Effective Foundation Management 14 Challenges of Philanthropic Leadership--And How to Outfox Them

by Orosz, Joel J.

• ISBN13: 9780759109865
• ISBN10: 0759109869
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-10-15
• Publisher: AltaMira Press

Summary

This book examines the most common reasons that foundation managers fail, and details the steps they must take in order to succeed. In overcoming the seven vexing challenges and strategizing the seven inescapable trade-offs, foundation managers can learn to maximize their positive social impact and avoid unintended lousy results.

Author Biography

Joel J. Orosz is the founding director of the Grantmaking School and Distinguished Professor of Philanthropic Studies at the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at Grand Valley State University.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction	p. xix
The Seven Challenges of Managing Foundations
Challenge 1: Lack of Pre- and Postemployment Training	p. 3
Challenge 2: Lack of a Cohesive Culture	p. 17
Challenge 3: Lack of a Salutary External Discipline	p. 27
Challenge 4: Lack of Reliable Feedback	p. 37
Challenge 5: Lack of an Accepted Body of Good Practices	p. 45
Challenge 6: Lack of Ideological Cohesion between Board and Staff	p. 53
Challenge 7: Lack of Ideological Cohesion within the Staff	p. 63
The Seven Challenges: Afterword	p. 71
The Seven Dilemmas of Managing Foundations
Dilemma 1: Low Overhead versus High Overhead	p. 75
Dilemma 2: Strategic Planning versus Flexibility	p. 85
Dilemma 3: Broad versus Deep	p. 93
Dilemma 4: Innovation versus Implementation	p. 103
Dilemma 5: Expert Based versus Community Based	p. 113
Dilemma 6: High Uncertainty versus Low Uncertainty	p. 121
Dilemma 7: High Profile versus Low Profile	p. 129
Afteword	p. 137
Epilogue	p. 139
Bibliography	p. 147
Index	p. 153
About the Author	p. 161
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