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Engine of Impact: Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector by [Meehan, William F., Jonker, Kim Starkey]

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by William F. Meehan (Author), Kim Starkey Jonker (Author), Jim Collins (Foreword)

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We are entering a new era—an era of impact. The largest intergenerational transfer of wealth in history will soon be under way, bringing with it the potential for huge increases in philanthropic funding. Engine of Impact shows how nonprofits can apply the principles of strategic leadership to attract greater financial support and leverage that funding to maximum effect.

As Good to Great author Jim Collins writes in his foreword, this book offers "a detailed roadmap of disciplined thought and action for turning a good nonprofit into one that can achieve great impact at scale."

William F. Meehan III and Kim Starkey Jonker identify seven essential components of strategic leadership that set high-achieving organizations apart from the rest of the nonprofit sector. Together, these components form an "engine of impact"—a system that organizations must build, tune, and fuel if they hope to make a real difference in the world.

Drawing on decades of teaching, advising, grantmaking, and research, Meehan and Jonker provide an actionable guide that executives, staff, board members, and donors can use to jumpstart their own performance and to achieve extraordinary results for their organization. Along with setting forth best practices using real-world examples, the authors outline common management challenges faced by nonprofits, showing how these challenges differ from those faced by for-profit businesses in important and often-overlooked ways.

By offering crucial insights on the fundamentals of nonprofit management, this book will help leaders equip their organizations to fire on all cylinders and unleash the full potential of the nonprofit sector. Visit www.engineofimpact.org for additional information.

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November 15, 2017

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Meehan and Jonker have written a highly readable and instructive book on a complex topic. There is much academic thinking on the topic of non-profit strategy, but little that takes the key challenges and issues and makes them accessible to those who are not part of the non-profit world. The thinking and writing are clear, the stories informative and illustrative and the overall result is a book that makes this a must read for anyone on a non-profit board, that works in or for non-profits, AND any student or professor of non-profit leadership or strategy. As importantly, it is a must read for anyone who wants to understand the importance of non-profits in today's society and how to best assure that philanthropic dollars achieve maximum impact.

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A One-Stop Must-Read for Non-Profits and Philanthropists Alike

December 8, 2017

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Engine of Impact should be required reading for all non-profit staff, board members, and philanthropists. My favorite parts of the book include: a readiness-to-scale matrix that provides a solid framework for assessing the likely success of growing your organization; compelling arguments about how and why to measure impact; how to assess an organization's mission; and, strategies for solidifying successful relationships with funders. Also, the book is full of essential take-aways for donors (whether large or small) when deciding where to put your money to best benefit recipients or causes close to your heart.

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Great for getting alignment on priorities among board members and NFP management

December 14, 2017

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In many years serving on non-profit boards, I wish I'd had this as something to share with other board members and management as a basis for deciding where to direct our energies to better get after our objectives. This was a well written, easy read that could be used to create a common language/framework for getting alignment among board members and NFP management about what is working well and what is not. It reflects lots of rigor from lots of research on organizational effectiveness, which mostly comes from commercial organizations, but adapts that to the important differences of NFPs, at least as I've experienced them. The read was definitely worth the time.

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An Engine of Insight for Nonprofit Leaders

February 2, 2018

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Meehan and Jonker are both affiliated with Stanford Graduate School of Business—ground zero for the widespread belief that Silicon Valley wisdom can transform philanthropy and nonprofit management. In Engine of Impact, however, these authors cast a skeptical eye on that idea. Indeed, they provide lively and effective counter-programming to many of the fads and fancies that have swept over the nonprofit world in recent years.

Engine of Impact offers refreshing clarity and firm guidance on critical topics in the social sector that have long generated too much heat and too little light—topics such as fundraising and board governance, theory of change and impact evaluation. In each case, Meehan and Jonker distill decades’ worth of research and observation into lessons about what truly matters for nonprofit leaders who aim to build high-performance organizations.

Above all, Meehan and Jonker vividly convey why excellence in the social sector matters. Every page of this admirably brief book illuminates the difference between a “good enough” nonprofit and one that is capable of doing *enough good* to achieve significant and enduring impact.

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This book provides a much-needed synthesis of the best strategic thinking among nonprofit leaders

November 20, 2017

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This book provides a much-needed synthesis of the best strategic thinking among nonprofit leaders. But what was even more important and compelling - was it's clear roadmap of how we can collectively align our interests and goals to achieve something bigger than ourselves.

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an enjoyable read packed with real, valuable learning points about strategy, leadership, and the nonprofit sector

January 30, 2018

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I remember thinking that this book might be difficult to get through, or may require note-taking or rereading to truly master its content. Instead, I was pleasantly surprised to find that this book was one of the most enjoyable and effortless reads I've ever had of a nonfiction "business" book. The book is very clearly laid out, with each chapter representing a different facet of nonprofit strategic leadership. My favorite thing about the book was the personal voice and degree of anecdotal support in each chapter. (Chapter 4, Insight and Courage, is in particular packed with these anecdotes) I truly loved reading so many stories of nonprofits and leaders throughout the decades and drawing from their examples of strategic leadership. Both Meehan and Jonker, with their decades of experience working in the sector, have clearly had rare access to some of the visionaries of our era.

I began this book with very little nonprofit exposure or business strategy exposure, and I think I concluded this book having gained a great deal of insight into the essence of excellent strategic leadership. Even though it is geared to nonprofits, I think many of the leadership skills and teachings are transferable to the for-profit sector and I've been recommending it to all friends regardless of their interests! If you ever will be part of an organization, work with others, lead others, or wish to engage with the social sector in any form, I highly recommend this book.

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Insightful, Informative, and Challenging.

January 7, 2018

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As one who works in the nonprofit sector, my heading sums up my thoughts on this book. The concept of developing a theory of change were most insightful for me. I have challenged myself to put one together.

The book did get a little wordy and off track on occasion, but overall a good read to start the year.

Highly recommended for those who work or are involved in the nonprofit sector.

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Mary Guiragossian

I enjoyed the read and was quite engaged

November 29, 2017

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Helpful information for the non-profit sector. I enjoyed the read and was quite engaged. I loved the author's detailed information on the seven essential components.

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