Review of Nonprofit Kit for Dummies (With CD-ROM) (Paperback)

OK this book makes you feel like incorporating is as easy as bying the book ...

But it is way too vague, and omits to tell you what you get yourself into !

After reading this book, I incorporated and for additional info I bought Nolo's How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation in California by Anthony Mancuso (or How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation if you don't live in california) and I got really scared.
This nonprofit kit is really for dummies, it doesn't even talk about applying for state tax exemption which is as important as federal tax exemption, or your responsibilities and duties as a director or officer.

I would really advise you to buy Nolo's book (nolo.com). The author is much more responsible, he clearly tells you that you should prepare your bylaws, your federal and state tax exemption application BEFORE submitting you articles of incorporation ...

Plus, this nonprofit kit for dummies is making some huge mistakes! It tells you that the Board of Directors is composed of the president, vice president, secretary and CFO ... which is totally untrue, they are officers
The board of directors is composed of guess what ... directors.

Product Description
The Nonprofit Kit For Dummies is the only comprehensive guide of its kind at a reasonable. This is a nuts-and-bolts guide for real people -- nonprofessional managers and volunteers who hope to start a nonprofit but don't know where to begin or who already run one but are struggling with a multitude of decisions and tasks -- real-life issues like staffing, budgeting, fundraising, tax reports, and facilities.

From the Back Cover
"A nonprofit almanac, dictionary, atlas, and field guide all rolled into one!" Jan Masaoka, CompassPoint Nonprofit Services "This book will help you ask - and answer - all the right questions." Putnam Barber, The Internet Nonprofit Center

Your nuts-and-bolts guide to running a successful nonprofit

Nonprofit novices, loosen up! Let two seasoned pros help you fulfill your dreams of starting and running a successful nonprofit. From savvy advice on incorporating and managing your nonprofit to nifty tips on raising money and getting great P.R., this essential guide will soon become your best friend. Grab it and have fun! all this on the CD-ROM Valuable forms and materials, including: Legal forms Presentation templates Annual IRS reporting forms GrantWriter Pro demo and evaluation version of eBase PC running Windows 95 or later, Windows NT 4 or later; Power Macintosh running System 7.6 or later. See the About the CD Appendix for details and complete system requirements.

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Review of Valuing Employee Stock Options (Wiley Finance) (Hardcover)

The book does a decent job of providing intuition on why traditional Black-Scholes framework will not work for Employee Stock Options. But then again, if directional intuition is what you are seeking, why spend the money on this book when you can get the same information by reading articles published in the Financial Analysts Journal (FAJ)? The book and the accompanying CD seem to be very cryptic when it comes to understanding the effects of early exercise. The CD is pretty much a black-box. If you think you can buy this book and explain the results of the analysis, then you are mistaken. Unless you have a PhD in Finance or a Masters in Financial Engineering, you may not understand what the algorithms do. Then again, if you had these degrees, you wouldn't need the book!

Product Description
A comprehensive guide to understanding the implications and applications of valuing employee stock options in light of the new FAS 123 requirements
Due to the new requirements of the Proposed Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (FAS 123) released by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)-namely the fact that employee services received in exchange for equity instruments be recognized in financial statements-companies are now scrambling to learn how to value and expense employee stock options (ESOs). Based on author Dr. Johnathan Mun's consulting and advisory work with the FASB consulting projects with several Fortune 500 firms, Valuing Employee Stock Options provides readers with a comprehensive look at this complex issue.
Filled with valuable information on binomial lattice and closed-form modeling techniques, Valuing Employee Stock Options can help financial professionals make informed decisions when attempting to ascertain the fair-market value of ESOs under the new requirements.
Johnathan Mun, PhD, MBA, MS, CFC, FRM (San Francisco, CA), is Vice President of Analytical Services at Decisioneering, Inc., the makers of Crystal Ball analytical software. He is also the author of Applied Risk Analysis (0-471-47885-7), Real Options Analysis (0-471-25696-X), and Real Options Analysis Course (0-471-43001-3), all of which are published by Wiley.

From the Inside Flap
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released a Proposed Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (FAS) in 2004 that amended earlier FAS Statements 123 and 95. Soon after, the Wall Street Journal called this release "amoung the most far- reaching steps that the Financial Accounting Standards Board has made in its thirty-year history. " As a result, companies must learn how to rigorously and efficiently value and expense employee stock options (ESOs).

