Jack N. Curtis Library

The Jack N. Curtis Library was dedicated in June, 2002 to pay tribute to the man who headed this organization from 1994-1996. The library, which is free and open to the public, contains volume after volume of information on the not-for-profit industry.

Content focuses on board membership and recruitment, risk management, grantwriting, governance and financial oversight, fundraising, ethics, capital campaigns, evaluation, youth programs, scholarships, planned giving, special events, legal obligations of an organization, and a lot more!

SCCF has used a variety of these materials to help refine our own grantmaking methods, develop strategic plans, even create job descriptions.

It's best to schedule an appointment to come and browse, or check out materials for up to two weeks. To checkout an item from the Library, please fill out our Contact Form.

Material listed alphabetically by title:

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#1 Ten Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards. 1996
#2 Governance Series. Financial Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards. 2003
#3 Governance Series. Structures and Practices of Nonprofit Boards. 2003
#4 Governance Series. Fundraising Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards. 2003
#5 Legal Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards.
#6 Governance Series. The Nonprofit Board's Role in Setting and Advancing the Mission. 2003
#7 Governance Series. The Nonprofit Board's Role in Planning and Evaluation. 2003
#8 Governance Series. How to Help Your Board Govern More and Manage Less. 2003
#9 Governance Series. Leadership Roles in Nonprofit Governance. 2003
Ten Rules Every Foundation Should Know About Compliance. 2004
1001 Ways to Pay For College. 2003
1999 Investment Performance of Community Foundations
31 choices for your Future College Directory. 2000
60 cool holiday crafts (2001)

A

The ABC's of a Child Care Business
Accepted! 50 Successful College Admissions Essays. 2002
The Advisory Committee. (1998)
Advisory Councils
Allen County Public Library-Non-Profit Resource Center. (2 copies)
Angola High School/Oral Histories (1 of 3 copies) 2002
Angola High School/Oral Histories (2 of 3 copies) 2002
Angola High School/Oral Histories (1 of 3 copies) 2002
Arthur Andersen, Charitable Giving. A Tax Guide for Individual Donors. (1995)
Arthur Andersen, Tax Economics of Charitable Giving. (1995)
Arts Education Resource Directory. 2001
Arts & Cultural Organizations. 2002-03
Assets In Action. 2003
The Audit Committee. A Key to Financial accountability in Nonprofit Organizations. (1993)

B

The Baby Binder. Books for Your Baby.
Blueprint for Success. A guide to strategic planning for nonprofit board members. (1997)
The Board Building Cycle. (2000)
The Board Chair Handbook. (2001)
The Board Meeting Rescue Kit. (2001)
The Board member's Guide. Making a difference on your board & in your community. (2003)
Board Member's Guide to Strategic Planning.1997
Boards That Make A Difference. A new design for leadership in nonprofit and public organizations. 2nd Ed. 1997
Businesses Partnering with C.F.. Options for Planning. (1997)

C

C.F. Scholarship Program Guidelines for Membership Clubs, Corporations, & Associations. (1992)
Caring for Kids. 2001
Changing Communities, Changing Foundations: The story of the diversity efforts of twenty community Foundations. (1993)
Community Foundation Training Manual. I. Mission and History. (1990)
Community Foundation Training Manual. II. Governance (1990)
Community Foundation Training Manual. IV. Resource Development. (1990)
Community Foundation Training Manual. V. Grantmaking. (1990)
Community Foundation Training Manual. VI. Communications & Public Relations. (1990)
Community Foundation Training Manual. III. Management (1990)
Community Foundations and Agency Endowments. 2001
Community Foundations on Public Policy. 2000
The complete Resource Book. An early childhood curriculum. (1998)
The Complete TAP – Youth Service Resource Guide. (1995?)
Conducting a Successful Capital Campaign. 2nd Ed. (2000)
Coordinated Community Response to Domestic Violence. (2000)
Council Contacts. Council on Foundations. 1998
Council on Foundations 2001-2002 Member's Guide.
CPR for Nonprofits. Creative strategies for successful fundraising, marketing, communications and management. (2000)
Crafts for Kids (1991) 2nd ed.
Creating Your Employee Handbook. (2000)
Community Foundations/Intergroup Relations Program– Building Bridges, Fueling Social Change (2003).

