The following texts are excellent sources of information for those interested in the fields of nonprofit management, philanthropy and social entrepreneurship.
Books
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Appel, J & Karlan, D. More than Good Intentions: Improving the Ways the World’s Poor Borrow, Save, Farm, Learn and Stay Healthy. Penguin Group, 2011.
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Bornstein, D. & Davis, S. Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know. Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Bornstein, D. & Davis, S. How to Change the World. Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas. Oxford University Press, 2007.
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Branson, Richard. Screw Business as Usual. Random House, 2011.
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Collins, J. Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great. Harper Collins, 2005.
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Cruchfield, L. & McLeod Grant, H. Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits. Jossey-Bass, 2007.
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Elkington, John & Hartigan, Pamela. The Power of Unreasonable People: How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets that Change the World. Harvard Business Press. 2008.
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Mycoskie, Blake. Start Something That Matters. Spiegel & Grau, 2012.
Journals & Websites
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Alliance for Nonprofit Management – www.allianceonline.org
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Blue Avocado – www.blueavocado.org
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Boardsource – www.boardsource.org
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Bridgestar – www.bridgestar.org
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Business for Social Responsibility – www.bsr.org
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California Association of Nonprofits – www.calonprofits.org
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Center for Nonprofit Management of Southern California – www.cnmsocal.org
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Chronicle of Philanthropy – www.philanthropy.com
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Community Wealth Ventures, Inc. – www.communitywealth.org
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Community Partners – www.communitypartners.org
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Compasspoint – www.compasspoint.org
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Executive Service Corps of Southern California – www.escsc.org
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Foundation Center – www.foundationcenter.org
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Guidestar – www.guidestar.org
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Independent Sector – www.independentsector.org
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La Piana and Associates – www.lapiana.org
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Management Help – www.managementhelp.org
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National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise – www.nationalcne.org
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Nonprofit Quarterly – www.nonprofitquarterly.org
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Nonprofit Risk Management Center – www.nonprofitrisk.org
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Public Counsel – www.publiccounsel.org
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Roberts Enterprise Development Fund – www.redf.org
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Service Corps of Retired Executives – www.score.org
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Skoll Foundation – www.skollfoundation.org
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Social Enterprise Alliance – www.se-alliance.org
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Social Venture Network – www.svn.org
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Stanford Journal of Social Innovation – www.ssireview.org
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Taproot Foundation – www.taprootfoundation.org
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The Institute for Social Entrepreneurs – www.socialent.org
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The Technology Place with Nonprofits – www.techsoup.org
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Third Sector Company – www.thirdsectorcompany.com
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UCLA Center for Civil Society – www.civilsociety.ucla.edu
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