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	• Paradigm Found: Leading and Managing for Positive Change Anne Firth Murray New World Library, 2006 - 256 pages average customer review:based on 8 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Anne Firth Murray is an inspiration

This book is terrific and continues to be so helpful to me in my own endeavor. I found so many parallels in our life experiences, and with me just starting my own nonprofit empowering future nurses in disease-burdened nations, reading this wonderfully relevant and important book could not have come at a better time. I learned a great deal and Anne Firth Murray's book makes me feel as though I have a mentor to guide and give invaluable counsel in this process. There are so many things to take from this book, especially for those who are "quietly angry" and see a need follow their dreams and are "willing to do anything to make it work." I would recommend this book to anyone starting off on their own. This will inspire. It has me.

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This book is more than meets the eye...

On one level, Paradigm Found (great title) is a how-to book for those with interest in organizing for global social justice through small NGOs. On a deeper level, it's a how-to book for living a life with meaning. Written in a clear and consistent voice.

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Prepare to be exposed to new, exciting concepts by an amazing author!

Is this a "follow that dream" book? A "find a need and fill it" book? I suppose you could say it's both but "Paradigm Found" is far more than that. It is a well written and richly rewarding story by an amazing woman, Anne Murray who founded a not-for-profit organization called the Global Fund for Women. Although I found the entire book interesting, two areas particularly piqued my interest: the `care and feeding' of a non-profit corporation's board of directors and the entire concept of "giving." The author's experience coupled with her clarity of thought and writing gave me new insight into both these areas with which I'm involved in pro-bono board and fund raising work. The concept of "micro-financing" of projects was unheard of in foundations when the Global Fund for Women started it many years ago. They trusted people of few means in far away places to spend small grants as they saw fit to benefit their projects, and it worked with amazing success. The GFW was daring in being exclusively international and not making grants within the U.S. There were so many new and innovative things that Anne did in her journey. Paradigm Found makes for reading that's hard to put down.

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Packed with management tips

PARADIGM FOUND: LEADING AND MANAGING FOR POSITIVE CHANGE blends women's issues and business, and comes from a woman whose idea of funding grassroots women's organizations around the world grew to the successful Global Fund for Women, today a major force of change. First-person chapters recounts her journeys to villages where such changes are taking place, her business perspective, and tips on how to create, encourage and build a dream based on business principles. From how to expand a program or organization to watching for roadblocks along the way, PARADIGM FOUND comes packed with management tips and insights particular to nonprofit work.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

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Paradigm Found Indeed!

Anne Firth Murray has written a truly marvelous and thought-provoking book, straight from the heart. It is hard to classify in one particular genre or another. Rather it is written in a unique style as a combination of a memoir, a good story, a motivational/inspirational book, and a manual. I really enjoyed not only learning about the history of the Global Fund for Women and all the wonderful, dedicated people that made it happen, but also learning more about Anne Firth Murray's life and the ideals she describes in her book.

It satisfies those who love good autobiographies and inspirational stories. And it also satisfies those who seek to learn about how one builds a strong organization from the roots up, from meaningful ideals to meaningful change. For me, this book was rejuvenating and energizing to read. It gave me new ideas and has inspired me all over again. I would think that each new reader who flips through its pages will experience similar self-reflection and inspiration in her or his own way.

This is a treasure of a book. I think it is a great book for all to read--young and old, women and men, and people working in all capacities. Students and young people are who starting out in pursuit of careers in human rights or in non-profit work will benefit in particular from the inspirational guidance that this book offers.

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Millions of people are frustrated by the lack of innovation and accountability undertaken by the government and other organizations, but they don?t know where or how to begin making changes. Paradigm Found is a primer for creating or reshaping institutions and businesses to be run on principles often voiced but rarely followed: learning, equality, tolerance, consensus, empowerment, generosity, and hearing and acknowledging all voices. Providing examples from her own rich experience, Murray shows readers what one individual can do to implement change from within, and how to do it. She encourages others to take risks, start organizations, and judge when it is time, and how, to move on. Full of practical suggestions for giving life to values and engaging stories of what works and what doesn't, Paradigm Found demonstrates that it is possible to walk the talk, even when it isn?t easy.

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