About this product: Jim Collins Answers the Social Sector with a Monograph to Accompany Good to Great. 30-50% of those who bought Good to Great work in the Social Sector.
This monograph is a response to questions raised by readers in the social sector. It is not a new book.
Jim Collins wants to avoid any confusion about the monograph being a book by limiting its distribution to online retailers.
Based on interviews and workshops with over 100 social sector leaders.
The difference between successful organizations is not between the business and the social sector, the difference is between good organizations and great ones.
About this product: In another wondrous, wordless picture book by Caldecott Medal winner David Wiesner (Tuesday and June 29, 1999), a class visiting the Empire State Building finds complete cloud cover and no visibility. One boy makes friends with a cloud (identifiable in the mists by the red mittens, hat, and scarf and swipes from the boy), and goes AWOL on a wonderful adventure. The cloud whisks him away to the "Sector 7" floating cloud factory, a bizarre sky station that looks like a Victorian design for a submarine.
Hiding behind his new cumulonimbus friend, the boy enters an area resembling Grand Central Station (complete with "Arrivals" and "Departures" boards) and watches officious human types in uniform giving the clouds their weather assignments. When the clouds complain to the boy that their assigned shapes are boring, he, a talented artist, creates new blueprints for them. The stuffy grownups are furious when clouds start emerging in the shape of fantastic fish; they shout at the clouds, tear up the new designs, and escort the boy back to his school group. But the revolt of the clouds is unstoppable now, and in the last few pages the skies over Manhattan suddenly get a lot more interesting. (Click to see a sample spread. Copyright 1999 by David Wiesner. With permission of Clarion Books.) (Ages 2 to 8) --Richard Farr
About this product: Approximately 13 million Americans are currently employed in the nonprofit sector, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a 10-percent increase by 2010. Representing more than 10 different industries and hundreds of job functions, more than 70 careers in the nonprofit sector abound for those skilled in research, writing, mathematics, and more. Extensive appendixes include lists of schools, organizations, publications, and further resources. Career profiles include: Bioresource engineer, Development assistant, Executive director, Grant writer, Health policy analyst, International aid worker, Lobbyist, Program director, and more.
About this product: FISCAL ADMINISTRATION is based on two principles: that students must clearly understand the details of where the money for public budgets comes from; and that, to learn public finance and budgeting, students must "run the numbers." John Mikesell--an authority on the revenue side of public finance--focuses on his area of specialty, giving students detailed instruction that will equip them to deal with the complex issues and calculations they will encounter in the field. In most chapters, Mikesell includes questions and exercises that require calculations to get specific answers, as well as "Cases for Discussion" and "Sidebars" that supplement the regular text with more in-depth treatment of key topics. This edition also includes the most recent federal budget information, as well as the latest federal government fiscal data.
About this product: Like the arteries of a living organism, nonprofit organizations carry a life force that has long been a centrepiece of American culture - a faith in the capacity of individual action to improve the quality of human life. They embody two seemingly contradictory impulses at the heart of American character: a deep-seated commitment to freedom and individual initiative and an equally fundamental realization that people live in communities and consequently have responsibilities that extend beyond themselves. Uniquely among American institutions, those in the nonprofit sector blend these competing impulses, creating a special class of entities that Alexis de Tocqueville recognized to be "more deserving of our attention" than any other part of the American experiment. Until the end of the 20th century, little headway had been made in tracking developments in the nonprofit sector systematically, in assessing the impact they are having, and in getting the results into the hands of the nonprofit practitioners, policymakers, the press and the public at large. This work offers an accessible overview of the sector to non-scholarly readers. It paints a broad picture of the state of America's nonprofit sector while identifying the changes that might be needed to promote its long-term health. The result is a concise testament to the scope, significance and determination of America's nonprofits.
About this product: Introducing Deron Wagner s Sector Trading Strategies -- a brilliantly simple way to target profits in every market. Wagner walks you through his strategies for charting the market sectors, helping you determine if your stock, option, or other financial product is positioned for huge profit -- or actually at risk for a loss. Wagner focuses first on the skills necessary for sector trading -- identifying the realm of tradeable sectors, picking the best indicators, and analyzing risk -- then lays out his top three strategic methodologies for effective sector trading. To maximize the power of this guide, you ll also receive access to an interactive online review tool at Traders Library s Education Corner. Inside, learn the nuts and bolts of successful sector trading: *The basics of reciprocal relationships and how to profit from them; *How to follow mutual fund and other institutional money flow to find the next big trade; *How and when to rotate your investment capital and optimize your returns; *How to identify strong and weak sectors to place trades that have the best possible upside; *Various methods for entering and exiting positions to gain and protect profits; *How to increase your daily number of trading opportunities to exploit any market condition; *How ETFs and options can be leveraged to get the most from the least; *How to analyze risk to increase your trading peace of mind. To obtain the trading power of the big institutions, you need Wagner s Sector Trading Strategies. With his help, you will be able to generate consistent profits no matter what the markets throw your way. Comes with full Sector Trading Strategies DVD!
