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Nonprofit Consulting Essentials


Nonprofit Consulting Essentials

What Nonprofits and Consultants Need to Know
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von: Penelope Cagney, Penelope Alliance for Nonprofit Management, Robert F. Ashcraft

51,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 13.08.2010
ISBN/EAN: 9780470872314
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 272

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<p>Consultants are playing an increasingly important role in the challenging world of nonprofits. Yet despite the demand for consulting services, nonprofit professionals often lack the necessary insight into how best to choose and work with a consultant. <p><i>Nonprofit Consulting Essentials</i> is a vital resource both for nonprofit leaders selecting and working with a consultant to guarantee the best use of their agency’s resources, as well as consultants seeking a clear understanding of the more subtle dynamics that define a successful consulting practice working with social sector organizations. <p>Drawing on Penelope Cagney’s years of experience as a top-level nonprofit consultant, <i>Nonprofit Consulting Essentials</i> is filled with keen insights and in-depth interviews with the founders and leaders of influential consulting firms. Throughout the book, Cagney outlines a number of concrete consulting strategies that can serve as additional tools for managers seeking to resolve complex organizational development issues. <p><i>Nonprofit Consulting Essentials</i> also offers recommendations to nonprofit leaders and consultants to make their relationship the best it can be. Once a solid alliance is formed, they can tackle complex organizational challenges together, such as fundraising and marketing, governance and management, and organizational development. <p>Cagney explores what it takes to make the consulting experience a success and covers vital topics such as: the key differences between consulting with nonprofits versus for-profit organizations, the primary areas of nonprofit consultation, making the consulting relationship work, the special ethical considerations of consulting in the sector, and understanding emerging trends in consulting. <p><i>Nonprofit Consulting Essentials</i> reviews the best practices and thinking in the nonprofit consulting practice, providing leaders and consultants a way to ensure a robust organization in the future.
<p>Foreword xi</p> <p>Preface xv</p> <p>Acknowledgments xxi</p> <p>About the Alliance for Nonprofit Management xxv</p> <p><b>Chapter 1: What Nonprofits Need from Consultants 1</b></p> <p>The Influence of For-Profit Thinking in the Nonprofit Sector 2</p> <p>Reasons for Dominance of For-Profit Thinking 3</p> <p>In Defense of Nonprofit Organizational Strengths 5</p> <p>How Nonprofits Are Different 7</p> <p>Ten Important Distinctions Between Nonprofits and For-Profits 8</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: The Importance of Process in Nonprofit Consulting 15</b></p> <p>The Value of Process 15</p> <p>Using Process Consulting 17</p> <p>The Importance of Process in Complex Organizational Change: Tales of Two Mergers 19</p> <p><b>Chapter 3: The Stages of the Consulting Process 31</b></p> <p>Stage One: Engagement 32</p> <p>Stage Two: Getting Down to Business 36</p> <p>Stage Three: Implementation 44</p> <p><b>Chapter 4: Fundraising and Marketing 49</b></p> <p>Fundraising 50</p> <p>Marketing 61</p> <p>Emerging Issues and Trends Affecting Fundraising and Marketing 67</p> <p><b>Chapter 5: Governance Consulting 71</b></p> <p>Models of Board Leadership 73</p> <p>Areas Where Consultants Can Help Boards Improve Performance 75</p> <p>Emerging Issues and Trends Affecting Governance 85</p> <p><b>Chapter 6: Management and Organizational Development Consulting 89</b></p> <p>Traditional Management Consulting 90</p> <p>Organizational Development Consulting 90</p> <p>Models of Management Consulting to Nonprofits: Nonprofit Consulting in For-Profit Firms 91</p> <p>Management Consulting Needs of Nonprofits 100</p> <p><b>Chapter 7: International Consulting 115</b></p> <p>What Is Fueling the Growth of International Nonprofits? 116</p> <p>The International Consulting Landscape 119</p> <p>The Special Consulting Challenges of International Nonprofits and INGOs 122</p> <p>Special Qualities and Skills of International Consultants 125</p> <p><b>Chapter 8: What Works: Building a Strong Relationship Between Consultant and Nonprofit 129</b></p> <p>Making a Match That Works 130</p> <p>Maintaining a Relationship That Works 139</p> <p><b>Chapter 9: What's Next: A Look at the Future of Nonprofits and Consulting 145</b></p> <p>Trends Affecting Nonprofit Consulting 145</p> <p>How the Consulting World Is Changing 152</p> <p>Educating the Nonprofit Consultants of the Future 157</p> <p>Resource A: Development of Nonprofit Consulting in the United States 165</p> <p>Resource B: Advice for Consulting Firms 173</p> <p>Resource C: Ethics, Standards, and Consultant Certification 195</p> <p>Resource D: Finding Consultants 209</p> <p>Resource E: Further Reading 213</p> <p>The Author 221</p> <p>Notes 223</p> <p>Index 235</p>
