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Giving Done Right
by Phil Buchanan • 2019
Nonprofits are not businesses. The distinct set of skills that effective giving actually requires.
3.85
146
Giving Done Right Summary
Giving Done Right 98%
Nonprofits are not businesses. The distinct set of skills that effective giving actually requires.
by Phil Buchanan 2019
3.85
146 ratings
Billions of Drops in Millions of Buckets
by Steven H. Goldberg • 2009
Philanthropy's defect: donations scatter, nothing scales. The fix looks like a stock market.
3.41
22
Billions of Drops in Millions of Buckets Summary
Billions of Drops in Millions of Buckets 97%
Philanthropy's defect: donations scatter, nothing scales. The fix looks like a stock market.
by Steven H. Goldberg 2009
3.41
22 ratings
Good To Great And The Social Sectors
by Jim Collins • 2001
The discipline behind great companies works for nonprofits too, once you redefine what counts.
4.05
7k+
Good To Great And The Social Sectors Summary
Good To Great And The Social Sectors 95%
The discipline behind great companies works for nonprofits too, once you redefine what counts.
by Jim Collins 2001
4.05
7k+ ratings
Nonprofit Sustainability
by Jeanne Bell • 2010
Stop choosing between mission and money. One map shows where every program stands on both.
4.04
160
Nonprofit Sustainability Summary
Nonprofit Sustainability 95%
Stop choosing between mission and money. One map shows where every program stands on both.
by Jeanne Bell 2010
4.04
160 ratings
Joan Garry's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership
by Joan Garry • 2017
A veteran ED's nonprofit playbook: boards, fundraising, and leading when passion is the payroll.
4.28
331
Joan Garry's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership Summary
Joan Garry's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership 95%
A veteran ED's nonprofit playbook: boards, fundraising, and leading when passion is the payroll.
by Joan Garry 2017
4.28
331 ratings
An Executive's Guide to Fundraising Operations
by Christopher M. Cannon • 2011
Fundraising operations wobble. Smart executives spot it, delegate the fix, and get back to donors.
4.00
11
An Executive's Guide to Fundraising Operations Summary
An Executive's Guide to Fundraising Operations 95%
Fundraising operations wobble. Smart executives spot it, delegate the fix, and get back to donors.
by Christopher M. Cannon 2011
4.00
11 ratings
The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization
by Peter F. Drucker • 1993
Drucker's five questions for detecting organizational drift and the discipline to reverse it.
3.94
1k+
The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization Summary
The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization 95%
Drucker's five questions for detecting organizational drift and the discipline to reverse it.
by Peter F. Drucker 1993
3.94
1k+ ratings
The Zen of Fundraising
by Ken Burnett • 2006
See fundraising through donors' eyes: small shifts to turn gifts into lasting relationships.
3.72
139
The Zen of Fundraising Summary
The Zen of Fundraising 95%
See fundraising through donors' eyes: small shifts to turn gifts into lasting relationships.
by Ken Burnett 2006
3.72
139 ratings
The Non-Profit Narrative
by Dan Portnoy • 2012
Facts don't open wallets. A storytelling system that makes donors the heroes of your mission.
3.61
194
The Non-Profit Narrative Summary
The Non-Profit Narrative 95%
Facts don't open wallets. A storytelling system that makes donors the heroes of your mission.
by Dan Portnoy 2012
3.61
194 ratings
Fundraising for Dummies
by John Mutz • 2000
From case statement to major gift: the complete system for turning passion into sustainable funding.
3.59
106
Fundraising for Dummies Summary
Fundraising for Dummies 94%
From case statement to major gift: the complete system for turning passion into sustainable funding.
by John Mutz 2000
3.59
106 ratings
Doing Good Better
by William MacAskill • 2015
The most effective charities outperform the rest a hundredfold, and popularity points the wrong way.
4.17
8k+
Doing Good Better Summary
Doing Good Better 94%
The most effective charities outperform the rest a hundredfold, and popularity points the wrong way.
by William MacAskill 2015
4.17
8k+ ratings
Do Good Well
by Nina Vasan • 2013
Turn your passion for change into a self-sustaining organization built to last and scale.
4.03
60
Do Good Well Summary
Do Good Well 94%
Turn your passion for change into a self-sustaining organization built to last and scale.
by Nina Vasan 2013
4.03
60 ratings
Managerial Leadership for Librarians
by G. Edward Evans • 2017
The library manager's playbook: public budgets, volunteer boards, and the scrutiny that never quits.
