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Bryson, J.M.  1995.  Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations.  New York:  John Wiley and Sons.

Bryson, J.M. and F.K. Alston.  1996.  Creating and Implementing Your Strategic Plan.  New York:  John Wiley and Sons.

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Organizations

Aspen Publishers, Inc.  Address:  200 Orchard Ridge Dr., Suite 200, Gaithersburg, MD  20878.  Telephone:  (800)234-1660, fax:  (800)901-9075, website:  www.aspenpublisher.com.

CompassPoint Nonprofit Services.  Address:  706 Mission Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA  94103-3113.  Telephone:  (415)541-9000, website:   www.compasspoint.org.  The organization’s “Nonprofit Genie” on the website is a source for answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about nonprofit management.

The Foundation Center.  Address:  79 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY  10003.  Telephone:  (212)620-4230, website:  www.fdncentr.org.  The Foundation Center publishes The Foundation Directory.

The Grantsmanship Center.  Address:  P.O. Box 17720, 1125 W. Sixth St., Fifth Floor, Los Angeles, CA  90017.  Telephone:  (800)421-9512 or (213)482-9860, fax:  (213)482-9863.  The Ganstmanship Center offers courses in grant proposal writing at various locations nationally each year.  For a free subscription to The Grantsmanship Center Magazine write to List Manager at the above address.

Institute for Conservation Leadership (ICL).  Address:  6930 Carroll Ave., Suite 420, Takoma Park, MD  20912.  Telephone:  (301)270-2900, fax: (301)270-0610, email:  icl@icl.org, website:  www.icl.org.  The ICL offers programs on executive director development, strategic planning, board development, fundraising, and other programs.

Land Trust Alliance.  Address:  1331 H. Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC  20005.  Telephone:  (202)638-4725, fax:  (202)638-4730, email:  lta@lta.org, website:  www.lta.org.

Long Term Ecological Research Program, Network Office.  Address:  Dept. of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM  87131-1091.  Telephone:  (515)272-7316, fax:  (505)272-7080, email:  Office@LTERnet.edu, website:  www.lternet.edu.  OBFS liason at the LTER Netwrok Office is Dr. William Michener.

National Science Foundation, Field Station and Marine Laboratory Program.  Address:  Dr. Gerald Selzer, BIO/DBI, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA  22230.  Telephone:  (703)292-8470, email:  gselzer@nsf.gov, website:  www.nsf.gov.

National Association of Marine Laboratories.  Website:  www.naml.org.

National Center for Nonprofit Boards (NCNB).  Address:  1828 L Street NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC, 20036.  Telephone:  (202)452-6262 or (800)883-6262, fax:  (202)452-6299, email:  ncnb@ncnb.org, website:  www.ncnb.org.

National Association of Independent Schools.  Address:  1620 L Street NW, Washington, DC  20036-5605.  Telephone:  (202)973-9700, fax:  (202)973-9790, website:  www.nais-schools.org.

Organization of Biological Field Stations, Address:  P.O. Box 247, Bodega Bay, Ca  94923, website:  www.obfs.org.

Resources for Global Sustainability.  Address:  P.O. Box 3665, Cary, NC  27519-3665.  Telephone:  (800)724-1857, fax:  (919)363-9841, email:  rgs@environmentalgrants.com, website:  www.environmentalgrnts.com.  This organization publishers the Environmental Grantmaking Foundation Directory.

The Nonprofit Times.  Address:  240 Cedar Knolls Rd., Suite 318, Cedar Knolls, NJ  07927.  Telephone:  (973)734-1700, fax:  (973)734-1777, website:  www.nptimes.com.  The Nonprofit Times is offered free to full time U.S. nonprofit organizations that qualify for a subscription.