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Best Books for Nonprofit Organizations
By an Amazon.com customer
Appreciative Inquiry Handbook: The First in a Series of AI Workbooks for Leaders of ChangeAppreciative Inquiry Handbook: The First in a Series of AI Workbooks for Leaders of Change
Buy new: $40.50 / Used from: $33.34
Do what you do best , better - the best way to analize your organization (Note this list is ALPHABETICAL)
Beyond Budgeting: How Managers Can Break Free from the Annual Performance TrapBeyond Budgeting: How Managers Can Break Free from the Annual Performance Trap by Jeremy Hope
Buy new: $22.75 / Used from: $5.77
A new and better approach to the critical issue of budgeting
Beyond Fundraising: New Strategies for Nonprofit Innovation and Investment, 2nd EditionBeyond Fundraising: New Strategies for Nonprofit Innovation and Investment, 2nd Edition by Kay Sprinkel Grace
Buy new: $20.97 / Used from: $15.03
Anything by KSG is excellent reading!
Conducting a Successful Capital Campaign: The New, Revised and Expanded Edition of the Leading Guide to Planning and Implementing a Capital CampaignConducting a Successful Capital Campaign: The New, Revised and Expanded Edition of the Leading Guide to Planning and Implementing a Capital Campaign by Kent E. Dove
Buy new: $48.00 / Used from: $37.75
Pedantic - but it really covers the basics
Cost-Benefit Analysis for Public Sector Decision MakersCost-Benefit Analysis for Public Sector Decision Makers by Diana Fuguitt
Buy new: $125.00 / Used from: $85.63
Few NPOs want to do this. That's why they're not as efficient as they could be
Generating and Sustaining Nonprofit Earned Income: A Guide to Successful Enterprise StrategiesGenerating and Sustaining Nonprofit Earned Income: A Guide to Successful Enterprise Strategies
Buy new: $52.00 / Used from: $37.95
50% of NP income comes from related business ventures
High Performance Nonprofit Organizations: Managing Upstream for Greater ImpactHigh Performance Nonprofit Organizations: Managing Upstream for Greater Impact by Christine W. Letts
Buy new: $20.97 / Used from: $6.00
Worthwhile reading
Hoshin Handbook, Second EditionHoshin Handbook, Second Edition by Pete Babich
Great system for evaluating an organization or process
Improving the Economy, Efficiency, and Effectiveness of Not-for-Profits: Conducting Operational ReviewsImproving the Economy, Efficiency, and Effectiveness of Not-for-Profits: Conducting Operational Reviews by Rob Reider
Buy new: $78.00 / Used from: $51.99
Step by steps to greater efficiency and effectiveness
Legal Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards (Boardsource Governance Series, Bk. 5)Legal Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards (Boardsource Governance Series, Bk. 5) by Bruce R. Hopkins
Buy used from: $18.88
Board members are responsible - and they need to know their responsibilies
Lobbying and Advocacy Handbook for Nonprofit Organizations: Shaping Public Policy at the State and Local LevelLobbying and Advocacy Handbook for Nonprofit Organizations: Shaping Public Policy at the State and Local Level by Marcia Avner
Buy new: $37.95 / Used from: $120.97
Yes, you can. And you should.
The Museum Forms BookThe Museum Forms Book
Excellent forms for your reference
The Policy Governance FieldbookThe Policy Governance Fieldbook by Mike Conduff
Buy new: $29.66 / Used from: $23.50
Everyone needs one of these
The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel WorseThe Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse by Gregg Easterbrook
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $3.88
Buck up little trooper! Things are getting better!
Social Entrepreneurship : The Art of Mission-Based Venture DevelopmentSocial Entrepreneurship : The Art of Mission-Based Venture Development by Peter C. Brinckerhoff
Buy new: $44.00 / Used from: $23.62
Have a bigger vision
State of Nonprofit AmericaState of Nonprofit America by Lester M. Salamon
Buy new: $26.95 / Used from: $21.56
Most comprehensive overview of the NP sector in the US today
Strategic Management for Nonprofit Organizations: Theory and CasesStrategic Management for Nonprofit Organizations: Theory and Cases by Sharon M. Oster
Buy new: $61.16 / Used from: $38.72
Excellent examples
Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs: Enhancing the Performance of Your Enterprising NonprofitStrategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs: Enhancing the Performance of Your Enterprising Nonprofit by J. Gregory Dees
Buy new: $25.97 / Used from: $12.50
Great tools
Sustaining Nonprofit Performance: The Case for Capacity Building and the Evidence to Support ItSustaining Nonprofit Performance: The Case for Capacity Building and the Evidence to Support It by Paul Charles Light
Buy new: $18.95 / Used from: $7.92
Capacity and sustainability are key
The Ultimate Board Member's Book: A 1-Hour Guide to Understanding and Fulfilling Your Role and ResponsibilitesThe Ultimate Board Member's Book: A 1-Hour Guide to Understanding and Fulfilling Your Role and Responsibilites by Kay Sprinkel Grace
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $14.97
KSG's keys for board members!
Understanding Nonprofit Organizations: Governance, Leadership, and ManagementUnderstanding Nonprofit Organizations: Governance, Leadership, and Management by Steven J. Ott
Buy new: $46.80 / Used from: $34.35
Worth reading
Venture Forth! The Essential Guide to Starting a Moneymaking Business in Your Nonprofit OrganizationVenture Forth! The Essential Guide to Starting a Moneymaking Business in Your Nonprofit Organization by Rolfe Larson
Buy new: $34.95 / Used from: $12.50
Truly excellent - the way to do a related business venture!!