management

Books

Building Effective Boards for Religious Organizations, edited by Thomas P. Holland and David C. Hester

Jun 21, 2000 reviewed by Donna Schaper

If you are a member of one of the thousands of congregations or religious nonprofits that are in the middle of "strategic planning" or "visioning" or "long-term planning," this book is for you. If you have been waiting for a hands-on sequel to Robert Greenleaf's 1977 Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness, wait no longer.

Faith Matters

Undermanaged

The leadership deficit in nonprofit organizations
Aug 11, 2009 by L. Gregory Jones
“Nonprofit organizations tend to be overled and undermanaged.” Thomas Tierney, chair and cofounder of the Bridgespan Group, has published several important studies on “the leadership deficit.” But what does he mean by this apparent contradiction?