 | Enterprising Nonprofits: A Toolkit for Social Entrepreneurs by J. Gregory Dees
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $17.98 The case for entrepreneurship in mission-driven non-profit (and government) work... why and how.
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 | Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs: Enhancing the Performance of Your Enterprising Nonprofit by J. Gregory Dees
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $18.82 Useful addition to the above...
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 | Public Health Business Planning: A Practical Guide by Stephen Orton
Buy new: $69.95 / Used from: $127.82 Yes, this is my new book-- my co-authors and I have encapsulated what we've learned about creating sustainable, revenue-generating public health business plans by working with 250 teams over 10 years.
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 | When Teams Work Best : 6,000 Team Members and Leaders Tell What It Takes to Succeed by Frank M. J. LaFasto
Buy new: $36.76 / Used from: $30.00 My favorite teamwork book--data-based, very practical, plenty of details, examples, and usable tools.
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 | Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great by Jim Collins
Buy new: $9.56 / Used from: $7.38 Translates "Good to Great" for mission-driven organizations, adding useful adjustments and examples. Short but sharp.
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 | Governing by Network: The New Shape of the Public Sector by Stephen Goldsmith
Buy new: $17.05 / Used from: $9.43 Great real-life examples and suggestions for creating and managing multi-org partnerships--an essential skill in public health.
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 | The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $2.10 Takes important lessons from fields like social science and epidemiology and applies them to management and social marketing. Gladwell is a good thinker and a great writer; very influential book.
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 | Leading in Black and White: Working Across the Racial Divide in Corporate America (J-B CCL (Center for Creative Leadership)) by Ancella B. Livers
Buy new: $21.86 / Used from: $4.75 Important perspective on managing in a world of rapidly changing demographics... we use it in our "Emerging Leaders" program.
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 | How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas by David Bornstein
Buy new: $23.35 / Used from: $4.45 Great stories about real-life entrepreneurs and how they solve problems. A good inspirational read for public health pilgrims.
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 | Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.60 Fundamental text for creating solid multi-organizational partnerships. Principled "win-win" negotiation skills are essential.
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 | The Social Life of Information by John Seely Brown
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $3.97 Key read on managing data and IT projects in the 21st century. Underlines the human communication components that underlie IT interventions.
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 | Improving Public Sector Productivity: Concepts and Practice by Ellen D. Rosen
Buy new: $59.95 / Used from: $0.90 Rosen does a great job of framing and clearly laying out the why and how for anyone trying to "do more with less" in the public sector. Her goal is to make those four words seem like an opportunity instead of a mean joke.
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