Book Excerpts

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Walking Away

By Jean Butzen 2

An excerpt from Letting Go of Your Nonprofit on the leadership patterns of mission-centered leaders.

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Fostering Self-Organization

By David Ehrlichman 2

An excerpt from Impact Networks on four key principles to realize the immense potential of collaborative and purpose-driven networks.

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Green Finance

By Alicia Seiger & Thomas Heller 1

An excerpt from Settling Climate Accounts on the emerging practice of Net Zero finance.

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Moving to Movement Thinking

By Scott Goodson & Chip Walker

An excerpt from Activate Brand Purpose on what companies can learn from societal movements’ decay and success.

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Trustees Capital

By F. Warren McFarlan

An excerpt from Effective Fundraising: The Trustee's Role and Beyond on the role of nonprofit trustees in development.

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Failing to Lead

By Mike Quinn

An excerpt from Failing To Win: Hard-Earned Lessons from a Purpose-Driven Startup on critical mistakes and what could have been.

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Randomistas vs. Contestistas

By Beth Simone Noveck 2

An excerpt from Solving Public Problems on RCTs and their limitations

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At the Intersection

By Daniel P. Gitterman, Neil Britto, Sonal Shah & Zia Khan

Two excerpts from the edited collection, The Intersector, on building public trust through cross-sector collaboration between the public, nonprofit, and private sectors.

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Playful Critique

By Sarah Stein Greenberg

An excerpt from Creative Acts for Curious People on making judgments more deliberate

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The Way You Sell May Be Killing Your Dream

By Roy Whitten & Scott Roy

An excerpt from Sell Well, Do Good on breaking open the black box of selling: how to design a selling system that aligns with the values and best practices of social enterprise