Private Sector Strategies for Social Sector Success: The Guide to Strategy and Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations

by Kevin P. Kearns

This practical guide offers a realistic approach to strategic management, while borrowing from the most helpful and relevant business ideas, allows the public or nonprofit organization to achieve success without compromising its unique mission or constituency. Executives, managers, and policymakers will find key principles for everyday application, including how to: identify trends that will most affect programs and services; assess the organization's core strengths and competencies; select strategies that advance the mission while building operational success; explore opportunities for collaborations with other organizations; and encourage a culture of strategic thought and action.

Throughout this innovative guide, there are numerous illustrations and examples of how to apply the most appropriate technique to a particular need or goal. At last, public and nonprofit organizations have a real-world guide to finding lasting success.

384 pages, Hardcover

First published May 30, 2000

Reviews

[Heather Lynn Powderly · Rating 2 out of 5]

Underwhelming

[Nick Klagge · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was assigned this book for a grad-school class, but unlike the other class text ("Why David Sometimes Wins" by Marshall Ganz), this one was utterly dry and boring. While some of the frameworks Kearns describes may be useful, the book is strategy without soul.