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Do you want to love your work, work for what you love, and change the world - all at the same time? What matters most to you? Should you focus on earning a living, pursuing your passions, or devoting yourself to a cause that inspires you? The surprising truth is that you don't have to choose - and that you'll find more success if you don't. That’s what this book is all about. This is the full guide on How to Start a Non-Profit. If you want to know how to build highly effective Non-Profit orgs, this book will be the beginning of the rest of your life making a difference.

Philip Coltoff distills the insights he has gained from nearly 25 years of leadership at The Children's Aid Society of New York City, one of the largest and best-known not-for-profit organizations in the nation. Now in a second edition, this audiobook shares his ideas and experiences with a new generation of not-for-profit leaders and board members.

Struggling to find resources for your school? Learn how grants can help you give your students what they need to thrive. Experienced charter school leader and grant writer Peggy Downs has developed a system for creating a funding plan that integrates fundraising, donations, and business support with grant writing. Grant Writing for Impact walks you through the process of clarifying your vision, establishing your grants program, and developing your funding plan. Let her show you exactly how to develop sustainable funding for your school.

The World's Most Prestigious Prize: The Inside Story of the Nobel Peace Prize is a fascinating, insider account of the Nobel Peace Prize. Drawing on unprecedented access to the Norwegian Nobel Institute's vast archive, it offers a gripping account of the founding of the prize, as well as its highs and lows, triumphs and disasters, over the last 120 years. But more than that, the book also draws on the author's unique insight during his 25 years as director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute and secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

Learn the innovative strategies Microsoft pioneered that created a virtuous cycle of giving and volunteerism that has benefited the company and fulfilled its employees while making the world a better place. Early on in the Microsoft story, Bill Gates and other key executives met to decide how...

Everyone is busy. The pressure to get results in nonprofit organizations and churches is extreme. As a result, often projects and tasks are given full attention, while development and training of staff and volunteers are seen as secondary. In How Time-Crunched Leaders Develop Potential Leaders, author Christopher Scott provides six simple ways that busy leaders can develop the people they lead.

The digital era has brought nearly limitless possibilities for the average digital citizen. However, due to the pace of innovation and the complexity of information, too many people continue to struggle to understand basic marketing principles. We're All Marketers is designed to be a straightforward, easy-to-follow guide for the average person. If you've ever wanted to get started in digital marketing, wanted to effectively share your stories on social media, or just want to understand more about how you can grow your digital world into something strategic and amazing, this book is for you!

Si può concedere credito a clienti poveri, privi di garanzie patrimoniali, e avere successo? È questa la scommessa vinta dalla Grameen Bank del Nobel per la pace Yunus e da altre esperienze di microcredito sparse in tutto il mondo. Risultati e potenzialità, rischi e limiti di un nuovo modo di fare finanza.

Write down this number: $1.2 billion! That’s how much students won in grant funding in just 2 ½ years when they applied the proven system you’ll find inside this audiobook. No more overwhelm! No more confusion! No more failure! Inside this audiobook, you will learn all 30 time-tested secrets! Imagine how many more grants will get approved when you apply winning techniques from not-just-one but 80 expert grant professionals, using a simple, yet powerful 4-step process with checklists and worksheets to make your job easier, faster and more effective.

Weaving together inspiring stories with four decades in the trenches, this nationally recognized expert charts the road-map to success in Winning: The Five Truths of Fundraising. How do relationships begin? What’s the most important skill to master? Winning uncovers the fundamental keys to achievement everyone can master in a warm, approachable style.

Oltre a perseguire le finalità caritatevoli che le hanno caratterizzate sin dalle origini, le fondazioni svolgono oggi altri ruoli: promuovono la filantropia, sperimentano politiche e favoriscono la collaborazione tra attori diversi. Di origine privata o pubblica, sono state riscoperte perché particolarmente adatte ad affrontare problemi tipici delle società contemporanee.

Getting Home is the inspiring story of a defense lawyer and a school teacher who left their careers to rebuild homes for desperate survivors but wound up reconstructing the entire process for rebuilding after disasters. Authors Liz McCartney and Zack Rosenburg describe how SBP, the disaster relief nonprofit they founded, partnered with Toyota to apply the lean principles of the Toyota Production System to rebuild homes and lives following hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods throughout the US and its territories.

Are you thinking of organizing a fundraiser for a noble cause but don't know where to begin? You've come to the right place. This book will teach you a lot of things you may have overlooked when you thought of the idea. It will provide you tips and tricks that have worked for others. Many important factors will be discussed in detail, so you can be equipped with new ideas and insights to help you have more success down the road.

Do you want to create social impact, but feel there must be a better way? There is. So many problems the world faces go largely unaddressed because social entrepreneurs are unaware that they hold the power to design a better organization for creating more effective social impact. Not anymore.

If you struggle with self-awareness, self-control, empathy, effective communication, persuasion, self-confidence, assertiveness, or social skills, you will greatly benefit from listening to this book. It will provide you with actionable steps for boosting your emotional intelligence. A person’s level of emotional intelligence quotient, or EQ, refers to their ability to identify emotions in themselves and others, and manage them in a beneficial and rewarding way. Emotional intelligence can play a major role in how we interact with others.

Für Frauen ist das in der Regel deutlich schwerer, als für Männer. Anders als andere Geldanlage Bücher, konzentriert sich dieser Frauen Ratgeber auf die Bedürfnisse des vermeintlich schwächeren Geschlechts. Die Frage, woher das Geld, das angelegt und schlussendlich vermehrt werden soll, kommen soll, steht in diesem Hörbuch im Mittelpunkt. Die Hörerinnen erfahren, wo und an welchen Stellen Geld gespart werden kann, welches dann als gewinnbringende Geldanlage die Türen und Tore zu der finanziellen Unabhängigkeit öffnen.

Applied Wisdom for Nonprofits: Eight Practical Tools for Leadership is a compact and lively handbook for anyone who works in a nonprofit organization. Jim Morgan believes that whatever your job title, you can improve your management skills with understanding and practice. He shares his proven insights into management through easy-to-remember maxims called "Morganisms", designed to allow individuals or teams to think about - and then apply - management principles to complex, real-life situations.

Mike Sharman invites you to share in the hustle in The Best Dick. From the enthusiastic, entrepreneurial beginnings of a bootstrapped startup founder - a relatively inexperienced 26-year-old - to a seasoned, professional storyteller, Sharman built a boutique social media advertising agency that has made more brands go viral globally than any other studio in Africa.

Eager to change the world? Learn how you can have a greater social impact through your everyday purchases. The money we routinely spend on food, clothes, gifts, and even indulgences is an untapped superpower. What would happen if we slowed down to make more thoughtful decisions about what we buy?...

Can you become a master of your emotions? Is it possible to become truly successful in professional and personal life just by knowing how to manage your emotional intellect? The answer is - YES. The key to success lies within you. Getting fluent in the language of emotions is guaranteed to improve your life - be it at the workplace, in relationships, with your kids or even with regards to your health. In this book, I will not attempt to read a lecture on emotional intelligence.