The Holy Grail of Managing a Nonprofit

Nonprofit organizations are facing challenges unheard of in prior times. Societal needs are higher than ever while resources dwindle. Nonprofit CEO’s and boards are confused about these and other challenges and what the future will bring. There is a good reason for their concern. Over six out of ten nonprofit leaders say they do not know how to create a compelling vision for the nonprofit. Half of nonprofit frontline managers’ report their nonprofit has no vision at all for either the present or future times. Some fifty percent of all nonprofits do not have a written strategic plan. Nearly forty percent of nonprofit leaders say they have high staff turnover rates. And eight out of ten nonprofits do not have a leadership succession plan.Leadership matters! Strategy matters! If the CEO is not setting clear expectations, the CEO is not managing. Rather the CEO is being managed by circumstances and the environment. But you don’t have to be a victim of an unmanaged tomorrow. The Holy Grail of Managing a Nonprofit delivers a framework to leaders with step-by-step support for developing and implementing future-oriented and sustainable strategies needed to build long-term stability and astonishing achievements. A few of the benefits gained from reading the Holy Grail of Managing a Nonprofit include learning how: to embed change into the very fabric of your culture; to create a dynamic and engaged board; to use the budget to design the future; to appeal to new donors, and to engage all employees with of your vision.