The Networked Nonprofit Connecting with Social Media to Drive Change

This groundbreaking book shows nonprofits a new way of operating in our increasingly connected world: a networked approach enabled by social technologies, where connections are leveraged to increase impact in effective ways that drive change for the betterment of our society and planet.

“The Networked Nonprofit is a must-read for any nonprofit organization seeking innovative, creative techniques to improve their mission and better serve their communities.”
—Diana Aviv, president and CEO, Independent Sector

“The Internet means never having to ask permission before trying something new. In The Networked Nonprofit, Kanter and Fine show nonprofits how to harness this flexibility to pursue their missions in partnership with two billion connected citizens.”
—Clay Shirky, author, Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations

“The Networked Nonprofit uniquely describes the historical context and the current challenges that compel nonprofit leaders to work in networked ways and offers easy steps to help users exploit the potential of social media and ‘working wikily.”‘
—Stephanie McAuliffe, director, organizational effectiveness, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

“A must-read for nonprofit leaders who want to change their organizations from the inside out by embracing the power of social networks.”
—Charlene Li, founding partner, Altimeter Group; author, Open Leadership; and coauthor, Groundswell

“This is a perfect handbook for anyone who wants to leapfrog their current limitations of understanding and find real-world applications of technology to extend their mission.”
—Michele Nunn, CEO, Points of Light Institute, and cofounder, HandsOn Network

“Kanter and Fine provide the ‘Google Maps’ for nonprofits to harness social media to kick butt and change the world.”
—Guy Kawasaki, cofounder, Alltop.com, and former chief evangelist, Apple Inc.

“URGENT! Read this book. Take notes. Take action. If you work for a nonprofit, you don’t have to do every single thing these seasoned authors have to share, but you certainly have to know what you’re missing.”
—Seth Godin

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In the public and nonprofit arenas, leaders face the unique challenge of protecting the public interest while implementing organizational change initiatives. To succeed, these leaders must build organizations that are change-centric, carefully weigh and prepare for the risks of change, and develop a change-oriented leadership style that authors Kee and Newcomer call transformational stewardship.

A comprehensive approach to leading change, Transforming Public and Nonprofit Organizations: Stewardship for Leading Change provides public and nonprofit leaders and students of leadership, management, and organizational change with theoretical knowledge and practical tools for accomplishing change goals while protecting the broader public interest. This insightful and useful guide offers:

– An introduction to the change-oriented leadership concept, transformational stewardship
– An easy-to-follow model for initiating change in the public interest
– Case studies, practical tips, and resources for additional learning
– An organizational assessment instrument to gauge readiness for major change
– A 360-degree assessment instrument to identify individual leadership strengths and areas for improvement

Contents

– The Challenges for Leaders
– Key Leadership Change Processes
– A Vision for the Future
– Leadership Change-Risk Diagnostic Instrument
– Transformational Stewardship 360-Degree Assessment

About the Authors

James Edwin Kee, JD, MPA, is a professor of public policy and public administration at the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at the George Washington University (GW) and Co-Director of the Midge Smith Center for Evaluation Effectiveness.

Kathryn E. Newcomer, PhD, is a professor and Associate Director at the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at GW, where she is also Co-Director of the Midge Smith Center for Evaluation Effectiveness, and Director of the PhD in Public Policy and Administration program.

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In this practical and straightforward guide, Judith E. Nichols, an internationally renowned fundraising expert, introduces a proven method of fundraising evaluation: the Development Assessment Process. This formula will fundamentally transform the way nonprofit organizations approach evaluation and help them improve fund raising strategies to not only achieve their mission, but to keep pace with a changing world.

Nichols’ revolutionary Development Assessment Process is a unique evaluation tool that combines traditional internal evaluation practices with a method for appraising shifting philanthropic and demographic trAnds. Proven successful in a wide variety of nonprofit organizations, this innovative process creates opportunities for open dialogue among audiences inside and outside the organization, encourages useful feedback, and provides practical recommAndations that can be seamlessly incorporated into current operations. Transforming Fundraising walks readers step by step through the process of evaluating current fundraising programs, assessing their potential for improvement, and planning for change.

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Planned and legacy giving expert Kevin Johnson tailors a how-to guide to the needs of small to medium-sized nonprofits. Written in an easy-to-understand fashion for use in a variety of settings, the book provides the practical knowledge and tools that smaller organizations need to connect with loyal donors and to build a pipeline of future income from bequests to sustain, strengthen, and advance their work and organizational missions. Clear, realistic steps help both organizations and individuals effectively use their resources and accomplish their goals. (edited by author)

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UNIQUE! This book is unique among books on consulting and leading in nonprofits! There are already many consulting books, mostly about how to market a consulting business — but marketing is no good to you if you have no specialty to market! What better specialty can there be than to help nonprofits improve their performance? That is the focus of this book! There are already many books that explore numerous philosophies, broad paradigms and complex theories on change and leadership — but to be successful as a consultant and leader, you must be able to actually work in the trenches.” This book guides you to do that! ALL-IN-ONE! This easy-to-reference,520-page resource explains the most common types of issues found in nonprofits and the recommendations to address each of those issues. Also, the book addresses many of the problems with traditional approaches to consulting and leading! TOOLS! This book provides time-tested, straightforward and highly integrated tools and techniques for consultants and leaders to successfully improve nonprofits. The book combines practical information from the fields of Organization Development and consulting, systems thinking and proven principles for change. Guidelines are organized in a step-by-step, numbered sequence that readers can easily apply. CONTENTS: PART I Foundations for Collaborative Consulting, II Overview of Nonprofit Organizations and Systems, III Performance, Change and Learning, IV Collaborative Consulting Cycle, V Toolbox for Managing Groups, VI Toolbox for Practical Data Collection Methods, and VII Toolbox for Analyzing and Changing Systems. INCLUDES examples of specific recommendations, action plans, performance indicators, and of a consulting proposal and contract. (SPECIFICATIONS: Published 2005, 520 pages, paperback. Includes worksheets that can be downloaded from the Web, too)

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