Recommended Books
A curated selection of books useful for solving social issues and managing NPOs.
1.Measuring & Communicating(1)
Impact Assessment / Logic Model / Data Literacy / Statistical Analysis
W.K. Kellogg Foundation Logic Model Development Guide
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
A freely available foundational guide to program evaluation frameworks, covering the logic model approach essential for grant applications and program assessment.
2.Deep Dive(9)
Academic / Philosophy / Psychology / Agnotology / Cultural Anthropology
Agnotology: The Making and Unmaking of Ignorance
Robert N. Proctor, Londa Schiebinger (eds.)
3.Learning & Envisioning(80)
Social Structure / Question Design / Loneliness & Isolation / Urban Environment / Education
The Ethics of Influence: Government in the Age of Behavioral Science
Cass R. Sunstein
By Cass R. Sunstein. Published by Cambridge University Press. Referenced in ISVD research articles.
Adversarial Design
Carl DiSalvo
By Carl DiSalvo. Published by MIT Press. Referenced in ISVD research articles.
4.Practice(7)
Organization / Resilience / Nudge / Learning Organization
Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy
Robert D. Putnam／Robert Leonardi／Raffaella Y. Nanetti
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