Start the Conversation No “how-to” manual exists on cultural competency. And, compared to other topics in nonprofit management, little exists on the skills and strategies needed to address racism and inequity. Building cultural competency is an ongoing journey that nonprofit leaders choose to take because they know the end result will be a more inclusive, connected, and effective organization. Patricia St. Onge and her contributing authors help readers grapple with the urgent issues that c...

**NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER#1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERBlue Ocean Shift is the essential follow up to Blue Ocean Strategy, the classic and over 4 million copy global bestseller by world-renowned professors W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne."Groundbreaking." ―Daniel H. Pink, New York Times bestselling author of Drive and To Sell Is Human**Drawing on more than a decade of new work, Kim and Mauborgne show y...

Non-profits are big business. According to a recent Johns Hopkins report, third-sector institutions in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Japan, the U.S. and Canada have been growing at an average rate that is twice the growth rate of their GDPs. Canada is home to the second largest non-profit workforce in the world, employing 2 million paid staff and contributing $112 billion to our economy each year. We are also recognized worldwide as an important generator of ideas and agent of social change...

Find out how organizations can be more successful by making practical decisions that work best for their groups, rather than by blindly adhering to rules, customs, or so-called professional "norms." Applying common sense and independent judgment will generate greater success than just doing what everybody else is doing. Practical decisions may sometimes be outside the mainstream. They may often be different than commonly accepted organizational practices. They may not always be embraced by...

The key to facilitating vibrant, deep, and motivating programs for youth and adults.Community, youth, nonprofit, education, entrepreneurial, and religious organizations all have exciting ambitions, but they often lack the creative skills to impact people on a deeper level. Catch the Fire is a complete guide to using arts and empowerment techniques to bring greater vitality and depth to working with groups of youth or adults. Based on the premise that you...

Tell It Like It Is:Truisms of Fundraisingby T. Christian Rollins, MBA, CFREWhy This Little Book?Like baseball, fundraising has truisms. By telling it like it is, this little book is intended to set young fundraisers on the right path, remind us all of the basics, and maybe even recalibrate the compass for a few of us oldtimers.It´s not that complicated. Let´s get started!

This book from Meredith Belbin, the UK's leading expert on teams, takes the reader on a different and fascinating journey. His insightful analysis takes us from the faults of typical hierarchies to the new world of restructured, flatter organizations where new sets of problems are emerging. In the search for alternative systems, Belbin outlines ways in which continuous deployment and career development can result in more effective use of people's talents. He describes the world of the high...

Super series are a set of workbooks to accompany the flexible learning programme specifically designed and developed by the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) to support their Level 3 Certificate in First Line Management. The learning content is also closely aligned to the Level 3 S/NVQ in Management. The series consists of 35 workbooks. Each book will map on to a course unit (35 books/units).

"Empty your wallet. Don't ask questions. Look straight ahead – don't get smart." Sounds more like an alleyway mugging than international development, right? But that's what we've been told, and up til now, we've been obedient. Not anymore.We can no longer just shut up and give. If we want to see poverty wiped out, we have to start questioning our approach. We can no longer keep supporting the same projects year in and year out without examining the results. They're not creating sus...

As is the case for many nonprofits, the success of Rotary clubs depends in part on the image that communities have of the organization. Public image – the term often used in Rotary – matters especially for membership, both to attract new members and to keep the members clubs already have. But it also matters for the ability of Rotary to implement service projects in local communities and internationally. Finally, it matters for fundraising for charitable purposes in order to fund the proje...

How to Attract and Retain Sponsors and Partners is a step-by-step business development process to help you become effective at attracting the right sponsors and partners to your organisation. It brings together Richard Woodward’s experience working with and training leading organisations on both sides of sponsorships and partnerships across multiple industry sectors.This book is essential reading if you are in a business development role in the arts, culture, sport, charity, health, enviro...

In the late 1990s, there was a distinct rise in interest in the non-profit sector, and in retailing and consumption. Drawing together these two concerns this book provides a comprehensive and international account of the retail charity sector.Charity shops are now significant occupiers of the UK high street, and are becoming familiar sites of consumption in the USA, Australia, Canada and Ireland. This volume provides the first overview of the history and development of the charity ...