Leap of reason
Subtitle: managing to outcomes in an era of scarcity
By: Mario Morino ; with essays by Carol Thompson Cole, Lynn Taliento, Jonathan Law and Laura Callanan, Isaac Castillo, David E.K. Hunter, Tynesia Boyea Robinson, Kristin Anderson Moore, Karen Walker and David Murphey, Patricia Brantley and Ethan D. Schafer ; edited by Lowell Weiss, Cheryl Collins
Publisher: Venture Philanthropy Partners
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
ISBN-13: 9780983492009
Subjects: Nonprofit organizations; Organizational effectiveness; Leadership; Management
Description: Leap of Reason is the product of decades of hard-won insights from philanthropist Mario Morino, McKinsey & Company, and top social-sector innovators. It is intended to spark the critically important conversations that every nonprofit board and leadership team should have in this new era of austerity. The authors make a convincing case that the nation’s growing fiscal crisis will force all of us in the social sector to be clearer about our aspirations, more intentional in defining our approaches, more rigorous in gauging our progress, more willing to admit mistakes, more capable of quickly adapting and improving—all with an unrelenting focus on improving lives.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by Carol Thompson Cole; title: Introduction / by Lynn Taliento, Jonathan Law, Laura Callanan; title: Leap of reason: managing to outcomes in an era of scarcity / by Mario Morino; title: Ideas into action: a framework to get you started; title: Compendium of top readings for mission effectiveness; title: Essays by experts and practitioners who are "walking the talk:" First, do no harm...then do more good / by Isaac Castillo ; Using a theory-of-change approach to helping nonprofits manage to outcomes / by David E.K. Hunter ; Managing to outcomes: mission possible / by Tynesia Boyea Robinson ; Performance management: the neglected step in becoming an evidence-based program / by Kristin Anderson Moore, Karen Walker, and David Murphey ; What it takes: building a performance-management system to support students and teachers / by Patricia Brantley ; An integrated approach to outcomes assessment / by Ethan D. Schafer.