The executive director's guide to thriving as a nonprofit leader [[electronic resource] /] / Mim Carlson, Margaret Donohoe

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910458891203321
• Autore: Carlson Mim <1950->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: San Francisco, CA, : Jossey-Bass, 2010
• ISBN: 0-470-60393-3; 1-282-68512-0; 9786612685125; 0-470-60390-9
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (345 p.)
• Collana: The Jossey-Bass Nonprofit Guidebook Series ; ; v.7
• Altri autori (Persone): DonohoeMargaret <1954->
• Disciplina: 658.4/22
• Soggetti: Nonprofit organizations - Management; Associations, institutions, etc - Management; Chief executive officers; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Executive Director's Guide to Thriving as a Nonprofit Leader, Second Edition; Contents; Exhibits; Preface; The Authors; Part 1: Finding Your Way as Executive Director; Chapter 1: Understanding This Big Job; Chapter 2: Developing as an Executive Director; Chapter 3: Finding Balance in the Role of Executive Director; Part 2: Executive Director as Visionary; Chapter 4: Understanding Nonprofit Organizational Culture; Chapter 5: Embracing Your Organization's Values; Chapter 6: Creating a Vision and Plan; Chapter 7: Determining Organizational Effectiveness; Part 3: Executive Director as Change AgentChapter 8: Embracing a Changing Nonprofit Environment; Chapter 9: Understanding Changing Life Cycle Stages in Nonprofits; Chapter 10: Leading Organizational Change; Part 4: Executive Director as Relationship Builder; Chapter 11: Nurturing a Relationship with the Board; Chapter 12: Developing Relationships with Individual Board Members; Chapter 13: Establishing Productive Staff Relationships; Chapter 14: Following the Founder; Part 5: Executive Director as Community Creator; Chapter 15: Engaging ; External Stakeholders; Chapter 16: Embracing Partnerships and CollaborationPart 6: Executive Director as Resource Wizard; Chapter 17: Ensuring Sound Financial Management; Chapter 18: Sustaining the Organization with Team-Based Fundraising; Part 7: Leadership in Transition; Chapter 19: Planning for Healthy Transitions of Leadership; Chapter 20: Moving On; Conclusion; Resources; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Praise for the Second Edition of The Executive Director's Guide to Thriving as a Nonprofit Leader ""This book is a gift for nonprofit leaders in all stages of their careers. With clarity and profound simplicity, it dissects the otherwise overwhelming role of the nonprofit executive director into understandable components that can then be made workable (and even fulfilling!). It is a highly readable and practical road map for success.""-Molly Polidoroff, executive director, Center for Excellence in Nonprofits ""The Executive Director's Guide to Thriving as a Nonp