Starr Mayer

When Bad Things Happen to Good Organizations

How Effective Manager's Prepare for Crisis

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Produktbeschreibung

WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN--discusses the dreaded possibility that a crisis might strike a nonprofit group. Defining a crisis as an event which threatens the existence of the organization, "When Bad Things Happen to Good Organizations" goes on to discuss prevention and cure by focusing on policies and people. While other books offer management advice to nonprofits or discuss organizational development, "When Bad Things Happen to Good Organizations" is a vital resource for every nonprofit which might encounter a disaster--which is to say, every nonprofit organization. The focus on policies and on people (board and staff) is from the discrete perspective of preventing crises which might be prevented and mitigating the damage of those which cannot. "When Bad Things Happen to Good Organizations" will bring peace of mind to leaders of nonprofits, whether they be executives or boards or pastors or councils. It is practical and can be implemented easily.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Morgan James Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 182g
• ISBN-13: 9781600378614
• ISBN-10: 1600378617
• Artikelnr.: 32440612

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents:
Chapter One: About Crises
    Questions to Consider
    External Crises
    Internal Crises
    What Makes a Crisis Life-Threatening
    Prevention and Cure
    The Keys to Crisis Management
Chapter Two: Preventing Crises with Policies
    The Benefits of Policies
    Determining Which Policies Are Needed
    The Essential Documents for a Policy Manual
    Policies Are Often Overlooked
    Examples of Preventing Crises with Policies
Chapter Three: Preventing Crises with People
    The People Who Make Up the Board of Directors
    The Role of the Board
    Keys to Creating a Highly Functioning Board
    Areas of Board Vulnerability
    Examples of Preventing Crises through Board Excellence
    Staff of Nonprofit Organizations
    Guidelines for Creating a Strong Staff
    Executive Transition Management
    Guidelines for Effective Management of Staff
    Examples of Preventing Crises through Staff Excellence
Chapter Four: Precursors to Crises
    Measuring Severity
    Assessing Tools Already in Place
    Acknowledging and Managing Conflict
    Timing and Time
    Two Key Responses to Conflict
    Conflict Management 101
    Bullies
    Examples of Precursors to Crises
Chapter Five: It’s a Crisis
    Elements of a Crisis
    An Identified Crisis is the Reality
    Emergency Plan in Time of Crisis
    Examples of Crisis Management
Chapter Six: The Crisis Has Passed
    Evaluation
    Communication
    Personnel Assessment
    Critical Conditions for Organizations
    Examples of Nonprofits in the Aftermath of Crises
Chapter Seven: Making the Organization Safe
    The Importance of Policies and People
    Identifying and Addressing Precursors to Crises
    Managing the Emergency
    Utilizing the Period After the Crisis
    Creating a Crisis Contingency Plan
    Developing and Utilizing a Crisis Audit Team
    Reaping the Rewards of Crisis Management Work
Prescriptions
    In Case of Emergency
    Crisis Emergency Plan
    Six Month Plan
    Emergency Contingency Planning
    Emergency Data Bank