Jan Masaoka

JAN MASAOKA is a writer and thinker on nonprofit organizations, with particular emphasis on boards of directors, business planning, and the role of nonprofits in society. Her books include The Nonprofit’s Guide to Human Resources, Nonprofit Sustainability: Making Strategic Decisions for Financial Viability and All Hands on Board.

Masaoka has been named eight times as one of the "Fifty Most Influential People" in the nonprofit sector nationwide, named Nonprofit Executive of the Year by Nonprofit Times, and named California Community Leader of the Year by Leadership California.

When she’s not writing, Masaoka served for 14 years as executive director of CompassPoint Nonprofit Services in San Francisco, founded and edited Blue Avocado magazine to 64,000 subscribers, and served as CEO of the California Association of Nonprofits from 2011 to 2024.

Jan lives in San Francisco.

Jan Masaoka’s books are published by Fieldstone Alliance, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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