Do More Good. Better.: Using the Power of Decision Clarity to Mobilize the Talent of Your Nonprofit Team

If you’re an executive director, board member, leader, staff member, or even a volunteer in a nonprofit, you’ve chosen this path because you want to make the world better. Yet the majority who work in nonprofits often feel like they’re running in place, frustrated because they don’t have a blueprint for working more efficiently with their colleagues. The source of this dissatisfaction is often rooted in two crucial issues that affect the proficient operations of nearly all nonprofits: dysfunctional and ambiguous views regarding who has power and who makes decisions. Even when these responsibilities are somewhat clear, decision-making unrest is common, resulting in confusion, stymied leaders, and disempowered staff. If this has been your experience, Do More Good. Better. is a powerful, easy-to-implement solution to fix this dysfunction. With simple steps and insightful activities that address the underlying roles that fear, conflict, and confusion play in your organization’s decision-making ecosystem, the book provides you with the tools to promote a straightforward, consistent, non-threatening way to advocate for power and decision-making that is feasible and makes sense, effecting a positive transformation in all members of your nonprofit. If you’re ready to say goodbye to persistent overwhelm and the sense that you’re never doing enough—without hiring more people or spending more money—this book offers you the framework to help you harness the full potential of your team, love your job more, and use your existing human and financial resources more effectively to do more good … better.

"Steve Scheier strips the veneer off the current limitations of nonprofit decision-making and provides a tool to make employee empowerment a reality."
--Chip Conley, Joie de Vivre founder; New York Times bestselling author of Emotional Equations; Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy at Airbnb; nonprofit board member


"Do More Good. Better. is the book that the nonprofit sector's leadership needs, whether they know it or not ... [It] nails what nonprofit leaders need to move their organizations into the new realities of the 21st century."
--Cynthia Murray, President and CEO, North Bay Leadership Council


In this engaging book, Steve Scheier goes to the heart of leadership to reveal that qualities such as integrity, empathy, humility, and passion are essential for anyone who wants to harness the talents of others to accomplish a shared goal."
--Robyn C. Scates, CEO, LAW Academy for Women


"Do More Good. Better. drives home the notion that everyone in a nonprofit has the capacity to learn, change, and lead by first understanding the role of power relations and decision-making."
--Judith Y. Weisinger, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Business & Nonprofit Management Researcher, Mills College