2.89
18
Managerial Leadership for Librarians Summary
Managerial Leadership for Librarians 94%
The library manager's playbook: public budgets, volunteer boards, and the scrutiny that never quits.
by G. Edward Evans 2017
2.89
18 ratings
Corporate Social Responsibility
by Philip Kotler • 2004
The framework that turns corporate giving from a cost into a competitive lever.
3.90
187
Corporate Social Responsibility Summary
Corporate Social Responsibility 94%
The framework that turns corporate giving from a cost into a competitive lever.
by Philip Kotler 2004
3.90
187 ratings
Good Money Revolution
by Derrick Kinney • 2022
What if wealth-building was an act of generosity? A practical plan to earn, save, and give.
3.75
168
Good Money Revolution Summary
Good Money Revolution 94%
What if wealth-building was an act of generosity? A practical plan to earn, save, and give.
by Derrick Kinney 2022
3.75
168 ratings
The Brand Idea
by Nathalie Laidler-Kylande • 2013
Nonprofit brands shouldn't compete. They should align, involve stakeholders, and partner for impact.
3.40
52
The Brand Idea Summary
The Brand Idea 94%
Nonprofit brands shouldn't compete. They should align, involve stakeholders, and partner for impact.
by Nathalie Laidler-Kylande 2013
3.40
52 ratings
Moral Ambition
by Rutger Bregman • 2024
The 80,000-hour career: a guide to using it on solvable, neglected problems, not just paychecks.
3.76
13k+
Moral Ambition Summary
Moral Ambition 93%
The 80,000-hour career: a guide to using it on solvable, neglected problems, not just paychecks.
by Rutger Bregman 2024
3.76
13k+ ratings
Lean Impact
by Ann Mei Chang • 2018
Lean startup methods can multiply social impact, once we reward experiments over activity.
4.02
370
Lean Impact Summary
Lean Impact 93%
Lean startup methods can multiply social impact, once we reward experiments over activity.
by Ann Mei Chang 2018
4.02
370 ratings
The Promise of a Pencil
by Adam Braun • 2014
A pencil, a $25 deposit, hundreds of schools. The playbook for building a movement from scratch.
4.12
8k+
The Promise of a Pencil Summary
The Promise of a Pencil 93%
A pencil, a $25 deposit, hundreds of schools. The playbook for building a movement from scratch.
by Adam Braun 2014
4.12
8k+ ratings
How Will You Measure Your Life?
by Clayton M. Christensen • 2012
Apply the rigor of corporate strategy to your life, before you tally a deficit of meaning.
4.05
38k+
How Will You Measure Your Life? Summary
How Will You Measure Your Life? 93%
Apply the rigor of corporate strategy to your life, before you tally a deficit of meaning.
by Clayton M. Christensen 2012
4.05
38k+ ratings
Infectious Generosity
by Chris J. Anderson • 2024
Your act of kindness can now reach millions. The invisible wiring that makes generosity go viral.
3.62
1k+
Infectious Generosity Summary
Infectious Generosity 93%
Your act of kindness can now reach millions. The invisible wiring that makes generosity go viral.
by Chris J. Anderson 2024
3.62
1k+ ratings
Getting Beyond Better
by Roger L. Martin • 2015
Real social change replaces a broken equilibrium with a just one. Here's the strategic process.
3.93
356
Getting Beyond Better Summary
Getting Beyond Better 93%
Real social change replaces a broken equilibrium with a just one. Here's the strategic process.
by Roger L. Martin 2015
3.93
356 ratings
Obliquity
by John Kay • 2010
The goals that matter most are best achieved by aiming for something else entirely.
3.62
1k+
Obliquity Summary
Obliquity 93%
The goals that matter most are best achieved by aiming for something else entirely.
by John Kay 2010
3.62
1k+ ratings
The 80/20 Principle
by Richard Koch • 1997
Most of what you work on barely matters. The playbook for finding the fraction that does.
3.98
31k+
The 80/20 Principle Summary
The 80/20 Principle 93%
Most of what you work on barely matters. The playbook for finding the fraction that does.
by Richard Koch 1997
3.98
31k+ ratings
Building Social Business
by Muhammad Yunus • 1997
A business that returns your money and not a penny more. It beats charity and it scales.
3.98
2k+
Building Social Business Summary
Building Social Business 93%
A business that returns your money and not a penny more. It beats charity and it scales.
by Muhammad Yunus 1997
3.98
2k+ ratings
The Purpose Economy, How Your Desire for Impact, Personal Growth and Community is Changing the World
by Aaron Hurst • 2013
The next economy runs on purpose, not just information. The guide for finding yours and leading it.
