{"product_id":"building-nonprofit-capacity-isbn-9780470907771","title":"Building Nonprofit Capacity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBuilding Nonprofit Capacity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A central question for leadership is to identify where, and when, to focus organizational energy, and that is where Brothers and Sherman's book comes in. Changing organizations is never easy, which is why managers need the right set of maps and tools—like this one.\" \u003cb\u003eJon Pratt, executive director, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits \u003c\/b\u003e \t \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Anyone running a nonprofit organization, no matter how large or small, would benefit from reading this book. It's chock-full of useful information about managing change.\" \u003cb\u003eEric Nee, managing editor, Stanford Social Innovation Review\u003c\/b\u003e \t \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Nonprofit leaders need tools to help them manage better, engage communities, collaborate, and have greater impact. Building Nonprofit Capacity is a great tool and a useful reference for organizations that are seeking to make a greater and more sustainable difference.\" \u003cb\u003ePaul Schmitz, CEO, Public Allies\u003c\/b\u003e \t \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brothers and Sherman expertly braid together complementary organizational lifecycle frameworks—and add their own wide-ranging expertise and experience—to bring practitioners and executives this comprehensive, relevant, and honest book about the organizational quest to become ever better.\" \u003cb\u003eJeanne Bell, CEO, CompassPoint Nonprofit Services\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Whether you are building a start-up, bringing an organization to scale, managing an established group toward excellence, or shepherding a nonprofit at risk of decline, this book should be required reading for every nonprofit executive director.\" \u003cb\u003eRichard R. Buery, Jr., president and CEO, The Children's Aid Society\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There are a lot of nonprofit management books out there. What makes Brothers and Sherman's book different and so important and worthwhile is that they have combined a number of models, theories, and practices and shaped them into a few essential processes that can be used by organizations both large and small.\" \u003cb\u003eDoug Bauer, executive director, The Clark Foundation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne Setting the Stage: Change as a Defining Force in the Nonprofit Sector 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLifecycle: A Framework for Initiating, Anticipating, Managing, and Understanding Change 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur Perspective 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s in This Book? 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBack to Basics: “What Is Core” 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the “Core” in Core Program 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Established Organization in Core Program: Characteristics and Telltale Signs 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo Put a Stake in the Ground, You Need a Good Mission 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Organizational Vision as Your Guide to Success 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValues Matter 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBe Sure Your Strategy Is . . . Strategic 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFounder’s Syndrome . . . Not Just for Founders Anymore 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaking It to the Next Level: The Importance of Trust 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eInfrastructure\/Adolescence 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlanning for Organizational Growth 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of the Board 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizational Culture 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFour \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaturity\/Impact Expansion (MIE) 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImportance of Resource Development in the MIE Phase 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking the Case 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Board Accountability in the MIE Phase 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizational Assessment: The CSE Tool 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImpact Expansion and the Question of Scale 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive Decline 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of Decline and the Lifecycle 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigh-Arc and Low-Arc: How Organizations in the Decline Phase Are Affected 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Arc During Crisis 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSix \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTurnaround and Closing 127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Look at Lifecycle Thought: Closing 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Downward Apex Point 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizational Turnaround 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClosing an Organization 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mind-Set of Closing Organizations 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeven \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusion 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflections on This Book 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere Do We Go from Here? 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Authors 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 183\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE AUTHORS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Brothers\u003c\/b\u003e owns the firm Cuidiu Consulting and is a senior fellow at the Support Center for Nonprofit Management. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Sherman\u003c\/b\u003e is the associate director and codirector of the strategy practice at TCC Group in New York City.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBuilding Nonprofit Capacity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A central question for leadership is to identify where, and when, to focus organizational energy, and that is where Brothers and Sherman's book comes in. 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