Shift & Reset: Strategies for Addressing Serious Issues in a Connected Society
Brian Reich
(Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2011)
In his latest book, Brian Reich says nonprofits must fundamentally change their mindset and the way they engage their supporters in order to effect lasting change in the world....
Posted on January 10, 2012
Lifeblood: How to Change the World One Dead Mosquito at a Time
Alex Perry
(New York, NY : Perseus Books/Public Affairs, 2011)
Alex Perry tells the story of Ray Chambers, co-founder of Malaria No More, and focuses on one of the most pressing public health challenges confronting the developing world today....
Posted on November 23, 2011
Women and Philanthropy: Boldly Shaping a Better World
Martha A. Taylor, Sondra Shaw-Hardy, Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz
(New York, NY : Jossey-Bass, 2011)
Sondra Shaw-Hardy, Martha Taylor, and Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz share their reasoning of why women are not only perfectly suited to the challenges of philanthropy, but, because of their distinct approach to giving, are uniquely positioned to drive real and lasting change in the world....
Posted on August 30, 2011
KaBOOM!: How One Man Built a Movement to Save Play
Darell Hammond
(New York, NY : Rodale Books, 2011)
Darell Hammond shares the story of how he and Dawn Hutchinson-Weiss founded KaBOOM! in 1995 to help residents in low-income communities organize themselves to build much-needed playgrounds....
Posted on July 21, 2011
Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know; Social Entrepreneurship For Dummies
(David Bornstein and Susan Davis, Oxford University Press: New York, 2010)
(Mark Durieux and Robert Stebbins, Wiley : New York, 2010)
What Everyone Needs to Know raises a call for action built upon what the field has already accomplished, while Dummies describes organizational basics as well as the skills and knowledge needed to enter the field....
Posted on January 22, 2011
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