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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I believe in the power of books to change the world. That is not a particularly radical belief among librarians, but I hope to make you believe even more in the power of books. Today, we are poised at a moment in time where we can transcend the limitations of past book technologies and bring the power of books to all humans.

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Book: Welcome to the Fifth Estate

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Geoff Livingston, Author of Welcome to the Fifth Estate. There’s been a nice crop of social media books published this spring! My Zoetica colleague, Geoff Livingston , shared a preview copy of his forthcoming book Welcome to the Fifth Estate and it is a great read! So, what makes a good positioning statement ?

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Tools And Tactics For Achieving Optimum Alignment In Your Organization

Eric Jacobsen Blog

And, running coaches, trainers and books all stress the importance of alignment. That's why the premise of the book, Total Alignment , makes perfect sense to me. As the authors stress, only when you have total alignment in your organization can you achieve maximum results. Lack of empowerment at lower levels. I run a lot.

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The Enemy Of Engagement - Book Highlights

Eric Jacobsen Blog

" Frustration in the workplace is a silent killer," claim authors Mark Royal and Tom Agnew in their book, The Enemy of Engagement. That''s because, according to the authors'' research: Companies that both engage and enable employees demonstrate total reduction in voluntary turnover by 54 percent.

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Announcing the Launch of Book #3:The Happy Healthy Nonprofit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I am thrilled to announce the official launch of my third book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout with co-author Aliza Sherman. The book explores why burnout is so common in the nonprofit sector and simple ways to practice self-care and bring a culture of well-being into the nonprofit workplace.

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Book Review: The Enemy Of Engagement

Eric Jacobsen Blog

"Frustration in the workplace is a silent killer," claim authors Mark Royal and Tom Agnew in their terrific new book, The Enemy of Engagement , coming out this month from Amacom. Note: Thank you to Amacom for sending me an advance copy of this book.

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Your 2018 Fundraising Plan

Top Nonprofits

About Mazarine Treyz: She is the author of The Wild Woman’s Guide to Fundraising, and CEO of Wild Woman Fundraising, a national fundraising training company. Her latest book, Get the Job! Your Fundraising Career Empowerment Guide, was also given a 5 star review by Nonprofit.About.com. About Author. Space is limited!