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Nonprofit Sector

It’s possible to make the world a better place: That’s the motto of many nonprofit organizations and social enterprises. Learn about their everyday challenges as they work to make their inspiring visions a reality.

Summaries

8 Book

The Purpose Mindset
How Microsoft Inspires Employees & Alumni to Change the World
Akhtar Badshah
HarperCollins Leadership, 2020
9 Book

Big Hunger
The Unholy Alliance Between Corporate America and Anti-Hunger Groups
Andrew Fisher
MIT Press, 2018
9 Book

The Little Book of Nonprofit Leadership
An Executive Director's Handbook for Small (and Very Small) Nonprofits
Erik Hanberg
Erik Hanberg, 2021
8 Book

How to Save the World in Six (Not So Easy) Steps
Bringing Out the Best in Nonprofits
David Schizer
Post Hill, 2023
8 Book

Change Your World
How Anyone, Anywhere Can Make a Difference
John C. Maxwell and Rob Hoskins
HarperCollins Leadership, 2021
9 Podcast

Is It Worth It for Charities to Harass Their Donors?
No Stupid Questions Podcast
Stephen J. Dubner and Angela Duckworth
Freakonomics Radio, 2022
7 Book

The Quest for Attention
Nonprofit Advocacy in a Social Media Age
Chao Guo and Gregory D. Saxton
Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2020
9 Book

A Traitor to His Species
Henry Bergh and the Birth of the Animal Rights Movement
Ernest Freeberg
Basic Books, 2020
9 Article

Raised in a (Very) Crowded House, Now Feeding the Hungry in a Pandemic
Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, the chief executive of Feeding America, is trying to meet a huge surge in demand. A $100 million contribution from Jeff Bezos helped.
David Gelles
The New York Times, 2020
Book

Creating Room to Read
A Story of Hope in the Battle for Global Literacy
John Wood
Plume, 2014
8 Book

We Fed an Island
The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time
Jose Andres
Ecco, 2019
8 Book

Navigating Change for International NGOs
A Practical Handbook
Morgana Ryan
Lynne Rienner, 2016