Forces for good : the six practices of high-impact nonprofits / Leslie R. Crutchfield and Heather McLeod Grant ; foreword by Steve Case.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crutchfield, Leslie R., 1968-

Contributor:

Grant, Heather McLeod, 1968-

Fuqua School of Business (Duke University). Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonprofit organizations--Management.

Nonprofit organizations.

Leadership.

Organizational effectiveness.

Physical Description:

xvii, 313 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Summary:

"Great nonprofits spend as much time working with institutions outside their four walls as they do managing their internal operations. They use the power of leverage to become greater forces for good. This book reveals the six powerful practices of twelve high-impact nonprofits and tells their stories." "Leslie Crutchfield and Heather McLeod Grant spent four years surveying thousands of nonprofit leaders, conducting hundreds of interviews, and studying in-depth a dozen high-impact organizations to uncover their secrets to success. Their quest took them from the well-known, Habitat for Humanity; to the less well-known, YouthBuild USA; and to the unexpected, the Exploratorium. What the authors discovered surprised them." "How did seeing a pile of McDonald's trash lead Environmental Defense's president to join forces with business instead of treating it as the enemy? Why did a school bus driver prompt Self-Help Credit Union to move from serving low-income groups in North Carolina, to launching a national advocacy campaign against predatory lenders? And how did Teach For America turn the teachers it places in underserved public schools into a national vanguard for education reform?" "At a time when the social sector has grown to more than $1 trillion, understanding what leads to impact is essential. Whether you're a nonprofit leader, philanthropist, business executive, board member, volunteer, or simply interested in changing the world, this book will inspire you to be a stronger force for good."--BOOK JACKET.

Contents:

Forces for good

Advocate and serve

Make markets work

Inspire Evangelists

Nurture nonprofit networks

Master the art of adaptation

Share leadership

Sustaining impact

Putting it into practice.

Notes:

"A project of the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-301) and index.

ISBN:

9780787986124

0787986127

OCLC:

144769378

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