Resources

Resources

Since 1990, Sumption & Wyland has produced many resources to help our clients be more successful.

Our resources include published articles and features, articles and monographs developed specifically for our website, and book reviews for books of interest to nonprofit sector professionals.

Death by Meeting

Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable About Solving the Most Painful Problem in Businessby Patrick Lencioni We’ve all been there — and would have given

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CPR for Nonprofits

CPR for Nonprofits: Creating Strategies for Successful Fundraising, Marketing, Communications and Managementby Alvin H. Reiss A First-Aid Kit: Not Comprehensive Medical Treatment This book is

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The Consultant’s Legal Guide

The Consultant’s Legal Guideby Elaine Biech, Linda Byars Swindling Nonprofit/charity sector consultants’ reference book This book is a well-crafted, easily readable treatment of an important

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Bowling Alone

Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Communityby Robert D. Putnam Important Book for Nonprofit and Charity Professionals Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone is a

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Bait and Switch

Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dreamby Barbara Ehrenreich There’s a lot to recommend this book, and a lot in it to

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Arthur Andersen Guide

Arthur Andersen Guide to Navigating Intermediate Sanctions: Compliance and Documentation Guidelines for Health Care and Other Tax-Exempt Organizations (Book with Diskette for Windows)Diane Cornwell (Editor),

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Role of the Board Chair

The Role of the Nonprofit Board Chair The nonprofit board chair’s role is one of the most important, least well-defined, and least understood leadership positions. 

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