D

The Development Committee. Fundraising begins with the Board. (1996)
The Development Committee
Developing an Ethics Program. 1999
Developing Your Case for Support. 2002
Directory of Evaluators of Color and Evaluators with cross-cultural experience.
Directory of Ind./Kentucky Grantmakers. 2002
Directory of Indiana Donors. 1993
Directory of Indiana Donors. 1998
Directory of Indiana Donors. 2000
Directory of Indiana Grantmakers, 2006
Directory of Indiana Grantmakers, 2008
Directory of Operating Grants. (2000)
Directory of Program Grants. (1999)
Disaster Grantmaking. 2001
Donor Advised Funds: A Draft Proposal to Clarify the Legal Framework. 2000

E

The Encyclopedia of Group Activities. (1989)
The Encyclopedia of Icebreakers. (1983)
The Executive Committee. Making it work for your organization. (1994)

F

Fearless Fundraising (1996)
The Federal Grants Manual for Youth Programs. A guide to Youth Risk Behavior Prevention Funding. Vol. I
The Federal Grants Manual for Youth Programs. A guide to Youth Risk Behavior Prevention Funding. Vol. II
The Finance Committee. The fiscal conscience of the nonprofit board. (1995)
Financial Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards
Fiscal & Administrative Officers Group (FAOG) 1999-2000 Benefit Survey. (2000)
Fiscal Sponsorship. 6 ways to do it right. (1993)
Following the Leader. A Guide for Planning Founding Director Transition. (2001)
For the Common Good. Voices of Philanthropy. 2nd copy (1998)
For the Common Good: Voices of Philanthropy. (1998)
Fort Wayne Related Foundations 2001
Fox Lake Property Owners Final Report & Booklets
The Foundation 1000. 2001/2002
Foundations & Endowments (2002)
Foundations: Exploring Their Unique Roles & Impacts on Society. 1996
Fremont Schools/Bells & Slates. 2002
The Funder's Checklist. (2002)
The Fund Raising School: Fund raising for small non-profits.
The Fund Raising School: Planned Giving: Getting the proper start.

G

Gallery of Best Cover Letters. 1999
Get Free Cash For College. 2003
Get Into Any College. 2001
Get The Interview Every Time. 2004
Getting To Yes. Negotiating agreement without giving in. (1981)
The Giant Encyclopedia of Circle time & Group Activities 3-6. (1999)
The Giving Family. Raising Our Children to Help Others.
Grantmakers Communications Manual. (1998)
Grantmaking Basics. A field guide for funders. (1999)
The Grantwriter's Start-Up Kit. (2000)
Grants to Individuals. (2000)
The Guide for Community Foundation Board Members. (2003)

H

Hamilton Schools/Bells & Slates. 2002
Hands on Science Activities (1998)
High Net Worth Individuals. Giving Back to the Community. 2002
Historic Indiana – Indiana Properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 2003-2004 (2 copies)
How Much really is tax deductible? 1989
How to help your CF Develop an Effective Strategic Plan. (1992)
How to Write Successful Fundraising Letters. 2001
Hysterical Steuben County (2002)

I

I Know I Can. College can be Elementary. (1992)
I Know I Can. College Early Awareness Resource Manual. (1997)
Improving Race Relations and Undoing Racism. 2001
In Search of Strategic Solutions. A funders briefing on nonprofit strategic restructuring. 2003
Indiana Youth in Philanthropy (1998-99) Program & Resource Directory.

