THE LIFE STAGE MODEL is a powerful tool for understanding - objectively - your organization's current status and preparing it to move ahead to the future. In this useful guide, organization development consultant Judith Sharken Simon helps you understand where your organization is in its life. You'll learn about the very real challenges and problems facing your nonprofit at any given stage. Directors, board members, managers, and consultants can use this guide to:

• Put problems in context. You'll learn which problems are typical for your stage of development, and which ones point to potential dangers.
• Effectively manage transitions from one stage to the next. You'll know where you're headed, so you can bring the organization into its next stage of growth.
• Watch for the warning signs of decline and dissolution.
  

This unique guide includes The Nonprofit Life Stage Assessment. The Assessment allows you to plot and understand your organization's "home stage" and gauge your progress in seven arenas of organization development-governance, staff leadership, finance, administrative systems, staffing, products and services, and marketing.

Use The Five Life Stages of Nonprofit Organizations to help you avoid unnecessary struggles and to act on opportunities to boost your organization's development.

Reviews

"A HELPFUL guidebook for nonprofit organizations at any stage of organizational development. It includes a THOUGHT-PROVOKING assessment tool and PRACTICAL ADVICE on how to make transitions from one stage to another." - Paul Connolly, Vice President, The TCC Group, New York, NY

"I haven't found a nonprofit life cycle resource that addresses the topic as well as this one. My clients find it COMFORTING and constructive to learn how they compare to their peers but are often unaware of the significance of their developmental stage. This guide will IMPROVE an organization's ability to assess its strengths and needs, ANTICIPATE its next stage, and ACT on that knowledge." - Nancy Axelrod, Consultant, Nonprofit Leadership Services, Washington, DC

"I've worked for many nonprofits over 18 years. After reading this book and looking back, I felt a jolt of recognition-'Aha, that's why!'" - Carolyn Kourofsky, President, Carolyn Kourofsky Consulting, Webster, NY

"A MUST READ for all nonprofit consultants and management service organization personnel." - Bill Belcher, Consultant, 501(c)onsulting, Sparks, NV

"A VALUABLE tool in helping nonprofits stay healthy and KEEP PACE with change." - Anita Sanborn, Vice President, Chapter Services, Alzheimer's Association, Chicago, IL

"Very well written - CLEAR and UNDERSTANDABLE. Author Judy Sharken Simon did a fine job with a difficult and challenging topic. Congratulations! " - Holly Korda, Principal, Health Systems Research Associates, Chevy Chase, MD

"This book gives your organization an opportunity for SELF-REFLECTION by stimulating discussion and potentially surfacing issues that may have been taboo. It will enable boards and staff to collaboratively ASSESS their situation, LEARN from organizations with similar challenges, and design appropriate interventions and ACTION PLANS." - Lynda Lieberman Baker, President, Meeting Solutions, Inc., Austin, TX

Book Information
ISBN 9780940069220
Author Judith Sharken Simon
Format Paperback
Page Count 102
Imprint Fieldstone Alliance
Publisher Turner Publishing Company
Weight(grams) 318g
Dimensions(mm) 277mm * 216mm * 15mm