The following list of books has been compiled by the authors because they found them useful or interesting, or because they were recommended by friends and colleagues also involved in the social economy. While some of the books deal specifically with the social economy, others deal with subjects relevant to those involved in managing social economy projects and businesses.

All the books on this list are available for consultation in the social economy resource library at Avalon House. We are happy to keep adding books recommended by others.

A practical guide to financial management for charities and voluntary organisations, Kate Sayer, 1998, Directory of Social Change, 1873860846

A practical guide to VAT for charities and voluntary organisations, Kate Sayer, 2001, Directory of Social Change, 1900360624

Assessing Business Excellence, Les Porter (Editor) and Steve Tanner (Editor), 2003, Butterworth Heinemann, 0750655178

Balanced Scorecard, Paul R Niven, 2003, John Wiley & Sons, 0471423289

Branding for Nonprofits, D.K. Holland, 2006, Allworth BMSS, 01581154348

Breakthrough Management for Not-for-Profit Organizations: Beyond Survival in the 21st Century, Arthur Levine, 2003, Greenwood Press, 01567206395

Coaching & Mentoring for Dummies, Marty Brounstein, 2000, Wiley Publishing Co., 0764552236

Developing Trustee Boards, Tesse Akpeki, 2002, NCVO,

Developing Your Organisation, Alan Lawrie, 2000, Directory of Social Change, 1900360667

Emergence Social Enterprise, Borzoga & Defourny, 2004, Routledge, 0415339219

Enterprising Nonprofits, J G Dees, Jed Emerson, Peter Economy, 2001, Wiley Publishing Co., 0471397350

Excellence in View, NCVO, 2000, Quality Standards Task Group, 07619915651

Exploring Corporate Strategy: Text and Cases, Kevan Scholes, 2004, FT Prentice Hall, 0273687344

Get Clients Now, C J Hayden, 1999, Amacom, 0814479928

Good to Great, Jim Collins, 2001, Random House, 0712676090

Guerrilla Marketing for Consultants, J C Levinson, M W McLaughlin, 2005, John Wiley & Sons, 047161873X

How to change the world - social entrepreneurs and the power of new ideas, David Bornstein, 2004, Oxford, 0195138058

How to Manage a Voluntary Organization: The Complete Guide for the Not-for-profit Sector, David Hussey and Robert Perrin, 2003, Kogan Page, 0749437804

Improving Quality and Performance in Your Non-profit Organization, Gary M. Grobman, 1999, White Hat, 0965365344

Investing Together, Task Force on Resourcing, 2004, Task Force

Issues in Voluntary and Non-profit Management, Julian Batsleer, Chris Cornforth, Rob Paton, 1991, Open University, 020156547-1

Just about Managing, Sandy Adirondack, 1998, London Voluntary Service Council, 1872582176

Leadership for Dummies, Marshall Loeb and Stephen Kindel, 1999, Wiley Publishing Co., 0764551760

Management Development in non-profit organizations, Vijay Padaki & Manjulika, 2005, Sage Publications Ltd, 0761933778

Management Teams, R Meredith Belbin, 1981, Butterworth Heinemann, 0750626763

Managing and Measuring Social Enterprises, Rob Paton, 2002, Sage Publications Ltd, 0761973656

Managing at the Leading Edge, Mike Hudson, 2003, Directory of Social Change, 1903991439

Managing Innovation, Joe Tidd, John Bessant, Keith Pavitt, 2001, John Wiley & Sons, 0471496154

Managing Teams for Dummies, Marty Brounstein, 2002, Wiley Publishing Co., 0764554085

Managing your Community Building, 2000, Community Matters, 0900787759

Occupying Community Premises, Jonathan Dawson, 1997, Community Matters, 0900787813

Organisational Change, Barbara Senior, 1997, FT Prentice Hall, 0273651596

Placing the Social Economy (Contemporary Political Economy S.), Ash Amin, 2002, Routledge , 0415260892

Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman, Richard E. Boyatzis, Annie McKee, 2002, Harvard Business School Press , 157851486

Self-Assessment Workbook Measuring Success, Quality Standards Task Group, 2000, Quality Standards Task Group,

Setting Standards, Improving Performance, Dept for Social Development, 2005, Dept for Social Development,

Social Economy: International Debates and Perspectives, Jean-Marc Fontan and Eric Shragge, 2000, Black Rose Books, 01551641623

Social Enterprise in Anytown, John Pearce, 2003, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 0903319977

Sticky Wisdom, What If!, 2002, Capstone Publishing, 01551641623

Strategic Planning for Non-profit Organizations: A Practical Guide and Workbook, Michael Allison and Jude Kaye, 2005, John Wiley & Sons, 0471445819

Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs, J G Dees, Jed Emerson, Peter Economy, 2002, John Wiley & Sons, 0471150681

Team Roles at Work, R Meredith Belbin, 1993, Butterworth Heinemann, 0750626755

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change, Stephen R Covey, 2004, Free Press, 0743272455

The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness, Stephen R. Covey, 2004, Simon and Schuster, 0743206827

The Basics of Performance Measurement, Jerry L Harbour , 1997, Quality Resources, 0527763284

The Board Member's Playbook: Using Policy Governance to Solve Problems, Make Decisions, and Build a Stronger Board, John Carver, 2004, Jossey Bass Wiley, 0787968404

The Complete Guide to Business & Strategic Planning, Alan Lawrie, 2001, Wiley Publishing Co., 190036087X

The Complete Guide to Creating & Managing New Projects, Alan Lawrie, 2002, Directory of Social Change, 1903991153

The Good Governance Action Plan for Voluntary Organisations, Sandy Adirondack, 2000, NCVO, 1-719916038

The Governance of Public and Non-Profit Organizations (Routledge Studies in the Management of Voluntary and Non-profit Organizations) , Chris Cornforth, 2005, Routledge, 0415359929

The Model in Practice, British Quality Foundation, 2000, Deer Park Productions, 189935834X

The Not-for-Profit CEO: How to Attain and Retain the Corner Office, Pidgeon, 2004, John Wiley & Sons, 04716 48752

The Practical Guide to Managing Non-profit Assets, William A. Schneider, et al, 2005, John Wiley & Sons, 0471692336

The Social Enterprise Sourcebook, Jerr Boschee, 2001, Northland Inst , 97138990

The Strategy Focused Organisation, Robert S Kaplan, David P Norton, 2001, Harvard Business School Press, 1578512506

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, Malcolm Gladwell, 2002, Abacus, 0349113467

Third Sector Management: The Art of Managing Non-profit Organizations, William B. Werther and Evan M. Berman, 2001, Georgetown University Press, 0878408436

Understanding voluntary organisations, Charles Handy, 1988, Penguin , 0140143386

What Counts: Social Accounting for Nonprofits and Cooperatives, Jack Quarter, 2003, FT Prentice Hall, 0130463051