💰 Nonprofit Fundraising

Strategic guides for mission-driven organizations seeking to cultivate donors, craft compelling appeals, and build sustainable revenue beyond the next grant cycle.

Fundraising for Dummies

by John Mutz • 2000

From case statement to major gift: the complete system for turning passion into sustainable funding.

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🌱 Donor Cultivation 📝 Grant Writing 🏛️ Board Engagement 💌 Donor Communications 💻 Digital Fundraising

Fundraising for Dummies 92%

From case statement to major gift: the complete system for turning passion into sustainable funding.

by John Mutz 2000

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106 ratings

🌱 Donor Cultivation 📝 Grant Writing 🏛️ Board Engagement 💌 Donor Communications 💻 Digital Fundraising

The Zen of Fundraising

by Ken Burnett • 2006

See fundraising through donors' eyes: small shifts to turn gifts into lasting relationships.

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🤝 Donor Relations 🔗 Relationship Fundraising 📖 Nonprofit Storytelling 🧠 Donor Psychology 🎯 Donor-Centric Design

The Zen of Fundraising 91%

See fundraising through donors' eyes: small shifts to turn gifts into lasting relationships.

by Ken Burnett 2006

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139 ratings

🤝 Donor Relations 🔗 Relationship Fundraising 📖 Nonprofit Storytelling 🧠 Donor Psychology 🎯 Donor-Centric Design

The Non-Profit Narrative

by Dan Portnoy • 2012

Facts don't open wallets. A storytelling system that makes donors the heroes of your mission.

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🏢 Nonprofit Management 📖 Nonprofit Storytelling 💰 Fundraising Strategy 🤝 Donor Engagement 🎭 Storytelling Frameworks

The Non-Profit Narrative 91%

Facts don't open wallets. A storytelling system that makes donors the heroes of your mission.

by Dan Portnoy 2012

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194 ratings

🏢 Nonprofit Management 📖 Nonprofit Storytelling 💰 Fundraising Strategy 🤝 Donor Engagement 🎭 Storytelling Frameworks

Giving Done Right

by Phil Buchanan • 2019

Nonprofits are not businesses. The distinct set of skills that effective giving actually requires.

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🎯 Strategic Philanthropy 🏢 Nonprofit Management 📊 Impact Measurement 🌍 Effective Altruism 💰 Donor Advice

Giving Done Right 90%

Nonprofits are not businesses. The distinct set of skills that effective giving actually requires.

by Phil Buchanan 2019

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146 ratings

🎯 Strategic Philanthropy 🏢 Nonprofit Management 📊 Impact Measurement 🌍 Effective Altruism 💰 Donor Advice

Filmmaking for Change

by Jon Fitzgerald • 2012

Fund, shoot, edit, and distribute documentaries that turn audiences into advocates.

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🎬 Documentary Filmmaking 💰 Film Funding 📦 Film Distribution 🌍 Social Impact Media 📖 Impact Storytelling

Filmmaking for Change 89%

Fund, shoot, edit, and distribute documentaries that turn audiences into advocates.

by Jon Fitzgerald 2012

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22 ratings

🎬 Documentary Filmmaking 💰 Film Funding 📦 Film Distribution 🌍 Social Impact Media 📖 Impact Storytelling

Give Smart

by Thomas J. Tierney • 2011

Philanthropy has no market feedback. Here is the accountability framework that replaces it.

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🎯 Strategic Philanthropy 🏛️ Foundation Management 🔗 Theory Of Change 📏 Impact Measurement 💰 Grantmaking

Give Smart 89%

Philanthropy has no market feedback. Here is the accountability framework that replaces it.

by Thomas J. Tierney 2011

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249 ratings

🎯 Strategic Philanthropy 🏛️ Foundation Management 🔗 Theory Of Change 📏 Impact Measurement 💰 Grantmaking

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.

