Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits

Last Minute Sales & Specials

An innovative leadership methodology for nonprofit and social change organizations

Using case-based methodologies modeled on Jim Collins’ s Built to Last, the authors distill the six practices of great nonprofits and show readers how to replicate these practices. Using a sample of 12 organizations, this book presents the strategic, organizational, and leadership characteristics that propelled these organizations to achieve remarkable results. The book provides insights for anyone who cares about positive social change.

Leslie R. Crutchfield (Garrett Park, MD) is a director of Ashoka. Crutchfield and Grant are co-founding editors of Who Cares, a national magazine reaching 50,000 readers in circulation between 1993— 2000. Heather McLeod Grant (Redwood City, CA) is a nonprofit consultant and Research Fellow with Duke University’ s Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship.