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Become a Nonprofit ProHave you dedicated your heart to a cause? Whether you are launching a new nonprofit or you have been serving your mission for thirty years, Become a Nonprofit Pro will help you make the nonprofit you love more competitive for funding, more effective in its mission, and an overall greater force for the change you want to see in the world.Nonprofit expert and Certified Fundraising Executive Tawnia Wise shares lessons learned from more than two decades working with nonprofits of all sizes and levels of sophistication. As a sought-after nonprofit consultant, Wise will entertain you with the advice she provides her clients most often. She relates the nine most common pitfalls nonprofits encounter using case studies, cautionary tales, and pro tips.Growing up as a resident of section eight housing and a recipient of public benefits, Tawnia Wise is passionate about helping others from hard beginnings realize their dreams and potential. As founder and CEO of WISE, Tawnia Wise has transformed nonprofit consulting, combining strategy and tactical support to help clients of all sizes elevate their organization's ability to serve their mission.

Are your assumptions about success showing results in your life? We often look at success as a financial pinnacle - a mountaintop where we're in command and respected. The truth is that if your personal life, core values, and self-knowledge aren't a part of the equation, all the success in the world won't do much for you. It will all come crashing down.Is Everyone Smiling But You? explores the true meaning of success - how to organize your life to draw success to you, and also, how to create a perfect day that makes success sustainable while opening the floodgates to exponential growth. With Dr. Rice's well-rounded view of the big picture, you'll stop spinning your wheels. Ultimately, a full investment in yourself is an investment in your future. This book shows you how, step by step.Key topics discussed in the book include: ¿ How to find your happy place ¿ Recognizing the big picture vision for yourself and making it happen every day ¿ Key insights into the power of mentorship ¿ A personal core values wakeup call to steer you in the right direction ¿ Increasing your value through personal investmentDr. Rice is the founder of igniteDDS, the nation's largest student and new dentist community. Influencing young dentists on a larger scale was a dream come true for him, but as you'll see, it didn't come easy, but his discoveries inspired a method everyone can use. He learned from the school of hard knocks and wrote this book so that you won't have to.Is Everyone Smiling But You? inspires you to hone an understanding of yourself, where you want to be, who can help you along the way, and ultimately, it guides you to your success story. Infused with wit and character, you'll learn from Dr. Rice's journey while rewriting your own future along the way. The exercises that accompany each chapter help guide you to your aha moment - that instance when you realize what your vision for yourself truly is, and exactly how to get there.

In Beyond the Walls, Dr. Neuwirth distills the learnings from years of in-depth study into the megatrends and market disruptors that are shaping the present and immediate future of American healthcare.This is a collection of heroic journeys with real-life characters whose stories encourage and embolden us not to be held hostage to the mindset, behaviors, and inertia of the past. They are intended to ignite the creativity, integrity, and courage of more leaders to go beyond the walls and leverage their potential to contribute to a more humane future of American healthcare.In the first section, Dr. Neuwirth introduces us to three game-changing megatrends. In the second section, we discover three humanistic movements that are personalizing care delivery. And in the third section, we're exposed to the titanic market disruptors that are reshaping healthcare.This is an inspiring and instructive "must-read" for anyone who wants better healthcare and better health.

The things you really want in life are often the most difficult to ask for. Best-selling author and speaker, ASK expert Laura Fredricks knows that, and she knows how to ask anyone for anything with comfort, confidence, and ease. After raising more than $1 billion for nonprofits, businesses, and individuals, Fredricks has developed an approach that works for anyone making a hard ask like: *Asking for money *Asking for love *Asking for help *Asking for forgivenessThese are just a few of the Asks Fredricks will show you how to navigate, using her 5 Laws on Asking and her never-fail ASK formula. She'll also help you identify which type of asker you are and show you the advantages, challenges, and refinements with each type so that you can perfect your own asking style.With a successful background in law and philanthropy--careers known for making the toughest and biggest asks, Fredricks has earned her reputation as the ASK expert, the go-to person businesses and individuals turn to for guidance. Hard Asks Made Easy is a must for anyone who wants to ask and get exactly what they need and deserve.

