This book comprises original case studies from a broad cross-section of nonprofits across the arts, social services, education, advocacy and philanthropy. Demonstrating how nonprofits can cope with crises, it provides readers with an opportunity to review real-world decisions and actions taken to adapt and respond to existential challenges.
Key Features:
31 original cases explore key financial, organizational and leadership themes
Presents candid cases that highlight the struggle and survival of nonprofit organizations
Analyzes strategies that bolster organizational resilience for managers, leaders, educators, funders and regulators
Includes critical questions at the end of each chapter for suggested lines of discussion, culminating in a key teaching tool
Teachers of nonprofit management and leadership will gain valuable insights from the original material and ideas featured within each case study. Students focusing on business, leadership, entrepreneurship, nonprofits, and strategic management will additionally find this book to be an important resource for their professional and scholarly development.
Contents
Foreword xvi
Supplementary materials xxii
PART I CASE STUDIES IN NONPROFIT
RESILIENCE: AN OVERVIEW
Introduction to Case Studies on Nonprofit Resilience
Management 2
1 The British Museum: Too much to manage? 18
Charles M. Gray
2 Culture@3: The power to unmute 27
Brenda K. Bushouse and Tamara Keshecki
3 Darling Corey’s is buying the building again 36
Roland J. Kushner
4 Michigan Science Center 43
Michelle Wooddell
5 Founder Syndrome at Metro Arts and Film 49
Mark Hager
6 Playhouse Square 59
Dennis R. Young and Art Falco
7 Rialto Center for the Arts 64
Dennis R. Young and Lee Foster
8 Ensemble Orchestra: Overcoming an existential
crisis in four movements 71
Rajiv Nag, Neville Vakharia, and Teresa Harrison
PART II CASE STUDIES IN EDUCATION AND
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
9 Restarting a scouting program: How to navigate
three common challenges in nonprofit leadership 84
Norman A. Dolch and Amy Perry
10 Illinois Collaboration on Youth 92
Kimberly K. Wiley, Elizabeth A.M. Searing, and Sarah L. Young
11 Jarige Job (“birthday kid”) 98
Philine van Overbeeke
12 Cooper Union 103
Dennis R. Young and John O’Kane
13 Charting a course through financial, legal and
headline risk at Hmong College Prep Academy 108
Todd L. Ely
14 The Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations
– A shooting star 117
Dennis R. Young and Grover C. Gilmore
15 Case study in resilience: Council of International
Programs 134
Dennis R. Young and Lisa Purdy
PART III CASE STUDIES IN HUMAN SERVICES
16 YMCA of Greater Atlanta 140
Dennis R. Young and John O’Kane
17 Dress for Success of Northern New Jersey: Case
study of the value of a network 146
Rikki Abzug and Kimberly Iozzi
18 The ALUT case study: Nonprofit organizational
resilience during the Covid crisis 156
Hadara Bar-Mor and Gil Sharoni
19 Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh:
Resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic 162
Brian Schreiber
20 Our Lady of the Wayside case study: The Covid
ripple effect 169
Dennis R. Young, Terry Davis and Meg Cutter
21 Refugee Services of Texas 173
Kayla Marie Parker
22 Safe Haven Family Shelter 180
Cara Robinson
23 UK Refugee Service 187
Elizabeth Cookingham Bailey and E. K. Sarter
24 Domestic Violence UK: The capacity of a UK
community organization to maintain service
delivery to marginalized groups during the
COVID-19 pandemic 193
Elizabeth Cookingham Bailey with E. K. Sarter
PART IV CASE STUDIES IN FOUNDATIONS AND
CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE
25 Moving the needle: Central Florida Foundation
and horizon goals 201
Pat Danahey Janin and Laurie E. Paarlberg
26 An interesting year: The strength and
adaptability of a community foundation amidst
the COVID-19 pandemic 209
Rebecca Tekula, Gina Scutelnicu Todoran, and Amy Rutter Korb
27 Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence 218
Reagan Anderson and Kimberly K. Wiley
28 JCC Association of North America: Responding
to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic 228
Mark S. Young
29 League of Women Voters: Case study in
democratic resilience 238
Michael Lee and Jodi Benenson
30 Stewards with intentionality: The Legacy
Foundation and community leadership 248
Pat Danahey Janin and Laurie E. Paarlberg
31 Shaking the foundations: Calls for change
in private foundation practices during the
COVID-19 pandemic 256
Todd L. Ely and Thad D. Calabrese
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