Book description
An updated edition of a groundbreaking book on best practices for nonprofits
What makes great nonprofits great? In the original book, authors
Crutchfield and McLeod Grant employed a rigorous research methodology
derived from for-profit books like Built to Last. They studied
12 nonprofits that have achieved extraordinary levels of impact-from
Habitat for Humanity to the Heritage Foundation-and distilled six
counterintuitive practices that these organizations use to change the world.
- Features a new introduction that explores the new context in which
nonprofits operate and the consequences for these organizations
- Includes a new chapter on applying the Six Practices to small,
local nonprofits, including some examples of these organizations
- Contains an update on the 12 organizations featured in the
original book-how they have fared, what they've learned, and where
they are now in their growth trajectory
This book has lessons for all readers interested in creating
significant social change, including nonprofit managers, donors, and volunteers.
Leslie R. Crutchfield is an author, speaker, philanthropic and
nonprofit adviser, and leading authority on scaling social innovation
and high-impact philanthropy. She is a senior adviser with FSG Social
Impact Consultants and coauthor of Do More Than Give from Jossey-Bass.
Heather McLeod Grant is a consultant, author, speaker, and adviser to
high-impact nonprofits and foundations. As a senior consultant at
Monitor Institute, her work focuses on scaling social innovations and
impact, leveraging networks for social change, and transforming
large-scale legacy nonprofits. She also lectures at Stanford
University and serves on several nonprofit advisory boards.
Crutchfield and Grant are the coauthors of the first edition of
Forces for Good from Jossey-Bass. Visit their web site www.
forcesforgood. net
