Scaling Altruism: A Proven Pathway for Accelerating Nonprofit Growth and Impact

by Donald Summers

Overview

A hands-on toolkit for ambitious nonprofit leaders seeking to grow their organization's impact

In Scaling Altruism: A Proven Pathway for Accelerating Nonprofit Growth and Impact, veteran social impact advisor and entrepreneur Donald Summers delivers a comprehensive, step-by-step blueprint to transforming small or mid-size nonprofit into an impactful and extraordinary agent of change. The book contains templates, tools, exercises, and crystal-clear implementation guides that readers can apply immediately to begin scaling their social impact organization.

Offering actionable insights that have enabled many of today's most exciting social change efforts, the author provides practical guidance on how to turn your nonprofit into a social-problem-solving machine. You'll also find:

• Specific strategies to improve cash flow and funding to your nonprofit, including revenue tools and staff integration
• An Investment and Partnership Scorecard, detailing the health of your fundraising efforts
• Leadership best practices for dealing with disruptive people at a nonprofit

An invaluable resource for managers and directors at small- to medium-sized nonprofits, Scaling Altruism is also perfect for funders and graduate students aspiring to work in the nonprofit space.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781394223459
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	03/06/2024
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	492,819
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

DONALD SUMMERS is Founder and CEO of Altruist Partners, a social impact advisory firm that helps nonprofits and social enterprises transform their fundraising efforts as they amplify their growth and impact. Summers is also Founder and CEO of the Altruist Nonprofit Accelerator.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction 1

1 Assess 13

2 Align 35

3 Plan 73

4 Test 107

5 Fund 119

6 Execute 185

7 Lead 209

Conclusion 235

Glossary 239

About the Author 247

Index 249

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

A Stanford Social Impact Review Top Book on Social Innovation

"Highly recommended. Very helpful to us at FIRE"

- Greg Lukianoff, President & CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)

“This is more than a book. It is a toolkit for growth.”

—Akhtar Badshah, Distinguished Practitioner, Evans School of Public Policy, University of Washington; former Head of Corporate Philanthropy, Microsoft

“We followed this process to deliver a level of social impact no one thought possible.”

—Janis Avery, retired CEO, Treehouse

“I wish I had read this book when I started my first nonprofit.”

—Wei Liu, Founder, AI4Life; Principal Architect, Microsoft

“Thorough, thoughtful, and honest. Summers guides the reader clearly and concisely. Scaling Altruism is a resounding success.”

—Doug White, former Director of Columbia University’s MS in Fundraising Management, currently faculty at the Valdry Center for Philanthropy, Southern University