CAN Publications

CAN publishes newsletters, books and reports to keep you informed on the latest trends, information, and most promising practices in the nonprofit sector. Most CAN publications are free to CAN members; the few that carry a charge (including back articles from the CAN Alert) are discounted for members. Our newsletter articles are often reprinted by college professors and sister associations.

Click on the links below for more information about each publication, or click here for writers' guidelines.

Newsletters

CAN Alert is a bimonthly newsletter exclusively for CAN members that tracks trends, developments and promising practices in the nonprofit sector. It is a must-read for California nonprofit professionals! Check out our online archives, and join CAN today to receive the CAN Alert in your mailbox.
- To download "The 990 Revised: This is Not Your Father’s Return" from the November/December 2008 issue of the CAN Alert, click here (PDF).
Nonprofit Neighborhood e-newsletter clears the avalanche of information available online and brings you only the best, most relevant and timely articles, tools and resources available online for nonprofits each month. If you would like to receive this publication, join CAN today!

Books and Reports

Facts and Fallacies 2001: Setting the Record Straight on California Nonprofits by Florence L. Green and Kathy Crabb provides a detailed overview of the California nonprofit sector, debunks some common myths about it, and lays out challenges the sector faces alongside suggestions for tackling those challenges. A must-have for nonprofit leaders, legislators and academics!
Holes in the Safety-net by Florence L. Green and Thomas Backer, Ph.D. is the study report of research conducted in 2004 on the effects of the state budget crisis and economic recession on safety-net nonprofits in California. The report focuses on how organizations providing basic needs, health care and related services fared in terms of program/service offerings, staffing, budgeting and more. Find out how your organization compared.

Guidelines and Permissions

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