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Solve, Not Serve: What Other Nonprofit Management Books Won’t Tell You
“This is not just 'outside-the-box' thinking. This is ‘set the box on fire, throw it over a cliff, and start inventing entirely new shapes’ thinking.”
In Solve, Not What Other Nonprofit Management Books Won’t Tell You, author Kelly E. Griffin proposes a long-overdue paradigm shift within the social sector. Her insights are gleaned from decades of experience as a nonprofit strategist and advisor, extensive research and analysis, and perspectives from dozens of inspirational and effective nonprofit leaders, funders, and independent thinkers.
With piercing honesty and charming wit, Griffin offers compelling ideas and strategies that provide viable solutions for solving the biggest problems our society faces today.
This guidebook will motivate employees, volunteers, and financial supporters of the nonprofit sector Solve, Not Serve will empower and inspire you if, like Griffin, you are dedicated to making the world a better place.
In Solve, Not What Other Nonprofit Management Books Won’t Tell You, author Kelly E. Griffin proposes a long-overdue paradigm shift within the social sector. Her insights are gleaned from decades of experience as a nonprofit strategist and advisor, extensive research and analysis, and perspectives from dozens of inspirational and effective nonprofit leaders, funders, and independent thinkers.
With piercing honesty and charming wit, Griffin offers compelling ideas and strategies that provide viable solutions for solving the biggest problems our society faces today.
This guidebook will motivate employees, volunteers, and financial supporters of the nonprofit sector Solve, Not Serve will empower and inspire you if, like Griffin, you are dedicated to making the world a better place.
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300 pages, Paperback
Published May 1, 2022
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July 24, 2022
To anyone who works in the nonprofilt world, I have to recommend this book to you! Most books about nonprofit management are really just lessons adapted from for-profit environments, which doesn't give a fair representation. This comes up with a completely unique approach, thinking about the specific challenges those in the nonprofit world face, and identifying solutions meant intentionally for those challenges.
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She clearly spent a ton of time researching and thinking through a full range of nonprofit issues. This is told with a great blend of personal stories intermixed with quotes and examples from others so you know you're getting a diverse perspective.
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It's also written in a way that's really approachable. It's easy to follow the logic, there are clear call-outs so you easily find a section or remind yourself of the key point, and the mix of examples keeps it really relatable. I have had to read a lot of leadership books recently for various training classes, and this one stands out!
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If you're interested in something new in nonprofit management, something thought-provoking and entertaining, I can't recommend this enough!
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She clearly spent a ton of time researching and thinking through a full range of nonprofit issues. This is told with a great blend of personal stories intermixed with quotes and examples from others so you know you're getting a diverse perspective.
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It's also written in a way that's really approachable. It's easy to follow the logic, there are clear call-outs so you easily find a section or remind yourself of the key point, and the mix of examples keeps it really relatable. I have had to read a lot of leadership books recently for various training classes, and this one stands out!
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If you're interested in something new in nonprofit management, something thought-provoking and entertaining, I can't recommend this enough!
April 14, 2023
Lots of good food for thought. I work in a museum so some aspects didn't apply completely, but quite a lot did. Griffin has a really engaging writing style and gave lots of examples so you could understand the various topics and how she viewed them.
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