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Secret Agents

By Meghann Evershed Dryer & Tracy Pizzo

Find out why Method home products keep their eco-friendliness under very attractive wraps.

Tom Tierney - Nonprofit Management and the Leadership Deficit

One of the biggest challenges in nonprofit management is hiring and retaining talented executive leaders. In this conversation with Stanford Social Innovation Review managing editor Eric Nee, Thomas Tierney shares findings from the Bridgespan Group's study on the "leadership deficit." Tierney talks about how this crisis is affecting nonprofits, and what organizations can do to address the problem.

The New Economy of Nature Gretchen C. Daily and Katherine Ellison

The New Economy of Nature

Review By Carl Palmer

The authors describe a new approach to environmental conservation that takes market realities into account, rather than relying on philanthropy and altruism.

Spring 2003

Marketing Research: That Won't Break the Bank Alan R. Andreasen

Marketing Research

Review By Claire Alexander

This straightforward book offers a primer in how to conduct effective and affordable market research that reveals valuable information about customers or clients.

Spring 2003

Going Global: Transforming Relief and Development NGOs
Marc Lindenberg and Coralie Bryant

Going Global

Review By David F. Suarez

The leaders of international humanitarian organizations, such as CARE and Oxfam talk candidly about management strategy, organizational goals, advocacy, accountability, and partnerships.

Spring 2003

Value Shift: Why Companies Must Merge Social and Financial Imperatives to Achieve Superior Performance Lynn Sharp Paine

Value Shift

Review By Perla Ni

The author has penned an engaging book that unravels the complicated issues surrounding business ethics.

Spring 2003

Growing Pains

By Chris McGarry

New research suggests that the fate of start-up nonprofits is highly dependent on their acquisition of stable funding sources, particularly public funds