Coping with Cutbacks: The Nonprofit Guide to Success
When Times Are Tight
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“An invaluable tool for nonprofit
leaders and managers.”
— Michael Seltzer, Program Officer, Ford Foundation and author
of
"Securing Your Organization's Future: A Complete Guide to Fundraising
Strategies"
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by Emil Angelica and Vincent Hyman, Published
by Fieldstone Alliance.
(Illustrator: David Kacmarynski)
Think about funding problems
in a new way
Coping with Cutbacks
can help you deal with funding problems
in a new way. Successful nonprofits today see that solutions
of the past won't work in the long-run. Authors Angelica and
Hyman urge you to take a different approach, shifting your thinking
from "How do we get more money to keep our nonprofit in
business?" to "How do we involve other segments of
the community to address community issues?"
How to go about working together
The first part of the book shows you practical ways to involve
business, government, and other nonprofits to solve problems
together. In the process, you'll be making new connections, creating
buy-in, and bringing new partners to the table.
The second part of this unique
guide gives you a six-step process for coming up with solutions
to problems—financial or otherwise—that your organization
is facing. The steps are similar to what a consultant might use
to help you clarify the problem, set up criteria for success,
brainstorm strategies, and finally, pick the best strategies.
Detailed worksheets walk you through each step and help you write
a workplan.
Find immediate help with 185
specific cutback strategies
Coping with Cutbacks also includes 185 specific cutback strategies
gathered from interviews with a wide variety of nonprofit managers.
These strategies can be put to use right away to help you overcome
short-term crises, manage change, and use your resources more
effectively. You'll find:
- 51 ways to increase revenues,
manage money differently, increase fund-raising, expand services,
and improve productivity
- 64 ways to cut costs, deal with
bills, modify staffing, and change services
- 28 ways to change how your organization
works, including its mission, culture, and structure
- 40 ways to involve more people
in solving your problem, including other nonprofits, businesses,
the community, and the government
- And much more!
Ready or not, all of us in the
nonprofit sector are entering a new era. Use this book to help
your organization adapt and thrive.
Table of Contents
Introduction
- Acknowledgements
- About the Authors
- Preface
- How to Use This Book
Chapter 1: What's Going On
Out There?
- On the One Hand, Some Tough
Challenges
- ... And On the Other Hand, Some
Opportunities
- How Are Nonprofits Going to
React?
Chapter 2: How to Engage the
Community
- Sector Values
- Arenas of Influence
- From Premise to Practice
Chapter 3: How to Generate
Strategies
- Step 1: Know Yourself
- Step 2: Clarify the Problem
or Opportunity
- Step 3: Outline the Process
for Developing and Selecting Strategies
- Step 4: Establish Criteria for
Success
- Step 5: Brainstorm Strategies
- Step 6: Select the Visible Strategies
Chapter 4: Cutback and Engagement
Strategies
- How to Use the Strategies List
- The Strategies
Postscript
Appendix A: Strategies Checklist
Appendix B: Reproducible Worksheets
- Worksheet 1A: Know Your Values,
Mission, Competencies, and Vision
- Worksheet 1B: Know Your Decision-Making
Style
- Worksheet 2A: Clarify the Community
Problem or Opportunity
- Worksheet 2B: Clarify the Financial
Problem
- Worksheet 3A: Decide Who to
Involve
- Worksheet 3B: Write a Work Plan
- Worksheet 4: Establish Strategies
- Worksheet 5: Brainstorm Strategies
- Worksheet 6A: Select the Visible
Strategies
- Worksheet 6B: Write an Implementation
Plan
Appendix C: Survey Responses
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