draws on literature and the authors' many years of field experience to combine theory and practical tools as a guide to action in the field. The introduction defines concepts in rural development, outlines…

Based upon evaluations of 50 agencies as part of the Programmatic Research Project on the Rehabilitation of Homebound Persons, the booklet offers information for successfully administering homebound rehabilitation programs for handicapped individuals. Characteristics of New York's successful program are pointed out in the first chapter. Subsequent…

Grant writing is not as daunting a task as it may seem--at least not when there are experts to guide you. In the first half of this book, the authors explain what every grant writer needs to know and do to successfully secure funding. Readers will learn the following: (1) How to locate different kinds of grant sponsors; (2) How to understand the…

Designed for a nonprofit organization executive, this book suggests how to start and run an increasingly profitable program for attracting the kind of gifts that will be repeated year after year. Preliminary preparations, the launch and administration of a campaign, four ways to reach higher goals, and annual giving ideas from education, health…

This book outlines issues of concern to top decision makers in a nonprofit organization that involves volunteers, including the role of the executive staff in supporting the volunteer program. The 12 chapters in the book discuss the following topics: developing a vision for volunteer participation; questions of policy; budgeting and other resource…

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…

This book is designed to help nonprofit organizations recruit and retain volunteers. Following an introductory section covering the recruitment and use of volunteers, it contains 14 chapters organized in 3 sections. The chapters in the first section discuss what volunteer recruiters need to do before actually asking anyone to volunteer. They…

Directed toward groups, organizations, and programs dependent on effective fund raising, this book views the grant management responsibility as an extension of fund-raising and offers advice on how to be successful at grant management. Such topics as grant program organization, management strategies, fiscal controls, monitoring, reporting and…

The history, current priorities, and future directions of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) are discussed with an emphasis on the applicability of NEA programs to community colleges. The Endowment has three major goals: (1) to promote broad dissemination of cultural resources of the highest quality; (2) to assist cultural institutions in…

Designed for those interested in the mechanics of establishing outdoor education programs, this text is basically a guide to program development and includes examples of procedures, forms, conceptualizations, etc. Chapters deal with: (1) the contemporary education scene (an overview); (2) the basic concepts of outdoor education (17 concept…

Drawing upon direct teaching-administrative experiences at the City Literary Institute (London), one of the largest centers of "non-vocational" language study, the author has developed practical guidelines for teaching beginning language courses to adults. An introductory chapter reflects the adult learning scene in Britain as well as…