K

Kids Count Data Book 1999 County Profiles of Child Well-Being.
Kids Count Data Book 1999 County Profiles of Child Well-Being.
Kids Count Data Book 1999 State Profiles
Kids Count Data Book 1999 State Profiles
Kid's Count Data Book 2000 State Profiles
Kid's Count Data Book 2001 County Profiles
Kid's Count data book 2002 state Prof.
Kid's Count Data Book 2003 Database
Kids Count in Indiana Conference. (1999)

L

Lake Gage & Lime Lake Reflections. 10/02 (2 copies)
Leaders Who Make a Difference. (1999)
Leadership Directories. ( 2001)
Leadership Partners. The Special role of the Executive Director and the Board Chair in the life of the Not-For-Profit Organization. (1/1994)
Legal Compendium For Community Foundations. (1996)
Legal Obligations of Nonprofit Boards. 1997
Legal Reference for Older Hoosiers. (1992)
Listening to Your Donors. (2000)

M

Masonic Philanthropies. (1997)
The Mis-Understood Child. (1984)
Money-Winning Scholarship Essays & Interviews. 2002
Much Remains to be Done. Ruth Chance & California's 20th Cent. Movement for social justice. (2003)

N

The Nominating Committee. Laying a foundation for your organization's future. (1994)
Nonprofit Answer Book (2002)
Nonprofit Board Answer Book II. Beyond the Basics. 2002
Nonprofit Board Committees. How to make them work. (1990)
Nonprofit Boards & Leadership. (1996)
Nonprofit Boards & Leadership. (1996)
Nonprofit Lifecycles. 2001
The Nonprofit Quarterly. Winter 2002
The Non-Profit's Guide to Bylaws. (1996)

O

Out of School Time Matters: What Community Foundations Can Do. 2002

P

P.H. Bells & Slates Spring 2003
Planned Giving. 2nd Ed. Management, Marketing, and Law (2000)
Planned Giving. 2nd Ed. Management, Marketing, and Law 2000 supplement (2001)
Planned Giving/Management, Marketing, and the Law. Supplement 2001
Planned Giving: Getting the Proper Start. 1998
Planning Better Board Meetings. (1997)
The Planning Committee. Shaping your organization's future. (1997)
Planning for Special Events. (1991)
The Policy Sampler. (2000) 2 copies
Preparing Your Capital Campaign. 2000
The Prudent Fiduciary.

R

Raising Dollars for C.F. Through Modern Marketing Techniques. (1992)
Rebuilding Indiana. 2001
Religion, Youth & Philanthropy. An annotated Resource Guide (1999)
The Responsibilities of Service: A guide for Directors of Nonprofit organizations in Michigan.
The Resume Handbook. 2003
The Roots of Giving. (1996)
The Rules of the Road. A Guide to the law of charities in the United States.
Rural America: Communities Creating Opportunity. (1999)

S

S.C. Historical Photographs (2002)
Salaries & Other Compensation of Indiana Com. Development Org's 2001
The Sale of Nonprofit Hospital Assets to For-Profit Corporations. (1996)
Secrets of Successful Fundraising
Senior Resource Directory.
Serving Those in Need. (2000)
Smart & Caring. A Donor's Guide to Major Gifting. (1999)
Solutions for America (2002)
Speaking of Money. A Guide to Fundraising for Nonprofit Board Members. (1996)
Spending Policies and Investment Planning for Foundations: A Structure for Determining a Foundation's Asset Mix
Staff Screening Tool Kit
Status of Indiana Families. Living Poor in Indiana. 1999
Steuben County Healthcare Directory. 1998
Steuben County Industrial Directory. (2000)
Strategic Planning Workbook (2000)

T

To Go Forward, Retreat! (1999) 1 of 2 copies
To Go Forward, Retreat! (1999) 2nd copy
Treating Difficult Personality Disorders. 1997
TSU Historical Photographs (2002)

U

Underground Railroad. 7/03
United Negro College Fund, Inc.

V

The Vistula Road Project. (2002)

W

Welcome to Angola. 2002
What's A Donor to Do? The State of Donor Resources in America Today. 2000
What Foundation Boards are Saying about Diversity. 2003
Women of Influence. Women of Vision. (1991)
Writing From the Heart. 2001