Benchmarking Resources

Benchmarking in general

• Saul J (2004) Benchmarking for Nonprofits, Wilder Publishing, MN.
• A Funder's Guide to Organizational Assessment, by Bartczak L (ed), Fieldstone Alliance Publishing, MN, pp98-111.
• APQC's Process Classification Framework

Benchmarking in education

• Bender B and Smith J (2002) "Using Benchmarking to Inform Practice in Higher Education", New Directions for Higher Education, no. 118, Summer, Jossey-Bass, SF.

Benchmarking in advancement

• Ratcliff G (2000) "Communications Benchmarking," p. 137-141 in CASE Handbook of Institutional Advancement, 3rd ed.

Tools for benchmarking in advancement

• CASE Benchmarking Toolkit
• Council for Aid to Education's Voluntary Support of Education Data Miner
• National Association of Independent Schools

Benchmarking initiatives in other industries

• APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking Collaborative
• Global Benchmarking Council
• Learnshare
• Benchnet: The Benchmarking Exchange
• Corporate Executive Board's Long-term Benchmarking Initiative