A hands-on toolkit for ambitious nonprofit leaders seeking to grow their organization's impact
In Scaling Altruism: A Proven Pathway for Accelerating Nonprofit Growth and Impact, veteran social impact advisor and entrepreneur Donald Summers delivers a comprehensive, step-by-step blueprint to transforming small or mid-size nonprofit into an impactful and extraordinary agent of change. The book contains templates, tools, exercises, and crystal-clear implementation guides that readers can apply immediately to begin scaling their social impact organization.
Offering actionable insights that have enabled many of today's most exciting social change efforts, the author provides practical guidance on how to turn your nonprofit into a social-problem-solving machine. You'll also find:
- Specific strategies to improve cash flow and funding to your nonprofit, including revenue tools and staff integration
- An Investment and Partnership Scorecard, detailing the health of your fundraising efforts
- Leadership best practices for dealing with disruptive people at a nonprofit
An invaluable resource for managers and directors at small- to medium-sized nonprofits, Scaling Altruism is also perfect for funders and graduate students aspiring to work in the nonprofit space.
Table of Contents
PREFACE ix
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
Introduction 1
1 Assess 13
2 Align 35
3 Plan 73
4 Test 107
5 Fund 119
6 Execute 185
7 Lead 209
CONCLUSION 235
GLOSSARY 239
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 247
INDEX 249
