The Networking Survival Guide (2^nd edition)
Effective networking is more than passing out business cards and asking for stuff. This book – its full title is below – is a strategic look at networking the old-fashioned way (face-to-face) and through social media. You might find its premeditated and highly detailed approach to networking a bit OTT, but you can pick and choose from the suggestions.

So why would busy community ministries folk want to, or need to, network? Well, in the words of Nicholas Boothman, a business communication specialist, “Any way you look at it, other people are your greatest resource.” Or as we might say it in NZ: “He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata! He tangata! He tangata!”

This book leans more to the ‘for-profit’ world than the NFP one, but the principles are much the same for both, even if your motivations are different.

The Networking Survival Guide (2nd edition): Practical advice to help you gain confidence, approach people, and get the success you want

By Diane C Darling © 2010 McGraw Hill, New York, NY.

 

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The Book that Changed My Life

This is an e-book edited by Nancy Schwartz. Nancy surveyed experts in various fields of the not-for-profit sector about the books that had most influenced their professional lives. This e-book lists 129 recommendations, giving the title, author and a brief description of each book, plus the name, position and organisation of the person who recommended it. Could be a good guide to your reading plan over Summer!

http://gettingattention.org/nonprofit-marketing-resources/Book-That-Changed-My-Life.pdf