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How can my organization benefit from these materials?
Whether you are thinking of starting a watershed organization or strengthening your existing group, you can benefit from these materials. They contain a wealth of information, tips, guides, sample documents and case studies to help ensure the success of your efforts, whether you are designing a campaign to restore a river or develop a greenway, working to build a more effective board, or raising money for conservation work, .

Where can I access the materials?
You can access these materials through your local public library by making an interlibrary loan request. Simply ask your local librarian for the publication by title. For local library locations, consult the Wisconsin Library Directory at http://www.badgerlink.net/ or 800.441.4563.

You can also request the materials online through Wisconsin′s Water Library (www.aqua.wisc.edu/waterlibrary). The materials will be sent to your local library for pick up and return.

How long may I keep the materials?
The standard library loan period is generally four weeks for books and one week for videos. Loan periods may vary depending upon the individual library′s lending policy. Ask your library for specifics when requesting materials.

Resources available

Below is a list of books, videos and other resources available through River Links. If you have trouble finding one of these, or have addistional resources to suggest, please contact us via e-mail or at 608.257.2424.

Action - Boards - Communication - Conservation - Fundraising - Money Management - Structure - Tax Status - Volunteers

ACTION

• Being Heard: A Citizen′s Guide to DNR Hearings [book] Midwest Environmental Advocates, ISBN: N/A

• The Clean Water Act: An Owner′s Manual [book] Don Elder, Gayle Killam, and Paul Koberstein,  River Network, ISBN: 1930407025

• Dam Removal: A Citizen′s Guide to Restoring Rivers [book] Stephanie Lindloff, River Alliance of Wisconsin, and Trout Unlimited, ISBN: 0971092109

• Starting Up: A Handbook for New River and Watershed Organizations [book] ed. Kathy Luscher, River Network, ISBN: 1930407009 (binder)

• The Lobbying and Advocacy Handbook for Nonprofit Organizations: Shaping Public Policy at the State and Local Level [book] Marcia Avner, Wilder Publishing, ISBN: 0-940069-26-1

• The Nonprofit Board Member’s Guide to Lobbying and Advocacy [book] Marcia Avner and Kirsten Nielsen, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation. ISBN: 0-940069-39-3

• North American Water Trails: A Guide to Establishing and Maintaining Recreational Waterways on Fresh and Salt Water [book] David Getchell, North America Water Trails, Inc.

• The Ripple Effect: How to Make Waves in the Turbulent World of Watershed Cleanup Plans [book] Merritt Frey, Clean Water Network, ISBN: N/A

• The Rules of the Game: An Election Year Legal Guide for Nonprofit Organizations [book] Alliance for Justice, ISBN: N/A

• Worry-Free Lobbying for Nonprofits [book] Alliance for Justice, ISBN: N/A

BOARDS

• The Best of the Board Café: Hands-on Solutions for Nonprofit Boards [book] Jan Masaoka, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation. ISBN: 0-940069-40-7

• The Board Meeting Rescue Kit: 20 Ideas for Jumpstarting Your Board Meetings  [book, booklet, video] BoardSource1, ISBN: 1586860151

• Building a Successful Team: A Guide to Nonprofit Board Development [video] BoardSource, ISBN: 1–58686–050–X

• Governance Series [10 books]
  
  • The Board′s Role in Strategic Planning, Kay Sprinkel Grace, National Center for Nonprofit Boards, ISBN: 0925299561
  • The Chair′s Role in Leading the Nonprofit Board, Ellen Cochran Hirzy, BoardSource,  ISBN: 0925299898
  • The Chief Executive′s Role in Developing the Nonprofit Board,Maureen K. Robinson, BoardSource, ISBN: 0925299855
  • Creating Strong Board–Staff Partnerships, Karen Simmons and Gary J. Stern, National Center for Nonprofit Boards, ISBN: 0925299863
  • Evaluation and the Nonprofit Board, Peter Szanton, National Center for Nonprofit Boards, ISBN: 092529988X
  • Financial Responsibilities of the Nonprofit Board,  Andrew S. Lang, BoardSource, ISBN: 0925299871
  • Fund–raising and the NonProfit Board, Fisher Howe, National Center for Nonprofit Boards, ISBN: 0925299022
  • How to Help Your Board Govern More and Manage Less, Richard P. Chait, BoardSource,  ISBN: 092529926X
  • Ten Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards, Richard T.  Ingram, BoardSource, also available in cassette, ISBN: 0925299006
  • Understanding NonProfit Financial Statements, John Paul Dalsimer, National Center for Nonprofit Boards, ISBN: 0925299103
    
