Forces for Good - by Leslie R Crutchfield & Heather McLeod Grant (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>An updated edition of a groundbreaking book on best practices for nonprofits.Features a new introduction that explores the new context in which nonprofitsoperate and the consequences for these organizations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>An updated edition of a groundbreaking book on best practices for nonprofits</b> <p>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 <i>Built to Last</i>. 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.</p> <ul> <li>Features a new introduction that explores the new context in which nonprofits operate and the consequences for these organizations</li> <li>Includes a new chapter on applying the Six Practices to small, local nonprofits, including some examples of these organizations</li> <li>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</li> </ul> <p>This book has lessons for all readers interested in creating significant social change, including nonprofit managers, donors, and volunteers.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Praise for Forces for Good</p> <p>Top 10 Business Book of the Year ... a serious piece of research.--The Economist</p> <p>Offers excellent real-world examples of what great nonprofits actually look like.--Financial Times.com</p> <p>A Best Book of the Year.--The Globe and Mail, Toronto</p> <p>Inspired and inspiring, this book can change the way the world works by changing how leaders think. Leslie Crutchfield and Heather McLeod Grant have made a significant contribution with a Very Big Idea: the shift in focus from building an organization to building a movement.--Jim Collins, author, Good to Great; coauthor, Built to Last</p> <p>Global problems like abject poverty require innovative, scalable solutions. We have so much to learn from these six practices because they're what lead to wide-scale social change.--Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer, Facebook</p> <p>The nonprofits making the greatest impacts these days are entrepreneurial, adaptive, outward-looking, and sometimes a little messy. Working together, they are trying not only to solve problems, but also to reform whole systems. For the many leaders of all ages out to change the world, this book provides an invaluable road map. Bravo!--David Gergen, professor of public service and director, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School; senior political analyst, CNN</p> <p>Winner</p> <p>Skystone Ryan Research Prize by the Association of Fundraising Professionals</p> <p>Winner</p> <p>Gold Prize by Axiom Business Book Awards for Nonprofits</p> <p>Revised and Updated</p> <p>Top 10 Business book of the year. --The Economist</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Crutchfield and Grant are the coauthors of the first edition of Forces for Good from Jossey-Bass. Visit their web site www.forcesforgood.net</p>
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