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Joan Garry's guide to nonprofit leadership : because nonprofits are messy / Joan Garry.

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Nonprofit leadership is messy. Nonprofit leaders are optimistic by nature. They believe with time, energy, smarts, strategy and sheer will, they can change the world. But as staff or board leader, you know nonprofits present unique challenges. Too many cooks, not enough money, an abundance of passion. This book is a guide to building a powerhouse board, creating an impressive and sustainable fundraising program, becoming seen as a ‘workplace of choice', telling your stories in a way that inspires and invites people to participate, and being a compelling public face of your nonprofit.

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ISBN: 9781119293064 (cloth)
Physical Description: xxi, 226 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : WILEY [2017]

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Nonprofit organizations > Management.
Boards of directors.
Leadership.

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Summary

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

xiii

Chapter 1 The Superpowers of Nonprofit Leadership

(24)

A Quiz

(4)

You're Not on Top of Anything

(1)

Power and Authority

(3)

What Do I Do with All This?

(5)

So What Was This Quiz Really About?

(1)

The Five Key Superpowers

(6)

The Real Power of Leadership

(3)

Chapter 2 You've Got to Get Me at Hello

(18)

Tell Me About Your Organization

(1)

In the Lobby---The Mission Statement

(2)

In the Elevator---The Pitch

(2)

Step Off the Elevator and Work the Room

(1)

Doin' What Does Not Come Naturally

(6)

Two More Examples for Emphasis

(2)

Practice, Kid, Practice

(2)

Chapter 3 Co-Pilots in a Twin-Engine Plane

(26)

The Ideal Board Chair Profile

(1)

Recruiting the Ideal Board Chair

(1)

The Five-Star Board Chair Checklist

(3)

The Telltale Signs of Wrong

(1)

Playing the Hand You Are Dealt

(1)

Get It Right from the Start

(2)

The Partnership in Action: The Devil Is in the Details

(9)

Holding the Board Accountable

(1)

Here's What They Signed Up For

(1)

Put It All Together and What Have

You Got?

(3)

Chapter 4 The Key Is Not in the Answers. It's in the Questions

(20)

The Power of Deleting a Word

(2)

The Power of Inquiry

(2)

We're All in This Together

(2)

Start at the Very Beginning

(2)

A Mission Sniff Test

(2)

What Success Looks Like

(5)

Big Dreams, Big Challenges, and Small (No) Budget

(2)

Ten Final Words of Advice---Keep Them Handy

(3)

Chapter 5 You Can Do This

(28)

I Just Can't

(1)

Fundraising Is "Terrifying?"

(1)

My Friends Will Be Mad at ME

(1)

Yes You Can

(3)

Yes, You Will Screw It Up

(2)

Case Study: Girl Scouts and Those Damned Thin Mints

(7)

How Can the Board Take the Lead on Fundraising?

106

(3)

Building a Culture of Fundraising in Your Organization

109

(2)

Saving the Most Important Lesson for Last

111

(6)

Chapter 6 Managing the Paid and the Unpaid (Or, I Came to Change the World, Not Conduct Evaluations)

117

(34)

Managing in 3-D

119

(2)

Having a Voice in Decision Making

121

(4)

Ownership of the Work

125

(3)

The Missing Piece: Clearly Defined Roles and Goals

128

(3)

And What About the Not-Paids?

131

(2)

The Clash of the Type A's

133

(3)

Group, Team, or Family

136

(4)

Retreats Are Nonnegotiable

140

(1)

My Retreat Recipe

141

(5)

Keeping the Keepers on the Bus

146

(1)

Supervising and Evaluating the Executive Director

147

(2)

Two Things Everyone in Your Organization Wants

149

(2)

Chapter 7 When It Hits the Fan

151

(26)

How Are We Defining Crisis?

155

(1)

When the Light at the End of the Tunnel Is an Oncoming Train

156

(2)

Building a Crisis Management Plan

158

(3)

So Now You Are All Set for When It Hits the Fan, Right?

161

(3)

Is a Crisis Preventable?

164

(2)

What Crisis Management Should Look Like

166

(2)

The Most Common Nonprofit Crisis: Financial Crisis and Layoffs

168

(4)

The Main Thing

172

(5)

Chapter 8 Hello, I Must Be Going (Or Navigating Leadership Transitions)

177

(30)

Scenario Number One

179

(1)

Scenario Number Two

180

(1)

So Are These Folks Good at Their Jobs?

181

(4)

Board Leadership Gone Awry

185

(1)

The Autocrat

186

(2)

Board Chair on Steroids

188

(1)

The Weakest Link

189

(2)

Staff Leaders Who Aren't Leading

191

(2)

The Five-Alarm Blaze

193

(3)

Toast

196

(1)

The Founder (The One Who Sticks Around Too Long)

197

(2)

The Five-Star Staff Leader Who Calls It Quits

199

(5)

The On-Deck Circle

204

(3)

Chapter 9 You Are the Champions

207

(6)

Bibliography

213

(4)

Index

217

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