Nonprofit Development

See below for a list of readings specific to financing and other issues for nonprofits or funders in the community development field.

• Daring to Lead 2011: A National Study of Nonprofit Executive Leadership

From CompassPoint and the Meyer Foundation (2011)

• Mistakes to Success: Learning and Adapting When Things Go Wrong

By Robert Giloth and Colin Austin (2010), BOOK

• The Nonprofit Organizational Culture Guide: Revealing Hidden Truths That Impact Performance

By Paige Hull Teegarden, Denice Rothman Hinden and Paul Sturm (2010), BOOK 

• The Networked Nonprofit: Connecting with Social Media to Drive Change

By Beth Kanter (2010), BOOK

• Nonprofit Finance for Hard Times: Leadership Strategies When Economies Falter
  By Susan U. Raymond (2010), BOOK

• Social Enterprise: A Portrait of the Field
  From Community Wealth Ventures, The Social Enterprise Alliance and Duke University School of Business (October 2010)

• Foreclosure: How Can Philanthropy Help?
  By The Annie E. Casey Foundation (May 2009)

• Donor Collaboration: Power in Numbers
  By Joanne Duhl, The Philanthropic Initiative (April 2009)

• We Make Change: Community Organizers Talk About What They Do, and Why

By Kristin Layng Szakos and Joe Szakos (2007), BOOK

• How Effective Nonprofits Work: A Guide for Donors, Board Members, and Foundation Officers

By Marcia Festen and Marianne Philbin for New Ventures in Philanthropy (2002), BOOK