{"product_id":"mission-based-management-isbn-9780470432075","title":"Mission-Based Management","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe only nonprofit management book you must have-in an exciting new edition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs a nonprofit manager, you have to be more effective and more efficient than ever to win funding and support to ensure your organization pursues its mission, meets community needs, and maintains its budget, while juggling the demands of funders, clientele, boards, staff, and community. This Third Edition of \u003ci\u003eMission-Based Management\u003c\/i\u003e provides comprehensive, hands-on guidance that addresses your unique concerns as a nonprofit manager and policy-maker\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses the effects of SOX, organizational transparency, new technologies, technology planning, and marketing in today's environment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs written by a nationally recognized expert who has trained thousands of nonprofit managers in hundreds of seminars on the best practices in nonprofit management\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes in each chapter a recap and a list of questions for group discussion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore than ever before, as a nonprofit manager, you want and need practical guidance on how to do your job and run your organization more effectively and efficiently. And more than ever before, \u003ci\u003eMission-Based Management, Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e provides the definitive answer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Third Edition xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Introduction 1 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA look at three core philosophies, who the book is written for, how the book is designed, and how to get the most from reading it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Where We Were, Where We Are, Where We Are Going 13 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA brief history of the nonprofit world, an examination of the relationship between nonprofits and their funders, and an updated prediction of the nonprofit world for the next ten years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 What Works: The Characteristics of a Successful Nonprofit 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e An updated list of the ten things that a nonprofit needs to continue to do its mission well in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 The Mission is the Reason 39 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to get the most benefit from the reason that nonprofits exist. For many, the mission is an underutilized resource. A discussion on updating and then using a motivational mission statement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Being Ethical, Accountable, and Transparent 55 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffective nonprofits are highly ethical, accountable to their communities, and transparent both inside and outside the organization. The best ways to do this on the highest moral plane possible is covered.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 A Businesslike Board of Directors 73 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat an effective board is, and what the board’s and the staff’s respective roles are. Reducing board liability and recruiting and retaining a board will be covered as well.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Leading Your People 97 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA new approach to nonprofit leadership that succeeds in today’s high-speed, information-driven environment, also including better communications, evaluations, and rewards.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Embracing Technology for Mission 123 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to use technology to better serve, manage, inform, market, empower, and compete in today’s all-tech, all-the-time environment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Creating a Social Entrepreneur 143 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to develop a culture that takes reasonable risks on behalf of the people it serves. The criteria of a social entrepreneur. How to focus on your core competencies and remain flexible.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Developing a Bias for Marketing 171 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe best way to bring your entire team into the marketing process, to discover who your markets really are, and how to meet their needs and wants. The characteristics of a market-driven and mission-based organization. Why asking is so important.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Financial Empowerment 195 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe eight key characteristics of a financially empowered nonprofit, better internal reporting, and how a nonprofit can keep what it earns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 A Vision for the Future 233 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to plan where you are going, and how to get the most from the planning process as well as from the plan itself. Sample plan outlines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 The Controls That Set You Free 255 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe way to get the most from nine different kinds of policies, including a tested method for their development and enforcement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 A National Agenda: Empowering Our Nonprofits 275 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA new way of looking at nonprofits for everyone to consider: funders, donors, volunteers, staff, board, the public, and the press. What we all need to do together to improve, free, embolden, and empower the nonprofits that are so essential to our community.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15 Final Words 289 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 293\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter C. Brinckerhoff\u003c\/b\u003e is an internationally renowned trainer, author, and consultant to nonprofit organizations. He brings years of experience in the field to his work, as he is a former board member of local, state, and national not-for-profits, and has worked on the staff and as executive director of two regional not-for-profits. Since founding his consulting firm, Corporate Alternatives, in 1982, Mr. Brinckerhoff has helped thousands of organizations become more mission-capable. He is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eMission-Based Management, Third Edition; Social Entrepreneurship; Mission-Based Marketing, Second Edition; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFaith-Based Management\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Wiley.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a fascinating and exciting time to be in the nonprofit world. There are more challenges, more opportunities, and more ways to respond to the increasing community needs that are at your door. As a nation and as a planet, nonprofits are necessary more than ever. You want to take your mission to a new level and \u003ci\u003eMission-Based Management, Third Edition \u003c\/i\u003ewill help you, your board, and your staff get there. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis significantly updated edition of this classic expands on the invaluable hows and whys of not-for-profit empowerment covered in the \u003ci\u003eSecond Edition \u003c\/i\u003eto offer highly effective new ideas and new criteria for success in today’s increasingly competitive nonprofit terrain. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eThird Edition \u003c\/i\u003eof \u003ci\u003eMission-Based Management \u003c\/i\u003eprovides comprehensive, hands-on guidance, addressing: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe unique concerns of today’s managers in nonprofit organizations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA refreshed set of priorities for the mission-based manager\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRevised characteristics of a successful mission-based organization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated predictions for the next ten years\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA new chapter on ethics, accountability, and transparency addressing organizational transparency, the effects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, new technologies, technology planning, and disaster planning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated discussion questions at the end of each chapter, allowing you to generate better conversations with your staff and board about which parts of the book most apply to your organization’s unique needs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs a leader of a twenty-first century nonprofit, you have to concern yourself with many differing and conflicting needs and demands, those of your funders, the people you serve, your board, staff, community, and peers. \u003ci\u003eMission-Based Management, Third Edition \u003c\/i\u003ereveals how top-quality not-for-profits really run and how to ensure that your organization is one of the ones that works, both this year and throughout the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989631516901,"sku":"NP9780470432075","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470432075.jpg?v=1761784883","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/mission-based-management-isbn-9780470432075","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}