{"product_id":"mission-impact-isbn-9780470449806","title":"Mission Impact","description":"Create powerful strategies for your nonprofit organization to achieve breakthrough performance in mission impact  \u003cp\u003eDoes your nonprofit have a reliable way of knowing the impact its making? Beginning with an eye-opening discussion of what strategy is, \u003ci\u003eMission Impact: A Breakthrough Strategy for Nonprofits\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how the process of strategy development should be designed with authoritative coverage of mission impact, vision, five year strategic stretch goals, strategy implementation, and management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eStep-by-step guidance and practical tools\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntegrates the very best current thinking on performance and strategy available, drawing from both the corporate and nonprofit worlds\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCutting-edge ideas presented in a user-friendly fashion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe deteriorating quality of life in our communities screams out for immediate action – for breakthrough improvement, not just incremental changes. \u003ci\u003eMission Impact: A Breakthrough Strategy for Nonprofits\u003c\/i\u003e will lead you and your organization to achieve breakthrough performance for maximum mission impact.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e CD-ROM\/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 What Is Nonprofit Strategy? 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Strategy? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategy Guides Performance 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNonprofit Strategy 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHypothetical Example Organizations 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Designing the Strategy Development Process 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre You Ready? 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStakeholder Identification and Involvement 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLength and Scope 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Strategy Development Group 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplication to Hypothetical Organizations 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Your Mission Impact 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mission Accomplishment Approach 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mission Statement 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMission Accomplishment Measures 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Mission Gap 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplication to Hypothetical Organizations 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Vision for Your Organization 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Vision? 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAspirational Visions 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRole of Aspirational Visions 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReal-World Applications of Aspirational Visions 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplication to Hypothetical Organizations 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Strategic Stretch Goals 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat We Know about Goals 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutcome-Based SMART Goals 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlmost Impossible 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReal-World Applications of Stretch Goals 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplication to Hypothetical Organizations 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Organization Assessment 131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlanning Your Assessment 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExternal Assessments 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternal Assessments 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Venture Philanthropy Partners Capacity Framework 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe SDG SWOT Analysis 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplication to Hypothetical Organizations 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Strategy Development 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNonprofit Strategy Revisited 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating Your Organization’s Strategy 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Strategy Narrative 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplication to Hypothetical Organizations 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Strategy Implementation and Management 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategy First 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAligning the Organization 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnual Operating Plans 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Management Concepts and Tools 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeveraging Your Commitment and Hard Work 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: The Seven Deadly Sins of Nonprofit Strategy 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A Venture Philanthropy Partners Capacity Assessment Grid 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B Summary of Hypothetical Organization Strategy Development Outcomes 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAFP Code of Ethics for Professional Philanthropic Fundraisers 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDonor Bill of Rights 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 285\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eROBERT M. SHEEHAN J\u003csmall\u003eR\u003c\/small\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e is the Academic Director of the Executive MBA program at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he is also a Lecturer in the Department of Management and Organization. He is also Principal of Sheehan Consulting, which provides consulting services in strategy development and implementation, leadership and teamwork development, board development, and succession planning for businesses, nonprofits, and government entities. Rob has more than thirty years of executive management experience, including eighteen years as the CEO of two different national nonprofits. His PhD research focused on nonprofit organizational excellence and he is a published researcher on nonprofit performance. He is an active member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, having served as President of both the Central Ohio and East Central Illinois chapters. He attained the association's CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive) designation in 1986.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMISSION IMPACT\u003cbr\u003e BREAKTHROUGH STRATEGIES FOR NONPROFITS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's time to jump-start your nonprofit's vision. Get your team working together more creatively and strategically. Create strategies that will lead it to breakthrough performance in mission impact. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with a discussion of exactly what strategy is, \u003ci\u003eMission Impact\u003c\/i\u003e will empower you to design, develop, and implement breakthrough strategies that increase your nonprofit's mission impact and improve the quality of life for others—after all, that's why you're in \"business,\" isn't it? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an accompanying Web site supplying practical tools, this complete guide for designing and carrying out a strategy development process for your nonprofit organization will help you understand how to apply the concepts presented, with a fresh look at: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eKey steps a strategy development group goes through in creating a strategy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to create an aspirational vision that will guide your organization to breakthrough performance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eFive-year strategic stretch goals designed to catapult your organization toward its vision\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe issues senior management should consider as it implements strategy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to design a process to fit the needs of your organization\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe factors your organization should consider as it designs a strategy development process\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing from the author's more than thirty years of experience in the nonprofit world as a practitioner, academic, volunteer, and consultant, \u003ci\u003eMission Impact\u003c\/i\u003e fuels strategic change, offering expert insight into how the process of strategy development will guide your nonprofit toward its desired future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989631779045,"sku":"NP9780470449806","price":43.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470449806.jpg?v=1761784885","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/mission-impact-isbn-9780470449806","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}