• Self–Assessment for Nonprofit Governing Boards: Questionnaire for Board Members, [booklet] National Center for Non-profit Boards,  ISBN: 0925299 456

• Self–Assessment for Nonprofit Governing Boards: User′s Guide and Questionnaire, [booklet] National Center for Nonprofit Boards, ISBN: 0925299456

• Understanding Nonprofit Financial Statements [book] John Paul Dalsimer, National Center for Nonprofit Boards, ISBN: 0925299103
  
  ¹ BoardSource was formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards. 
    Phone (800)883-6262 or see http://www.boardsource.org/.
  

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COMMUNICATION

• Collaboration Handbook: Creating, Sustaining, and Enjoying the Journey [book] Michael Winer and Karen Ray, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation. ISBN: 0-940069-03-2

• Conducting Community Forums: Engaging Citizens, Mobilizing Communities [book] Carol Lukas and Linda Hoskins, Wilder Publishing, ISBN: 0-940069-31-8

• Getting in Step: Engaging and Involving Stakeholders in Your Watershed [book] EPA, ISBN: N/A

• How to Tell and Sell Your Story: A Guide to Media for Community Groups and Other Nonprofits [book] Center for Community Change, ISBN: N/A

• The Non-Profit Internet Handbook [book] Gary Grobman and Gary Grant, White Hat Communications, ISBN: 0965365360

• Resolving Conflict  in Nonprofit Organizations: The Leader′s Guide to Finding Constructive Solutions [book] Marion Peters Angelica, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation,  ISBN: 0940069164

• River Talk! Communicating A Watershed Message [book]  Polly Dement, River Network, ISBN: 1930407017

• The Clean Water Act: An Owner′s Manual [book] Don Elder, Gayle Killam, and Paul Koberstein, River Network, ISBN: 1-930407-02-5
  
  
• The Clean Water Act TMDL Program: Law, Policy, and Implementation, 2nd Edition [book] Oliver Houck, Environmental Law Institute, ISBN: 1-58576-038-2

• Community, Culture and the Environment, A Guide to Understanding a Sense of Place [book] EPA, EPA Publication number: 842-B-01-003

• Conservation Options: a Landowner′s Guide [book] ed. Karen Deans, Land Trust Alliance,  ISBN: 0943915104

• Doing Deals: A Guide to Buying Land for Conservation [book] The Trust for Public Land, the Land Trust Alliance and the Trust for Public Land. ISBN: 0-943915-11-2

• For the Common Good: Preserving Private Lands with Conservation Ease ments [video] Land Trust Alliance,  16 minutes, ISBN: N/A

• A Guide to Smart Growth and Cultural Resource Planning [book] Wisconsin Historical Society, ISBN: N/A

• How to Save a River [book] David Bolling, River Network, ISBN: 1-55963-250-X

• Land Conservation through Public/Private Partnerships [book] Eve Endicott, Island Press, ISBN: 1-55963-176-7

• Listening to Watersheds: A Community Based Approach to Watershed Protection [book] Geoff Dates and Angie Reed, River Network, ISBN: N/A

• Living Waters: Using Benthic Macroinvertebrates and Habitat to Assess Your River′s Health [book] Geoff Dates, River Network, ISBN: N/A

• Permitting an End to Pollution [book] Rob Moore, River Network, ISBN: 1-930407-08-4

• Planning for Natural Resources: A Guide to Including Natural Resources in Local Comprehensive Planning [booklet] Department of Urban and Regional Planning, UW-Madison/Extension and WDNR, ISBN: N/A

• River Monitoring Study Design Workbook [book] Geoff Dates, River Network, ISBN: N/A

• Taking a Second Look: Communities and Dam Removal [video] Green Fire Productions, 22 min, ISBN: N/A

• Testing the Waters: Chemical and Physical Vital Signs of a River [book] Sharon Behar, River Network, ISBN: 787234923