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🏛️ Nonprofit Management 📋 Board Governance 💰 Fundraising Strategy 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🚨 Crisis Leadership

Joan Garry's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership Summary

Joan Garry's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership 89%

A veteran ED's nonprofit playbook: boards, fundraising, and leading when passion is the payroll.

by Joan Garry 2017

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331 ratings

🏛️ Nonprofit Management 📋 Board Governance 💰 Fundraising Strategy 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🚨 Crisis Leadership

Nonprofit Sustainability

by Jeanne Bell • 2010

Stop choosing between mission and money. One map shows where every program stands on both.

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🏢 Nonprofit Management 💰 Nonprofit Finance 🗺️ Strategic Planning ♻️ Financial Sustainability 📊 Business Model Analysis

Nonprofit Sustainability 89%

Stop choosing between mission and money. One map shows where every program stands on both.

by Jeanne Bell 2010

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160 ratings

🏢 Nonprofit Management 💰 Nonprofit Finance 🗺️ Strategic Planning ♻️ Financial Sustainability 📊 Business Model Analysis

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.

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🏛️ Nonprofit Management 🔄 Systems Thinking ⚡ Operational Efficiency 📊 Data Management 📈 Performance Metrics

An Executive's Guide to Fundraising Operations Summary

An Executive's Guide to Fundraising Operations 89%

Fundraising operations wobble. Smart executives spot it, delegate the fix, and get back to donors.

by Christopher M. Cannon 2011

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11 ratings

🏛️ Nonprofit Management 🔄 Systems Thinking ⚡ Operational Efficiency 📊 Data Management 📈 Performance Metrics

The Kickstarter Handbook

by Don Steinberg • 2012

Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.

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🎯 Crowdfunding 💡 Creative Entrepreneurship 👥 Audience Building 📢 Media Outreach 🎬 Video Marketing

The Kickstarter Handbook 89%

Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.

by Don Steinberg 2012

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133 ratings

🎯 Crowdfunding 💡 Creative Entrepreneurship 👥 Audience Building 📢 Media Outreach 🎬 Video Marketing

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.

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🏢 Nonprofit Management 🌱 Social Entrepreneurship 💸 Venture Philanthropy 📊 Impact Measurement 🎯 Prediction Markets

Billions of Drops in Millions of Buckets Summary

Billions of Drops in Millions of Buckets 89%

Philanthropy's defect: donations scatter, nothing scales. The fix looks like a stock market.

by Steven H. Goldberg 2009

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22 ratings

🏢 Nonprofit Management 🌱 Social Entrepreneurship 💸 Venture Philanthropy 📊 Impact Measurement 🎯 Prediction Markets

Good Money Revolution

by Derrick Kinney • 2022

What if wealth-building was an act of generosity? A practical plan to earn, save, and give.

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💰 Personal Finance 🧠 Money Mindset 🎁 Charitable Giving 🤝 Generosity Practices 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Financial Parenting

Good Money Revolution 89%

What if wealth-building was an act of generosity? A practical plan to earn, save, and give.

by Derrick Kinney 2022

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168 ratings

💰 Personal Finance 🧠 Money Mindset 🎁 Charitable Giving 🤝 Generosity Practices 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Financial Parenting

The Nonprofit Board Answer Book

by Boardsource • 2007

You accepted a board seat. Now what? Practical answers on governance, finance, and fundraising.

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🏛️ Nonprofit Governance 📋 Board Effectiveness 💰 Nonprofit Finance 🤝 Fundraising Strategies 🧭 Strategic Planning

The Nonprofit Board Answer Book 89%

You accepted a board seat. Now what? Practical answers on governance, finance, and fundraising.

by Boardsource 2007

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130 ratings

🏛️ Nonprofit Governance 📋 Board Effectiveness 💰 Nonprofit Finance 🤝 Fundraising Strategies 🧭 Strategic Planning

Crowdsourcing for Filmmakers

by Richard Botto • 2017

Money isn't the first ask. Build a crowd, earn their trust, then launch your campaign.

