🏛️ Nonprofit Management

Practical wisdom for leading mission-driven organizations, where the challenges of fundraising, governance, and impact measurement demand a different kind of leadership than the for-profit world.

Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations

by John M. Bryson • 1988

How public and nonprofit leaders turn mandates and mission into strategy that gets implemented.

3.65

364

🗺️ Strategic Planning 📋 Public Administration 🤝 Stakeholder Engagement ⚙️ Strategy Implementation 💎 Public Value Creation

Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations

How public and nonprofit leaders turn mandates and mission into strategy that gets implemented.

by John M. Bryson 1988

3.65

364 ratings

🗺️ Strategic Planning 📋 Public Administration 🤝 Stakeholder Engagement ⚙️ Strategy Implementation 💎 Public Value Creation

The Essential Drucker

by Peter F. Drucker • 2000

Management converts expertise into organizational results. The essential principles, in one volume.

4.09

10k+

📖 Management Theory 🌐 Knowledge Economy ⚡ Personal Effectiveness 🔬 Innovation Strategy ⏳ Time Management

The Essential Drucker

Management converts expertise into organizational results. The essential principles, in one volume.

by Peter F. Drucker 2000

4.09

10k+ ratings

📖 Management Theory 🌐 Knowledge Economy ⚡ Personal Effectiveness 🔬 Innovation Strategy ⏳ Time Management

Managing the Non-Profit Organization

by Peter F. Drucker • 1992

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

3.99

1k+

🎯 Mission-Driven Orgs 🤝 Volunteer Management 📋 Board Governance 📢 Nonprofit Marketing 📊 Measuring Impact

Managing the Non-Profit Organization

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

by Peter F. Drucker 1992

3.99

1k+ ratings

🎯 Mission-Driven Orgs 🤝 Volunteer Management 📋 Board Governance 📢 Nonprofit Marketing 📊 Measuring Impact

Lean Impact

by Ann Mei Chang • 2018

Lean startup methods can multiply social impact, once we reward experiments over activity.

4.02

370

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 🔄 Lean Startup 🧪 Rapid Experimentation 📊 Innovation Metrics 🌐 Systems Change

Lean Impact

Lean startup methods can multiply social impact, once we reward experiments over activity.

by Ann Mei Chang 2018

4.02

370 ratings

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 🔄 Lean Startup 🧪 Rapid Experimentation 📊 Innovation Metrics 🌐 Systems Change

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+

📋 Organizational Assessment 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🎯 Mission-Driven Orgs ✂️ Strategic Focus 🔍 Customer Value Discovery

The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization

Drucker's five questions for detecting organizational drift and the discipline to reverse it.

by Peter F. Drucker 1993

3.94

1k+ ratings

📋 Organizational Assessment 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🎯 Mission-Driven Orgs ✂️ Strategic Focus 🔍 Customer Value Discovery

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

📚 Library Management 🎯 Strategic Planning 📋 Board Governance ⚖️ Ethical Leadership 📊 Project Management

Managerial Leadership for Librarians

The library manager's playbook: public budgets, volunteer boards, and the scrutiny that never quits.

by G. Edward Evans 2017

2.89

18 ratings

📚 Library Management 🎯 Strategic Planning 📋 Board Governance ⚖️ Ethical Leadership 📊 Project Management

The Drucker Lectures

by Peter F. Drucker • 2010

The employees own the tools now. Every management rule from the last century just broke.

4.09

195

🏢 Management Theory 💼 Knowledge Economy 🧠 Knowledge Workers 🎯 Executive Effectiveness 💡 Corporate Innovation

The Drucker Lectures

The employees own the tools now. Every management rule from the last century just broke.

by Peter F. Drucker 2010

4.09

195 ratings

🏢 Management Theory 💼 Knowledge Economy 🧠 Knowledge Workers 🎯 Executive Effectiveness 💡 Corporate Innovation

Managing to Change the World

by Alison Green • 2009

For nonprofit managers: how to hire, delegate, give honest feedback, and build a team that delivers.

