Running Nonprofit Organizations: Fifteen Essential Steps for Board Members and Managers

Today there are over one and a half million nonprofit organizations. What are their missions? How can they rigorously assure their productivity and performance quality? What should board members and managers do? This book puts practical ideas, drawn from experience and observation, into a conceptual framework. Fifteen essential steps and concepts are presented as priority projects to be taken in order-like steps in a stairway. Sections covered are: Establish Identity and Structure; Put in Place the Systems for Running Organizations; Focus on Processes for Making the Systems Function and Look at Results and Make Improvements. This book helps board members and managers of nonprofit organizations sketch their roles and fill them effectively.