3.76
418
The Purpose Economy, How Your Desire for Impact, Personal Growth and Community is Changing the World Summary
The Purpose Economy, How Your Desire for Impact, Personal Growth and Community is Changing the World 93%
The next economy runs on purpose, not just information. The guide for finding yours and leading it.
by Aaron Hurst 2013
3.76
418 ratings
Good to Great
by Jim Collins • 2001
From 1,435 companies, 11 made the leap. The pattern was never charisma, technology, or luck.
4.12
299k+
Good to Great Summary
Good to Great 93%
From 1,435 companies, 11 made the leap. The pattern was never charisma, technology, or luck.
by Jim Collins 2001
4.12
299k+ ratings
The Billionaire Who Wasn't
by Conor O'Clery • 2007
He gave away $600 million in secret while Forbes still listed him as a billionaire.
4.11
1k+
The Billionaire Who Wasn't Summary
The Billionaire Who Wasn't 93%
He gave away $600 million in secret while Forbes still listed him as a billionaire.
by Conor O'Clery 2007
4.11
1k+ ratings
All I Want To Know Is Where I'm Going To Die So I'll Never Go There
by Peter Bevelin • 2016
The Buffett-Munger playbook: avoid what fails, think for yourself, and wait for the right moment.
4.62
628
All I Want To Know Is Where I'm Going To Die So I'll Never Go There Summary
All I Want To Know Is Where I'm Going To Die So I'll Never Go There 93%
The Buffett-Munger playbook: avoid what fails, think for yourself, and wait for the right moment.
by Peter Bevelin 2016
4.62
628 ratings
Life Is What You Make It
by Peter Buffett • 2010
Warren Buffett's son traded $90,000 for time. What he built with it outlasts any portfolio.
3.80
3k+
Life Is What You Make It Summary
Life Is What You Make It 93%
Warren Buffett's son traded $90,000 for time. What he built with it outlasts any portfolio.
by Peter Buffett 2010
3.80
3k+ ratings
Confronting Reality
by Larry Bossidy • 2004
Face the facts competitors ignore: the practice that separates survivors from the disrupted.
3.80
295
Confronting Reality Summary
Confronting Reality 93%
Face the facts competitors ignore: the practice that separates survivors from the disrupted.
by Larry Bossidy 2004
3.80
295 ratings
80,000 Hours
by Benjamin Todd • 2016
How to pick a career that engages you while solving the world's most urgent, overlooked problems.
3.91
2k+
80,000 Hours Summary
80,000 Hours 93%
How to pick a career that engages you while solving the world's most urgent, overlooked problems.
by Benjamin Todd 2016
3.91
2k+ ratings
Right Away and All At Once
by Greg Brenneman • 2016
Five actions that rescue a company, and why the same discipline saves your life outside work.
4.16
179
Right Away and All At Once Summary
Right Away and All At Once 93%
Five actions that rescue a company, and why the same discipline saves your life outside work.
by Greg Brenneman 2016
4.16
179 ratings
The Star Principle
by Richard Koch • 2008
Five percent of businesses create ninety-five percent of value. The blueprint for building one.
4.18
378
The Star Principle Summary
The Star Principle 93%
Five percent of businesses create ninety-five percent of value. The blueprint for building one.
by Richard Koch 2008
4.18
378 ratings
Transformative Scenario Planning
by Adam Kahane • 2012
Stuck on a big, complex problem? Stop pushing. Start transforming the whole system, together.
4.03
134
Transformative Scenario Planning Summary
Transformative Scenario Planning 93%
Stuck on a big, complex problem? Stop pushing. Start transforming the whole system, together.
by Adam Kahane 2012
4.03
134 ratings
The Power of Positive Deviance
by Richard Tanner Pascale • 2010
Inside every struggling community, a few people are thriving under the same constraints. Find them.
4.16
354
The Power of Positive Deviance Summary
The Power of Positive Deviance 93%
Inside every struggling community, a few people are thriving under the same constraints. Find them.
by Richard Tanner Pascale 2010
4.16
354 ratings
How to Think Like Bill Gates
by Daniel Smith • 2015
Deploy the Gates analytical method: it built Microsoft, and now it fights malaria.
3.69
275
How to Think Like Bill Gates Summary
How to Think Like Bill Gates 93%
Deploy the Gates analytical method: it built Microsoft, and now it fights malaria.
by Daniel Smith 2015
3.69
275 ratings
Compassionate Capitalism
by Rich DeVos • 1993
What if serving others, not exploiting them, is the real engine of profit?