4.26

662

👥 People Management 📊 Performance Management 🏢 Workplace Culture 🔍 Hiring And Retention 💬 Difficult Conversations

Managing to Change the World

For nonprofit managers: how to hire, delegate, give honest feedback, and build a team that delivers.

by Alison Green 2009

4.26

662 ratings

👥 People Management 📊 Performance Management 🏢 Workplace Culture 🔍 Hiring And Retention 💬 Difficult Conversations

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

📋 Board Governance 💰 Fundraising Strategy 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🚨 Crisis Leadership 🔄 Succession Planning

Joan Garry's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership

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

by Joan Garry 2017

4.28

331 ratings

📋 Board Governance 💰 Fundraising Strategy 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🚨 Crisis Leadership 🔄 Succession Planning

Giving Done Right

by Phil Buchanan • 2019

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

3.85

146

🎯 Strategic Philanthropy 📊 Impact Measurement 🌍 Effective Altruism 💰 Donor Advice 🌟 New Philanthropists

Giving Done Right

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

by Phil Buchanan 2019

3.85

146 ratings

🎯 Strategic Philanthropy 📊 Impact Measurement 🌍 Effective Altruism 💰 Donor Advice 🌟 New Philanthropists

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

📖 Nonprofit Storytelling 💰 Fundraising Strategy 🤝 Donor Engagement 🎭 Storytelling Frameworks 📣 Cause Marketing

The Non-Profit Narrative

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

by Dan Portnoy 2012

3.61

194 ratings

📖 Nonprofit Storytelling 💰 Fundraising Strategy 🤝 Donor Engagement 🎭 Storytelling Frameworks 📣 Cause Marketing

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 Finance 🗺️ Strategic Planning ♻️ Financial Sustainability 📊 Business Model Analysis 🎯 Impact Measurement

Nonprofit Sustainability

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

by Jeanne Bell 2010

4.04

160 ratings

💰 Nonprofit Finance 🗺️ Strategic Planning ♻️ Financial Sustainability 📊 Business Model Analysis 🎯 Impact Measurement

How to Change the World

by David Bornstein • 2013

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

3.94

2k+

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

How to Change the World

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

by David Bornstein 2013

3.94

2k+ ratings

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

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.

4.32

196

🖊️ Grant Writing 💰 Fundraising Strategy 💼 Freelance Careers 🔄 Career Changers 🎭 Imposter Syndrome

How to Write a Grant

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

by Meredith Noble 2019

4.32

196 ratings

🖊️ Grant Writing 💰 Fundraising Strategy 💼 Freelance Careers 🔄 Career Changers 🎭 Imposter Syndrome

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

🌱 Social Entrepreneurship 💸 Venture Philanthropy 📊 Impact Measurement 🎯 Prediction Markets 🐝 Collective Intelligence

Billions of Drops in Millions of Buckets

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

by Steven H. Goldberg 2009

3.41

22 ratings

🌱 Social Entrepreneurship 💸 Venture Philanthropy 📊 Impact Measurement 🎯 Prediction Markets 🐝 Collective Intelligence

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

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

An Executive's Guide to Fundraising Operations

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

by Christopher M. Cannon 2011

4.00

11 ratings

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

Library Management

by Bridgit McCafferty • 2021

The management toolkit library school never provided: people, budgets, culture, and crisis.

3.00

🏛️ Library Management 📋 Project Management 🏢 Middle Management 🌱 Organizational Culture 🚨 Crisis Leadership

Library Management

The management toolkit library school never provided: people, budgets, culture, and crisis.

by Bridgit McCafferty 2021

3.00

2 ratings

🏛️ Library Management 📋 Project Management 🏢 Middle Management 🌱 Organizational Culture 🚨 Crisis Leadership

The Daily Drucker

by Peter F. Drucker • 2000

Drucker in daily doses: why character builds leaders, time is everything, and yesterday must go.

4.10

1k+

🏛️ Management Classics 🎯 Executive Effectiveness ⏳ Time Management 🧭 Decision Frameworks 🧠 Knowledge Work

The Daily Drucker

Drucker in daily doses: why character builds leaders, time is everything, and yesterday must go.

by Peter F. Drucker 2000

4.10

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Management Classics 🎯 Executive Effectiveness ⏳ Time Management 🧭 Decision Frameworks 🧠 Knowledge Work

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