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Book Review: Generosity Crisis

NonProfit PRO

To survive in this dynamically changing environment, nonprofits must rethink how they do what they do today with their community of supporters and donors. “The Generosity Crisis” identifies how the nonprofit world is in a battle for survival against many competitive, deep-pocketed and unsuspecting forces.

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Books That Changed Us in 2020

Media Cause

There are so many big things, scary, unexpected things that changed us as individuals, families, communities, and a collective human race in 2020, that as I was trying to write this blog post, it was hard to know where to start. Turns out that this last thing in particular—reading—didn’t just change me in 2020.

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Best New Leadership Book Of 2023

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Each year, after reading and reviewing dozens of new leadership books, I select my pick for the year's best new leadership book. For 2023, after reading nearly 40 leadership books, my pick for this year’s best new leadership book is When Everyone Leads. In the meantime, add this book to your must-read list.”

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What Writing a Book About Monthly Giving Has Taught Me

NonProfit PRO

Much has changed since Harvey McKinnon wrote the book "Hidden Gold" in 1999 and since I wrote "Monthly Giving. The Sleeping Giant" in 2012. Much more emphasis on social media. Much more use of email. Much more in paid digital approaches. Yet, there’s still not enough attention on monthly donor retention.

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Stay the Course Through Changing Weather—Strategic Advice From Association CEOs 

.orgSource

Our books “Positioning for Success in an Era of Disruption” and “An Entrepreneurial Approach to Risk, Courage, and Transformation,” summarize those conversations. We thought we could help our colleagues prepare for that disruption by gathering advice from people who greet change as an unexpected advantage. Be the disruption.

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Leadership Quotes From The Book, Leading With Grit

Eric Jacobsen Blog

In addition to Laurie Sudbrink 's, Leading With GRIT , being a great book for leaders, it's packed with powerful leadership and life quotes.

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12 free nonprofit books to help you achieve year-end fundraising success

Candid

Autumn brings more than a colorful display of leaves changing, though. These nonprofit books provide sample messaging and practical guidance to help you write appeals that resonate with your donors and compel them to support your organization. Build a mobile strategy now with the help of this book. The Annual Campaign by Erik J.

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