You are Hayden Tenno, a covert operative sent on a hazardous assignment into an Eastern European city on the brink of destruction. Few people realize, however, that this city hides a deadly secret: a lethal bio-weapon known as the Technocyte Virus.
In a weird twist, Hayden gets infected by the virus. The virus infuses him with very powerful abilities that are difficult to control. He must now work with these new powers or die trying.
Comprehensive Walkthrough Battle through all 10 stages using game-tested strategies and techniques. Top-down maps provide excellent viewpoints of each area, complete with stage-specific hints.
Boss Fights Take down every boss with precision. Utilize specific tactics for maximum carnage and efficiency.
Multiplayer Maps Get the lowdown on both multiplayer modes, Infection and Epidemic. Plus, top-down maps of all five areas.
Xbox 360 Achievements & PS3 Entitlements Get the lowdown on what it takes to complete each achievement and entitlement.
About this product: How can you be certain that a new career is right for you? Change Your Career: Transitioning to the Nonprofit Sector contains all the vital information that professionals will need to figure out if a career in the non-profit sector is right for them, and if it is, how to make a seamless transition into this sector. Topics include:
About this product: Discover a proven method for making better investment choices
The actions of politicians, regulators, and economic policy makers have an enormous impact on the financial markets. In Sectors and Styles, author Vincent Catalano offers an investment technique that takes these factors into account. He illustrates how you should index a portion of your stock portfolio to the market, while investing another portion in industry sectors that are likely to outperform the broader market. To determine "hot" sectors, Catalano provides a framework for analyzing government activity, the economy, and market activity. Through proper interpretation of these events, you'll learn how to outperform the markets, while mitigating downside risk.
"The emerging field of social entrepreneurship has been crying out for a definitive textbook. With clarity, insight, and a strong practical orientation, the authors of Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector have set the gold standard for many years to come." -Professor J. Gregory Dees, Duke University, Co-author of Enterprising Nonprofits and Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs
"The past thirty years have witnessed a remarkable revolution in which entrepreneurs – people like Bob Swanson at Genentech, Steve Jobs at Apple, and Meg Whitman at eBay - have transformed the business landscape around the world. A parallel revolution of at least equal importance has taken place in the social sector in which tens of thousands of organizations have been created with social missions ranging from curing disease to improving education to alleviating global warming. But, how do these social ventures get going? How do they attract capital to launch and grow? How do they measure their performance? In short, how do they accomplish their mission? In Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector, Jane Wei-Skillern, James Austin, Herman Leonard, and Howard Stevenson provide insights into these issues by combining powerful frameworks for decision-making with detailed case studies on important social ventures. The book is helpful to those launching or managing such organizations and to those who support their efforts through donations and board membership. Society needs these ventures to succeed – all involved would benefit from reading this book."
-William A. Sahlman, Harvard Business School
"This is so much more than a casebook! Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector offers a grounded and insightful conceptualization of the key challenges and fundamental processes of social entrepreneurship. It also presents practical frameworks for analyzing both, across a wide range of organizations. This book should be on the shelf of every aspiring and successful social entrepreneur."
-James A. Phills, Jr., Stanford Graduate School of Business, and author of Integrating Mission and Strategy for Nonprofit Organizations
Written for students and practitioners, this unique text, with Harvard cases, provides detailed analysis and frameworks for achieving maximum impact through social entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector enables readers to attain an in depth understanding of the distinctive characteristics of the social enterprise context and organizations. The authors offer tools to develop the knowledge to pursue social entrepreneurship more strategically and achieve mission impact more efficiently, effectively, and sustainably.
Key Features
Spans a range of social enterprise activity:Examples are included across multiple and varied contexts from the nonprofit, business, and government sectors.
Offers Harvard Business School case studies: Through these cases, the critical components of social entrepreneurship are addressed including start-up, funding, growth, alliances and collaboration, and performance measurement.
Presents cutting edge social enterprise research: Detailed analysis and frameworks introduce the key themes and ideas that are illustrated through the cases at the end of each chapter.
Provides US and international coverage: Since social entrepreneurship is a growing field in the US and abroad, a number of case studies set in international settings are included.
Intended Audience The text is designed as a core or supplementary text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses such as Social Entrepreneurship or Non-Profit Entrepreneurship in the departments of business, management, marketing, and public policy.
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