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Scaling Global Change is a "how to" guide for social entrepreneurs who have a vision to change the world and need a strong organizational foundation to do it. It describes how one enterprise, Room to Read, blossomed from a start-up to one of the fastest-growing nonprofits of this century. This insider's look is written by two influential thought leaders in the C-suite who know that the struggle to create a better world takes enormous effort, planning, perseverance, and talent. From focusing your complete vision to going global, this A-to-Z resource covers key aspects of building and scaling a social enterprise capable of achieving longstanding global impact.
In-depth explanations provide the theoretical underpinnings and practical business lessons to aid social entrepreneurs and social change champions in three main realms: program excellence, operational effectiveness, and strategic influence. These firsthand accounts of the real-world lessons in scaling Room to Read illustrate how ideas translate into actual day-to-day practice. As entertaining as it is informative,
Scaling Global Change brings to life the people and transformative situations along the growth trajectory of this standout nonprofit that has improved educational opportunities for more than 12 million children internationally. It's specifically designed to put this wealth of practical advice and inspiration at your fingertips by conveniently organizing material, including key takeaways at the end of each chapter. Give your socially conscious start-up every chance of growing into a sustainable, prosperous social enterprise with
Scaling Global Change: A Social Entrepreneur's Guide to Surviving the Start-up Phase and Driving Impact.
List of contents
About the Authors ix
I Framing the Issues 1 1 Introduction: Go Big or Go Home 3
2 Vision and Execution: Framing the Issues 23
3 Communications: Telling the Story 45
II What We Do 69 4 Programs: A Theory (of Change) Is Just a Theory Until It Is Turned into Action 71
5 Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation: What Gets Measured, Gets Done 105
III How We Do It 133 6 Administration, Finance, and International Operations: Strengthening Operations and the Implementation Chain 135
7 People Management: Changing the World Is a Team Sport 165
8 Fundraising: Defining and Selling the Value Proposition 194
IV Scaling for Global Change 229 9 Strategic Influence: Growing Our Impact 231
10 Government Funding: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't 262
11 Strategic Planning: Wrapping It All Up 288
Index 307
About the author
ERIN GANJU, cofounder, Emeritus Board Member and former CEO of Room to Read, has been instrumental in the design and implementation of the organization's scalable, replicable model for improving children's education in low-income countries through its literacy and gender equality in education programs.
CORY HEYMAN, PhD, is Chief Innovation Officer, Executive Director of Room to Read Accelerator (Room to Read's external technical assistance unit), former Chief Program Officer, and franchisee of the healthy fast casual restaurant concept CoreLife Eatery.
Summary
Grow your start-up into a global influence with real-world impact Scaling Global Change provides social entrepreneurs with the strong organizational foundation they need to change the world.
