Crutchfield / Kania / Kramer Do More Than Give

The Six Practices of Donors Who Change the World
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-01124-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: J-B US non-Franchise Leadership

How donors change the world through the six catalytic practicesof high-impact philanthropy
Do More Than Give provides a blueprint for individuals,philanthropists, and foundation leaders to increase their impact.Based on Forces for Good, this groundbreaking bookdemonstrates how the six practices of high-impact nonprofits applyto donors aiming to advance social causes. Rather than focus on themechanics of effective grantmaking, reporting, or evaluation, thisbook instead proposes that donors can become proactive catalystsfor change by rising to meet the challenges of our increasinglyinterdependent world. Key principles include: going beyond checkwriting/traditional volunteering; advocating for change; leveragingbusiness; forging peer networks; empowering individuals; leadingadaptively; and developing learning organizations.
* Contains robust case studies depicting every type ofphilanthropy (corporate, community, operating, specialized, andlarge private and family foundations)
* Includes easy to use "Key Takeaways" tailored for donors at the"beginner" and "experienced" levels of catalytic philanthropy
* Authors are internationally-acclaimed philanthropic, nonprofit,and corporate social responsibility strategy experts who frequentlyspeak and train on high-impact philanthropy
In good economic times or bad, this book provides guidance forgivers to increase the impact of their charitable resources and gobeyond check-writing to help solve problems and change theworld.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Crutchfield, Leslie R.

Kania, John V.

Kramer, Mark R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface vii
Acknowledgments xi
The Authors xv
1 Catalytic Philanthropy 1
2 Commit to Your Cause 19
3 Practice 1: Advocate for Change 37
4 Practice 2: Blend Profit with Purpose 63
5 Practice 3: Forge Nonprofit Peer Networks 87
6 Practice 4: Empower the People 119
7 Practice 5: Lead Adaptively 143
8 Practice 6: Learn in Order to Change 165
9 Toward a More Catalytic Future 185
Appendix A: Research Methodology 191
Appendix B: Peer Survey Questions 199
Appendix C: Research Advisors 203
Appendix D: Review of the Six Practices of High-ImpactNonprofits in Forces for Good 205
Appendix E: Getting Started with Catalytic
Philanthropy 211
Notes 227
Index 239

Über Autor(innen)

Leslie R. Crutchfield is an author and a leading authorityon scaling social innovation and high-impact philanthropy. She is asenior advisor at FSG, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing insocial sector strategy, evaluation, and research. Her previousbook, Forces for Good, was recognized in TheEconomist on its annual list of Top Business Books.
John V. Kania is a managing director at FSG who overseesthe firm's consulting practice. John is a featured author of thebook Learning from the Future, and he has been published inStanford Social Innovation Review and the Wall StreetJournal. He is a former partner of both Mercer ManagementConsulting and Corporate Decisions, Inc.
Mark R. Kramer is cofounder and a managing director atFSG, cofounder of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, and aSenior Fellow at Harvard University. Mark speaks and writesextensively on topics in philanthropy and corporate responsibility,and has been published in Harvard Business Review andStanford Social Innovation Review.
Visit their website, www.fsg.org