"What we have to offer can be boiled down to one concept: the power of zero. We get more done with less of just about everything, from our peopl...
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Aug 29, 2010
Ken
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NOTE: This review/interview originally appeared as a posting on my professional blog, "The Nonprofit Consultant Blog." The audience on that blog is others working in the nonprofit sector.
One of my pet peeves has always been when well-meaning, but somewhat clueless outsiders tell us in the nonprofit sector that we need to be "more businesslike." Yes, there's much that each sector can learn from the best examples in other sectors of the economy, but I've always beli More...
One of my pet peeves has always been when well-meaning, but somewhat clueless outsiders tell us in the nonprofit sector that we need to be "more businesslike." Yes, there's much that each sector can learn from the best examples in other sectors of the economy, but I've always beli More...
Aug 09, 2010
Jeana
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Nancy Lublin came to speak at our org almost a year ago, and I found her inspiring, personable, funny, gutsy and incredibly smart. Her personality leaps off the page, which made this book a really fun read. The only thing is, she looks at a few really awesome not-for-profits (including the one i work for!) and makes quite sweeping generalizations about how it is in the not-for-profit world.
There are a lot of innovative and awesome nonprofits out there, but they definitely do not outnu More...
There are a lot of innovative and awesome nonprofits out there, but they definitely do not outnu More...
Sep 07, 2010
Tie
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Fascinating short read on lessons any organization from any industry can learn from the practices of a not-for-profit. I first heard about it as it was referenced in an July 2010 article in The Economist (http://www.economist.com/node/16588412).
I particularly enjoyed reading, Chapter 10: "Do More By Bartering With Zero". The author concludes the chapter by stating that you should get creative and use all of your resources available, including knowledge you possess that yo More...
I particularly enjoyed reading, Chapter 10: "Do More By Bartering With Zero". The author concludes the chapter by stating that you should get creative and use all of your resources available, including knowledge you possess that yo More...
Jul 12, 2011
Elizabeth
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My boss wrote this, I have to say nice things about it. Which, luckily, isn't hard. It's breezily-written, funny, and smart. I don't know that I agree with every word in it, I'm not even sure I agree with her fundamental *premise* -- I'd like to see her definitions laid out more clearly, because it feels as though she elides "not-for-profit" with "startup" and equates size and office/corporate culture more than I think is warranted -- but I definitely like what Nancy has to s
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Jul 03, 2010
Kim
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CEO and "Chief Old Person" at DoSomething.org Nancy Lublin offers 11 major themes for success in business, for profit or not. Zilch is "not a spiritual tome about finding yourself or generating good karma -- I want you to read with a highlighter in hand, not a candle."
Lublin is clear, concise, smart, direct, insightful, and funny. Really. This is one book I'll be referencing again and again.
Lublin is clear, concise, smart, direct, insightful, and funny. Really. This is one book I'll be referencing again and again.
Feb 05, 2011
Joel
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Too often businesses are trapped believing that money is always required to solve their problems. This book is a reminder of all the low-money solutions that scrappy non-profits have learned by necessity.
Dec 13, 2010
Kurt
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Surprisingly well-written book on growing a non-profit without bags of money. Most chapters can also be useful to for-profit business, but a little reading between the lines is sometimes required.
Dec 16, 2010
Keri
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I liked this book. Nancy Lublin has a great sense of humor and is very innovative, which made this book more pleasure than work. I recommend this book to entrepreneurs.
Nov 04, 2010
I can't give this book a rating because I didn't finish it. I thought it would offer management insight for nonprofit and business leaders, but it became clear early on that it's really geared toward corporate execs. The advice was too basic/fluffy for anyone who's been in the nonprofit trenches for a while. I like the premise, though, and hope it's useful for corporate leaders.
May 17, 2011
Nikita T.
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This was a good read for me as it provided insight into the thoughts and actions of a leader of a nonprofit organization. However I struggled while reading it because her audience is the "unnamed ginormous company" yet she offers advice that isn't so much from the nonprofit sector but from well-run organizations in general. She made sweeping generalizations about the operations of nonprofits and corporations just to make her points. It's a reflection of the point made in the Good to Gr
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Aug 16, 2010
Alissa
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Quick read, good insights and some thought provoking ideas I'd like to try.
Sep 03, 2010
Kevin
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I stopped reading about halfway through after I got the point. The information is good but I think it could have been conveyed in a little bit more interesting way and in fewer pages.
Jul 29, 2010
Catarina
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I could see how for-profits would take the advice in this book too far.
Oct 26, 2011
Jessica
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Really enjoyed this book and the ideas listed are great reminders for non-profits and also really creative ideas for "corporate america". Would also classify as an "easy read".
Sep 10, 2010
Wendy
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recommended by Seth Godin. A must read for those who work with children, non profits, for profit, business who have boards, people who market products, all graduates from college.
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