The Little Book of Nonprofit Leadership is now available!

I’m excited to say that after three years of writing (not to mention twenty years of work in nonprofits) The Little Book of Nonprofit Leadership is now available. This is an executive director’s handbook that will help a new nonprofit ED understand the job and get a handle on the main business of the nonprofit (program, people and money).

I’m excited to get it out into the world.

Here’s the description:

What does an Executive Director actually do? And how can you lead your organization to a stronger place?

Nonprofit expert Erik Hanberg wrote The Little Book of Nonprofit Leadership to speak directly to Executive Directors of small (and very small) nonprofits who are asking these questions. EDs, especially at small nonprofits, tend to be dropped into the deep end of the pool with the expectation that they know how to swim. The Little Book of Nonprofit Leadership will be a welcome rescue line.

The book is filled with practical tips and big-picture ideas about:

  • the basics of the job
  • program, people, and money-the three essential areas that a nonprofit ED needs to master
  • working with your board (including how to ask for a raise!)
  • your first 100 days as a new ED
  • a guide to being a part-time Executive Director
  • and more, including access to bonus chapters and special resources!

Erik Hanberg has twenty years of nonprofit experience at organizations of all sizes. He’s channeled that experience into his four “little books” for nonprofits, which together have sold tens of thousands of copies.

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Erik is an absolute joy to work with. He took the time to understand our organization and board dynamics weeks before the retreat and gave everyone the opportunity to voice their thoughts on retreat priorities and objectives. He even made time to talk to any staff or board member one-on-one, anonymously, to be sure that any behind-the-scenes concerns would be addressed. At the retreat itself, he was an excellent facilitator that helped us to lead ourselves through our visioning and next-step process. His recommendations came from deep experience and helped us to streamline and reimagine how we operate both logistically and in service of our mission. I can’t recommend him enough.

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