Innovation for Social Change: How Wildly Successful Nonprofits Inspire and Deliver Results

by Leah Kral

Transform your nonprofit’s ability to innovate for the future In Innovation for Social Change , distinguished author Leah Kral delivers a practical manual for nonprofits and charitable organizations seeking to innovate their way toward new and exciting possibilities. In the book, you’ll explore hands-on design thinking strategies and techniques you can use as a disciplined process for exploring what’s possible in your organization. You’ll learn how to identify hidden needs, deal with the knock-on effects of your ideas, and focus your efforts where they can have the most impact. You’ll also discover how to transform your ideas into action, building small experiments and learning from them before scaling them up organization-wide, and how to create an ecosystem for everyday innovation. Finally, the author explains what we can learn from social entrepreneurs as they boldly challenge the status quo. The book also A can’t-miss roadmap to creative innovation, Innovation for Social Change will earn a place in the libraries of nonprofit board members, managers, fundraisers, and other professionals in the charitable space.

Genres: Leadership, Nonfiction

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Published November 22, 2022

Reviews

[Heather Gaspar · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book raises many interesting questions for consideration. I always ask my team now “what can we do better“ thanks to this read.

[Mollie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a must read for nonprofit leaders and team members. Packed with real life examples, Leah walks readers through principles that make up a strong nonprofit organization. From culture to organizational design to leadership, this book covers a wide range of topics that can strengthen nonprofits no matter the size.

[Leslie Corbly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fantastic read! Leah did a superb job of providing thorough analysis and practical advice to those in the non-profit sector. Her book breaks down the complexity of social change and gives practical tools for those looking to embed innovation into their model of non-profit work. I'd recommend this to anyone working in the non-profit sector. Additionally, I plan to revisit this book since it has so many fantastic tips, examples, etc. that encourage creativity that leads to tangible outcomes.

[Jerri Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've been involved with several non-profit volunteer working boards and enjoy looking for ways to make improvements. I think a lot of small non-profits get stuck in repetitive processes which stifle innovation. This book is a "how to" of; deciding what is the best social problem to work on, setting priorities, measuring your impact, with some fundraising advice thrown in. Some of the ideas presented in the book I'm familiar with through project management and know them to be sound, so I paid attention to all the ideas Leah Kral had in this book.

[Shaun Simms · Rating 5 out of 5]

I run a small to medium sized inner city nonprofit, whose life always seems run by the tyranny of the urgent. Leah's book give me practical instruction, along with relevant examples that have inspired me to innovate. My organization has already begun putting some of these principles in place, and are seeing the benefit. Every nonprofit leader and nonprofit board member should read this book!

[Nahin · Rating 5 out of 5]

So much good stuff in this. Non profit work is so inspiring but also wow the WORK you have to put in... damn.