Title: Enterprising Nonprofits: A Toolkit for Social Entrepreneurs / Edition 1
Author: J. Gregory Dees, Jed Emerson, Peter Economy
ISBN-10: 0471397350
ISBN-13: 9780471397359
“If anything, social enterprises today are learning that theuniverse of possible opportunities for introducing entrepreneurialactivity into their organizations is limited only by theirimaginations.” The idea of social entrepreneurship is becoming increasinglypopular. Many nonprofit leaders are initially drawn to this conceptas they search for new ways to generate funds for theirorganizations. But once they delve deeper, they find that beingentrepreneurial is about much more than funding. It involvesoperating your organization with a fresh mind-set and a set ofmanagement tools that can have powerful and positive effects on howyou serve your mission. True social entrepreneurs are innovativeand resourceful; they mix passion with businesslike discipline;they take risks but know how to manage them; they aremission-driven but market savvy; and they are intensely focused oncreating sustainable social impact. Effective socialentrepreneurship is hard work but absolutely crucial to the healthof the communities in which we live. This book can make it easierfor you to develop your entrepreneurial skills. Written by leading experts in the field, Enterprising Nonprofitsintroduces you to key elements of social entrepreneurship andequips you to become more effective as a social entrepreneur. Ineach chapter, you will find concise explanations of core concepts,as well as practical tools for applying the concepts. You’llalso find exercises and action steps to guide you as you put theconcepts and tools into practice. Throughout the book, you’lllearn from the experiences of successful social entrepreneursranging from Bill Strickland, head of the ManchesterCraftsmen’s Guild in Pittsburgh, to Muhammed Yunus, founder ofthe Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. You’ll also uncover thestrategies of some of today’s most enterprising nonprofits anddetermine their relevance to your organization. In addition to contributions from the three lead authors,you’ll benefit from advice offered by some of the best andbrightest thinkers in the field, including: Bruce Hopkins, Polsinelli, Shalton & White Rob Johnston, Peter F. Drucker Foundation for NonprofitManagement Jerry Kitzi, Social Venture Partners of Greater KansasCity Kristin Majeska, Common Good: Investments in NonprofitSolutions Tom McLaughlin, BDO Seidman, LLP Jeanne Rooney, UMB Bank Nonprofit Financial & AdvisoryServices Whether you are a nonprofit CEO, board member, staff member, orvolunteer, Enterprising Nonprofits will open the door to newopportunities for you and your nonprofit organization. The more youuse the skills described in this book, the better you’ll getat them, and the more effective your organization will become.
