"Anyone who can start an internationally respected not-for-profit with just $5,000 has a lot to teach today's business world. Inspiring and practical, this book is a must-read for anyone running a business. Including me."---Arianna Huffington, cofounder and editor in chief, The Huffington Post"Nancy Lublin has brought so much energy to the not-for-profit sector, and the world is a much better place because of it. I'm so glad she wrote a book to give us all a window into how she thinks and makes things happen. Regardless of your professional sector, you'll find Zilch full of inspiration and great ideas."---Wendy Kopp, CEO and founder, Teach For America"Nancy's 11-question approach is a great way to make you think about how her principles apply to what we do every day in business. I enjoyed the book and am already thinking about how I can do more with less."---Ken Hicks, president and CEO, Foot Locker, Inc."Nancy identifies some amazing not-for-profits, whose organizations and business models are inspirations for all organizations. Her book is important."---Reid Hoffman, founder, Linkedln"Nancy Lublin has done the uptight business world a big favor. Zilch is a no-nonsense survival manual for fat cats."---Jim Berrien, president and COO, Mother Nature Network, former president of Forbes Magazine Group"Zilch is an important read for anyone in the business or not-for-profit worlds."---Bill George, professor, Harvard Business School, and author of True North"Nancy Lublin is a star. She knows how to really make a difference in a most efficient and pragmatic way...and now teaches us how to do it!"---Diane von Furstenberg"What we have to offer can be boiled down to one concept: the power of zero. We get more done with less of just about everything, from our people to our workplaces to our vendors. Zilch is what drives us to be more innovative, more passionate, more creative. So stop whining about your budget cuts and start asking yourself what you'd do if you had zilch. You'll be surprised just how powerful that is."After years of being told to emulate the corporate world, not-for-profit CEOs like Nancy Lubin now find the shoe on the other foot. Tough times have forced businesses to slash their headcount, marketing budgets, and other resources. Managers at small startups and Fortune 100 companies alike are now expected to do more with less. But how?No one is more qualified to answer that question than the leaders who always thrive on a shoestring.Take Nancy Lublin, for instance. She learned firsthand how much you can accomplish with zilch (or close to it). As the founder of Dress for Success, which provides low-income women with interview suits and career development training, she turned a $5,000 inheritance into a global franchise. Then, as CEO of DoSomething.org, she helped turn a struggling startup into one of the largest and most successful youth volunteer groups in the world.Now she draws on her experiences as well as interviews with other "rock star" leaders of flourishing not-for-profits---including Wendy Kopp of Teach For America, Darell Hammond of KaBOOM!, Greg Baldwin of VolunteerMatch.org, and John Lilly of Mozilla.Lublin's tone is a unique mix of "let's have some fun" and "here's the straight dope." Her expert advice will help any business or organization to get ahead through the power of zero. Read Less