Building Nonprofit Capacity

Praise for Building Nonprofit Capacity

"A central question for leadership is to identify where, andwhen, to focus organizational energy, and that is where Brothersand Sherman's book comes in. Changing organizations is never easy, which is why managers need the right set of maps andtools--like this one." Jon Pratt, executive director, MinnesotaCouncil of Nonprofits

"Anyone running a nonprofit organization, no matter how large orsmall, would benefit from reading this book. It's chock-full ofuseful information about managing change."Eric Nee, managingeditor, Stanford Social Innovation Review

"Nonprofit leaders need tools to help them manage better, engagecommunities, collaborate, and have greater impact. BuildingNonprofit Capacity is a great tool and a useful reference fororganizations that are seeking to make a greater and moresustainable difference." Paul Schmitz, CEO, Public Allies

"Brothers and Sherman expertly braid together complementaryorganizational lifecycle frameworks--and add their ownwide-ranging expertise and experience--to bring practitionersand executives this comprehensive, relevant, and honest book aboutthe organizational quest to become ever better."Jeanne Bell, CEO, CompassPoint Nonprofit Services

"Whether you are building a start-up, bringing an organizationto scale, managing an established group toward excellence, orshepherding a nonprofit at risk of decline, this book should berequired reading for every nonprofit executive director." RichardR. Buery, Jr., president and CEO, The Children's Aid Society

"There are a lot of nonprofit management books out there. Whatmakes Brothers and Sherman's book different and so important andworthwhile is that they have combined a number of models, theories, and practices and shaped them into a few essential processes thatcan be used by organizations both large and small."Doug Bauer, executive director, The Clark Foundation

"In America, too few nonprofit founders or leaders can afford tostep aside, nor have they been taught how to share power in thedecision-making process. This critical juncture in the evolution ofso many groups is but one reason to buy Building NonprofitCapacity--a book that will help any forward thinking leader tosee the future ? and act, today." Robert Egger, president, DCCentral Kitchen

"This should be required reading for nonprofit executives andboard members " --Sean Stannard-Stockton, CEO, TacticalPhilanthropy Advisors