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SuperCorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation, Profits, Growth, and Social Good

SuperCorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation, Profits, Growth, and Social Good
Posted 10/27/2009 - 11:52am

In SuperCorp, Harvard Business School Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter argues that for businesses to realize their full potential in the 21st century they will need to add a “social logic” to the narrow “financial logic” that’s led to so much strife and dislocation over the past few years. The book traces the experience and lessons of a set of companies across the globe that are managing to pull this integration off, from Cemex in Mexico, Banco Real in Brazil, and Proctor and Gamble.

The Nonprofit Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Start Your Own Nonprofit

Posted 07/29/2009 - 1:42pm

The Nonprofit Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Start Your Own Nonprofit offers practical, comprehensive, clear advice on the details of starting and administering a nonprofit.

Life Entrepreneurs: Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Lives

Posted 07/28/2009 - 3:11pm

In Life Entrepreneurs: Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Lives, authors Christopher Gergen and Gregg Vanourek, both entrepreneurs with educational backgrounds, interviewed 55 people who applied business lessons to their own lives, and came up with useful lessons. You too, can become an extraordinary entrepreneur if you learn to recognize opportunities, set attainable but challenging goals, and develop a life vision.

All for Good's Volunteer Search

Posted 07/28/2009 - 3:06pm

All For Good helps you to improve your community by volunteering. The site allows you to search for volunteer activities near you; share volunteer activities with your friends; see what volunteering your friends are interested; and track volunteer activities you care about. You can sign in with Facebook, Google, and other portals.

Green Careers: Choosing Work for a Sustainable Future

Posted 07/28/2009 - 2:54pm

In Green Careers: Choosing Work for a Sustainable Future, authors Jim Cassio and Alice Rush provide details about the emerging field of environmental jobs. The book includes industry-by-industry overview of green jobs, case studies, career planning information, and job search resources.

NRDC: Natural Resources Defense Council

Posted 07/28/2009 - 2:53pm

NDRC, the National Resources Defense Council provides comprehensive information on green policy issues, news, and ways to take action, and green business resources.

Educate VA.com

Posted 07/28/2009 - 2:31pm

Educate VA.com is a fast track alternative licensure program, a statewide initiative to address critical shortages in the teaching profession throughout the state.

Advice from Principals to First Year Teachers

Posted 07/28/2009 - 10:34am

The National Education Association offers a trove of information for those in and seeking careers in education. In this selection, veteran principals offer advice to first year teachers. Principals Offer Advice. NEA is also connected to the national program Read Across America.

Escape from Corporate America - blog and book

Posted 07/28/2009 - 10:32am

Pamela Skillings, author of Escape from Corporate America: A Practical Guide to Creating the Career of Your Dreams writes an engaging blog as well — showing you how to escape corporate disillusionment and toxic work environments and how to shoot for new work rife with meaning and enjoyment. Check out the blog Escape from Corporate America

Good to Great and the Social Sectors

Posted 07/27/2009 - 7:33pm

Management guru Jim Collins’ first book described the steps a business or corporation had to take to move from good to great. This short pamphlet takes the model he developed for the business world and translates it into workable principles for non-profits. Buy it online at Good to Great and the Social Sectors