Nonprofit Organizations Charities category: 797 books
Leading Congregations and Nonprofits in a Connected World
Platforms, People, and Purpose
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2016
Leading Congregations and Nonprofits in a Connected World shares emerging practices for leading and organizing congregations and nonprofits in our increasingly networked lives. Drawing on studies of congregations across denominations, and nonprofits with historic ties to faith communities, Hayim Herring...
Design Thinking for the Greater Good
Innovation in the Social Sector
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
Facing especially wicked problems, social sector organizations are searching for powerful new methods to understand and address them. Design Thinking for the Greater Good goes in depth on both the how of using new tools and the why. As a way to reframe problems, ideate solutions, and iterate toward...
Innovation and the Social Economy
The Quebec Experience
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2013
Social economy organizations such as cooperatives, non-profits, mutual benefit groups, foundations, and non-governmental organizations are uniquely positioned to respond not only to emerging social and economic needs, but also to new collective aspirations. In Québec, for instance, a pioneering social...
Curtains?
The Future of the Arts in America
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2015
In this clear-minded but sobering book, Michael M. Kaiser assesses the current state of arts institutions—orchestras; opera, ballet, modern dance, and theater companies; and even museums. According to Kaiser, new developments in the twenty-first century, including the Internet explosion, the death...
The Opportunity Equation
How Citizen Teachers Are Combating the Achievement Gap in America's Schools
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
Schwarz, founder of the groundbreaking Citizen Schools program, shares his vision for reducing inequality by pairing successful adults with low-income students.
Parental wealth now predicts adult success more than at any point in the last hundred years. And yet as debates about education rage...
Rethinking Public-Private Partnerships
Strategies for Turbulent Times
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
The global financial crisis hit the world in a remarkable way in late 2008. Many governments and private sector organizations, who had considered Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) to be their future, were forced to rethink their strategy in the wake of the crisis, as a lot of the available private...
Generation Impact
How Next Gen Donors Are Revolutionizing Giving
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
An insider’s guide to the coming philanthropic revolution
Meet the next generation of big donors—the Gen X and Millennial philanthropists who will be the most significant donors ever and will shape our world in profound ways. Hear them describe their ambitious plans to revolutionize giving...
Scaling Global Change
A Social Entrepreneur's Guide to Surviving the Start-up Phase and Driving Impact
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2018
Grow your start-up into a global influence with real-world impact
Scaling Global Change provides social entrepreneurs with the strong organizational foundation they need to change the world. Through the story of Room to Read, one of the fastest-growing nonprofits in the last 18 years, this...
The Power of Purpose and Priorities
Leading the Way
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Do you feel like you’re working harder than ever but not getting anywhere personally or professionally? If so, author Leon Drennan can help. In The Power of Purpose and Priorities, he explains how to reassess your mission, values, and purpose in order to gain focus in your activities and develop...
Fool Willing
The Secret Power of Play to Engage Communities in Your Green Organization
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2017
Imagine what having more advocates could do for environmental organization: more engaged volunteers, more political wins for conservation, more financial support, and more enthusiastic collaborations. The U.S. is fortunate to have people from many different cultures and ethnicities, yet so many of these...
Ask Without Fear!
A simple guide to connecting donors with what matters to them most
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008
IS FUNDRAISING FUN FOR YOU? Are your board members beating down your door with new donors that are ready to make a gift? If that's not your reality yet, international fundraising trainer Marc A. Pitman's "Ask Without Fear!" is for you! In this fun, easy-to-read book, he: Explains in a step-by-step,...
by Sarah Childers
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
Thinking about starting a nonprofit organization? Here is everything you will need to know about the process!
Applied Wisdom for Nonprofits
Eight Practical Tools for Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2018
Applied Wisdom for Nonprofits: Eight Practical Tools for Leadership is a compact and lively handbook for anyone who works in a nonprofit organization.
Jim Morgan believes that whatever your job title, you can improve your management skills with understanding and practice.
He shares his...
Fixing the Problem
Making Changes in How You Deal with Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2009
Fixing the Problem provides step-by-step guidance for business leaders, organizations, and individuals on how to change an environment in order to gain control and live a better life in a constantly changing world.
Dr. G.L. Reed is an educator with twenty-five years of experience helping people...