Become a More Effective Manager-and Have More Fun Doing It

From the nonprofit world's most beloved columnist come easy lessonson how to become a better, and happier, manager. This book weavestogether many of the most important ideas found in ThomasMcLaughlin's hugely popular Nonprofit Times columns into a highlyentertaining, motivating, and educational guide for nonprofitmanagers. McLaughlin's affable but always dead-on treatment of therealities of the nonprofit world provides managers with a bold newperspective on their industry and their roles in it. The book showshow essential it is to managers' well-being to keep in mind thatthey are more than the sum of their individual tasks, and it offersthe support that so often eludes them.

Trade Secrets for Nonprofit Managers arms you with valuable toolsand tips for professional and organizational development and showsyou how to:
* Use the unspoken truths of nonprofit management
* Make the connection between vision and mission
* Challenge the subtly counterproductive niceties affordednonprofits in order to get things done

Get informed, inspired-and entertained-with this one-of-a-kindguide to one of the fastest growing sectors in our economy.

Tom McLaughlin has over 25 years of nonprofit experience as a nonprofit manager, trade association executive, and consultant. He joined Grant Thornton LLP to assist all types of non-profit clients with strategic, operations, and financial projects. He is nationally recognized as an expert in nonprofit mergers and alliances, financial management, and strategic planning.