Non-profitmaking organisations

‘[A] creative and original book on resilience through crises’ DAVID MILIBAND ‘[A] fascinating book is full of insights … I highly recommend it’ KATE RAWORTH, AUTHOR OF DOUGHNUT ECONOMICS From a leading international crisis management expert, a...

Charities play an outsize role in the social, cultural and economic life of the nation, delivering goods and services on which lives depend. To effectively serve their communities, charities also participate in politics: campaigning for changes to law...

Can you imagine a choreographer only training one dancer to lead while his or her partner sits in the lobby staring at the wall? Yet we do this all the time in organizations. Half the partnership is missing.Leadership is Half the Story introduces the...

2022 INDIES WinnerGold, Career (Adult Nonfiction)The world is on fire and in desperate need of volunteer firefighters.If you've ever wondered if you have a purpose, if there's a place in the world in need of your unique genius, the answer is yes. And the...

An Inspiring Memoir, for Fans of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Frans De Waal.In her enchanting memoir, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Uganda's first wildlife veterinarian, tells the remarkable story from her animal-loving childhood to her career protecting...

In a riveting portrait of the world's largest HIV/AIDS medical-care provider, award-winning journalist Patrick Range McDonald reveals AIDS Healthcare Foundation's unlikely rise from a feisty grassroots organization during the height of 1980s AIDS crisis...

Nonprofits and the social sectors are taking on an increasing share of the world'smost vital work. Make sure your organisation is ready for the challenge. If you read nothing else on nonprofits and the social sectors, read these 10 articles.We've combed...

If you are a health care professional and you read nothing else on leadership, read these 10 articles. Leading experts such as Thomas H. Lee, Daniel Goleman, Peter F. Drucker, John P. Kotter, and Warren G. Bennis provide the insights and advice you need...

Written to provide a grounding in behavioral insights research, Behavioral Science in the Wild assists managers to implement research findings on behavioral change in their own workplace operations. In particular, this book shares prescriptive advice on...

How organizations developed in history, how they operate, and how research on them has evolvedOrganizations are all around us: government agencies, multinational corporations, social-movement organizations, religious congregations, scientific bodies,...

Voluntary, arts, housing and campaigning organisations, and other professional groups are all part of Australia's expanding 'third sector' non-profit-making organisations that are motivated by social rather than economic objectives. In this book, Mike...