Lee Goldman
This book is a major contribution. Successful nonprofit leadership isn’t easy. You may know it when you see it, but David Schizer explains how to do it.
Gillian Lester
Even the most capable nonprofit leader can fall prey to common pitfalls. How to Save the World is a ‘tough love’ guide to success in running mission-driven organizations. This book is full of practical advice, brought to life through illuminating interviews and lessons drawn from David Schizer’s own experiences leading nonprofits in multiple sectors. New and experienced nonprofit managers alike will find this candid and accessible desk companion to be an invaluable resource.
Carol Baldwin Moody
As the CEO of a mission driven nonprofit, I know all too well how important this guidance is so we can save the world together. I keep the six Ps on my desk and refer to them often. Thank you, David, for this incredible guidance.
Rachel Garbow Monroe
David Schizer’s new book defines issues in the nonprofit sector with clarity, offers wise counsel to board members and staff alike, and balances the more intellectual content with heart-warming and entertaining anecdotes along the way. Reading this book is a journey worth taking for any professional or volunteer leader who is striving to advance the mission of their organization with excellence.
Robert Abrams
David Schizer’s important book provides invaluable wisdom in making nonprofits more effective. Schizer is a gifted writer and incisive thinker. You will want to add this book to your reading list and library.
Henry Timms
This essential book offers a powerful and practical guide for nonprofits to thrive in the 21st Century. David Schizer gets right to the heart of the complexities of the nonprofit world. His detailed and actionable book is a true gift for the sector. Highly recommended.
Reynold Levy
David Schizer has written an excellent guide to the leadership and management of nonprofit institutions. Trustees and employees will find How to Save the World a highly instructive, inspiring, comprehensive and reader-friendly companion.
The handbook draws from David’s own rich set of experiences in academic and humanitarian work and those of selected CEOs. The lessons he conveys to the reader are clearly drawn. They apply to any and all organizations, whatever their missions, age, size, and ambition.
Capturing such diversity and complexity in breezy, inviting prose and infusing it with his own personal history and deeply held values are no mean feats.
Schizer, the former dean and now professor at Columbia Law School, is hereby granted an A.
And, I do not grade on the curve!
Joe Lieberman
Drawing on his own expertise and insights from other nonprofit leaders, David Schizer teaches a master class in what makes nonprofits successful.
Jonathan S. Lavine
Schizer’s ‘six Ps’ are essential. They will add value for a plethora of nonprofits—from universities and hospitals, to community organizations and religious institutions.
Lisa Landau Carnoy
Serving on a nonprofit board is deeply fulfilling, but also really challenging. David Schizer offers invaluable guidance. Every board member should take his lessons to heart.
