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In January 2003, we surveyed our readers with questions about books, news sources, and successful use of email. This short feature is the first result of that survey. When we asked our readers what book most influenced their work last year, we got hundreds of titles. But of those, these thirty received more than one vote.

-- Michael C. Gilbert
 

  1. The Artful Journey, by William Sturtevant
  2. The Bible (Those who recommended it did not agree on which version.)
  3. Boards that Make a Difference, by John Carver
  4. Bowling Alone, by Robert Putnam
  5. Built to Last, by James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras
  6. The Cathedral Within, by Bill Shore
  7. The Diamond Cutter: The Buddha on Strategies for Managing Your Business and Your Life, by Michael Roach, Geshe Michael Roach
  8. Don't Make Me Think, by Steve Krug
  9. The Fifth Discipline, by Peter M. Senge
  10. Filthy Rich: How to Turn Your Nonprofit Fantasies into Cold, Hard Cash, by Richard, Dr. Steckel, et al
  11. First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently, by Marcus Buckingham, Curt Coffman
  12. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, by Don Miguel Ruiz
  13. Fundraising for Social Change, by Kim Klein
  14. Fundraising on the Internet: The ePhilanthropyFoundation.org's Guide to Success Online, by Mal Warwick, Ted Hart, Nick Allen (Editors)
  15. Good to Great, by Jim Collins
  16. Grassroots Grants: An Activist's Guide to Proposal Writing, by Andy Robinson
  17. The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations, by John P. Kotter, Dan S. Cohen
  18. How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation, by Anthony Mancuso
  19. How To Write Successful Fundraising Letters, by Mal Waarwick
  20. John Adams, by David McCullough
  21. Longitudes and Attitudes, by Tom Friedman
  22. Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration, by Patricia Ward Biederman, Warren G. Bennis
  23. Raising More Money, by Terry Axelrod
  24. Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen Covey
  25. Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations: A Practical Guide and Workbook, by Michael Allison, Jude Kaye (Authors)
  26. Stupid White Men, by Michael Moore
  27. The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell
  28. Violence Unveiled: Humanity at the Crossroads, by Gil Bailie
  29. When Corporations Rule the World, by David C. Korten
  30. Who Moved My Cheese?, by Spencer, M.D. Johnson, Kenneth H. Blanchard

 


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