Engine of Impact : Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector / William F. Meehan, Kim Starkey Jonker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meehan, William F., III, 1952-2023, Author.

Jonker, Kim Starkey, Author.

Contributor:

Collins, James C. (James Charles), 1958- writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonprofit organizations--Management.

Nonprofit organizations.

Strategic planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

We are entering a new era—an era of impact. The largest intergenerational transfer of wealth in history will soon be under way, bringing with it the potential for huge increases in philanthropic funding. Engine of Impact shows how nonprofits can apply the principles of strategic leadership to attract greater financial support and leverage that funding to maximum effect. As Good to Great author Jim Collins writes in his foreword, this book offers "a detailed roadmap of disciplined thought and action for turning a good nonprofit into one that can achieve great impact at scale." William F. Meehan III and Kim Starkey Jonker identify seven essential components of strategic leadership that set high-achieving organizations apart from the rest of the nonprofit sector. Together, these components form an "engine of impact"—a system that organizations must build, tune, and fuel if they hope to make a real difference in the world. Drawing on decades of teaching, advising, grantmaking, and research, Meehan and Jonker provide an actionable guide that executives, staff, board members, and donors can use to jumpstart their own performance and to achieve extraordinary results for their organization. Along with setting forth best practices using real-world examples, the authors outline common management challenges faced by nonprofits, showing how these challenges differ from those faced by for-profit businesses in important and often-overlooked ways. By offering crucial insights on the fundamentals of nonprofit management, this book will help leaders equip their organizations to fire on all cylinders and unleash the full potential of the nonprofit sector. Visit www.engineofimpact.org for additional information.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Introduction. Strategic Leadership in the Impact Era

Chapter 1. The Primacy of Mission

Chapter 2. The Few Strategic Concepts That Matter

Chapter 3. Count What Counts

Chapter 4. Insight and Courage

Chapter 5. Your Team of Teams

Chapter 6. Money Matters

Chapter 7. Board Governance

Chapter 8. Scaling

Conclusion. Strategic Leadership

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

9781503603622

1503603628

OCLC:

1178769330