1 in 4 people capable of giving birth will have an abortion in their lifetime. Abortion is common. It's everyday. It's healthcare. Abortion is a moral choice for people who despite the shouting voices around them understand that they have the ability to control their fertility the way people with uteruses have for thousands of years and as they will continue to do for thousands of years to come, no matter the barriers thrown in their path. These people understand that being human means controlling the trajectory of their lives. When faced with a dangerous or unwanted pregnancy, they gather the strength to put away the self-serving opinions of others and listen to their hearts. Undue Burden argues for these people and for abortion as a moral good using the framework of Reproductive Justice. It lays out why it's no longer enough for us to say we're pro-choice, but instead we must proudly proclaim to be pro-abortion. It illustrates how when we force people to continue pregnancies and bring children into the world without providing any of the support systems to help sustain them, we are creating conditions of misery. Through the lens of Reproductive Justice, Undue Burden explains why anti-abortion extremists actually want this misery to exist. It's time to reclaim the moral high ground from the anti-abortion movement. Undue Burden utilizes the tools of Reproductive Justice to allow pro-abortion advocates to: Use Christian doctrine to refute extremist Christians Build intersectional coalitions between diverse groups Establish abortion care as necessary healthcare Center the voices of those most affected by anti-abortion laws: Black people, POC, Indigenous people, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ people, and the economically disadvantaged. Critique why "pro-choice" is no longer the way forward. Examine how and why abortion was criminalized in the first place. Understand the various forces of oppression including racism, ableism, misogyny, white supremacy, heteronormality, and how they intersect with the anti-abortion movement. Author Dr. DeShawn Taylor tells stories of her life, medical training, and practice to center the everyday situations of everyday people struggling with forces outside their control like unaffordable childcare, lack of access to health care, insufficient paid time off, and unsafe communities. She argues that only when we reframe abortion as a social justice issue can we take back the moral high ground from the extremist Christians and "family values" politicians who have controlled the conversation for far too long. Dr. Taylor shows that ensuring that all people have the right to not have children, have children, and to parent children in safe and healthy communities is the only way to remove the undue burdens that plague our most vulnerable communities.

CREATE THE WORK AND LIFE YOU'VE IMAGINED.Are you a professional, CEO, or entrepreneur frustrated with the typical approaches to trying to grow your career or advance your business? Perhaps you want to diversify your team and develop real relationships across cultures, but the task seems so daunting given the many pitfalls and competing priorities?It's time to reframe your thinking and build meaningful connections to transform your business and your life. The old mental model of networking only for job searches and business development is too limiting and often invokes anxiety rather than joy. It excludes the richness of diversity that exists when you form authentic relationships that are aligned with your vision and strategy.In Strategic Networking 2.0, Juliette Mayers shows how you can reframe networking to be a catalyst for achieving your goals.

Thomas Modly had an eclectic career in the military, academia, business, and government when he answered the call to service in 2017 and returned to the Navy where his career began. His experience, as chronicled in these pages, tells the story of Secretary Modly's quest to advance the Department of the Navy's preparedness for the challenges of this century. As Acting Secretary of the Navy he held fast to the mantra of "acting, not pretending," and thus advocated aggressively for the Navy and Marine Corps' future - a future he believed would be defined by uncertainty and unpredictability. Every Friday he wrote a personal message to the entire Department regardless of rank. Those messages were called SECNAV Vectors. Each Vector was intended to clearly communicate his priorities and to establish a rapport with all levels of the organization. The subject of each Vector was inspired by real events that occurred in real time. As these events unfolded , the Secretary's unyielding emphasis on being prepared for unpredictable events are proven to be prescient as the Navy found itself, unintentionally, in the center of COVID-19 crisis.

