Crutchfield / McLeod Grant Forces for Good

The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits, Revised and Updated Edition
2. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-22457-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 464 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: J-B US non-Franchise Leadership

An updated edition of a groundbreaking book on best practicesfor nonprofits
What makes great nonprofits great? In the original book, authorsCrutchfield and McLeod Grant employed a rigorous researchmethodology derived from for-profit books like Built toLast. They studied 12 nonprofits that have achievedextraordinary levels of impact--from Habitat for Humanity tothe Heritage Foundation--and distilled six counterintuitivepractices that these organizations use to change the world.
* Features a new introduction that explores the new context inwhich nonprofits operate and the consequences for theseorganizations
* Includes a new chapter on applying the Six Practices to small,local nonprofits, including some examples of theseorganizations
* Contains an update on the 12 organizations featured in theoriginal book--how they have fared, what they've learned, andwhere they are now in their growth trajectory
This book has lessons for all readers interested in creatingsignificant social change, including nonprofit managers, donors,and volunteers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Crutchfield, Leslie R.

McLeod Grant, Heather

Weitere Mitwirkende

Dees, J. Gregory

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword to the Revised and Updated Edition
J. Gregory Dees ix
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION 1
Introduction to the Revised and Updated Edition 3
Introduction to the First Edition 13
PART TWO: ACHIEVING IMPACT 25
1 Forces for Good 27
2 Advocate and Serve 47
3 Make Markets Work 73
4 Inspire Evangelists 101
5 Nurture Nonprofi t Networks 125
6 Master the Art of Adaptation 149
7 Share Leadership 175
8 Sustaining Impact 203
9 Putting It into Practice 233
PART THREE: NEW LESSONS FOR NEW TIMES 251
10 Thriving in Tumultuous Times 253
11 Deepening the Six Practices 269
12 Forces for Local Good 289
13 Forces for Good Diagnostic Tool 321
PART FOUR: APPENDIXES AND RESOURCES 325
Appendix A: Research Methodology for the First Edition 327
Appendix B: Field Experts 341
Appendix C: Case Study Research Guidelines and Questions 345
Appendix D: Original Research Interview List 349
Appendix E: Updated Organization Profi les 355
Appendix F: Research Methodology and Sources for New Material 389
Appendix G: Preface to the First Edition 395
Endnotes 397
Additional Resources 411
Acknowledgments 419
The Authors 425
Index 427

Über Autor(innen)

Leslie R. Crutchfield is an author, speaker, philanthropic andnonprofit adviser, and leading authority on scaling socialinnovation and high-impact philanthropy. She is a senior adviserwith FSG Social Impact Consultants and coauthor of Do More ThanGive from Jossey-Bass.
Heather McLeod Grant is a consultant, author, speaker, andadviser to high-impact nonprofits and foundations. As a seniorconsultant at Monitor Institute, her work focuses on scaling socialinnovations and impact, leveraging networks for social change, andtransforming large-scale legacy nonprofits. She also lectures atStanford University and serves on several nonprofit advisoryboards.
Crutchfield and Grant are the coauthors of the first edition ofForces for Good from Jossey-Bass. Visit their web sitewww.forcesforgood.net