ManagingNonprofits.org: Dynamic Management for the Digital Age: 156 (Wiley Nonprofit Law, Finance and Management Series) - Hardcover

Hecht, Ben; Ramsey, Rey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471395277 ISBN 13: 9780471395270

Publisher: Wiley, 2001

Synopsis

Nonprofit managers have been slow to embrace the digital age. Although technology has transformed the face of the for-profit sector and how it operates, nonprofit use of technology to improve internal functioning and to change the way services are delivered is almost nonexistent. These limitations actually have opened the door for for-profits to "compete" successfully for traditional nonprofit business, such as moving people from welfare to work. ManagingNonprofits.org is both a call to action and a roadmap for change. Each chapter defines an element of Dynamic Management and identifies "digital hotspots" or places within that element, and the nonprofit's implementation of that element, where digital issues will most likely arise and need to be addressed. In addition, at the end of each chapter, Maxims of Dynamic Management or core truths that the authors have found helpful to follow in their day-to-day experience as nonprofit leaders in bringing Dynamic Management to their organization are provided. Finally, the authors highlight the experience of various nonprofit and for-profit organizations that have successfully made elements of Dynamic Management a reality in their organizations.

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Praise for ManagingNonprofits.org

"Hecht and Ramsey have hit a home run. ManagingNonprofits.org not only applies lessons learned from the dot.com world's use of technology and the Internet to the nonprofit sector but helps nonprofit managers to adapt the best new management and leadership practices to their efforts. It is an invaluable tool for helping nonprofits reshape their old ways of doing business."
-Milton J. Little Jr.
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
National Urban League

"Ben Hecht and Rey Ramsey pull no punches in stating forcefully why non-profits have to modernize their approaches to management in the digital age. Lessons abound as to why this is so, and the authors' new book presents them most effectively."
-Lawrence M. Small
Former President and Chief Operating Officer
Fannie Mae

"This book is the only one on the market specifically designed to help nonprofit managers understand and harness the power of technology and the Internet to strengthen the organization and better serve customers. Start building your Digital Culture today by buying this book and giving it to your employees, your board, your funders."
-Paul Shoemaker
Executive Director
Social Venture Partners

"This book is the road map to the 21st century that nonprofits so desperately need-and have been waiting for. Any organization that aspires to a role in our changing economy will find in these pages the tools they need to embrace and leverage such change for positive growth. Ben Hecht and Rey Ramsey have combined vision along with practical experience to produce a book that will not only help organizations survive and get to scale, but will ultimately save lives through stronger communities."
-Bill Shore
Founder and Executive Director
Share Our Strength

"The power of technology to help solve societal problems is awesome. But first, technology and the right applications must get into the culture and hands of our most committed and knowledgeable-the not-for-profit sector and its legions of staff and volunteers. This exciting book shows the way."
-Angela Glover Blackwell
Founder and President
PolicyLink

About the Author:

BEN HECHT, JD, CPA, is an experienced nonprofit executive, author, and lecturer. In 2000, he and Rey Ramsey founded One Economy Corporation, a national nonprofit dedicated to maximizing the power of technology to expand opportunities for low-income people to improve their standard of living. He currently serves as One Economy's President and Chief Operating Officer. REY RAMSEY, JD, is a seasoned executive and social entrepreneur. He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and Board Chair of One Economy. From 1996 to 2000, the authors worked together applying principles of dynamic management at The Enterprise Foundation and its network of 1,500 community-based organizations nationwide.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0471395277
• ISBN 13: 9780471395270
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304