Why Nonprofits Fail (Paperback)

Stephen R. Block

ISBN 10: 1118642074 / ISBN 13: 9781118642078

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York, 2013

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Paperback. In Why Nonprofits Fail, author and nonprofit expert StephenBlock explains that many well-intentioned leaders hold on to viewsof their nonprofit organizations that perpetuate problems ratherthan help fix them. According to Block, the first step to successis to challenge one's own personal paradigms and ideas and be opento unique and alternative approaches to solving problems. Thismuch-needed book helps nonprofits get back on track and offersadvice about the seven most common stumbling blocks, including:Founder's syndromeFundphobiaFinancial misfortuneRecruitment disorientationCultural depression in nonprofit organizationsSelf-serving political performanceRole confusion between the board and executive director In a time of increasing demands for accountability and effectiveness, many nonprofits stumble again and again over the same obstacles to effectiveness. These roadblocks are responsible for many of the failures and disappointments that plague well-meaning nonprofits. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Why Nonprofits Fail (Paperback)
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118642074
• ISBN 13: 9781118642078
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In Why Nonprofits Fail, author and nonprofit expert StephenBlock explains that many well-intentioned leaders hold on to viewsof their nonprofit organizations that perpetuate problems ratherthan help fix them. According to Block, the first step to successis to challenge one's own personal paradigms and ideas and be opento unique and alternative approaches to solving problems. Thismuch-needed book helps nonprofits get back on track and offersadvice about the seven most common stumbling blocks, including:

• Founder's syndrome
• Fundphobia
• Financial misfortune
• Recruitment disorientation
• Cultural depression in nonprofit organizations
• Self-serving political performance
• Role confusion between the board and executive director

About the Author

Stephen R. Block is the founding executive director ofDenver Options, Inc., a nonprofit organization that manages thedevelopmental disabilities service delivery system of care inDenver. He is the director of the Nonprofit Management Program atthe University of Colorado at Denver’s Graduate School ofPublic Affairs. Block was a consulting editor for the Nonprofitand Voluntary Sector Quarterly and on the editorial board ofthe Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation.