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Book SynopsisA complete set of tools for applying entrepreneurial strategies and techniques to your nonprofit
As a follow-up to their book Enterprising Nonprofits, the authors of Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs provide a full set of practical tools for putting the lessons of business entrepreneurship to work in your nonprofit. The book offers hands-on guidance that helps social sector leaders hone their entrepreneurial skills and carry out their social missions more effectively than ever before. This practical and easy-to-use book is filled with examples, exercises, checklists, and action steps that bring the concepts, frameworks, and tools to life. Detailed explanations of all the tools and techniques will help you personalize and apply them to your nonprofit organization-making it stronger, healthier, and better able to serve the needs of our communities.
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Table of ContentsForeword.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
About the Authors.
Editor's Introduction.
PART I: CREATING A STRATEGIC SERVICE VISION.
Chapter 1: Developing a Strategic Service Vision (James L. Heskett).
Chapter 2: Developing an Entrepreneurial Competitive Strategy (Jerry Kitzi).
Chapter 3: Cooperative Strategy: Building Networks, Partnerships, and Alliances (Jerry Kitzi).
Chapter 4: Leading, Retailing, and Rewarding People Entrepreneurially (Peter Economy).
Chapter 5: Managing Your Board Entrepreneurially (Jerry Kitzi).
Chapter 6: Treating Your Donors as Investors (Kay Sprinkel Grace).
Chapter 7: Working with Community.
Chapter 8: Performance Information that Really Performs (Fay Twersky and Jill Blair).
PART II: GROWING AND EXPLORING NEW DIRECTIONS.
Chapter 9: Developing Viable Earned Income Strategies (Beth Battle Anderson, J. Gregory Dees, and Jed Emerson).
Chapter 10: The Question of Scale: Finding an Appropriate Strategy for Building on Your Success (Melissa A. Taylor, J. Gregory Dees, and Jed Emerson).
Chapter 11: Managing Organizational Change (Betty Henderson Wingfield).
Chapter 12: Growing with an Entrepreneurial Mind-Set (Steve Roling).
Appendix.
Index.
