Results Now For Nonprofits

Author : Mark Light
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118001257

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Results Now for Nonprofits by Mark Light Pdf

Build your nonprofit into a high performer with this practical approach to purpose, strategy, operations, and governance Planning is vital to achieving your nonprofit's purpose too bad most nonprofits are strapped for time. Not anymore. Using a lightning-fast and inclusive process, Results Now® puts purpose, strategy, operations, and governance into one user-friendly, comprehensive plan that your board can pass in a single vote and your organization can maintain as a regular part of its business throughout the year. Results Now for Nonprofits relies on accountability and performance measurement to increase the level of effective decision-making. This "big picture first, details next" planning process helps you: Use the Results Now master plan as a centerpiece of board meetings and as a standard part of board meeting advance information Foster a welcome climate for give-and-take strategic thinking Clarify the organization's story for the community and keep people on point about what's important Develop team cohesion Orient newer leadership members and recharge seasoned ones Attract new funders who reward nonprofits who plan A must-have for all nonprofit executives and directors, members of boards and trustees, and nonprofit managers, Results Now for Nonprofits is a results-driven, practical tool that will help your organization achieve its mission, values, and destiny.

Author : Alison Green,Jerry Hauser
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118137611

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Managing to Change the World by Alison Green,Jerry Hauser Pdf

Why getting results should be every nonprofit manager's first priority A nonprofit manager's fundamental job is to get results, sustained over time, rather than boost morale or promote staff development. This is a shift from the tenor of many management books, particularly in the nonprofit world. Managing to Change the World is designed to teach new and experienced nonprofit managers the fundamental skills of effective management, including: managing specific tasks and broader responsibilities; setting clear goals and holding people accountable to them; creating a results-oriented culture; hiring, developing, and retaining a staff of superstars. Offers nonprofit managers a clear guide to the most effective management skills Shows how to address performance problems, dismiss staffers who fall short, and the right way to exercising authority Gives guidance for managing time wisely and offers suggestions for staying in sync with your boss and managing up This important resource contains 41 resources and downloadable tools that can be implemented immediately.

Author : Roselyn L. O'Brien
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1949150623

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Achieving Results by Roselyn L. O'Brien Pdf

Successful fundraising is the end result of doing many things well in an organization. It is not the beginning from which all other things follow. This step by step journey shows how to achieve improved results as learned from the author's three-decade career as an executive director and national director for leading nonprofit organizations.

Author : Roselyn L. O'Brien
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1646491084

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Achieving Results by Roselyn L. O'Brien Pdf

Author : The Staff of Entrepreneur Media, Inc.,Corbin Collins
Publisher : Entrepreneur Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781613083727

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Start Your Own Nonprofit Organization by The Staff of Entrepreneur Media, Inc.,Corbin Collins Pdf

FOLLOW YOUR PASSION Serving missions rather than profits, the nonprofit sector employs 11 million people, making it the third largest industry in the United States, and often provides our communities’ most fundamental services. Whether your mission is to save puppies, feed children, or preserve history, Start Your Own Nonprofit Organization equips you with the tools you need to start, run and grow your organization. This guide provides mission-driven entrepreneurs like you with the latest industry research and pairs it with advice from real-world nonprofit leaders to teach you how to: Determine if your business idea is nonprofit or for-profit Manage the day-to-day operations and onboard key staff and volunteers that help you achieve goals Write a business plan, mission statement, and grant proposals that gain funding and help grow the organization Manage your finances to the satisfaction of the IRS Integrate the latest technology, apps, and social media strategy to aid in volunteer tracking, donation facilitation, and audience outreach Plus, gain insight and hard-won lessons from nonprofits like the Susan B. Komen Foundation, Prosperity Indiana, the Melanoma International Foundation, and the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits No matter what kind of nonprofit you want to start, this guide will turn your hope for change into help for a deserving community—starting now!

