Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crutchfield, Leslie R., 1968-

Contributor:

Grant, Heather McLeod, 1968-

GIC Course Text Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business.

Local Subjects:

Business.

Summary:

An innovative leadership methodology for nonprofit and social change organizations

Using case-based methodologies modeled on Jim Collins' s Built to Last, the authors distill the six practices of great nonprofits and show readers how to replicate these practices. Using a sample of 12 organizations, this book presents the strategic, organizational, and leadership characteristics that propelled these organizations to achieve remarkable results. The book provides insights for anyone who cares about positive social change.

Leslie R. Crutchfield (Garrett Park, MD) is a director of Ashoka. Crutchfield and Grant are co-founding editors of Who Cares, a national magazine reaching 50,000 readers in circulation between 1993- 2000. Heather McLeod Grant (Redwood City, CA) is a nonprofit consultant and Research Fellow with Duke University' s Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship.

Contents:

1 Forces for Good 11

2 Advocate and Serve 30

3 Make Markets Work 55

4 Inspire Evangelists 81

5 Nurture Nonprofit Networks 104

6 Master the Art of Adaptation 128

7 Share Leadership 153

8 Sustaining Impact 179

9 Putting It into Practice 207

Appendix A: Research Methodology 225

Appendix B: Field Experts 237

Appendix C: Case Study Research Guidelines and Questions 241

Appendix D: Key Stakeholders Interview List 245

Appendix E: Organization Profiles 253.

ISBN:

9780787986124