Entrepreneurs can incorporate their passion and energy from their business endeavors into their work with nonprofits. Before building relationships with entrepreneurs, try to gain a better understanding of how they think and what their expectations may be. Lisa M. Dietlin has just written a book Transformational Philanthropy that explains how to successfully engage entrepreneurs and cultivate them effectively. Chapters explore the qualities of entrepreneurs, frustrations and misconceptions, celebrity philanthropy, and other topics.
If you are an entrepreneur, Dietlin has included tips in the book to help you make better philanthropic decisions. The book also contains 21 stories based on interviews with entrepreneurs.
A limited preview of Transformation Philanthropy: Entrepreneurs and Nonprofits (Jones and Barlett Publishers, 2009) is available at Google Books.
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