• Tracking TMDLs: A Field Guide for Evaluating Proposed Watershed Restoration Plans [book] Kari Dolan and Gayle Killam, National Wildlife Federation and River Network, ISBN: 1-930407-07-6

• Using the Clean Water Act to Protect Wisconsin′s Waters [booklet] River Alliance of Wisconsin, ISBN: N/A

• The Volunteer Monitor, the National Newsletter of Volunteer Watershed Monitoring [newsletter] EPA, ISBN: N/A

• The Board of Directors, Grassroots Fundraising Journal Reprint Collection [book] Kim Klein and Stephanie Roth, Chardon Press, ISBN: N/A

• The Board Member′s Fund-raising Essentials, National Center for Nonprofit Boards
• Capital Campaigns: Constructing a Successful Fund-raising Drive [book] Edward C. Schumacher, ISBN: 15868602607
• Fearless Fund–raising for Nonprofit Boards [book] G. Worth George, ISBN: 0925299715
• Fearless Fund–raising: Helping the Board Rise to the Challenge [Video] 46 min., with guide, ISBN: 1586860011
• Fund–raising and the Nonprofit Board [book] Fisher Howe, ISBN: 0925299022
• Planned Giving: A Board Member′s Perspective [book] Grant Thornton, ISBN:  0925299987
• Speaking of Money: A Guide to Fund Raising for Nonprofit Board Members [video] 30 min., closed captioned, with guide, ISBN:  N/A

• Fundraising for Social Change [book] Kim Klein, Chardon Press, ISBN: 1890759082
  
  
• Getting Major Gifts, Grassroots Fundraising Journal Reprint Collection [book] Kim Klein, Chardon Press, ISBN: N/A
  
  
• How to Write Successful Fundraising Letters: Sample Letters, Style Tips, Useful Hints, Real-world Examples [book] Mal Warwick, ed. Jossey–Bass, ISBN: 078795652X
  
  
• Raise More Money: The Best of the Grassroots Fundraising Journal [book] ed. Kim Klein and Stephanie Roth,  GFJ Publications, ISBN: 1890759104
  
  
• Directory of Funding Sources for Grassroots River and Watershed Conservation Groups 2003-2004, Nicole Waldheim and Pat Munoz, River Network, ISBN: N/A
  
  
• Wisconsin Foundations Directory, 22nd Edition, 2003, [book] Marquette University Funding Information Center, ISBN: N/A

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STRUCTURE

• The Five Life Stages of Nonprofit Organizations: Where You Are, Where You Are Going, and What to Expect When You Get There [book] Judith Sharken Simon with J. Terence Donovan, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation,  ISBN: 0940069229 (paperback)
  
  
• Grassroots and Nonprofit Leadership: A Guide for Organizations in Changing Times [book] Berit Lakey, George Lakey, Rod Napier, and Janice Robinson, New Society Publishers, ISBN: 0-86571-328-6
  
  
• The Nonprofit Handbook, 3rd Edition, [book] Gary Grobman, White Hat Communications, ISBN: 1929109091
  
  
• The Nonprofit Membership Toolkit [book] Ellis Robinson, Chardon Press, ISBN: 0-7879-6506-5
  
  
• The Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Handbook, 3rd Edition [book] Cynthia Cumfer and Kay Sohl, Technical Assistance for Community Services, ISBN: N/A
  
  
• Organize! Organizing for Social Change [book] Midwest Academic Manual for Activists Seven Locks Press, 3rd Edition, Kim Bobo, Jackie Kenall, and Steve Max, Seven Locks Press, ISBN: 0-929765-94-X
  
  
• Organizing: A Guide for Grassroots Leaders [book] Si Kahn, National Association of Social Workers Press, ISBN: 0871011972
  
  
• Strategic Planning Workbook for Nonprofit Organizations [workbook] Bryan Berry, Wilder Publishing, ISBN: 0-940069-07-05
  
  
• Program Organizing Guide [book] Sharon Behar and Geoff Dates, River Network, ISBN: N/A
  

If you have a suggestion for a title that you did not see on this list, please contact the River Alliance of Wisconsin via e-mail or at 608.257.2424.

Last updated October 30, 2006