For students majoring in the GBUS Nonprofit Management & Social Innovation concentration or wanting to learn more about a specific non-profit or a non-profit issue, browse the CSB+SJU library resources below.
National Council of Nonprofits. (n.d.). Nonprofit Impact in Communities. https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/about-americas-nonprofits/nonprofit-impact-communities.
Data sources for industries in countries around the world. Visit the Getting Started Guide for more information.
In-depth reports of current and controversial issues of the day.
Researching a nonprofit's financial status can be tricky - they don't have the same filing requirements that a public company has. However, tax-exempt organizations, nonexempt charitable trusts, and section 527 political organizations file a Form 990 to the IRS with the information required by section 6033. Check out Demystifying the 990-PF from Candid to learn more.
When Daniel Lubetzky started KIND Healthy Snacks in 2004, he aimed to defy the conventional wisdom that snack bars could never be both tasty and healthy, convenient and wholesome. A decade later, the transformative power of the company's "AND" philosophy has resulted in an astonishing record of achievement.
In a crazy, media distracted world the important questions often get lost like: What's your passion? What's your purpose? Who do you want to be? Alexis Jones has built a career listening to and helping girls around the world figure out those questions in order to inspire them to think for themselves, to speak their truth, to discover their purpose, and to dream HUGE!
I Said What I Said is a story of black women thriving in spite of a society dominated by negative views of Black women leaders and future leaders. It is the flambeau that sheds light on one fundamental question: Why can’t you just value what I bring to the table? And it is the path that leads to a better and more inclusive life for Black women leaders.
Told with a conversational style, this book will lead you through the basics of being on a board, how meetings work, and what's expected between meetings. In addition, at the back of the book are several in-depth resources.
This groundbreaking resource offers a set of guiding principles to help nonprofit leaders navigate the transition from top-down organizations to a networked approach enabled by technology.
This the story of how a young man turned $25 into more than 200 schools around the world and the guiding steps anyone can take to lead a successful and significant life.
Why are some people and organizations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others? Why do some command greater loyalty? In studying the leaders who've had the greatest influence in the world, Simon Sinek discovered that they all think, act, and communicate in the exact same way-and it's the complete opposite of what everyone else does.
In a compelling, story-driven narrative, the Heaths bring together decades of counterintuitive research in psychology, sociology, and other fields to shed new light on how we can effect transformative change. Switch shows that successful changes follow a pattern, a pattern you can use to make the changes that matter to you, whether your interest is in changing the world or changing your waistline.
In 2006, with no money and less than no experience, Scott Harrison founded charity: water. Today, his organization has raised over $300 million to bring clean drinking water to more than 8.2 million people around the globe. Now Harrison recounts the twists and turns that built charity: water into one of the most trusted and admired nonprofits in the world.
From the founders of nonprofits Water.org & WaterEquity, Gary White and Matt Damon, the incredible true story of two unlikely allies on a mission to end the global water crisis for good.