Entrepreneurs dedicate their lives to building a thriving business. As their success mounts, people take notice, and the phone begins to ring. The callers start off with a hearty congratulations but soon transition to wanting to learn about the business and whether the owner is open to a sale. This is how many entrepreneurs first get exposed to the world of mergers and acquisitions. Jason Hendren knows this well because when the "Congratulations" calls started coming, they caught him off guard. Jason is an entrepreneur who built a successful business that subsequently partnered with a private equity group. He stayed on as the CEO for nearly a decade, during which he made the transition from seller to buyer, leading the merger and acquisition activity at the company. This is where Jason learned how professionals buy businesses, build value, and prepare them for sale. This experience gave him the expertise to become an exit planning advisor, in which he helps other entrepreneurs navigate the sales process. In Things I Wish I Knew Before I Sold to Private Equity, Jason shares the lessons he learned to help entrepreneurs prepare for the "Congratulations" calls. This book covers preparing yourself for a sale, aligning your employees, evaluating offers, and selecting advisors. It sheds light on the diligence process and what to expect after closing. He also tackles the elephant in the room, valuation. This is the one book every entrepreneur should read before the phone starts ringing.

Discover how AI is changing healthcare. According to estimates, the healthcare AI market will grow to over $45 billion by 2026. Now is the time for everyone involved, including medical consumers and entrepreneurs, to understand and embrace the AI in healthcare revolution. AI continues to advance at breakneck speeds. Nowhere else is AI moving faster than in the health sector, where it's being used to improve millions of lives at every point in the healthcare system. In this book, you will take a deep dive into the remarkable strides that AI is making, with chapters covering: ¿ The current and future implementation of AI in healthcare and medicine. ¿ The impact of AI in drug discovery with examples, including how AI helped bring the COVID-19 vaccines to market. ¿ Answers to ethical and privacy concerns about healthcare AI. ¿ Best practice guides for practitioners and administrators. ¿ A roadmap for startups and investors in Healthcare AI. ¿ ...and so much more!

In 1966-the Year of the Horse, not to mention Revolver and Pet Sounds - John Kim Faye was born out of wedlock to a 40-year-old Korean mother and a 62-year-old Irish father. Faye grew up in the state of Delaware, where laws forbidding interracial marriage were still on the books until 1967.As the lead singer and primary songwriter of the Caulfields, Faye was one of the only mixed-race Asian American frontman to sign a major record contract in the alternative rock heyday of the 1990s. In an era that preceded K-Pop-and even the rise of the internet-Faye's personal journey did not lead to superstardom. Instead, The Yin and The Yang of it All is a memoir about the discovery of a voice, a tribe, and a musical ethnicity that runs far deeper than his Korean/Irish roots.Bookended by the loss of this father against the backdrop of his tumultuous childhood in the post-Vietnam 70s and his mother's tragic passing in 2012, Faye's story weaves a tapestry of revealing moments as told from his unique perspective on the cusps of identity, race, and fame.

More women than ever before are the primary financial decision-makers in their households, but the number of women in wealth management careers continues to lag In Wealth is Women's Work, Peggy Ruhlin combines stories and statistics to dispel the myths, hesitations, and beliefs that keep women from pursuing careers as financial planners. Ruhlin argues for the benefits of a career in wealth management- including work-life balance, excellent pay, and rewarding relationships-and highlights the unique skills and talents that women bring to the field. In these pages, Ruhlin speaks to women of all ages, inviting them to consider careers as financial planners, showing them the transferable skills that they already possess, and offering advice on how to pursue internships, jobs, and formal certification. In conjunction with her efforts to recruit women to the profession, Ruhlin directly addressed industry gatekeepers, at once admonishing and encouraging them to hire and mentor more women.

Get out of the dark and shed some light on your financial future Knowledge is power. We hear the saying every day, but when it comes to our finances, many of us choose to remain in the dark. The unknowing is what creates a deep sense of dread when we think about the future. Instead of feeling euphoric when we dream about the hobbies and enjoyment we want to experience in retirement, we freeze, tethered to all those things we don't know. If not checked, we continue down the path of unknowing, accumulating more worries and less confidence, latching onto the only financial tools we've been taught. There is no better time than right now to discover the pieces that have been missing in your financial life. Only then can you set yourself up for success. Whether you are just starting out in your career, approaching, or even in retirement, More Life than Money offers you the tools to invest confidently and tackle the truths that are hidden beneath every money vehicle out there. In a compelling blend of explanatory prose, personal anecdotes, and deeply researched facts, Anthony Saccaro shares the wisdom he's been gathering for decades, shedding light on how to get command of your finances and break from the unknown.