Author : Robert M. Penna
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118044469

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The Nonprofit Outcomes Toolbox by Robert M. Penna Pdf

An invaluable guide to the outcome-based tools needed to help nonprofit organizations increase their effectiveness The Nonprofit Outcomes Toolbox identifies stages in the use of outcomes and shows you how to use specific facets of existing outcome models to improve performance and achieve meaningful results. Going beyond the familiar limits of the sector, this volume also illustrates how tools and approaches long in use in the corporate sector can be of great analytical and practical use to nonprofit, philanthropic, and governmental organizations . An outstanding resource for organizational and program leaders interested in improving performance, there is nothing else like this work currently available. Shows how to identify and set meaningful, sustainable outcomes Illustrates how to track and manage with outcomes Offers guidance in assessing capacity, and using outcome-based communications Features a companion Web site with the tools found in this book Providing the tools and explanations needed to achieve program success, this book is a complete resource for the nonprofit, governmental, or philanthropic professional striving for greater effectiveness in programs or organizations.

Author : Jason Saul
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2004-10-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781618589101

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Benchmarking for Nonprofits by Jason Saul Pdf

The no-cost way to improve your organization on a daily basis Most nonprofits are already benchmarking informally. This unique book defines a formal way to benchmark. You'll learn how to prepare your organization, measure performance, and implement best practices as well as learning the five key steps of benchmarking, the arguments against benchmarking—and why you should disregard them, how benchmarking differs from evaluation and assessment, how to form a benchmarking team, how to create a “success equation” that helps you measure your organization’s performance, how to make sure to measure what matters, how to choose your benchmarking partners—and what you can learn from the “wrong” partner, and how to overcome staff resistance to benchmarking. Practical tools help you benchmark what matters Real-world examples illustrate benchmarking in action. Exercises and worksheets guide you through processes such as drafting a benchmarking plan; identifying and analyzing the things in your organization that need improvement; prioritizing which processes to focus on; identifying your CTQ (critical to quality) outcomes; and more. The way to survive as a nonprofit in today’s market is to thrive. With so many organizations seeking the same dollars, only the best will endure. Benchmarking ensures that your organization is always operating at peak performance. It’s something you can’t afford not to do—especially since you can do it for free!

Author : Leslie R. Crutchfield,Heather McLeod Grant
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118118801

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Forces for Good by Leslie R. Crutchfield,Heather McLeod Grant Pdf

An updated edition of a groundbreaking book on best practices for nonprofits What makes great nonprofits great? In the original book, authors Crutchfield and McLeod Grant employed a rigorous research methodology derived from for-profit books like Built to Last. They studied 12 nonprofits that have achieved extraordinary levels of impact—from Habitat for Humanity to the Heritage Foundation—and distilled six counterintuitive practices that these organizations use to change the world. Features a new introduction that explores the new context in which nonprofits operate and the consequences for these organizations Includes a new chapter on applying the Six Practices to small, local nonprofits, including some examples of these organizations Contains an update on the 12 organizations featured in the original book—how they have fared, what they've learned, and where they are now in their growth trajectory This book has lessons for all readers interested in creating significant social change, including nonprofit managers, donors, and volunteers.

Author : Kathryn A. Agard
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 1073 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781412968867

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Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations by Kathryn A. Agard Pdf

Leadership in Non-Profit Organizations tackles issues and leadership topics for those seeking to understand more about this dynamic sector of society. A major focus of this two-volume reference work is on the specific roles and skills required of the non-profit leader in voluntary organizations. Key features include: contributions from a wide range of authors who reflect the variety, vibrancy and creativity of the sector itself an overview of the history of non-profit organizations in the United States description of a robust and diverse assortment of organizations and opportunities for leadership an exploration of the nature of leadership and its complexity as exemplified in the non-profit sector availability both in print and online - this title will form part of the 2010 Encyclopedia Collection on SAGE Reference Online. The Handbook includes topics such as: personalities of non-profit leaders vision and starting a nonprofit organization nonprofit law, statutes, taxation and regulations strategic management financial management collaboration public relations for promoting a non-profit organization human resource policies and procedures.

