Social Innovation, Social Impact and Non Profits

Journal articles and Research Papers

Impact Investments a Literature Review

Philanthropy’s New Agenda Creating Value

 

Useful Websites

How to measure and report your social impact  

Metrics in social entrepreneurship 

Social Investment Alliance website 

 

Useful associations to join and follow 

Association for research on nonprofit organizations and voluntary action 

Grantmakers 

International Society for Third Sector Research  

 

Literature and resources for nonprofits

1. The Pennsylvania Nonprofit Handbook: Everything You Need to Know To Start and Run Your Nonprofit Organization (2011) by Gary M. Grobman

2. Starting & Buil​ding a Nonprofit: A Practical Guide (2013) by Peri Pakroo

3. Start Your Own Nonprofit Organization: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success (StartUp Series) (2014) by Cheryl Kimball, Entrepreneur magazine

4. The Nature of the Nonprofit Sector, 3rd edition. Ott, J.S. & Dicke, L. A. (eds.) (2016)

5. Understanding Nonprofit Organizations: Governance, Leadership and Management, 3rd edition. Ott, J.S. & Dicke, L. A. (eds.) (2016).

6. The Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management (3nd edition). David Renz and Associates (eds.) (2010)

7. The State of Nonprofit America (2nd edition) by Lester Salamon (ed.).  (2013)

8. The Nature of the Nonprofit Sector, 3rd edition. Ott, J.S. & Dicke, L. A. (eds.) (2016)

9. Understanding Nonprofit Organizations: Governance, Leadership and Management, 3rd edition. Ott, J.S. & Dicke, L. A. (eds.) (2016).

10. Enterprising Nonprofits: A Toolkit for Social Entrepreneurs (2001) by J. Gregory Dees, Jed Emerson, Peter Economy

11. The Social Entrepreneur’s Handbook: How to Start, Build, and Run a Business That Improves the World (2011) by Rupert Scofield