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Bioethics:
Future of the Disabled in Liberal Society: An Ethical Analysis by Hans S. Reinder .
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Community Building:
Building Communities from the Inside Out: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a Community's Assets by John P. Kretzmann, John L. McKnight
Community Building: What Makes It Work: A Review of Factors Influencing Successful Community Building by Paul Mattessich, Barbara Monsey
The Careless Society: Community and Its Counterfeits by John McKnight
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Community Organizing:
Rules for Radicals: A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals by Saul D. Alinsky : A classic from 1972.
Organizing
for Social Change: Midwest Academy: Manual for Activists by Kimberley A.
Bobo, Jackie Kenoall, Steve Max, Kim Bobo, Jackie Kendall, Midwest Academy,
Kimberly A. Bobo :
Compiled by members of the Midwest Academy this book is
a bible for anyone who wants to effectively organize to change the quality of
their lives or the lives of others. Now in its third edition this book has
already sold 60,000 copies in all of its editions since 1991. With new
information on the trends, technology, and concerns of the new millennium, this
edition of Organizing for Social Change will help concerned citizens bring
about needed changes by learning from the experiences of those who have
succeeded.
The Activist's Handbook: A Primer Updated Edition with a New Preface by Randy Shaw
In the Tiger's Mouth: An Empowerment Guide for Social Action by Katrina Shields
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Collaboration
Collaboration Handbook: Creating, Sustaining, and Enjoying the Journey by Michael Barry Winer, Karen Louise Ray
How to Make Collaboration Work: Powerful Ways to Build Consensus, Solve Problems, and Make Decisions by David Straus, Thomas C. Layton (Foreword)
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Participatory Research:
Community-Based Participatory Research for Health by Meredith Minkler (Author), Nina Wallerstein (Author), Budd Hall (Author)
Facilitation:
Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making by Sam Kaner, Lenny Lind, Catherine Toldi, Sarah Fisk, Duane Berger
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Technology Planning:
Wired for Good: Strategic Technology Planning for Nonprofits by Joni Podolsky (Author)
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Budgeting
The
Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits : A Step-by-Step Guide for Managers and
Boards by Murray Dropkin (Author), Bill LaTouche (Author) :
This book
provides smaller nonprofit budgeters and non-financial nonprofit managers with
a simple, systematic method to create, maintain, and track their budgets.
Examples, to-do lists, work sheets, schedules, and other hands-on tools help
readers get down to work.
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Disability Culture
Beyond Ramps: Disability at the End of the Social Contract by Marta Russell
Nothing About Us Without Us: Disability Oppression and Empowerment by James I. Charlton
Moving Violations: War Zones, Wheelchairs and Declarations of Independence by John Hockenberry
No Pity: People With Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement by Joseph P. Shapiro
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Web Design
Building Accessible Websites (With CD-ROM)By Joe Clark.
Constructing Accessible Websites by Jim Thatcher (Editor), et al .
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Fundraising
Fundraising for Social Change By Kim Klein.
You Can Do It! A Volunteer's Guide to Raising Money for Your Group in Words and Pictures. Written and Illustrated by Vicki Quatmann
Grassroots Grants. An Activist's Guide to Proposal Writing. By Andy Robinson.
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