NORTHROP NONPROFIT CONSULTING

RESOURCES

The following texts are excellent sources of information for those interested in the fields of nonprofit management, philanthropy and social entrepreneurship. 

Books

 

• 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.

 

• Bornstein, D. & Davis, S.  Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know.  Oxford University Press, 2010. 

 

• Bornstein, D. & Davis, S.  How to Change the World.  Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas.  Oxford University Press, 2007. 

 

• Branson, Richard.  Screw Business as Usual. Random House, 2011.

 

• Collins, J.  Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great. Harper Collins, 2005.

 

• Cruchfield, L. & McLeod Grant, H.  Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits. Jossey-Bass, 2007.

 

• Elkington, John & Hartigan, Pamela.  The Power of Unreasonable People:  How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets that Change the World. Harvard Business Press. 2008.

 

• Mycoskie, Blake.  Start Something That Matters. Spiegel & Grau, 2012.

Journals & Websites

 

• Alliance for Nonprofit Management – 

• Blue Avocado –

• Boardsource –

• Bridgestar –

• Business for Social Responsibility –

• California Association of Nonprofits –

• Center for Nonprofit Management of Southern California –

• Chronicle of Philanthropy –

• Community Wealth Ventures, Inc. –

• Community Partners –

• Compasspoint – 

• Executive Service Corps of Southern California –  

• Foundation Center –

• Guidestar –

• Independent Sector –

• La Piana and Associates –

• Management Help –

• National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise –   

• Nonprofit Quarterly –

• Nonprofit Risk Management Center –

• Public Counsel –

• Roberts Enterprise Development Fund –

• Service Corps of Retired Executives  –

• Skoll Foundation –

• Social Enterprise Alliance –

• Social Venture Network –

• Stanford Journal of Social Innovation –

• Taproot Foundation –

• The Institute for Social Entrepreneurs –

• The Technology Place with Nonprofits –

• Third Sector Company –

• UCLA Center for Civil Society –