Joan Garry - Joan Garry's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership

1 Cover

2 Praise for Joan Garry’s Guide to Nonprofit Leadership

3 Title Page

4 Copyright

5 Preface to the Second Edition

6 Acknowledgments

7 Introduction

8 Chapter 1: The Superpowers of Nonprofit Leadership A QUIZ YOU'RE NOT ON TOP OF ANYTHING WHAT DO I DO WITH ALL THIS? WHAT WAS THIS QUIZ REALLY ABOUT? THE FIVE KEY SUPERPOWERS THE REAL POWER OF LEADERSHIP

9 Chapter 2: You've Got to Get Me at Hello TELL ME ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION IN THE LOBBY — THE MISSION STATEMENT IN THE ELEVATOR — THE PITCH STEP OFF THE ELEVATOR AND WORK THE ROOM TWO UNIVERSAL CHALLENGES A COMPELLING STORY TWO MORE EXAMPLES FOR EMPHASIS PRACTICE, KID, PRACTICE

10 Chapter 3: Copilots in a Twin‐Engine Plane THE IDEAL BOARD CHAIR PROFILE RECRUITING THE IDEAL BOARD CHAIR THE FIVE‐STAR BOARD CHAIR CHECKLIST THE TELLTALE SIGNS OF WRONG PLAYING THE HAND YOU'RE DEALT GET IT RIGHT FROM THE START WHO DECIDES?

11 Chapter 4: Why Boards Matter THE REAL PROBLEM WITH BOARDS THE BIG WHY WE'VE GOT THE “WHY”; NOW ON TO THE “WHAT” HOW A TYPICAL BOARD OPERATES THE FOUR DEADLY SINS OF DYSFUNCTIONAL BOARDS HOW DID WE GET HERE? GET IT RIGHT FROM THE START TRANSFORMING THE BOARD YOU HAVE IGNITING YOUR BOARD PUT IT ALL TOGETHER AND WHAT DO YOU GET?

12 Chapter 5: The Key Is Not in the Answers. It's in the QuestionsTHE POWER OF DELETING A WORD THE POWER OF INQUIRY WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER START AT THE VERY BEGINNING A MISSION SNIFF TEST WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE BIG DREAMS, BIG CHALLENGES, AND SMALL BUDGETS 10 FINAL WORDS OF ADVICE TO KEEP HANDY

13 Chapter 6: You Can Do This I JUST CAN'T YES, YOU CAN YES, YOU WILL SCREW IT UP CASE STUDY: GIRL SCOUTS AND THOSE DAMNED THIN MINTS THE BOARD CAN TAKE THE LEAD ON FUNDRAISING BUILDING A CULTURE OF FUNDRAISING IN YOUR ORGANIZATION SAVING THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSON FOR LAST

14 Chapter 7: Managing the Paid and the Unpaid MANAGING IN 3D HAVING A VOICE: DECISION‐MAKING HAVING A VOICE: OWNERSHIP THE MISSING PIECE: CLEARLY DEFINED ROLES AND GOALS WHAT ABOUT THE UNPAIDS? THE CLASH OF THE TYPE A'S GROUP, TEAM, OR FAMILY? RETREATS ARE NONNEGOTIABLE MY RETREAT RECIPE KEEPING THE KEEPERS ON THE BUS SUPERVISING AND EVALUATING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TWO THINGS EVERYONE IN YOUR ORGANIZATION WANTS

15 Chapter 8: The Small and the Mighty WHAT I BET YOU DON'T KNOW NOT ALL THE SAME RULES APPLY NONPROFIT FOUNDERS THE SUPERPOWERS OF THE SMALL NONPROFITS THE KRYPTONITE OF THE SMALL NONPROFITS GETTING UNSTUCK AND SCALING UP THREE BIG MOVES (NOT PRIORITIES) IMAGINE

16 Chapter 9: When It Hits the Fan HOW ARE WE DEFINING CRISIS? WHEN THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL IS AN ONCOMING TRAIN BUILDING A CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLAN NOW YOU ARE SET FOR WHEN IT HITS THE FAN, RIGHT? THE DOGNAPPING THAT WASN'T IS A CRISIS PREVENTABLE? WHAT CRISIS MANAGEMENT SHOULD LOOK LIKE FINANCIAL CRISIS AND LAYOFFS THE MAIN THING

17 Chapter 10: Hello, I Must Be Going ARE THESE FOLKS GOOD AT THEIR JOBS? BOARD CHAIR RED FLAGS AND ACCOUNTABILITY WHEN THE STAFF LEADER ISN'T LEADING THE FIVE‐STAR STAFF LEADER CALLS IT QUITS MAKING A GREAT HIRE THE ON‐DECK CIRCLE SETTING A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UP TO SUCCEED WHAT LEADERS DO DURING VULNERABLE TIMES

18 Chapter 11: You Are the Champions

19 BibliographyPREFACE CHAPTER 1: THE SUPERPOWERS OF NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP CHAPTER 2: YOU'VE GOT TO GET ME AT HELLO CHAPTER 4: WHY BOARDS MATTER CHAPTER 5: THE KEY IS NOT IN THE ANSWERS. IT'S IN THE QUESTIONS CHAPTER 7: MANAGING THE PAID AND THE UNPAID CHAPTER 8: THE SMALL AND THE MIGHTY CHAPTER 9: WHEN IT HITS THE FAN CHAPTER 10: HELLO, I MUST BE GOING

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21 End User License Agreement

1 Chapter 7TABLE 7.1 Working group versus team comparison

1 Chapter 1 FIGURE 1.1 The standard org chart. FIGURE 1.2 Deriving power from everyone around you. FIGURE 1.3 Aasun's other board.

2 Chapter 6FIGURE 6.1 What terrifying really looks like.

3 Chapter 8FIGURE 8.1 A good organization's sphere of influence.FIGURE 8.2 A great organization's sphere of influence.

4 Chapter 9FIGURE 9.1

5 Chapter 11FIGURE 11.1 The trajectory of a normal career.FIGURE 11.2 The trajectory of a nonprofit career.

1 Praise for Joan Garry’s Guide to Nonprofit Leadership

2 JOAN GARRY'S GUIDE TO Nonprofit Leadership

3 JOAN GARRY'S GUIDE TO Nonprofit Leadership

4 Preface to the Second Edition

5 Acknowledgments

6 Introduction

7 Table of Contents

8 Begin Reading

9 Index

10 WILEY END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT

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