EMBRACING THE OPPORTUNITY OF WEALTH MANAGEMENT AND TRANSFER FROM HIS PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, Steve Braverman has learned that wealth management and transfer needs to be defined by far more than just numbers. Personal and professional experience has taught him that much more goes into creating a successful legacy. With Your Time with the Baton he moves beyond the basics of setting up a trust and having good investments to the challenges of communicating with family about what is often a difficult subject. Steve makes it clear that everyone involved in managing, consuming, and transferring family wealth needs to think about what wealth means, what the family values are, why the grantors want to pass their money on, and what the inheritors want to do with it. They need to establish an ongoing dialogue that takes each person involved seriously. Ultimately, all of these people will function best as part of a team, like runners in a relay race, working together, listening to, learning from, and celebrating each other, thereby making the individuals on the team more fulfilled and the team more successful - and, he hopes, also contributing to society in creative and lasting ways. That is a legacy that anyone can be proud of.

RESTORATION ENCOMPASSES BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT During the early years of her career, Marisa Faircloth had the good fortune to work with some of the best plastic surgeons in the field. She thought then what she knows now: that less invasive procedures are perfect for people who don't want or need drastic changes to their overall appearance. As she tells her clients, radical changes in your appearance are not going to make you beautiful; the lightest of touches can bring out your natural beauty. Marisa's unique approach to human connection and empathy allows her to provide more than the aesthetic services she offers. Though clients may come in thinking they need beauty services, they often leave feeling full restoration of body, mind, and spirit. Marisa's mission is to uncover the hidden beauty in each person who walks through her door. Whatever she can do to enhance and empower them, she takes the time and effort to do. Her book gives readers permission to do something nice for themselves, because if it makes them feel better, it makes everyone they touch feel better too. This is why the benefits of self-care are limitless. Using her decades of experience in aesthetics, she shares with readers how beauty extends beyond the face and body: true beauty comes from the compassion and connection we extend to others.

NEVER DO BORING DEVOTIONS AGAIN! Pat Williams is a legend in sports--a former professional baseball player, world champion sports executive, and co-founder of the Orlando Magic. Mark Atteberry, a pastor for forty-six years, once led his church softball team in bloop singles. As old friends and decorated authors, it was inevitable that the pro and the weekend warrior would combine their love of God and sports to produce the ultimate sports devotional. If you, too, are a sports lover and yearning to deepen your relationship with God, you've found just the tool you're looking for. Every Day Is Game Day is biblical, insightful, and fun. Loaded with powerful scriptures, little-known facts, and both dramatic and humorous anecdotes from the world of sports, it will breathe new life into your daily devotional time.

THE OLD LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS OF POWER, CONTROL, AND FEAR ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE OBSOLETE. Authenticity, compassion, and alignment are the new paths to leadership success. A leader's new power lies in their ability to connect. Whether you're the coach of a sports team, a nonprofit executive, the president of your family's business, or leading a small organization or a Fortune 500 company, the secret sauce lies in your ability to connect.While leaders might consciously understand that connection is important, they don't necessarily know how or what to do. In The Seismic Shift in Leadership, author Dr. Michelle K. Johnston compiles her years of experience as an executive coach and business professor with the voices of eighteen leaders at large and small organizations across North America, South America, and Europe to empower you to project your authentic leadership style, to show compassion to your team, and to align yourself with your company.

This is a revised edition of the 2017 Amazon Best Seller Real Estate ... on your terms, with bonus chapters added. A NEW APPROACH TO REAL ESTATE ... ON your terms! Your career is in real estate, or maybe you're looking to invest. That means you know the general consensus: The real estate market is unpredictable; therefore, your income has to be. You're at the mercy of the economy and the bank. What if that's not the truth? What if you had the tools, know-how, and been there-done-that experience from an industry veteran on how to hedge your cash from the market? What if real estate was on YOUR TERMS? Good news-all of this is achievable by creating a "money machine" rather than a per-deal operating system. And in Real Estate on your terms, Chris Prefontaine shares the following with you:* Hope from stories-"If he did, I can!"* How to buy two-plus homes monthly without using your own cash or credit* Strategies for structured continuous cash flow and wealth building.

