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TAbLE Of CONTENTS

NATIONAL NEW RELEASES

T V T S G D T F D A S G ..................... 2-3

NATIONAL NEW EdITIONS

W T F M A F T C AT .....................4

C AT Y B S SS ...........................................4

W K G W T D D T C T ACT S ..................5

AT T T Y S F .............................................................5

GA G D F STA T G &G A SMA B S SS ...............................................5

T M Y S GA A DB K ...................................6

SS T A G D T F D A M YM T AWS ..........6

C AT Y W M Y A DB K .......................6

AS, 401(K)S & T T M T A S ........................7

S G Y S A T G MA K T ......................7

Q CK & GA W B K ...................................................8

S C A DS T STS ........................................................8

S V Y M Y T B S ..........................................9

T W BA K TCY ..........................................................9

C D T A ........................................................................9

CALIfORNIA NEW EdITIONS

W T F M A F T C AT ...................10

F G T Y T CK T & W CA F A ........................10

S G D T CA F A AW ...................................10

S FTWA .............................................................................11

S C S & WS F B A S .................................12

D G F MAT .....................................................13

D F M ................................................................... 14-15

B STS S ........................................................................16

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Meet Your AdvisorSandra Pfau Englund, attorney and founder of pfau ng und on ro t law, pC, w c rov de

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What she does: i ta k to eo e da y aboutow to tart new non ro t grou , and ow

organ zat on ke c oo boo ter c ub cano erate ega y from t e tart

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ad gave me t e c ange, o i wa nt rea yutt ng muc t oug t nto t t en. But i t nk

t at i do w at i do now becau e my arentvo unteered a ot. W e i wa n aw c oo , ta c cked: i rea zed t at i cou d comb ne my

ntere t n vo unteer-ba ed organ zat on w tt e ega rofe on.

Likes best about her work: Work ng w teo e w o rea y care about w at t eyre

do ng. Many of t em, i dent fy w t ke aarent w t k d w o try ng to ra e money

for t e r ba eba team, acro e team, or

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The Volunteers Guide to Fundraising

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Aim to sign up at least double the number of volunteers you think youll need. No-shows are inevitable, both at initial meetings and in later follow through. Adds Margo Palmer,an experienced PTA mom, You can expect that 20% of the people will do 80% of the work.


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The Volunteers Guide toFundraisingRaise Money or Your School, Team,Library or Community Groupby Ilona Bray, J.D.

Over one quarter o Americans volunteers with nonprofts. And one o the most crucial services they can provide is to

raise money.The Volunteers Guide to Fundraising is a comprehensivebut accessible guide to raising money or a group, cause or workplace, written or both volunteers and sta who arentnecessarily pro essional undraisers. Containing insights andstories rom a team o nonproft experts, including eventplanners, dedicated school parents, accountants, lawyers,and group leaders, the book explains both the practical andthe un, creative aspects o undraising.PTA presidents, parents o children who belong to musicgroups or sports teams, sta in small libraries and others

will learn how to mobilize their volunteers, legally raiseand handle money (and avoid trouble with the IRS), plantheir undraising strategies and promote their events andactivites. Specifcally, theyll get step-by-step advice on how to raise money through: special events, such as airs, estivals, walkathons

and auctions ra es and sales o products member donations beneft concerts, lectures and shows

sponsorships and donations rom businesses dinners and other ood events grant opportunities or small groups

The contents o the CD-ROM alone will save readershours o valuable time, providing handy orms and sampleletters or everything rom collecting walkathon pledges toasking businesses or in-kind donations.BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Nonproft Organization & Charities

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ABOUT ThE AUThOr:

Il n B y is an author and legaleditor at Nolo specializing innonproft undraising, real estate,and immigration law. She is theauthor o numerous boo s, includingE ective Fundraising or Nonprofts and Becoming a U.S. Citizen . Bray

has wor ed and volunteered with nonproft agencies innumerous capacities, including development director, staattorney, department manager and advisory council member.

She received her law degree and a Masters degree in East Asian (Chinese) Studies rom the University o ashington.

hen shes not at wor she enjoys wal ing dogs at her localumane Society and attempting to coo Asian noodle dishes.

She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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