<p><b>PENELOPE CAGNEY</b> is an active consultant and principal of The Cagney Company. A recognized authority on nonprofit consulting, she is a sought-after presenter for international conferences and webinars, as well as a frequent contributor to publications worldwide.
<p>Consultants are playing an increasingly important role in the challenging world of nonprofits. Yet despite the demand for consulting services, nonprofit professionals often lack the necessary insight into how best to choose and work with a consultant. <p><i>Nonprofit Consulting Essentials</i> is a vital resource both for nonprofit leaders selecting and working with a consultant to guarantee the best use of their agency’s resources, as well as consultants seeking a clear understanding of the more subtle dynamics that define a successful consulting practice working with social sector organizations. <p>Drawing on Penelope Cagney’s years of experience as a top-level nonprofit consultant, <i>Nonprofit Consulting Essentials</i> is filled with keen insights and in-depth interviews with the founders and leaders of influential consulting firms. Throughout the book, Cagney outlines a number of concrete consulting strategies that can serve as additional tools for managers seeking to resolve complex organizational development issues. <p><i>Nonprofit Consulting Essentials</i> also offers recommendations to nonprofit leaders and consultants to make their relationship the best it can be. Once a solid alliance is formed, they can tackle complex organizational challenges together, such as fundraising and marketing, governance and management, and organizational development. <p>Cagney explores what it takes to make the consulting experience a success and covers vital topics such as: the key differences between consulting with nonprofits versus for-profit organizations, the primary areas of nonprofit consultation, making the consulting relationship work, the special ethical considerations of consulting in the sector, and understanding emerging trends in consulting. <p><i>Nonprofit Consulting Essentials</i> reviews the best practices and thinking in the nonprofit consulting practice, providing leaders and consultants a way to ensure a robust organization in the future.
"No nonprofit executive should be without a copy of this book on their desk. It represents the end of having to wing it when it comes to managing your investment in a consultant. You, your consultants and the results of your relationships will all be the better for the practical, insightful framework Penelope has put together here. And the scope of it is impressive, covering fundraising, marketing, governance, management and even international consulting. Say goodbye to the confusion that has typically surrounded this whole arena. Should you hire a consultant? You'll know after reading this great contribution to the field. Nothing like it has ever been compiled before."<br /> —<b>Dan Pallotta</b>, Author of "Uncharitable" <p>"I started consulting to nonprofits back in the 1980's. If only I had this very useful book back then! It is filled with valuable insights and how-tos - a terrific resource for the field."<br /> —<b>Beth Kanter</b>, Author, Beth's Blog and Co-Author "The Networked Nonprofit"</p> <p>"I often hear from career-changing marketing, operations, and management professionals from the corporate world who are interested in consulting for the "good guys" -- nonprofits -- as they seek more meaning in their own lives and careers. I will direct every one of them to <i>Nonprofit Consulting Essentials</i> for a real-world assessment of both the benefits and potential pitfalls of becoming a nonprofit consultant. While some corporate skills are transferable, the nonprofit sector has its own unique rewards and challenges, which Penelope Cagney describes well in this book."<br /> —<b>Kivi Leroux Miller</b>, nonprofit board member, consultant, and author of <i>The Nonprofit Marketing Guide: High-Impact, Low-Cost Ways to Build Support for Your Good Cause</i></p>

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