4 Books Every Non Profit Organization Should Read

If you're a non-profit organization, knowing how to run a business is critical to your success. Non-profits are businesses, after all!

Everything from branding, and identifying your target audience, to creating a website and fundraising requires a bit of business acumen to pull off.

But, if you're not a business expert, or if your non-profit needs a complete business overhaul, it can be daunting to know where to start. Fortunately, one of the best ways to improve an organization is also one of the most affordable and convenient: reading books.

Here are four business books that will teach you valuable lessons to implement in your non-profit.

The Snowball by Alice Schroeder

The Snowball by Alice Schroeder is a biography of Warren Buffett, one of the most successful investors in history. It was written after 10 years of interviews with him and covers his entire life. The book has been described as "an extraordinary portrait" by Fortune magazine, who named it one of their top 10 business books of 2008.

Give and Take by Adam Grant

Give and Take is a book every non profit organization should read. It's written by Adam Grant, a professor at Wharton and one of the leading authorities on organizational behavior. In this book, he outlines five principles that have been shown to help people achieve success in their careers and personal lives:

Givers (those who give without expecting anything in return) are more likely to be successful than takers (those who take what they can get).

Takers need other people for their own success; givers don't need anyone else at all--they're already successful on their own terms!

The best way to get ahead at work is by helping others succeed first; if you want something done right, delegate it elsewhere!

Start With Why by Simon Sinek

Start With Why is a book about leadership and motivating others, but it's also about changing the world. In this book, Simon Sinek explains that leaders who want to inspire people should start with "why" instead of "how." The author uses real-life examples from some of history's most successful companies (Apple, Airbnb) to illustrate his point that effective leaders must have an inspiring mission or purpose in order for their employees or customers to follow them.

Many non profit organizations have read this book because it offers valuable insights into how they can improve their own leadership skills by understanding what motivates people at work better than just offering money as an incentive for performance targets achieved

The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

You've probably heard of The Tipping Point, the seminal book by Malcolm Gladwell that explores how ideas spread. But did you know that it's also a great read for non profit organizations?

The book is about how ideas and trends spread throughout society and what factors help them reach critical mass. As a non profit organization with a mission to spread ideas and make them happen, you might find this book useful. It can help you understand why some ideas take off while others fail, and it can provide insight into how to build your own audience and momentum.

Non profit organizations should consider books that will help them run better.

Non profit organizations should take full advantage of books that will help them run better. After all, books are an affordable and easy way to improve an organization.

At the end of the day, every nonprofit organization is different. Each organization has different needs and approaches to their work. But one of the best ways to consistently improve a non-profit is through a commitment to education and efficiency.