Drawing on his decades of experience as a restaurateur, David Scott Peters offers this specific, hands-on guidebook for independent restaurant owners. Focusing on the operational and cultural aspects of running a restaurant, Peters offers a system-the Restaurant Prosperity Formulä-that allows these businesses to not only survive but thrive in one of the world's most competitive industries. In this book (which the author calls "the most comprehensive restaurant owner manual you've ever read"), restaurant owners will learn the fundamentals needed to accomplish three goals: simplifying operations, making more money than ever before, and bringing balance back to their lives so they can enjoy the benefits of the first two goals!

When executives in any industry are asked about the most important skill they look for in a leader, the answer is almost always the ability to communicate effectively. Unfortunately, schools and organizations spend almost no time helping otherwise intelligent people develop as communicators. This book begins to fill that gap. With Stop Wasting Words, coauthors Sean Mahar and Eric Eisenberg give you the tools you need to communicate with your teams and ultimately improve your performance as a leader-whether you're a low-level manager or a C-suite executive. In this book, Sean and Eric provide you with a comprehensive way of thinking about your own development as a leader focused on three major processes: ¿ Conducting an honest self-assessment focused on your level of self-awareness; ¿ Clarifying the choices/decisions you make regarding your communication and your relationships; and ¿ Designing and applying a continuous improvement process for your leadership and for those you lead. Communicating is not just talking and listening; it requires complex message displays and engaging the listener followed by an assessment to check for understanding. It is not just throwing words back and forth. Without these efforts, the result could sound more like noise than meaningful dialogue. It's about making the most out of the words you do say. It's time to stop wasting words and learn how to truly communicate effectively.

Invest In Success Start Building Your Future Now Many business owners do not know what they need to do to prepare to sell their business. They think of their exit as something they'll attend to someday, only to arrive at "someday" and discover that they can't find any interested buyers and won't be able to retire when they planned. Have you as a business owner ever asked yourself any of these questions? ¿ What should I be doing today to build my business toward maximum value? ¿ What is my business worth and how do I find out? ¿ When I sell my business, will I get enough money to maintain my lifestyle and take the next step in life? In Build It, Sell It, Profit, Allen Harris will answer these questions and more so you can see just how important it is to get started on the process of planning for the eventual sale or transfer of your business so you can maximize your profits when the time comes. KNOW YOUR WORTH. BUILD YOUR FUTURE. IT'S TIME TO START PLANNING NOW.

The Best Leaders Aren't People Instead, innovative and emerging research shows that a compelling and other-centered authentic purpose-The Invisible Leader-may be the most powerful influencer of our behaviors, attitudes, and motivation in organizations, work, school, and life. Yet despite the increasing evidence of purpose's power, many of the organizations, systems, and institutions which dominate human life aren't built to elicit and leverage the fundamental human search for purpose and meaning. In this must-read book for anyone who considers themselves a leader, international speaker, trainer, and organizational performance scholar Zach Mercurio shows business leaders, educators, students, athletes, and parents how to AWAKEN, CLARIFY, and DELIVER their reason for existence-their authentic purpose. Personal, researched, and even mind-shifting, the tools in the The Invisible Leader will help you lead with authentic purpose and build a life and organization that matters

