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Shirley Sagawa

3000 Greenvale Rd.

Chevy Chase, MD  20815

301.657.7722

ssagawa@sagawajospin.com

 

Deb Jospin

16 Primrose St.
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
301.718.1864
fax: 301.718.0180
djospin@sagawajospin.com
 

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The Charismatic Organization:  Eight Ways to Grow a Nonprofit that Builds Buzz, Energizes Employees, and Delights Donors

by Shirley Sagawa and Deborah Jospin

Jossey-Bass, 2008

While some nonprofits are chronically under funded and understaffed, others can raise a million dollars at a single event.  Companies call them when they are seeking cause-related partners.  Their boards are full of energetic, knowledgeable, and connected people.  They have grown steadily over the last decade.  They are the go-to groups on their issues, the place to work, and the leaders in their fields. Find out how to become a Charismatic Organization. 

Common Interest, Common Good: Creating Value through Business and Social Sector Partnerships  
by Shirley Sagawa and Eli Segal

Harvard Business School Press, 2000 

Businesses can boost their bottom line by leveraging a nonprofit partnership to enhance their image, reach new markets, increase consumer loyalty, and build a positive reputation with current and prospective employees. For nonprofits, corporation alliances can provide crucial resources and visibility while helping to attract new volunteers and donors. Here's how.

America Forward:  Invest, Invest, Involve

for New Profit, 2008

 

An SBA for Nonprofits

by Shirley Sagawa, Democracy Journal, 2008

 

Serving America:  A National Service Agenda for the Next Decade

by Shirley Sagawa, Center for American Progress, 2007

 

Boomers and National Service:  Learning from the Success of Youth Service

by Shirley Sagawa, Civic Ventures, 2007

 

Fulfilling the Promise:  Social Entrepreneurs and Action Tanking in a New Era of Entrepreneurship

by Shirley Sagawa, New Profit, 2006

 

After the Storms:  2-1-1 Stories from the 2005 Hurricane Season

for United Way

 

Summer of Service -- A New American Rite of Passage?

By Shirley Sagawa, for Innovations in Civic Participations

 

Invisible Americans - the Hidden Plight of Asian Americans in Poverty

for Asian American LEAD 2006

 

Reimagining Afterschool

Proceedings from Citizen School's April 2006 Reimagining Afterschool Symposium

 

Service to Civics

For the Grantmaker Forum on Community and National Service October 2003

 

Steans Family Foundation – A Case Study in Place-Based Giving

By Shirley Sagawa, for the Annie E. Casey Foundation

 

Working with Today’s New Donors – Lessons from Research and Practice

By Shirley Sagawa, for the Annie E. Casey Foundation

 

America’s Forgotten Children – Child Poverty in Rural America

By Wendy Nadel and Shirley Sagawa

For Save the Children

 

Expecting the Unexpected -- Building Partnerships and Plans to Help Children Cope with Crises

By Shirley Sagawa

For Save the Children

 

National and Community Service:  Getting Things Done to Promote Positive Youth Development During Out-of-school Time

By Shirley Sagawa, for Innovations in Civic Participation

 

National and Community Service – Service as a Strategy to Promote Rural Development

By Deb Jospin and Lee Carpenter, for Innovations in Civic Participation 

 

Service as a Strategy for Youth Development

By Shirley Sagawa, In Shaping the Future of American Youth:  Youth Policy in the 21st Century, American Youth Policy Forum 2003


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