Building hope : leadership in the nonprofit world / John Bateson. [print]

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Starting Out: The Answer Is Near at Hand -- Board: Finding the Right Jungle -- Staff: "I Don't Do Change" -- Program Development: "Exactly How Much Blood Is Dripping?" -- Fundraising 101: Uncle Bob vs. Bill Gates -- Volunteers: "I'm John and I'm Nude Here" -- Marketing: Cooking without Looking -- Strategic Planning: Big Hairy Dreams -- Fundraising 102: Crossing the Divide -- Cultural Competency: The Platinum Rule -- Board Again: Shall We Dance? -- Staff Again: Ringmaster of the Circus -- Major Gifts: "Dear God, Please Make Dean .." -- Financial Management: A Home for the Rolls -- Advocacy: Gateway to Change -- Ending Up: Where the Heart Is.

Building Hope tells, from the trenches, what it's like to lead and manage a nonprofit agency. Filled with insights, tips, lessons learned, and poignant stories, this book will help nonprofit executives, board members, and volunteers alike leave work at the end of each day knowing they made a difference in the lives of others. With nearly twenty-seven years in the nonprofit sector, John Bateson, executive director of a busy crisis center, has seen it all. Eager to share his knowledge, he explains what it takes to lead employees and volunteers, as well as how to satisfy the other stakeholders: donors, government officials, board members and, of course, service recipients. As Bateson demonstrates so eloquently, the relationship between nonprofit organizations and all these stakeholders is built on trust, need, compassion, and―above all else―hope. 1

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1 Bateson, J. (2008). Building Hope: Leadership in the Nonprofit World. Praeger.

2 Bateson, John. Building Hope: Leadership in the Nonprofit World. Praeger, 2008.

3 Bateson, John. Building Hope: Leadership in the Nonprofit World. Praeger, 2008.

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John Bateson is an accomplished author whose latest book is set to be published in 2024 by Johns Hopkins University Press. He has a notable publication history, including "The Education of a Coroner: Lessons in Investigating Death" (Scribner), which has been translated into multiple languages. The Polish edition of this book was nominated for the 2019 Best Nonfiction Book of the Year Award in Poland. His other significant works include "The Last and Greatest Battle" (Oxford University Press), "The Final Leap" (University of California Press), and "Building Hope" (Prager Press). Additionally, Bateson has ventured into fiction, with a debut novel currently being represented by a literary agent. Bateson's professional background is as distinguished as his writing career. For sixteen years, he served as the executive director of a nationally-certified crisis center in the San Francisco Bay Area. His leadership extended to three university-run counseling centers where he held the position of executive director, and he also contributed as the assistant director of a social service agency covering two counties. Early in his career, Bateson was recognized for his literary insights as a book reviewer for the San Francisco Chronicle among other publications, showcasing his deep engagement with both the literary and social service communities.