(Part 2) Best products from r/nonprofit

Hey! I'm studying program development for my masters in macro social work right now and recommend the book Trying Hard Is Not Good Enough. https://www.amazon.com/Trying-Hard-Good-Enough-Anniversary/dp/1516971620

Of course you should take the results based approach with a grain of salt - not everything is about results. But it's a helpful way of thinking for grants and forming your model.

Nonprofit Sustainability is a good one. A CEO I've worked with has specifically cited it as helping her to prioritize programs within her organization.

We used Carver's "Boards that make a difference" in one of my nonprofit classes in my MPA program. It was a good intro to Boards and Board governance issues.

http://www.amazon.com/Boards-That-Make-Difference-Organizations/dp/0787976164

I also recently wrote a book that might help you. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1530970210/ref=rdr_ext_sb_ti_hist_1

The war for fundraising talent: and how small shops can win.

https://www.amazon.com/War-Fundraising-Talent-Small-Shops/dp/1619848694

Just a quick recommendation that you read about the Carver Model of Board Governance. (I have no connection to anything Carver.) I used it once to successfully establish the proper boundaries between the board and the ED.

https://www.amazon.com/Carver-Policy-Governance-Guide-Member/dp/0470392525/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469061278&sr=8-1&keywords=carver+model

One of the issues for Directors in a not-for-profit is they get asked to play two roles -- operational volunteers and governors. To get around this, I create committees and the rule is operations can be discussed at committees, but governance is discussed at the board level.

This is the textbook that was used in my fundraising class for a master's in nonprofit management. Might be worth a read to gather your bearings and get a fundamental approach to development! The Complete Guide to Fundraising Management (Afp Fund Development) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119289327/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_m6JvDbK06C4Q2

This. And buy the NOLO

Forgotten Foundations of Fundraising

https://www.amazon.com/First-100-Days-Non-Profits-Wilderness/dp/1481004697/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359157163&sr=1-1&keywords=zoot+velasco

http://zoot.podbean.com/

There can be technical issues. Connection, resources (iops/cpu/disks - if there is more than one resource-intensive service).

One does need something more than just a regular backup.

Add: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Capacity-Planning-Scaling-Resources/dp/1491939206/ (offtopic)

Get him a set of hiking clothes from REI.

Or a solar charging setup for his technology.

Or a travel wallet.

If anyone's actually interested in the slavery issue, or trafficking, I'd recommend reading A Crime So Monstrous- Face to Face with Modern Day Slavery.

It's pretty eye-opening, and also very difficult to read, but also has some very good points about why Western nations tend to focus on sex trafficking instead of the broader issue of slavery worldwide, and how politics plays into that.