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🎬 Indie Filmmaking 💰 Crowdfunding Strategy 📣 Audience Building 📱 Social Media Marketing 🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship

Crowdsourcing for Filmmakers 89%

Money isn't the first ask. Build a crowd, earn their trust, then launch your campaign.

by Richard Botto 2017

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15 ratings

🎬 Indie Filmmaking 💰 Crowdfunding Strategy 📣 Audience Building 📱 Social Media Marketing 🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship

How to Write a Grant

by Meredith Noble • 2019

Grants aren't magic; they're a system. From finding 100 opportunities to submitting two days early.

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🖊️ Grant Writing 💰 Fundraising Strategy 🏛️ Nonprofit Management 💼 Freelance Careers 🔄 Career Changers

How to Write a Grant 88%

Grants aren't magic; they're a system. From finding 100 opportunities to submitting two days early.

by Meredith Noble 2019

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196 ratings

🖊️ Grant Writing 💰 Fundraising Strategy 🏛️ Nonprofit Management 💼 Freelance Careers 🔄 Career Changers

Toxic Charity

by Robert D. Lupton • 2011

How to stop hurting the people you want to help: swap handouts for dignity and investment.

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📉 Charity Critique 💰 Microfinance 🏘️ Community Development ✝️ Christian Missions 🏙️ Urban Ministry

Toxic Charity 88%

How to stop hurting the people you want to help: swap handouts for dignity and investment.

by Robert D. Lupton 2011

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5k+ ratings

📉 Charity Critique 💰 Microfinance 🏘️ Community Development ✝️ Christian Missions 🏙️ Urban Ministry

The Paradox of Generosity

by Christian Smith • 2014

The top 5% of givers are happier and healthier. The reason isn't money.

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🎁 Generosity 🤝 Prosocial Behavior 😊 Positive Psychology 🌟 Abundance Mindset 🔗 Social Capital

The Paradox of Generosity 88%

The top 5% of givers are happier and healthier. The reason isn't money.

by Christian Smith 2014

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114 ratings

🎁 Generosity 🤝 Prosocial Behavior 😊 Positive Psychology 🌟 Abundance Mindset 🔗 Social Capital

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.

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🏦 Billionaire Donors 💸 Spend-Down Philanthropy 🤫 Anonymous Giving 🚀 Catalytic Philanthropy 📜 Gospel Of Wealth

The Billionaire Who Wasn't 88%

He gave away $600 million in secret while Forbes still listed him as a billionaire.

by Conor O'Clery 2007

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1k+ ratings

🏦 Billionaire Donors 💸 Spend-Down Philanthropy 🤫 Anonymous Giving 🚀 Catalytic Philanthropy 📜 Gospel Of Wealth

Managing the Non-Profit Organization

by Peter F. Drucker • 1992

Mission is not enough. The management disciplines that turn good intentions into real impact.

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🏢 Nonprofit Management 🎯 Mission-Driven Orgs 🤝 Volunteer Management 📋 Board Governance 📢 Nonprofit Marketing

Managing the Non-Profit Organization Summary

Managing the Non-Profit Organization 88%

Mission is not enough. The management disciplines that turn good intentions into real impact.

by Peter F. Drucker 1992

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1k+ ratings

🏢 Nonprofit Management 🎯 Mission-Driven Orgs 🤝 Volunteer Management 📋 Board Governance 📢 Nonprofit Marketing

Infectious Generosity

by Chris J. Anderson • 2024

Your act of kindness can now reach millions. The invisible wiring that makes generosity go viral.

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🦠 Viral Altruism 🎁 Science Of Giving 💝 Non-Monetary Gifts 🌱 Conscious Business 🌍 Effective Altruism

Infectious Generosity 88%

Your act of kindness can now reach millions. The invisible wiring that makes generosity go viral.

by Chris J. Anderson 2024

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1k+ ratings

🦠 Viral Altruism 🎁 Science Of Giving 💝 Non-Monetary Gifts 🌱 Conscious Business 🌍 Effective Altruism

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.

