Review of Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits (J-B US non-Franchise Leadership) (Hardcover)
If you work with a nonprofit as a staff member, volunteer or board member, you already know that nonprofit management is not as easy as it looks. The authors of this book agree. They studied nonprofits, the third largest industry in the U.S., for four years and identified 12 “exemplary” organizations that share six similarities in best practices.
Habitat for Humanity, Teach for America, The Heritage Foundation, Share Our Strengths and eight other nonprofits made the list.This helpful study also dispels six myths about effective nonprofits.Example: not all organizations are perfectly managed, have brand-name awareness, or breakthrough new ideas.They don’t wordsmith their mission statements, they live them.And–they’re big on implementation and execution (my favorite.)
Read chapter one and you’ll have the gist of the whole book, especially the six practices: 1) Advocate and serve, 2) Make markets work, 3) Inspire evangelists, 4) Nurture nonprofit networks, 5) Master the art of adaptation, and 6) Share leadership.The best nonprofits realize it’s not about egos and logos.
The authors intentionally excluded religious organizations and churches from the study (a flaw, in my opinion since The Salvation Army and others have much to teach us).But you’ll benefit from these new insights.Many nonprofits will especially appreciate learning how these exemplary organizations turn volunteers into evangelists.
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