Good to Great and the Social Sectors
by Jim Collins
Collins's monograph adapting Good to Great for nonprofits, schools, churches and government: defining greatness without profit, legislative versus executive leadership, and the resource engine. Thirty-five pages and essential for nonprofit boards.
Read it if…
you lead or serve on the board of a nonprofit.
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Skip it if…
you run a business; the original covers you.
Try instead: Winning the Long Game →
Three things you will actually use
- Measure outputs relative to mission, not money raised.
- Legislative leadership persuades; it cannot command.
- Build a resource engine of time, money and brand.
Do this first
Define what great would mean for your organization in outputs, not inputs.
Our verdict
Essential nonprofit monograph.
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