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Table of Contents
1 Cover
2 Praise for Joan Garry’s Guide to Nonprofit Leadership
5 Preface to the Second Edition
8 Chapter 1: The Superpowers of Nonprofit Leadership A QUIZ YOU'RE NOT ON TOP OF ANYTHING WHAT DO I DO WITH ALL THIS? WHAT WAS THIS QUIZ REALLY ABOUT? THE FIVE KEY SUPERPOWERS THE REAL POWER OF LEADERSHIP
9 Chapter 2: You've Got to Get Me at Hello TELL ME ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION IN THE LOBBY — THE MISSION STATEMENT IN THE ELEVATOR — THE PITCH STEP OFF THE ELEVATOR AND WORK THE ROOM TWO UNIVERSAL CHALLENGES A COMPELLING STORY TWO MORE EXAMPLES FOR EMPHASIS PRACTICE, KID, PRACTICE
10 Chapter 3: Copilots in a Twin‐Engine Plane THE IDEAL BOARD CHAIR PROFILE RECRUITING THE IDEAL BOARD CHAIR THE FIVE‐STAR BOARD CHAIR CHECKLIST THE TELLTALE SIGNS OF WRONG PLAYING THE HAND YOU'RE DEALT GET IT RIGHT FROM THE START WHO DECIDES?
11 Chapter 4: Why Boards Matter THE REAL PROBLEM WITH BOARDS THE BIG WHY WE'VE GOT THE “WHY”; NOW ON TO THE “WHAT” HOW A TYPICAL BOARD OPERATES THE FOUR DEADLY SINS OF DYSFUNCTIONAL BOARDS HOW DID WE GET HERE? GET IT RIGHT FROM THE START TRANSFORMING THE BOARD YOU HAVE IGNITING YOUR BOARD PUT IT ALL TOGETHER AND WHAT DO YOU GET?
12 Chapter 5: The Key Is Not in the Answers. It's in the Questions THE POWER OF DELETING A WORD THE POWER OF INQUIRY WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER START AT THE VERY BEGINNING A MISSION SNIFF TEST WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE BIG DREAMS, BIG CHALLENGES, AND SMALL BUDGETS 10 FINAL WORDS OF ADVICE TO KEEP HANDY
13 Chapter 6: You Can Do This I JUST CAN'T YES, YOU CAN YES, YOU WILL SCREW IT UP CASE STUDY: GIRL SCOUTS AND THOSE DAMNED THIN MINTS THE BOARD CAN TAKE THE LEAD ON FUNDRAISING BUILDING A CULTURE OF FUNDRAISING IN YOUR ORGANIZATION SAVING THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSON FOR LAST
14 Chapter 7: Managing the Paid and the Unpaid MANAGING IN 3D HAVING A VOICE: DECISION‐MAKING HAVING A VOICE: OWNERSHIP THE MISSING PIECE: CLEARLY DEFINED ROLES AND GOALS WHAT ABOUT THE UNPAIDS? THE CLASH OF THE TYPE A'S GROUP, TEAM, OR FAMILY? RETREATS ARE NONNEGOTIABLE MY RETREAT RECIPE KEEPING THE KEEPERS ON THE BUS SUPERVISING