Nonprofit Organizations category: 797 books
Paradigm Found
Leading and Managing for Positive Change
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2011
A Practical Framework for Positive Social Change In 1987, Anne Firth Murray had the idea that funding should go to grassroots women's organizations around the globe and that the recipients themselves should decide how to use that money. From that idea, The Global Fund for Women was born. The organization...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2014
A new edition of one of the flagship books for CAE preparation
The ASAE Handbook of Professional Practices in Association Management covers the core functions of association management at a high but practical level, making it a go-to resource for professionals who are leading and managing membership...
by Gary Paul Green, Anna L. Haines
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
***A comprehensive approach focused on sustainable change ** *
Asset Building and Community Development, Fourth Edition examines the promise and limits of community development by showing students and practitioners how asset-based developments can improve the sustainability and quality of...
Supervision Matters
100 Bite-Sized Ideas to Transform You and Your Team
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
• The number one reason people leave their jobs is because of their supervisors. (Gallup) • It costs 16%–20% of an employee’s annual salary to replace entry-level and mid-level positions when they leave, and replacing a high-level executive can cost up to 200% of their salary. (CBS Money Watch)...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
Examining the experiences of leadership among trade unionists in a range of unions and labor movements around the world, this volume addresses perspectives of women and men from a range of identities such as race/ethnicity, sexuality, and age. It analyses existing models of leadership in various political...
Improving Think Tank Management
Practical Guidance for Think Tanks, Research Advocacy NGOs, and Their Funders
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Improving Think Tank Management: Practical Guidance for Think Tanks, Research Advocacy NGOs, and Their Funders demonstrates better management is possible, cost-effective, and rewarding for leaders and funders of think tanks. The book contains contemporary and actionable best practices, case studies,...
Supply Chain Management for Humanitarians
Tools for Practice
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2016
Supply Chain Management for Humanitarians provides an in-depth insight into the management of supply chains in the context of humanitarian logistics. This accessible and practical book considers humanitarian logistics from a strategic and operational perspective.
The overarching theme is collaboration...
Profit & Purpose
How Social Innovation Is Transforming Business for Good
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2014
Why has Warby Parker been able to make such dramatic inroads against the behemoths in the long established eyeglass market? How has Method revolutionized the soap aisle? Amid the cacophony of online retailers, why has Etsy seen such explosive growth, with 2013 annual sales north of $1 billion?
These...
How To Be Great At Doing Good
Why Results Are What Count and How Smart Charity Can Change the World
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2015
Get ready to question everything you’ve been told about charity, and to find out how you can truly succeed at making the world a better place.
Many of us donate to charitable causes, and millions more work or volunteer for non-profit organizations. Yet virtually none of us have been taught...
by Janice Simsohn Shaw
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2012
Small foundations are using PRI loans and other investments to enhance the power of their grantmaking, build capacity, and leverage the impact of their assets. PRIs can be counted toward your foundation’s distribution requirement, and repaid funds are recycled for other PRIs or for grants. This...
Agent-Based Modeling in Humanitarian Interventions
Emerging Research and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2016
When a nation or region of the world is under a state of distress and violence, international government agencies are tasked with the job of delivering aid to assist. Before intervening, however, it is imperative to examine the situation’s individual characteristics and risks. Agent-Based Modeling...
by Nancy Sakaduski
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2013
Anyone who supervises volunteers will find this book an indispensable guide for navigating the intricacies of managing unpaid workers. Underlying the content is the message that volunteers are a vital part of an organization's workforce and should be treated as valuable members of the team. Volunteers...
Success Factor Modeling Volume III: Conscious Leadership and Resilience
Orchestrating Innovation and Fitness for the Future
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2017
We live in a challenging and ever changing world. As the rate of change accelerates, it brings with it increasing instability, uncertainty and risk. Creating a successful and sustainable venture under such conditions requires a high degree of conscious leadership, innovation and resilience. Robust...
Right Seat Right Table
An Outsider's Guide to Securing the Ideal Board Role
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2019
BOARDROOMS are experiencing major transformation and disruption as we transition into a world that demands greater transparency, digitalization and accountability. The old ways of doing business are becoming less relevant.
DIRECTORS now need different skills, a sense of purpose and capabilities...