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Joan Garry's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership

Because the World Is Counting on You
2. Aufl.

von: Joan Garry
17,99 €
Verlag:	Wiley
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	16.12.2020
ISBN/EAN:	9781119730514
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	320

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In a world where the old rules no longer apply, nonprofit leadership is more important than ever Now in its second edition, Joan Garry’s Guide to Nonprofit Leadership is a must-have resource for organizations of all shapes and sizes wanting to make a bigger difference in the world. Filled with real-life stories and concrete strategies, this practical guide helps develop the specialized skills and mindset needed to successfully lead and manage a stable and impactful world-class organization. A lot has happened since Joan Garry’s Guide to Nonprofit Leadership was first published in 2017. The COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 election cycle, and seismic economic and cultural shifts have transformed the nonprofit world. This second edition provides a wealth of new content and fresh perspectives on changes in the nonprofit landscape. Brand-new chapters bring the core responsibilities of board service to life, offer practical advice on how small nonprofits can have an outsized impact, discuss effective crisis management approaches, and deliver even more stories and lessons drawn from the Joan Garry’s work with thousands of nonprofit leaders. Throughout the book, the author shares new insights on topics such as managing crises, graceful exits, organizational transitions, and more. Honest, authentic, and sometimes hilarious, this book will help you: <ul> <li>Gain a rich understanding of what it takes to lead a nonprofit </li> <li>Raise awareness and make the greatest possible impact </li> <li>Create successful and sustainable fundraising programs </li> <li>Reinvigorate your organization’s passion for its mission </li> <li>Work in true partnership with staff and board members </li> <li>Respond effectively to crises and avoid common pitfalls </li> </ul> Written by the former Executive Director of GLAAD and founder of the Nonprofit Leadership Lab, Joan Garry’s Guide to Nonprofit Leadership is required reading for nonprofit board members, leaders, managers, and staff looking to make the greatest possible impact.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to the Second Edition ix Acknowledgments xv Introduction xix Chapter 1 The Superpowers of Nonprofit Leadership 1 A Quiz 3 You’re Not on Top of Anything 7 What Do I Do with All This? 11 What Was This Quiz Really About? 16 The Five Key Superpowers 17 The Real Power of Leadership 22 Chapter 2 You’ve Got to Get Me at Hello 23 Tell Me About Your Organization 27 In the Lobby — The Mission Statement 27 In the Elevator — the Pitch 29 Step Off the Elevator and Work the Room 31 Two Universal Challenges 31 A Compelling Story 35 Two More Examples for Emphasis 38 Practice, Kid, Practice 40 Chapter 3 Copilots in a Twin-Engine Plane 43 The Ideal Board Chair Profile 46 Recruiting the Ideal Board Chair 47 The Five-Star Board Chair Checklist 50 The Telltale Signs of Wrong 52 Playing the Hand You’re Dealt 53 Get It Right From the Start 54 Who Decides? 58 Chapter 4 Why Boards Matter 65 The Real Problem with Boards 66 The Big Why 67 We’ve Got the “Why”; Now on to the “What” 68 The Ten Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards 68 How a Typical Board Operates 69 The Four Deadly Sins of Dysfunctional Boards 72 How Did We Get Here? 75 Get It Right from the Start 77 Transforming the Board You Have 80 Igniting Your Board 84 Put It All Together and What Do You Get? 92 Chapter 5 The Key Is Not in the Answers. It’s in the Questions 93 The Power of Deleting a Word 93 The Power of Inquiry 95 We’re All in This Together 97 Start at the Very Beginning 99 A Mission Sniff Test 101 What Success Looks Like 103 Big Dreams, Big Challenges, and Small Budgets 110 10 Final Words of Advice to Keep Handy 112 Chapter 6 You Can Do This 115 I Just Can’t 118 Yes, You Can 120 Yes, You Will Screw It Up 123 Case Study: Girl Scouts and Those Damned Thin Mints 126 The Board Can Take the Lead on Fundraising 132 Building a Culture of Fundraising in Your Organization 135 Saving the Most Important Lesson for Last 138 Chapter 7 Managing the Paid and the Unpaid 145 Managing in 3D 148 Having a Voice: Decision-Making 150 Having a Voice: Ownership 154 The Missing Piece: Clearly Defined Roles and Goals 157 What About the Unpaids? 159 The Clash of the Type A’s 162 Group, Team, or Family? 165 Retreats Are Nonnegotiable 169 My Retreat Recipe 169 Keeping the Keepers On the Bus 173 Supervising and Evaluating the Executive Director 175 Two Things Everyone in Your Organization Wants 177 Chapter 8 The Small and the Mighty 179 What I Bet You Don’t Know 180 Not All the Same Rules Apply 182 Nonprofit Founders 183 The Superpowers of the Small Nonprofits 186 The Kryptonite of the Small Nonprofits 189 Getting Unstuck and Scaling Up 190 Three Big Moves (Not Priorities) 193 Imagine 201 Chapter 9 When It Hits the Fan 203 How Are We Defining Crisis? 207 When The Light At The End of the Tunnel is An Oncoming Train 208 Building A Crisis Management Plan 209 Now You Are Set For When It Hits The Fan, Right? 213 The Dognapping That Wasn’t 215 Is A Crisis Preventable? 217 What Crisis Management Should Look Like 218 Financial Crises And Layoffs 220 The Main Thing 226 Chapter 10 Hello, I Must Be Going 229 Are These Folks Good at Their Jobs? 232 Board Chair Red Flags and Accountability 236 When the Staff Leader Isn’t Leading 241 The Five-Star Staff Leader Calls It Quits 249 Making a Great Hire 252 The On-Deck Circle 255 Setting a New Executive Director Up to Succeed 256 What Leaders Do During Vulnerable Times 260 Chapter 11 You Are the Champions 263 Bibliography 269 Index 275

