Breakthrough Thinking This groundbreaking book will help non-profit managers think in new and creative ways about how they define and meet the challenges they face––and how to rise above standard practices to lift their organizations to greater performance levels. Using examples of best practices from innovative organizations in both the corporate and non-profit worlds, Breakthrough Thinking for Non-profit Organizations offers a mix of "how–to" advice and case studies that will guide readers on a new road to creativity. This book will fundamentally change the way non-profit professionals think about how they do their work––and usher in a new era for non-profits.
Breakthrough Thinking for Non-profit Organizations is based on a simple but challenging idea: "Good performance" is no longer good enough for non-profits. In a world of increasing demands that must be met, non-profits must set and achieve breakthrough goals. Bernard Ross and Clare Segal show non-profit managers and board members how to transform their thinking and improve their performance to meet the needs of the people and causes they serve.
With practical advice, exercises drawn from their successful workshops, and examples of best practices from companies such as 3M, Hallmark, and Microsoft— as well as from the most innovative organizations in the non-profit world— Ross and Segal show non-profits of every size how to tap into creativity and transform that creativity into innovation. Exploring why and how some organizations achieve extraordinary results, the authors offer the practical advice and tools that readers need to emulate those results in their own organizations.
Because methods and approaches differ depending on individuals and organizations, the book is organized so that readers can pick and choose the specific tools or techniques that work best for their own situations. The wide range of case studies includes both best practices and worst disasters, so that readers might avoid the mistakes of others and apply the principles of others successes. The authors show how to set breakthrough goals, identify sources of creativity, overcome creativity–killing mindsets, turn creativity into innovation, and sustain a high–performance culture.
Breakthrough Thinking for Non-profit Organizations offers a veritable "ideas toolbox" for managers who want to achieve significant and inventive change in their organizations, whether in fundraising, service delivery, or overall performance.
