Building Strong Nonprofits (eBook)

New Strategies for Growth and Sustainability

John Olberding, Lisa Barnwell Williams (Autoren)

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2010
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
9780470627471 (ISBN)

Infos

A proven, strategic plan to help your nonprofit emerge from the 2008-2009 economic storm

Utilizing the extensive expertise of leading fundraising consulting firm Skystone Ryan's executive leadership team and managing consultants to explore and illuminate the most timely issues facing the philanthropic community, Building Strong Nonprofits: New Strategies for Growth and Sustainability identifies new opportunities to define the future of philanthropy.

• Includes notable contributors from the Skystone Ryan leadership team
• Analyzes the most potent trends and developments and interpret their implications for the future of philanthropy
• Offers eight to twelve essays, each by a different Skystone Ryan consultant with particular experience, insight, and expertise in the area

Building Strong Nonprofits: New Strategies for Growth and Sustainability is you, whether you are a nonprofit leader, executive director, board member, or development director, and are becoming aware that new organizational strategies are called for if the same old donors are not supportive in the same old ways.

JOHN C. OLBERDING is President and CEO of Skystone Ryan, one of the nation's leading fundraising consulting firms serving a wide variety of organizations both large and small. He has personally provided leadership and guidance in assessment, planning, fundraising, and management to over 200 health, religious, cultural, environmental, and social service agencies.

LISA BARNWELL WILLIAMS is Vice President of Skystone Ryan. She has twenty-five years of executive-level experience in fundraising and organizational development for nonprofit organizations, with special expertise on issues relating to nonprofit boards, donor relations, and strategic fundraising.

Inhalt

Building Strong Nonprofits 3
Contents 9
Acknowledgments 13
Introduction 15
Chapter 1: A New Day for Philanthropy 19
The Big Picture 21
What Will Be Different 22
Personal Philanthropy Will Increase Dramatically 22
The Nonprofit Sector Will See Both Major Consolidation and Diversification 23
The Fundraising Profession Will Be Besieged by Critical Personnel Shortages, Scandal, and Counterproductive Regulation 26
What Will Not Change 29
Personal Relationships Have Dominion 29
Sacrificial Giving Will Continue to Be Confined to the Non-Affluent 30
Conclusion 31
Chapter 2: A Person of Influence, A Sculptor of the Universe: How Women Are Changing the Face of Philanthropy 33
Women Are in the Game 34
There’s Power in Numbers 38
Let’s Get Together and Give! 40
Moving onto the Big Stage 44
Who Are the Women on Your Team? 45
Conclusion 51
Chapter 3: The New Nonprofit: How Human Nature, Business Principles, and Financial Realities are Transforming the Missions, Management, and Finance of Nonprofit Organizations 53
A Period of Significant Change in the Nonprofit Sector 53
Why Are Things Changing? 56
Some Things Are Not Changing 57
What Is Changing? 60
Conclusion 71
Chapter 4: High-Impact Nonprofit-Corporate Partnerships 73
Trends in Corporate Giving 74
Areas of Corporate Funding Interest 77
Leveraging Convergence 79
High-Impact Partnerships: Investing for the Upturn 85
High-Impact Models 86
Remember the Basics 89
Conclusion 89
Chapter 5: Casting Your Net into the Social Media Ocean 91
What Is Social Media? 92
Social Media by the Numbers 92
Planning Your Social Media Strategy 94
Social Media Tips to Consider 95
A Closer Look at Social Media Tools 97
Raising Money with Social Media 99
Social Media Impact on Search Marketing 101
Major Donors in Social Media 102
Conclusion 108
Chapter 6: All Sails Unfurled: Education and Professionalism for Philanthropic Professionals 111
Challenges Facing the Career Path Professional 111
Competition 112
Employment Continuity 112
Career Success 113
Embracing the Challenges 114
Lifelong Learning as a Discipline 114
Learning as a State of Mind 115
Cultivate a Reading Rhythm 116
Harness Your Interests 116
Know Your Learning Style 117
The Nexus between Learning and Work 117
Formal Program Options 118
Learning Method Options 119
Self-Directed Learning 119
Mutual Learning 121
The Path of Trusteeship—An Overlooked Option 122
The Pursuit of Professionalism 125
Professionalism Is More Than Proficiency 126
Attaining a Professional Attitude 126
Cultivating and Tending Professionalism 127
Mentoring Is Not Just for Mentees 128
Volunteering for Professionals 130
A Volunteering Strategy 131
Conclusion 131
Chapter 7: Diversity in Philanthropy: A New Paradigm 133
A Primer on African-American Philanthropy 134
Black Philanthropy Today 135
The Status of Solicitors of Diverse Backgrounds 139
Sector Analysis 140
The Changing Role of Women 141
A Solution: Institutional Resolve and Commitment 143
Developing a Pipeline: Looking to the Future 145
Conclusion 146
Appendix A—Black Philanthropy References 148
Appendix B—Resources 150
Chapter 8: Twenty Years . . . and Learning 151
Beginning from the Beginning 154
A Look at the “Big Two”: India and China 157
India 157
China 160
Latin America: A Disparate Region 162
Diaspora: New Opportunities and Giving Circles 166
Conclusion 168
Notes 169
About the Editors 173
About the Authors 175
The Skystone Ryan Prize for Research on Fundraising and Philanthropy 181
Criteria, Selection, and Honoraria 181
Previous Research Prize Winners 182
Index 191
EULA 205

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.3.2010
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Planung / Organisation
• Schlagworte: Business & Management • Gemeinnützige Organisationen / Management u. Führung • Gemeinnützige Organisationen / Management u. Führung • John Olberding, building strong nonprofits, business concept innovation, new innovation solution, nonlinear innovation, most management processes, existing business concept, strategy decay, profit boosters, corporate rebels, innovation board, new business concepts, industry revolutionaries, industry revolutionary, innovation portfolio, own seer, discontinuous world, innovation agenda, strategy convergence, share buybacks, platform teams, penetration curve, existing business model, logistics business, leadin • Non-Profit Organizations / Management Leadership • Wirtschaft u. Management
• ISBN-13: 9780470627471 / 9780470627471