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Forces for good : the six practices of high-impact nonprofits

Title
Forces for good : the six practices of high-impact nonprofits / Leslie R. Crutchfield and Heather McLeod Grant ; foreword by J. Gregory Dees.
Author
Crutchfield, Leslie R., 1968-
Publication
San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2012], ©2012.

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Additional Authors
Grant, Heather McLeod, 1968-
Description
xii, 449 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
Newly revised and updated, this valuable resource, profiling 12 nonprofits that have achieved remarkable levels of impact, including Habitat for Humanity and the Heritage Foundation, offers a wealth of information for creating significant social change.
Subject
  • Nonprofit organizations > Management
  • Leadership
  • Organizational effectiveness
  • Organizations, Nonprofit > organization & administration
  • Efficiency, Organizational
  • BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Nonprofit Organizations & Charities
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-417) and index.
Contents
  • Foreword to the Revised and Updated Edition / J. Gregory Dees -- Part One: Introduction -- Introduction to the Revised and Updated Edition -- Introduction to the First Edition.
  • Part Two: Achieving impact -- Forces for good -- Advocate and serve -- Make markets work -- Inspire evangelists -- Nurture nonprofit networks -- Master the art of adaptation -- Share leadership -- Sustaining impact -- Putting it into practice.
  • Part Three: New lessons for new times -- Thriving in tumultuous times -- Deepening the six practices -- Forces for local good -- Forces for good diagnostic tool.
  • Part Four: Appendixes and resources -- Appendix A: Research methodology for the First Edition -- Appendix B: Field experts -- Appendix C: Case study research guidelines and questions -- Appendix D: Original research interview list -- Appendix E: Updated organization profiles -- Appendix F: Research methodology and sources for new material -- Appendix G: Preface to the First Edition.
ISBN
  • 9781118118801 (hardback)
  • 1118118804 (hardback)
LCCN
2012008074
OCLC
  • ocn778327015
  • 778327015
  • SCSB-13567798
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries