If you’re the least bit intrigued by the current mergers and acquisition market, you may be equally interested to really understand what these buyers are looking for in an acquisition targets.

Stanford Center for Social Innovation is located at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. The organization publishes the Stanford Social Innovation Review.

By Laura Gassner Otting. Kaplan Publishing, 2007. This book provides an overview of the sector. The author is the head of the Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group. Price: $16.95. Available online.

Troops to Teachers helps veterans make the transition to teaching with subsidies and bonuses. Civic Ventures has published a background paper with more information.

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing has a wealth of information on accelerated programs that provide a fast track to careers in nursing.