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Informationen zum Autor PENELOPE CAGNEY is an active consultant and principal of The Cagney Company. A recognized authority on nonprofit consulting, she is a sought-after presenter for international conferences and webinars, as well as a frequent contributor to publications worldwide. Klappentext Consultants are playing an increasingly important role in the challenging world of nonprofits. Yet despite the demand for consulting services, nonprofit professionals often lack the necessary insight into how best to choose and work with a consultant. Nonprofit Consulting Essentials is a vital resource both for nonprofit leaders selecting and working with a consultant to guarantee the best use of their agency's resources, as well as consultants seeking a clear understanding of the more subtle dynamics that define a successful consulting practice working with social sector organizations. Drawing on Penelope Cagney's years of experience as a top-level nonprofit consultant, Nonprofit Consulting Essentials is filled with keen insights and in-depth interviews with the founders and leaders of influential consulting firms. Throughout the book, Cagney outlines a number of concrete consulting strategies that can serve as additional tools for managers seeking to resolve complex organizational development issues. Nonprofit Consulting Essentials also offers recommendations to nonprofit leaders and consultants to make their relationship the best it can be. Once a solid alliance is formed, they can tackle complex organizational challenges together, such as fundraising and marketing, governance and management, and organizational development. Cagney explores what it takes to make the consulting experience a success and covers vital topics such as: the key differences between consulting with nonprofits versus for-profit organizations, the primary areas of nonprofit consultation, making the consulting relationship work, the special ethical considerations of consulting in the sector, and understanding emerging trends in consulting. Nonprofit Consulting Essentials reviews the best practices and thinking in the nonprofit consulting practice, providing leaders and consultants a way to ensure a robust organization in the future. Zusammenfassung * This groundbreaking resource provides nonprofit leaders with insight into choosing and using consultants and allows them to make better use of their resources. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword xi Preface xv Acknowledgments xxi About the Alliance for Nonprofit Management xxv Chapter 1: What Nonprofits Need from Consultants 1 The Influence of For-Profit Thinking in the Nonprofit Sector 2 Reasons for Dominance of For-Profit Thinking 3 In Defense of Nonprofit Organizational Strengths 5 How Nonprofits Are Different 7 Ten Important Distinctions Between Nonprofits and For-Profits 8 Chapter 2: The Importance of Process in Nonprofit Consulting 15 The Value of Process 15 Using Process Consulting 17 The Importance of Process in Complex Organizational Change: Tales of Two Mergers 19 Chapter 3: The Stages of the Consulting Process 31 Stage One: Engagement 32 Stage Two: Getting Down to Business 36 Stage Three: Implementation 44 Chapter 4: Fundraising and Marketing 49 Fundraising 50 Marketing 61 Emerging Issues and Trends Affecting Fundraising and Marketing 67 Chapter 5: Governance Consulting 71 Models of Board Leadership 73 Areas Where Consultants Can Help Boards Improve Performance 75 Emerging Issues and Trends Affecting Governance 85 Chapter 6: Management and Organizational Development Consulting 89 Traditional Management Consulting 90 Organizational Development Consulting 90 Models of Manageme...
