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| About the Book | |
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Do you have a plan to achieve your nonprofit organization’s true potential? Whether you are the current CEO, key member of the executive leadership team, board chair, or aspiring to be the CEO or the future board leader, I want to provide you with a guide to help your nonprofit organization be all it can be for those you serve. I also want you to believe in its possibility, believe you have the necessary roadmap to get there. I also want you to enjoy the journey. Leading your organization to new levels of success can be challenging and hard work, but I thoroughly enjoyed helping the many organizations I led during my executive leadership career. You will too. Everyone you are involved with, from staff to board members to volunteers and donors, wants to be part of a winning organization. When you successfully lead them to your organization’s true potential, everyone will be excited and very proud to be associated with you and your organization. This book is about the five key factors every nonprofit CEO and board member needs to know in order to successfully lead your organization to achieve its true potential. My goal is to provide you with a proven roadmap to help you achieve your organization’s true potential. There are five key factors to address:
As important as effective leadership is, having a strong, engaged, and motivated board is vital for success. In spite of the millions of talented and committed men and women who serve on the 1.5 million nonprofit organizations in our country, few are well trained in nonprofit board governance best practices. It is no one’s fault, but it must be addressed. The CEO and board leadership must address this lack of effective training and be willing to “invest” in your board's success. When the organization has a highly competent CEO and an engaged, motivated, and trained board, there is no goal that cannot be achieved. The ultimate beneficiaries are those you serve in your community. Finally, as in any business, regardless of your organization’s tax status, you are going to need the financial resources to invest in your organization. Having raised millions and millions of dollars as CEO and board chair, I know firsthand the many challenges involved in cultivating and soliciting new donors and raising dollars. I think you and your board members will be relieved to know that you, as the CEO, can be extremely successful without your board members “wanting to stick pins in their eyes rather than ask anyone for money.” They won’t need to. Just make sure every board member is committed to helping cultivate a few donors annually. Throughout this book, I have identified a series of questions for you to reflect on and answer. It is my hope this book will help everyone who is a nonprofit CEO and board member. I also hope those who aspire to become a nonprofit leader will enjoy reading this book and develop the self-confidence needed to successfully lead your organization to its true potential.
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| Reviews | |
“Dennis Miller has been a trusted voice and mentor for so many nonprofit leaders, myself included. In What Every Nonprofit CEO Needs to Know, he distills years of experience into clear, actionable guidance that both inspires and challenges CEOs to grow. This book feels like sitting down with Dennis for a thoughtful conversation about how to lead with purpose and achieve an organization’s full potential.” “This leadership guide highlights the nonprofit CEO’s multifaceted role as visionary, brand builder, fundraiser, and coalition leader—a demanding charge for any one person. In an environment of limited resources and rising expectations, success depends on a clear, measurable mission; a strong and engaged board partnership; proactive brand building and fundraising; and high emotional intelligence. Used thoughtfully, the guide serves as a roadmap for navigating today’s nonprofit landscape and steering the organization toward lasting impact and long-term sustainability.” "This book offers a compelling and timely contribution to the governance-as-leadership literature. Drawing upon over four decades of experience in governance across nonprofit, corporate, and public sectors, I found the work to be both accessible and substantive. It's clarity of expression, coupled with a wealth of practical insights, makes it a valuable resource for practitioners and scholars alike."
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| About the Author | |
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Dennis is a nationally recognized nonprofit leadership and board governance expert. He is the author of seven books, including his best-selling autobiography, Moppin' Floors to CEO: From Hopelessness and Failure to Happiness and Success. Dennis is also a highly sought after keynote speaker and retreat facilitator. |