Master The Art of Public Speaking For Profit Public speaking has been around for centuries, and today, motivational speaking is as popular as ever. And, like a motivational speaker, you can also inspire an audience-to open their wallets and give you money! In Speak to Sell, marketing wizard Dan Kennedy shares his secrets, so, whether you are speaking to promote any local business, to book appointments for a professional practice, or sell info-resources or other products at the back of the room...to an audience of 10 or 10,000...you can incite a stampede of response. When you step on the stage, you must intend to turn each and every audience member into a customer. They shouldn't even have a choice in the matter, and failure is not an option. No matter the audience, Dan shows precisely how to do just that. This book will transform your approach to speaking, and by utilizing the valuable techniques presented within, your authority, celebrity, and most importantly, profits, will skyrocket. Inside, you'll discover how to: ¿ sell one-to-many and multiply your earnings ¿ boost your authority and celebrity ¿ craft memorable and persuasive speeches that get results ¿ control the speaking environment to ensure success ¿ master the "Top Four Success Factors" of prosperous speakers ¿ make big money by speaking-to-sell Learn from serial entrepreneur Dan Kennedy, and turn ordinary speaking engagements into moneymaking machines!

Eliminate Your Workload and Reach Prosperity Running a business right is not about working hard or long hours; it's about working smart. So many business owners today feel the need to stay busy, and they overlook the critical things needed to improve their business. In The Less I Do, The More I Make, highly successful real estate guru Ron LeGrand offers the secret to enhancing your business and life. You can become a decision-maker by following Ron's tactics and advice, including how to: ¿ Change habits and improve organization ¿ Manage your time more effectively ¿ Grow your business painlessly through marketing

In survey after survey, executives list attracting and retaining top talent as their #1 issue. Is it your top concern? While the people puzzle isn't easy to solve, this book features compelling research, specific personal and client stories, and key perspectives from top business leaders and experts-all in a format that's easy to read and prompts readers to act. Kathleen Quinn Votaw has years of experience working with CEOs who understand that traditional staffing methods don't work for today's companies, and in this book she offers advice on how to: keep "A Players" engaged, boosting retention and reducing turnover; attract people who will thrive in a demanding, uncertain, entrepreneurial environment; and Always Be Cultivating (ABC) by thinking of recruitment as a sales process.

Dr. David Moffet is an international expert in dental practice management. With over 32 years of dental experience, he has developed a simple, practical, and incredibly effective way of increasing the number of patients you see... the amount of money you charge...and the percentage of large case revenues your patients will happily accept. In some cases, Moffet's strategy has resulted in over $100,000 in additional cash flow in just weeks. All you need is a decent team and his secret weapon, "The Ultimate Patient ExperienceTM." The UPE is a unique, low-cost system of unique patient engagement that is incredibly easy to put in place. In fact, one of Moffet's strategies costs less than $40 to implement, and you can have it up and running by the end of business, today. The Ultimate Patient Experience has allowed Dr. Moffet to: - Sell his dental practice for a cool $2.75 million - for which he collected 80% in cash, 20% in stock... - Consistently increase his prices (10.55% per year, on average) while retaining over 90% of his patients...> Inside these pages, you'll discover exactly how Dr. Moffet accomplished each of these things, and how you can, too.

Your struggling teenager is going to a residential or wilderness treatment program. Their addictions, learning disabilities, or emotional/behavioral issues have brought you to a moment of decision. Heartsick, anxious, and exhausted, questions bounce endlessly around your mind, "Will this work? Was this really necessary? Will she ever forgive me? Can we handle him at home when the time comes?" Dr. Tim Thayne delivers the answers in his groundbreaking book Not by Chance. As an owner/therapist of wilderness and residential programs, Thayne was frustrated when young people made monumental progress, only to return home where things quickly unraveled. His mission became to vastly improve long-term success by crafting and proving a model to coach parents on their power to lead out through full engagement during treatment and management of the transition home. Not by Chance engages readers through solid research, simple exercises, and captivating stories taken from Thayne's own life and the living rooms of hundreds of American homes. This book serves up concrete tools, hope, confidence, and stamina for families, professionals and mentors. Topics include: ¿ Why good programs work ¿ How to boost-not undermine-treatment ¿ Nine dangers waiting after discharge ¿ How to identify natural mentors for your teen ¿ What to do when the testing begins ¿ When and how to grant back privileges and freedoms ¿ How to ease your young adult's transition from treatment to independent living ¿ When you know you've succeeded If you are even considering out-of-home treatment for your teen, do not gamble with the outcomes. Not by Chance should claim its rightful place on your nightstand. www.notbychance.com