Strengthen Your Organization. Protect Your Mission. Expand Your Impact.Nonprofits are built on passion and purpose—but too many struggle to survive under financial strain, administrative burdens, and rising costs.In Sustaining the Mission: Building a Billion-Dollar Nonprofit Network by Rewriting the Rules of Partnership, Ryan Dewey Smith reveals a proven path to lasting sustainability. By developing Inperium’s groundbreaking affiliation model, he d...

A totally revised new edition of the bestselling guide to business school basicsThe bestselling book that invented the "MBA in a book" category, The Portable MBA Fifth Edition is a reliable and information-packed guide to the business school curriculum and experience. For years, professionals who need MBA-level information and insight-but don't need the hassle of business school-have turned to the Portable MBA series for the very best, most up-to-date coverage of the busin...

Why do bad decisions happen to good managers?If you need the best practices and ideas for smart decision making--but don't have time to find them--this book is for you. Here are 10 inspiring and usefulperspectives, all in one place.This collection of HBR articles will help you:- Make bold decisions that challenge the status quo- Support your decisions with diverse data- Avoid choices that justify past bad decisions- Evaluate risks and ...

Why does it cost nonprofits on average $20 to raise $100, while it costs companies only $4?Simply put: Nonprofits have no leverage. No one has to make a donation. And since most donors have no direct stake in the organizations they support, they make donations out of the goodness of their hearts. If donors feel like writing a check, they will. If they don't, they won't.The End of Fundraising turns fundraising on its head, teaching nonprofits how to stop begging for charity ...

Based on a business leadership program taught to professionals at global Fortune 500 companies, this indispensable guide offers practical tips for managers and aspiring business leaders.Getting an MBA takes time and money, making it inaccessible to many people who want to take charge in the business world. The 12-Week MBA offers an alternative way to learn business essentials, with a uniqu...

Philanthropic NGOs, foundations, and corporations face endlessly competing needs when deciding to invest or donate for maximum social impact. This book fills an enormous gap by providing a system to measure, operationalize, and improve any organization's impact investments.

Equip yourself to manage, motivate, compensate, and reward everyone in this workplace revolutionThe future of work is here. From the shift to Millennials and Gen Z in the workforce to the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Gig Economy, the world of work and rewards has significantly changed since the initial WorldatWork Handbook was published. Human resources and total rewards professionals need tools to equip them to manage a changing work...

Drawing on their work on performance management within the ‘beyond budgeting’ movement over the past ten years, including many interviews and case studies, Jeremy Hope, Peter Bunce and Franz Röösli set out in this book an executive guide to building a new management model based on eight key change management issues:1. Governance: From rules and budgets to purpose and values2. Success: From fixed targets to relative improvement...

Turn Your Great Idea into a Thriving Business!“A guide that sets first-time entrepreneurs’ feet in the right direction.”Geoffrey Moore, author, Crossing the Chasm“There are many books on entrepreneurship, but this is one of the few that will convert individuals to entrepreneurs.”Desh Deshpande, founder, Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation, MIT; chairman, A123 Systems; cochair, National Council for In...

Master MBA key concepts without stepping foot in a classroomSave yourself the thousands of dollars it cost for an MBA education. Dr. Milo Sobel presents core concepts taught in prestigious MBA programs such as Harvard, Wharton, and Stanford—without the heavy price tag and heavier classroom hours.With MBA in a Nutshell, you can quickly and easily implement essential MBA core curriculum into your professional life—stripping away useless theory and fo...

According to a Foundation for Community Association Research report, “Strategic planning is the cornerstone of every common-interest community.” Strategic planning enables your business or organization to define and reach its goals. In this book, author Steven C. Stryker offers an accessible guide to developing and implementing a strategic plan. You learn quickly and easily how to:Identify opportunities for growthDiscover strengths and weaknesses within your organizationAssess your...

Essentials of Entrepreneurship examines all phases of the entrepreneurial process: generating ideas for something new and better than what currently exists, determining whether these ideas suggest viable business opportunities, identifying and obtaining the financial and human resources required, securing intellectual property protection, launching the new venture, developing strategies for gaining and maintaining competitive advantage, and building a customer base. In discussing ...