36 diagrams, 22 stories, 17 poems, nine tools, five equations, and one goal: a better world.

"A book with both rigor and hope, it's rooted in experience and brought alive by poetry. If all you have is a hammer, get The Toolbox."
-Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation

"The one resource every socially conscious leader needs...masterfully describes how to deliver impact whether your role is in business, government, or the nonprofit sector."
-Steve Goodall, Former CEO, J.D. Power

"Jacob Harold is reinventing social change strategy. In The Toolbox, he's taken centuries of political, military, business, and nonprofit strategy and brought them together...our world needs you to read it and take action."
-Minh-Thu Pham, Founder, New American Voices

"Through inspiring prose and poetry, this book is a must-have for change makers everywhere."
-Jeff Bradach, Co-founder, The Bridgespan Group

There are no easy solutions. Instead, there are tools.

An essential guide for anyone trying to improve our world, The Toolbox offers clarity and inspiration to leaders at all levels. Whether you're a CEO or a community volunteer (or both), The Toolbox equips you to do good, better.

Storytelling
Mathematical Modeling
Behavioral Economics
Design Thinking
Community Organizing
Game Theory
Markets
Complex Systems
Institutions

From farm to monastery, jail to boardroom, Jacob Harold's life has been a search for ways to make a better world. He served as CEO of GuideStar, Co-founder of Candid, and as a staff leader at the Hewlett Foundation, Bridgespan, Greenpeace, and Rainforest Action Network. Harold studied ethics at Duke and earned an MBA at Stanford. Learn more: [...]