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🏛️ Nonprofit Leadership 🌍 Social Impact 🔄 Organizational Change 📏 Performance Measurement 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Good To Great And The Social Sectors Summary

Good To Great And The Social Sectors 88%

The discipline behind great companies works for nonprofits too, once you redefine what counts.

by Jim Collins 2001

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7k+ ratings

🏛️ Nonprofit Leadership 🌍 Social Impact 🔄 Organizational Change 📏 Performance Measurement 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

A Crowdfunder's Strategy Guide

by Jamey Stegmaier • 2015

Crowdfunding success starts six months before you launch, with a community, not a campaign page.

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💰 Crowdfunding Strategy 👥 Community-First Business 📋 Campaign Design 💬 Backer Relations 🌱 Ethical Marketing

A Crowdfunder's Strategy Guide 88%

Crowdfunding success starts six months before you launch, with a community, not a campaign page.

by Jamey Stegmaier 2015

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212 ratings

💰 Crowdfunding Strategy 👥 Community-First Business 📋 Campaign Design 💬 Backer Relations 🌱 Ethical Marketing

The Givers

by David Callahan • 2017

When the richest Americans give, they also take: control over public life, without a vote.

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🏛️ Money In Politics 💰 Wealth And Democracy 🕶️ Dark Money 💼 Venture Philanthropy 💸 Billionaire Influence

The Givers 88%

When the richest Americans give, they also take: control over public life, without a vote.

by David Callahan 2017

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485 ratings

🏛️ Money In Politics 💰 Wealth And Democracy 🕶️ Dark Money 💼 Venture Philanthropy 💸 Billionaire Influence

The Brand Idea

by Nathalie Laidler-Kylande • 2013

Nonprofit brands shouldn't compete. They should align, involve stakeholders, and partner for impact.

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🏷️ Nonprofit Branding 🌍 Social Impact 🔗 Brand Alignment 👥 Stakeholder Engagement 🤝 Brand Partnerships

The Brand Idea 88%

Nonprofit brands shouldn't compete. They should align, involve stakeholders, and partner for impact.

by Nathalie Laidler-Kylande 2013

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52 ratings

🏷️ Nonprofit Branding 🌍 Social Impact 🔗 Brand Alignment 👥 Stakeholder Engagement 🤝 Brand Partnerships

Doing Good Better

by William MacAskill • 2015

The most effective charities outperform the rest a hundredfold, and popularity points the wrong way.

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🧮 Effective Altruism 📊 Evidence-Based Giving 🌍 Global Poverty ⚖️ Utilitarianism 💼 Career Strategy

Doing Good Better 88%

The most effective charities outperform the rest a hundredfold, and popularity points the wrong way.

by William MacAskill 2015

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8k+ ratings

🧮 Effective Altruism 📊 Evidence-Based Giving 🌍 Global Poverty ⚖️ Utilitarianism 💼 Career Strategy

The Life You Can Save

by Peter Singer • 2009

Child drowning: you'd wade in. Child dying of malaria: $10 saves her. The moral math is identical.

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🧮 Effective Altruism 🌍 Global Poverty ⚖️ Utilitarian Ethics 💝 Charitable Giving 🌐 Global Justice

The Life You Can Save 88%

Child drowning: you'd wade in. Child dying of malaria: $10 saves her. The moral math is identical.

by Peter Singer 2009

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7k+ ratings

🧮 Effective Altruism 🌍 Global Poverty ⚖️ Utilitarian Ethics 💝 Charitable Giving 🌐 Global Justice

Corporate Social Responsibility

by Philip Kotler • 2004

The framework that turns corporate giving from a cost into a competitive lever.

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📊 Corporate Strategy 🌍 Social Impact 🏛️ Corporate Citizenship 📢 Cause Marketing 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism

Corporate Social Responsibility 88%

The framework that turns corporate giving from a cost into a competitive lever.

by Philip Kotler 2004

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187 ratings

📊 Corporate Strategy 🌍 Social Impact 🏛️ Corporate Citizenship 📢 Cause Marketing 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World

by John Wood • 2006

A trekking trip, an empty library: why a Microsoft exec quit to build schools across Asia.

