Mission-Based Management Leading Your Not-for-Profit In the 21st Century

by Brinckerhoff, Peter C.

• ISBN13: 9780470432075
• ISBN10: 0470432071
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780470553947
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-11-23
• Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

Written by a nationally recognized expert improving the management of nonprofit organizations who has trained thousands of people in hundreds of seminars on best practices in nonprofit management, this hands-on guide to managing nonprofit organizations uses standard business techniques, while at the same time addressing your unique challenges in managing a nonprofit organization. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Peter C. Brinckerhoff 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 Mission-Based Management 3rd Edition, Social Entreprenourship, Mission-Based Marketing 2nd Edition and Faith Based Management, all published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Preface to the Third Edition	p. xiii
About the Author	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Where We Were, Where We Are, Where We Are Going	p. 13
What Works: The Characteristics of a Successful Nonprofit	p. 31
The Mission Is the Reason	p. 39
Being Ethical, Accountable, and Transparent	p. 55
A Businesslike Board of Directors	p. 73
Leading Your People	p. 97
Embracing Technology for Mission	p. 123
Creating a Social Entrepreneur	p. 143
Developing a Bias for Marketing	p. 171
Financial Empowerment	p. 195
A Vision for the Future	p. 233
The Controls That Set You Free	p. 255
A National Agenda: Empowering Our Nonprofits	p. 275
Final Words	p. 289
Index	p. 293
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