CCE Recommended Reading

Please note that you are not expected to purchase or read all of these resources! We recommend beginning with the ones that address gaps in your knowledge or experience. Focus on the areas where you feel additional insight or guidance would be most beneficial. If you have any questions, please reach out to Ashley Purdy

   Core Resources

 

Road to Relevance: 5 Strategies for Competitive Associations by Harrison Coerver

Race for Relevance: 5 Radical Changes for Associations by Harrison Coerver

The End of Membership as We Know It by Sarah L. Sladek

Membership Essentials: Recruitment, Retention, Roles, Responsibilities, and Resources by ASAE

Nonprofit Accounting & Financial Statements: Overview for Board, Management, and Staff by Thomas R. Ittelson

Nonprofit Accounting: Third Edition: A Practitioner's Guide by Steven M. Bragg

Making Your Chamber Make A Difference by Mick Fleming

Engaging the Public Sector: A Toolkit by ACCE

How to Read Nonprofit Financial Statements (3rd edition) by Andrew S. Lang, CPA, William D. Eisig, CPA, Lee Klump, CPA, CGMA, and Tammy Ricciardella, CPA

Welcome to Your Financial Statements by BoardSource

Sustainability Education 4 Nonprofits: Simplified Balance Sheet Assessment Checklist

ASAE Handbook of Professional Practices in Association Management (4th edition) by Susan S. Radwan, CAE

Remembership - New Strategies for Remarkable Membership Organizations by Kyle Sexton

Horizon 2035 Report by ACCE

The "Who’s Who" in Support of Equitable Economic Development

The Story Behind a Successful Members Dues Increase by ASAE

Hierarchy of Governing Documents by Robert C Harris, CAE

What is a Credential? by Association for Career and Technical Education

Nonprofit Balance Sheet Explained by NetSuite

 

Additional Economic Mobility and Opportunity Resources

Embracing the Challenge: The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Imperative for Chamber of Commerce

The Business Case for Economic Mobility

Additional Resources on Benchmarking and Data

Social Return on Investments: Comprehensive Guide by Sopact 

An Introduction to Social Return on Investment posted by Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2003 

 

Additional Resources on Consensus Building

The Basics of a Networked Approach

What is Collective Impact?

Anticipating, managing and mitigating power imbalances

Other Resources

Nonprofit Practitioners Guide: https://a.co/d/8AlaUdU 

ASAE finance recommended reading: https://www.asaecenter.org/publications 

 

 

For excellent introductory training or review in skills and competencies within the Body of Knowledge, see our online Certificate in Chamber Management program courses.

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