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🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 🌍 Global Development 📖 Founder Memoir 🏘️ Community Development 👧 Girls' Education

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World Summary

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World 87%

A trekking trip, an empty library: why a Microsoft exec quit to build schools across Asia.

by John Wood 2006

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5k+ ratings

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 🌍 Global Development 📖 Founder Memoir 🏘️ Community Development 👧 Girls' Education

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.

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🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 📚 Education Nonprofits 🧭 Finding Purpose 🤝 Networking Strategy 💎 Authentic Leadership

The Promise of a Pencil 87%

A pencil, a $25 deposit, hundreds of schools. The playbook for building a movement from scratch.

by Adam Braun 2014

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8k+ ratings

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 📚 Education Nonprofits 🧭 Finding Purpose 🤝 Networking Strategy 💎 Authentic Leadership

A Gift of Hope

by Danielle Steel • 2012

She gave teddy bears to homeless men. The toughest cried, and her grief began to heal.

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🏠 Homelessness 🚐 Street Outreach 🧸 Dignity Restoration 🎒 Direct Aid 🏚️ Housing Insecurity

A Gift of Hope 87%

She gave teddy bears to homeless men. The toughest cried, and her grief began to heal.

by Danielle Steel 2012

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3k+ ratings

🏠 Homelessness 🚐 Street Outreach 🧸 Dignity Restoration 🎒 Direct Aid 🏚️ Housing Insecurity

Rewards Crowdfunding

by Nathan Rose • 2020

Your campaign starts months before launch. How to find your crowd, convert visitors, and get funded.

🚀 Crowdfunding Campaigns 📣 Audience Building 🎯 Campaign Strategy 🔍 Market Validation 🔄 Lean Methodology

Rewards Crowdfunding 87%

Your campaign starts months before launch. How to find your crowd, convert visitors, and get funded.

by Nathan Rose 2020

🚀 Crowdfunding Campaigns 📣 Audience Building 🎯 Campaign Strategy 🔍 Market Validation 🔄 Lean Methodology

Raising Private Capital

by Matt Faircloth • 2018

When banks say no, private investors say yes. A playbook for raising real estate capital.

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🏠 Real Estate Investing 💰 Private Lending 🏢 Real Estate Syndication 📈 Capital Raising 🏗️ Real Estate Entrepreneurship

Raising Private Capital 87%

When banks say no, private investors say yes. A playbook for raising real estate capital.

by Matt Faircloth 2018

4.19

372 ratings

🏠 Real Estate Investing 💰 Private Lending 🏢 Real Estate Syndication 📈 Capital Raising 🏗️ Real Estate Entrepreneurship

The Key Man

by Simon Clark • 2021

Davos loved him. Bill Gates trusted him. He promised profit from poverty, then stole a billion.

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🏢 Private Equity 🌍 Emerging Markets 💸 Financial Fraud 🌱 Impact Investing 🤝 Elite Networks

The Key Man 87%

Davos loved him. Bill Gates trusted him. He promised profit from poverty, then stole a billion.

by Simon Clark 2021

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3k+ ratings

🏢 Private Equity 🌍 Emerging Markets 💸 Financial Fraud 🌱 Impact Investing 🤝 Elite Networks

Having Nothing, Possessing Everything

by Michael Mather • 2018

A pastor stopped tallying what his poor neighborhood lacked. What he found rewrote his calling.

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🗺️ Asset-Based Community Development 🏙️ Urban Ministry 💰 Community Economics 🍽️ Radical Hospitality ✊ Faith-Based Organizing

Having Nothing, Possessing Everything Summary

Having Nothing, Possessing Everything 87%

A pastor stopped tallying what his poor neighborhood lacked. What he found rewrote his calling.

by Michael Mather 2018

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241 ratings

🗺️ Asset-Based Community Development 🏙️ Urban Ministry 💰 Community Economics 🍽️ Radical Hospitality ✊ Faith-Based Organizing

Social Entrepreneurship

by Ryszard Praszkier • 2011

The secret of lasting social change: stop pushing the system and start shifting its attractor.