Based on author Johnathan Mun's advisory work with the FASB over 2003 and 2004, his graduate research work in the area of options analysis, and actual FAS 123 consulting projects with several Fortune 500 firms, Valuing Employee Stock Options provides you with a comprehensive understanding of the valuation applications of a customized binomial lattice through a systematic and objective assessment of the methodology.

This just-in-time resource includes informative sections that:

• Review the impact of ESO Cost
• Illustrate the issues of fair market valuation through an analytical assessment of three mainstream approaches used in option pricing
• Discuss the technical background required to run the Black-Scholes model (BSM) and customized binomial lattices
• Run through in-depth sample case studies applying FAS 123
• Provide multiple options valuation results that prove valuable from the perspective of both an analyst and a chief financial officer

The analyses performed in this book also use the author's own proprietary customized binomial lattice computer algorithms as well as his Real Options Analysis Toolkit, and Decisioneering, Inc.'s Crystal Ball Monte Carlo simulation software.

Filled with in-depth insight and expert advice, Valuing Employee Stock Options can help CFOs and finance directors as well as analysts, consultants, and accountants understand the implications and applications of valuing employee stock options in light of today's ever-changing financial rules and regulations.

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Review of The CENTERLESS CORPORATION: A NEW MODEL FOR TRANSFORMING YOUR ORGANIZATION FOR GROWTH AND PROSPERITY (Paperback)

This idea of a centerless corporation is ideal. Progressing to this step will be very difficult. I think all managers in corporations should be required to read and grasp this idea.It will make their job more efficient and less stressful.





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Review of Financial & Managerial Accounting (Hardcover)

This book is very useful as long as you sign up for the publisher's personal trainer program.

Product Description
Understand what accounting is all about and its evolving role in business with Warren and Reeve's FINANCIAL AND MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING, the most successful higher education accounting text of all time. You'll use the preparation of financial statements as a framemark work for understand accounting and concepts and in the rocess you'll see how to use accounting to understand business.

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Review of Virtual Assistant, The Series: Become a Highly Successful, Sought After VA (Paperback)

I'm just getting started as a virtual assistant and the information in this handbook has helped me set up my company and plan for the future.The information in the chapters is very well-organized and provides comments from actual virtual assistants in addition to the authors, so the reader gets several points of view.

Product Description
Virtual Assistant - The Series: Become a Highly Successful, Sought After VA sets the stage for starting, operating, and growing a successful and PROFITABLE virtual assistant business. This book has already helped thousands of administrative assistants, word processors, and other office professionals realize their dreams of becoming an entrepreneur.

The book covers all the business nuts and bolts including business and financial planning, pricing your services, billing, and setting up your business. Plus, it offers information on creating your web site, daily operational procedures and most importantly, how and where to find clients. Discover how to put your existing skills to work for clients around the globe and apply them across many different industries.

Still working full time? You can still do it! We'll show you how to ease into your practice while working full-time AND continuing to care for your family.

Along with their personal experiences, the authors also include recommendations from virtual assistants across the land. These are the real pros that are now running successful businesses. You will find their suggestions in the "In Their Own Words" section at the end of each chapter and featured throughout the book. This will enable you to see how others are making their businesses successful and provide you with a blueprint on how to do the same with yours.

Cited as a "must have tool" for the VA industry, Virtual Assistant - The Series is currently used as training material for VA courses including: Virtual Assistance U, an online training center for virtual professionals; Red Deer College's VA Certification Program (in Canada); and other higher level learning organizations and colleges who are recognizing the potential for growth and continued education in the VA industry.

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Review of Handbook For Writing Proposals (Paperback)

Not wordy, just to the point. Combined with the PMBOK would allow for a good to great proposal.

Product Description
A practical guide to developing and writing winning business and marketing proposals, this book covers all the basics, from picking the right projects to bid on, to doing initial research to producing the document to following up.

From the Back Cover
In this easy-to-use, concise, and thorough handbook, two veteran business professionals guide you through the entire proposal-writing process, from the initial contact through completion and followup. You'll benefit from the authors' expertise and insight on:

• Which jobs to target-and which to pass up
• Setting up a strong proposal team
• Evaluating potential projects
• Preparing schedules and identifying tasks
• Writing and producing a first-rate proposal
• Delivering a show-stopping client presentation

In their unique nine-step proposal-writing process, the authors demonstrate how even a first-time proposal writer can create a winning proposal. Throughout the book, you'll follow a case study of a proposal-writing team in action, and chapter checklists, summaries, and samples will keep you on time, on track, and on budget.If you want to profit from every proposal you write, the Handbook for Writing Proposals will show you how. In nine easy steps, you can produce and deliver professional, polished, and profitable proposals every time.--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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