Autorenportrait

JOAN GARRY is a "rock star" in nonprofit leadership– a strategic advisor and coach sought out by multi-million dollar nonprofits and the founder of the Nonprofit Leadership Lab, an online membership site offering thousands of leaders of small nonprofits the tools and support they need to succeed. From her role on the management team that launched MTV to her leadership of GLAAD, one of the largest LGBT organizations in the country, Joan offers insights on leadership and management and is a fierce advocate and champion for every staff and board leader working to affect change in the world. She is recognized as one of the top experts on nonprofit leadership in the world.

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The must-have guide to navigating the messy and vital world of nonprofits. "Joan Garry is a tremendous servant to those who lead in service. She brings a huge heart, a challenging spirit, and an incisive intellect to the challenges of the social sectors. In times of turbulence, chaos, and uncertainty—the very times in which we live—we need grounded, thoughtful guides to keep us disciplined, focused, and effective. Joan not only helps nonprofit leaders build the flywheel of their individual organizations, she helps turn the uber-flywheel of the entire sector." —JIM COLLINS, author of Good to Great and Good to Great and the Social Sectors, co-author of Great by Choice "In this comprehensive guide to leading nonprofit organizations, Joan Garry shows what it takes to be outstanding. Her many lessons for nonprofit leaders are helpful any time; they are absolutely essential in the midst of crises. Joan Garry's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership is a humorous, high-energy read, filled with great stories and profound insights. Highly recommend!" —MICHAEL WATKINS, bestselling author of The First 90 Days and Your Next Move "Joan understands nonprofits the way a great mechanic understands cars—from years of getting her hands dirty under the hood. Joan Garry's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership is the owner's manual nonprofit leaders need. Her take is always serious, but never solemn; right but not self-righteous. She's the wise friend every nonprofit leader needs. I know I do." —RABBI RICK JACOBS, President of Union for Reform Judaism