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🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 🔄 Systems Thinking ⚙️ Systems Change 🤝 Social Capital 🕸️ Network Building

Social Entrepreneurship 87%

The secret of lasting social change: stop pushing the system and start shifting its attractor.

by Ryszard Praszkier 2011

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20 ratings

🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 🔄 Systems Thinking ⚙️ Systems Change 🤝 Social Capital 🕸️ Network Building

Three Cups of Deceit

by Jon Krakauer • 2011

The humanitarian's origin story was fiction, and his charity paid for chartered jets, not schools.

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🔍 Investigative Journalism 🦸 Manufactured Heroism 📺 Media Manipulation 📝 Fabricated Memoirs 📊 Nonprofit Accountability

Three Cups of Deceit 87%

The humanitarian's origin story was fiction, and his charity paid for chartered jets, not schools.

by Jon Krakauer 2011

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12k+ ratings

🔍 Investigative Journalism 🦸 Manufactured Heroism 📺 Media Manipulation 📝 Fabricated Memoirs 📊 Nonprofit Accountability

Building Social Business

by Muhammad Yunus • 1997

A business that returns your money and not a penny more. It beats charity and it scales.

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🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 💰 Microfinance 🤝 Poverty Alleviation 🏗️ Social Enterprise 📊 Bottom Of The Pyramid

Building Social Business 87%

A business that returns your money and not a penny more. It beats charity and it scales.

by Muhammad Yunus 1997

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2k+ ratings

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 💰 Microfinance 🤝 Poverty Alleviation 🏗️ Social Enterprise 📊 Bottom Of The Pyramid

The First National Bank of Dad

by David Owen • 2003

Why paying kids monster interest on savings teaches more than any allowance system ever could.

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🏦 Financial Parenting 👛 Kids And Money 🛠️ Hands-On Learning 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 💭 Money And Values

The First National Bank of Dad 87%

Why paying kids monster interest on savings teaches more than any allowance system ever could.

by David Owen 2003

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282 ratings

🏦 Financial Parenting 👛 Kids And Money 🛠️ Hands-On Learning 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 💭 Money And Values

Three Cups of Tea

by Greg Mortenson • 2006

A failed K2 climb. A remote Pakistani village. The promise: one school they'd never had.

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📚 Educational Philanthropy 🎓 Girls Education 🌍 Cross-Cultural Aid 🏘️ Grassroots Development ⛰️ Mountain Communities

Three Cups of Tea 87%

A failed K2 climb. A remote Pakistani village. The promise: one school they'd never had.

by Greg Mortenson 2006

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359k+ ratings

📚 Educational Philanthropy 🎓 Girls Education 🌍 Cross-Cultural Aid 🏘️ Grassroots Development ⛰️ Mountain Communities

Rules for Revolutionaries

by Becky Bond • 2016

The volunteer-led organizing model that scales from a living room to a nationwide movement.

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📢 Political Organizing 🌱 Grassroots Campaigns 🤝 Volunteer Mobilization 📈 Mass Mobilization 🕸️ Distributed Organizing

Rules for Revolutionaries 87%

The volunteer-led organizing model that scales from a living room to a nationwide movement.

by Becky Bond 2016

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762 ratings

📢 Political Organizing 🌱 Grassroots Campaigns 🤝 Volunteer Mobilization 📈 Mass Mobilization 🕸️ Distributed Organizing

I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt

by Madeline Pendleton • 2024

The financial rules that work when you are broke look nothing like the ones in the bestsellers.

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💰 Financial Memoir 📱 Millennial Money 🏚️ Economic Precarity 🤝 Ethical Business ✊ Anti-Capitalist Critique

I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt Summary

I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt 87%

The financial rules that work when you are broke look nothing like the ones in the bestsellers.

by Madeline Pendleton 2024

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4k+ ratings

💰 Financial Memoir 📱 Millennial Money 🏚️ Economic Precarity 🤝 Ethical Business ✊ Anti-Capitalist Critique

How to Change the World

by David Bornstein • 2013

The method for scaling a social mission from one village to an entire continent.

