Breakthrough Thinking Nonprofit C - Hardcover

Ross, Bernard; Segal, Clare

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0787955698 ISBN 13: 9780787955694

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2002

Synopsis

This groundbreaking book will help nonprofit managers think in newand creative ways about how they define and meet the challengesthey face--and how to rise above standard practices to lift theirorganizations to greater performance levels. Using examples of bestpractices from innovative organizations in both the corporate andnonprofit worlds, Breakthrough Thinking for NonprofitOrganizations offers a mix of "how-to" advice and case studiesthat will guide readers on a new road to creativity. This book willfundamentally change the way nonprofit professionals think abouthow they do their work--and usher in a new era fornonprofits.

2003 Terry McAdam Book Award Winner http://www.allianceonline.org/publications/mcadam_past_winners_1.page

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Breakthrough Thinking for Nonprofit Organizations is based on a simple but challenging idea: "Good performanc" is no longer good enough for nonprofits. In a world of increasing demands that must be met, nonprofits must set and achieve breakthrough goals. Bernard Ross and Clare Segal show nonprofit managers and board members how to transform their thinking and improve their performance to meet the needs of the people and causes they serve.
With practical advice, exercises drawn from their successful workshops, and examples of best practices from companies such as 3M, Hallmark, and Microsoft— as well as from the most innovative organizations in the nonprofit world— Ross and Segal show nonprofits of every size how to tap into creativity and transform that creativity into innovation. Exploring why and how some organizations achieve extraordinary results, the authors offer the practical advice and tools that readers need to emulate those results in their own organizations. Because methods and approaches differ depending on individuals and organizations, the book is organized so that readers can pick and choose the specific tools or techniques that work best for their own situations. The wide range of case studies includes both best practices and worst disasters, so that readers might avoid the mistakes of others and apply the principles of others successes. The authors show how to set breakthrough goals, identify sources of creativity, overcome creativity-killing mindsets, turn creativity into innovation, and sustain a high-performance culture.
Breakthrough Thinking for Nonprofit Organizations offers a veritable "ideas toolbox" for managers who want to achieve significant and inventive change in their organizations, whether in fundraising, service delivery, or overall performance.

About the Author:

Bernard Ross is a director of The Management Centre, the UnitedKingdom's largest nonprofit management consultancy and trainingorganization. He has worked in nonprofit management for twentyyears and has tested his methods with organizations such asGreenpeace, Save the Children, the Red Cross, and others.
Clare Segal is a director of The Management Centre. She worksextensively with organizations in Europe and the United States onmarketing, coaching, and communication skills.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0787955698
• ISBN 13: 9780787955694
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288