This downloadable resource is full of forms help you review your current church facilities policies—or to create new and needed ones. If you're a church administrator, maintenance person, or pastor, you can now be better prepared for facilities use, set limits on what can or cannot be done on premises, and have a clear line of accountability in case something goes wrong during facility use. Once you own this book you have permission to make up to 1000 copies for your church.
Joe Stenzel, Gary Cokins, Bill Flemming, and Anthony Hill (2007)
If you are a CIO, intend to become a CIO, or simply want to understand the strategic importance of IT for your entire enterprise, CIO Best Practices provides you with the best practice guidance on the key responsibilities of the CIO and its important role in modern organizations.
Richard Beckhard, Marshall Goldsmith, Robert F. Schubert (2000)
The third volume in the influential Drucker Foundation Future Series, this is a work focusing on the very foundation of society, the community. Presenting case studies and examples from across the U.S., The Community of the Future is a compilation of essays from renowned leaders including: Peter F. Drucker, Stephen R. Covey, Arun Gandhi, Elie Wiesel, and James L. Barksdale. This book will show readers how to anticipate trends in society, identify the impact of new technologies, create organized communities in the workplace, and how to shape communities to embrace both values and our common humanity.
Michael Gerber dispels the myths around the start-up of a small business, dispels commonplace assumptions that get in the way of running a business. He takes you through the day by day activities in the life of a business from beginning, to initial growth, all the way up through ultimate entrepreneurial maturity. Gerber also spends time on the principles of franchising and the distinction of working on your business versus working in your business.
An updated classic used by process engineers, software developers and anyone who need to create a system or procedures. In work, sport, conversation or hobby, you have experienced, yourself, the suspension of time, the freedom of complete absorption in activity. This is "flow," a field of behavioral science examining connections between satisfaction and daily activities. Data regarding flow were collected on thousands of individuals, from mountain climbers to chess players. But it's the implications for its application to daily processes in society that make the book revolutionary.
From Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO)—a community of grantmakers dedicated to building strong organizations—comes a guide to promising practices in capacity building. Written for leaders of both grantmaking and nonprofit organizations who are dedicated to improving the sector's effectiveness, Funding Effectiveness offers a compelling collection of essays from many of the most highly regarded practitioners in the field. Throughout the book, these experts share their personal and their organizations' lessons learned in the area of organizational effectiveness, and they offer practical suggestions and action steps for implementation. [Review by Amazon.com]
This well-argued and instructive guide explores the way good organizations can be turned into ones that produce great, sustained results. To find the keys to greatness, Collins's 21-person research team read and coded 6,000 articles, generated more than 2,000 pages of interview transcripts and created 384 megabytes of computer data in a five-year project. Making the transition from good to great doesn't require a high-profile CEO, the latest technology, innovative change management, or even a fine-tuned business strategy. At the heart of those rare and truly great companies was a corporate culture that rigorously found and promoted disciplined people to think and act in a disciplined manner. Peppered with dozens of stories and examples from the great and not so great, the book offers a well-reasoned road map to excellence that any organization would do well to consider.
30-50% of those who bought Good to Great work in the Social Sector. This monograph is a response to questions raised by readers in the social sector on how to transition from good to great. It is based on interviews and workshops with over 100 social sector leaders.
Collaboration is an everyday practice that many people find to be a frustrating, even exhausting, experience. Five principles of collaboration that have been tested and refined in organizations throughout the world are described. Each principle addresses the specific challenges people face when trying to work collaboratively, and each can be applied to any problem-solving scenario.
Ted Hart, James M. Greenfield, and Michael Johnston (2005)
This excellent how-to guide offers every charitable organization the opportunity to analyze their options and select the appropriate strategy to integrate traditional marketing, communications, and fundraising practices with their online efforts. It is a practical manual for nonprofit staff written in non-technical language—prepared by experts in the field based on real-life experiences and case studies.
A roadmap for negotiating and executing a merger, this book is both practical and readable. Written by an executive and consultant who has been involved in more than 60 mergers, this is a great resource for those involved in or considering a nonprofit merger. It includes helpful decision trees, worksheets, and a myriad of special tips.
This book takes a comprehensive look at the religious paradigm shift known as the parachurch. The authors explore and define what the parachurch is, where it came from, how it operates, who supports it, and what its future appears to be. This book provides a new understanding of the transforming of God's Kingdom beyond its traditional boundaries as the authors offer practical tips and suggestions to parachurch leaders and managers. For those within this movement who are intimidated or confused as to the complex issues of planning and strategizing for the future, this book will be invaluable to your organization's future.
This book goes a step further than outsourcing by showing organizations how to partner with service providers strategically-to not only cut costs but increase innovation as well. Smartsourcing enables an organization to focus on what it does best while the outsourcing partner takes responsibility for innovating change and cost-control in non-core operations. The result is a strategic and synergistic relationship that enables each organization to benefit from the other's expertise and ultimately increase productivity and profitability.
This book is a great primer and especially useful, timely, and stimulating given the changing landscape of the nonprofit sector. The authors integrate the results of their national studies with the work of other researchers and practitioners to provide insights into the types, challenges, benefits and costs of restructuring. Six in-depth case studies are presented, with helpful perspectives on tough decisions about how to pursue a range of partnerships.
A concise and clearly written resource for managers that examines how knowledge—experience and wisdom—can be nurtured and harnessed in organizations. Building trust throughout a company is the key to creating a knowledge-oriented culture, a positive environment in which employees are encouraged to make decisions that are efficient, productive, and innovative. The book includes numerous examples of successful knowledge projects at companies such as British Petroleum, 3M, Mobil Oil, and Hewlett-Packard.