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💡 Social Innovation 🌍 International Development 📈 Scaling Impact 🔄 Systems Change 👥 Community-Led Solutions

How to Change the World 87%

The method for scaling a social mission from one village to an entire continent.

by David Bornstein 2013

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2k+ ratings

💡 Social Innovation 🌍 International Development 📈 Scaling Impact 🔄 Systems Change 👥 Community-Led Solutions

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.

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🎯 Effective Altruism ⚖️ Utilitarianism 📊 Evidence-Based Charity 🌍 Global Poverty 💼 Social Impact Careers

The Most Good You Can Do 87%

Your charitable instincts are probably wrong. A dollar overseas can do a hundred times more good.

by Peter Singer 2015

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4k+ ratings

🎯 Effective Altruism ⚖️ Utilitarianism 📊 Evidence-Based Charity 🌍 Global Poverty 💼 Social Impact Careers

Smart Money Smart Kids

by Dave Ramsey • 2014

From three jars to a debt-free degree: the chore-and-save plan for raising financially capable kids.

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🧒 Financial Parenting 🚫 Debt-Free Living 🎓 College Without Loans 🎁 Generosity And Giving 💪 Work Ethic

Smart Money Smart Kids 87%

From three jars to a debt-free degree: the chore-and-save plan for raising financially capable kids.

by Dave Ramsey 2014

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7k+ ratings

🧒 Financial Parenting 🚫 Debt-Free Living 🎓 College Without Loans 🎁 Generosity And Giving 💪 Work Ethic

Enhancing Energy-Based Livelihoods for Women Micro-Entrepreneurs

by Asian Development Bank • 2018

Clean energy micro-enterprises in India are giving women economic power and reshaping communities.

👩‍💼 Women Entrepreneurs ⚡ Energy Access 💰 Microfinance ⚧️ Gender And Development 🏦 Financial Inclusion

Enhancing Energy-Based Livelihoods for Women Micro-Entrepreneurs Summary

Enhancing Energy-Based Livelihoods for Women Micro-Entrepreneurs 87%

Clean energy micro-enterprises in India are giving women economic power and reshaping communities.

by Asian Development Bank 2018

👩‍💼 Women Entrepreneurs ⚡ Energy Access 💰 Microfinance ⚧️ Gender And Development 🏦 Financial Inclusion

40 Chances

by Howard G. Buffett • 2013

Forty planting seasons. What a farmer learned about why food aid fails and what actually works.

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🌍 International Development 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture 🏞️ Soil Conservation 📜 Land Rights 🛒 Market-Based Aid

40 Chances 87%

Forty planting seasons. What a farmer learned about why food aid fails and what actually works.

by Howard G. Buffett 2013

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843 ratings

🌍 International Development 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture 🏞️ Soil Conservation 📜 Land Rights 🛒 Market-Based Aid

Giving Is the Good Life

by Randy Alcorn • 2019

More money won't make you whole. Giving it away will. The Bible's most surprising promise.

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🏦 Biblical Finance ⛪ Christian Stewardship 🎁 Generous Living 🚫 Anti-Materialism ♾️ Eternal Perspective

Giving Is the Good Life 87%

More money won't make you whole. Giving it away will. The Bible's most surprising promise.

by Randy Alcorn 2019

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225 ratings

🏦 Biblical Finance ⛪ Christian Stewardship 🎁 Generous Living 🚫 Anti-Materialism ♾️ Eternal Perspective

The Art of Startup Fundraising

by Alejandro Cremades • 2016

Raise startup capital without losing control. The playbook from pitch to close.

4.02

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🏦 Venture Capital 💰 Startup Financing 🎤 Investor Pitching 🌐 Equity Crowdfunding 🚀 Early Stage Founders

The Art of Startup Fundraising 87%

Raise startup capital without losing control. The playbook from pitch to close.

by Alejandro Cremades 2016

4.02

818 ratings

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