Practical Advice for the Nonprofit Exec

Carlson and Donohoe provide suggestions for tackling duties such as fundraising and creating a budget, as well as juggling internal priorities of staff and volunteer development, financial management, program effectiveness, resource development and board relations.

Peppered throughout the margins of the book are digestible, gray-boxed “warnings” and “wisdom,” like this one: “Take time to get to know and understand your founder’s vision, passion, gifts. Honor and respect the founder’s contributions, recognize and talk about the challenges of letting go, and discuss how that affects your new responsibilities and authority.”