BOOKS FOR THE NONPROFIT SECTOR

The Nonprofit Book Club is a curated collection of books selected for leaders who want to strengthen the business side of running a mission-driven organization. These titles go beyond inspiration — they offer practical thinking on fundraising, leadership, governance, financial strategy, management, culture, and the changing landscape of social impact.

Whether you’re a board member, executive, fundraiser, or emerging leader, this reading list brings together the authors, frameworks, and big ideas shaping today’s nonprofit sector. Each book is handpicked for its ability to help you think smarter, lead stronger, and make more informed decisions in the work you do every day.

Browse the list, build your library, and keep growing — because the stronger the leader, the stronger the mission.

Building Board Champions
How To Activate Impactful
Board Member
s

Julia C. Patrick

The Law
In Plain English for
Nonprofit Organizations

Leonard D. DuBoff and Amanda Bryan

Strategic Impact
A Leader’s Three-Step Framework for the Customized Vital Strategic Plan

Carol A. Poore, Ph.D.

Joan Garry’s Guide
To Nonprofit Leadership
Because The World
Is Counting On You

Joan Garry

Nonprofit Program Evaluation Made Simple
Get Your Data.  Show Your Impact.  Improve Your Programs

Chari Smith

Responsive Fundraising
The Donor-Centric Framework Helping Today’s Leading Nonprofits Grow Giving

Gabe Cooper & Mckenna Bailey

Robots Make Bad Fundraisers
How Nonprofits Can
Maintain the Heart
in the Digital Age

Steven Shattuck

The Gift of Small Potatoes
How a Culture of
Generosity  Empowers
Mission Driven Brands

Brian G. Sooy

The Only
Grant-Writing
Book You’ll Ever Need

Ellen Karsh and Arlen Sue Fox

Raise Your Voice
A
Cause
Manefesto

Brian G. Sooy

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