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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
8 Book

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

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

Social Value Investing
A Management Framework for Effective Partnerships
Howard W. Buffett and William Eimicke
Columbia UP, 2018
Book

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World
An Entrepreneur’s Odyssey to Educate the World’s Children
John Wood
HarperBusiness, 2007