Author : Kivi Leroux Miller
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118444023

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Content Marketing for Nonprofits by Kivi Leroux Miller Pdf

Nonprofits are communicating more often and in more ways than ever before . . .but is anyone paying attention? In her follow-up to The Nonprofit Marketing Guide: High-Impact, Low-Cost Ways to Build Support for Your Good Cause, Kivi Leroux Miller shows you how to design and implement a content marketing strategy that will attract people to your cause, rather than begging for their attention or interrupting them with your communications. Youll learn how to plan, create, share, and manage relevant and valuable content that inspires and motivates people to support your nonprofit in many different ways. Inside: Eye-opening look at how nonprofit marketing and fundraising is changing, and the perils of not quickly adapting Up-to-date guidance on communicating in a fast-paced, multichannel world How to make big-picture strategic decisions about your content, followed by pragmatic and doable tactics on everything from editorial calendars to repurposing content Real-world examples from 100+ nonprofits of all sizes and missions This book is your must-have guide to communicating so that you keep the supporters you already have, attract new ones, and together, change the world for the better.

Author : Ohio Board of State Charities
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 810 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OSU:32435024564130

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Annual Report of the Board of State Charities to the Governor of the State of Ohio for the Year by Ohio Board of State Charities Pdf

Author : Tom Adams
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780470599846

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The Nonprofit Leadership Transition and Development Guide by Tom Adams Pdf

The Nonprofit Leadership Transition and Development Guide In this dynamic resource, Tom Adams (an expert in succession planning who has worked with hundreds of organizations) shows how intentional leadership development and properly managed leadership transitions provide nonprofits with the rare opportunity to change direction, maintain momentum, and strengthen their capacity. This accessible guidebook is filled with illustrative stories, instructive lessons, best practices, and practical tools that can be used to ensure a successful nonprofit leadership transition. "It is terrific to have a book which so effectively addresses the unique challenges and opportunities of leadership in the nonprofit sector, replete with sound advice and concrete examples. Tom Adams brings a wealth of experience and savvy to the topic. Paid and volunteer leaders of nonprofits at all levels will benefit from reading it."—Irv Katz, president and CEO, National Human Services Assembly "The guide is one of its kind in providing a realistic frame for the world of nonprofit leaders. It is long overdue in the sector as a real tool for leaders. Maybe even more important, it helps nonprofit boards of directors and philanthropic organizations to understand the connection between their investment in leadership and achieving organizational goals." —Diane Bell McKoy, CEO, Associated Black Charities "Rich with instructive examples and advice, this book is grounded in the reality of nonprofits. It will be an extraordinarily useful guide to nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes." —Ruth McCambridge, editor in chief, Nonprofit Quarterly "Make no mistake: attracting and retaining top talent should be priority number one for the nonprofit sector. Adams's book offers practical advice for how to embed this priority into the sector's DNA. All who care about nonprofit effectiveness would be well-served to give this book a close read."—Kathleen P. Enright, president and CEO, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

Author : Conference of Charities and Correction (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Charities
ISBN : IND:30000128803966

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Proceedings of the ... Annual Conference of Charities and Correction Held at ... by Conference of Charities and Correction (U.S.) Pdf

Author : National Conference of Charities and Correction (U.S.). Annual Session
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Charities
ISBN : PRNC:32101077276267

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Proceedings of the National Conference of Charities and Correction, at the ... Annual Session Held in ... by National Conference of Charities and Correction (U.S.). Annual Session Pdf

Author : Tim Plumptre
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1525505432

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The Intrepid Nonprofit by Tim Plumptre Pdf

The Intrepid Nonprofit is a playbook for nonprofit leaders to help them navigate the turbulent environment ahead. It examines difficult challenges facing nonprofits, such as shrinking or stagnating revenue sources, technological change, under-performing boards, staff turnover, mission drift, or measuring intangible results. Drawing insights from organizations that have not only prospered but sometimes achieved outstanding results, the book outlines practical strategies for success, including some out-of-the-box approaches to leadership. It also calls upon governments and foundations to do more to support the sector. Tomorrow’s nonprofit leaders will have to be intrepid—resolute, imaginative, adaptable, and courageous. This book will inspire and sustain them when the going gets tough.