4.43
240
Compassionate Capitalism Summary
Compassionate Capitalism 93%
What if serving others, not exploiting them, is the real engine of profit?
by Rich DeVos 1993
4.43
240 ratings
Community
by Peter Block • 2008
Belonging is not a program but a conversation: here is how to host it.
4.06
2k+
Community Summary
Community 93%
Belonging is not a program but a conversation: here is how to host it.
by Peter Block 2008
4.06
2k+ ratings
The Answer to How Is Yes
by Peter Block • 2003
The question 'How?' is a detour. The one that comes before it changes everything.
3.96
649
The Answer to How Is Yes Summary
The Answer to How Is Yes 93%
The question 'How?' is a detour. The one that comes before it changes everything.
by Peter Block 2003
3.96
649 ratings
The Entrepreneur Mind
by Kevin D. Johnson • 2013
The 100 specific beliefs and habits that separate elite entrepreneurs from everyone else.
3.98
987
The Entrepreneur Mind Summary
The Entrepreneur Mind 93%
The 100 specific beliefs and habits that separate elite entrepreneurs from everyone else.
by Kevin D. Johnson 2013
3.98
987 ratings
The Crux
by Richard P. Rumelt • 2022
Most strategy starts with goals. Real strategy starts with the one challenge worth solving.
4.17
1k+
The Crux Summary
The Crux 93%
Most strategy starts with goals. Real strategy starts with the one challenge worth solving.
by Richard P. Rumelt 2022
4.17
1k+ ratings
Wealth
by Stuart E. Lucas • 2006
Stop letting advisors run your fortune. The owner's manual for wealth that outlasts you.
3.91
57
Wealth Summary
Wealth 93%
Stop letting advisors run your fortune. The owner's manual for wealth that outlasts you.
by Stuart E. Lucas 2006
3.91
57 ratings
The Personal MBA
by Josh Kaufman
An MBA's worth of insight, without the tuition: the mental models every business depends on.
4.16
1k+
The Personal MBA Summary
The Personal MBA 93%
An MBA's worth of insight, without the tuition: the mental models every business depends on.
by Josh Kaufman
4.16
1k+ ratings
How to Be Rich
by J. Paul Getty • 1965
An oil tycoon's manual for building wealth the old-fashioned way: work, thrift, and nerve.
4.07
1k+
How to Be Rich Summary
How to Be Rich 93%
An oil tycoon's manual for building wealth the old-fashioned way: work, thrift, and nerve.
by J. Paul Getty 1965
4.07
1k+ ratings
A World of Three Zeros
by Muhammad Yunus • 2017
Capitalism's missing piece: businesses that solve poverty, earn their keep, and pay zero dividend.
3.69
2k+
A World of Three Zeros Summary
A World of Three Zeros 93%
Capitalism's missing piece: businesses that solve poverty, earn their keep, and pay zero dividend.
by Muhammad Yunus 2017
3.69
2k+ ratings
The Ten-Day MBA
by Steven Silbiger • 1993
Ten days to the business knowledge of a top MBA. Skip the tuition, keep the frameworks.
3.72
3k+
The Ten-Day MBA Summary
The Ten-Day MBA 93%
Ten days to the business knowledge of a top MBA. Skip the tuition, keep the frameworks.
by Steven Silbiger 1993
3.72
3k+ ratings
A Crowdfunder's Strategy Guide
by Jamey Stegmaier • 2015
Crowdfunding success starts six months before you launch, with a community, not a campaign page.
4.24
212
A Crowdfunder's Strategy Guide Summary
A Crowdfunder's Strategy Guide 93%
Crowdfunding success starts six months before you launch, with a community, not a campaign page.
by Jamey Stegmaier 2015
4.24
212 ratings
The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son
by J.D. Rockefeller • 2020
Greed rebranded as aspiration, luck as engineering: an oil titan's uncensored rules for his heir.
4.45
2k+
The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son Summary
The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son 93%
Greed rebranded as aspiration, luck as engineering: an oil titan's uncensored rules for his heir.
by J.D. Rockefeller 2020
4.45
2k+ ratings
The Most Good You Can Do
by Peter Singer • 2015
Your charitable instincts are probably wrong. A dollar overseas can do a hundred times more good.
3.80
4k+
The Most Good You Can Do Summary
The Most Good You Can Do 93%
Your charitable instincts are probably wrong. A dollar overseas can do a hundred times more good.
by Peter Singer 2015
3.80
4k+ ratings
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