Playworks Featured in a Book

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Playworks is featured in a new book called The Non Nonprofit, which shares how business principles can (and should) be applied to nonprofits.

The books is by Steve Rothschild, who left corporate America to found Twin Cities RISE!, a highly successful poverty reduction program.

Go to Steve Rothschild's website

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