Five Good Ideas: Practical Strategies for Non-Profit Success

by Alan Broadbent (Editor), Ratna Omidvar (Editor)

Non-profits are big business. As the sector expands to embrace new issues, there is increased pressure for accountability, relevancy, and efficiency. Practitioners are expected to be experts in a variety of fields. In Five Good Ideas, forty professionals from successful non-profits large and small offer information, strategies for action, and management solutions that are easy to implement and will improve how organizations function.
Alan Broadbent is the chair of Avana Capital, Tides Canada Foundation, and Maytree, and is the author of Urban Nation.
Ratna Omidvar is the president of Maytree and is The Globe and Mail's 2010 Nation Builder of the Decade for Citizenship.

Genres: Nonfiction, Business

250 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2011

Reviews

[Mara Shaw · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you’re new to the non-profit scene, this includes a survey of everything you need to think about and some interesting insights. But if you’ve been around, you’ve stumbled through all of the challenges personally and this doesn’t add a lot.

I want to encourage everyone in the non-profit sector to follow Vu Le who tells us to lead boldly - because we can change the society for better, but not by doing what brought us to this inequitable point. Transformative change is required and Vu’s insights hit each nail on their heads!

[Mance · Rating 4 out of 5]

Disclaimer: I only read the Resource Development and Communications sections. I skimmed a bit through the rest, but my focus was pretty limited.

A well put together and formatted book. It was very aesthetically pleasing and organized. Each chapter runs only 2 - 4 pages so you're not getting a great deal of information on anything, but each section has follow-up materials. A good springboard sort of book to take you deeper into the rabbit hole but don't expect any earth-shattering revelations or advice.

[Ryan Jacobs · Rating 3 out of 5]

I recommend this primarily as a resource for nonprofit staff members -- not necessarily to read cover-to-cover, but to dip in and choose the chapters or sections that are most relevant. There were definitely some gems in here that were worth the effort.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent and up to date resource for non-profits. The short pieces pack a punch, but make for doable reading for a busy ED.

[Anita]

Boo.