Forces for Good

Praise for Forces for GoodTop 10 Business Book of the Year ... a serious piece of research.-The EconomistOffers excellent real-world examples of what great nonprofits actually look like.-Financial Times.comA Best Book of the Year.-The Globe and Mail, TorontoInspired and inspiring, this book can change the way the world works by changing how leaders think. Leslie Crutchfield and Heather McLeod Grant have made a significant contribution with a Very Big Idea: the shift in focus from building an organization to building a movement.-Jim Collins, author, Good to Great; coauthor, Built to LastGlobal problems like abject poverty require innovative, scalable solutions. We have so much to learn from these six practices because they're what lead to wide-scale social change.-Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer, FacebookThe nonprofits making the greatest impacts these days are entrepreneurial, adaptive, outward-looking, and sometimes a little messy. Working together, they are trying not only to solve problems, but also to reform whole systems. For the many leaders of all ages out to change the world, this book provides an invaluable road map. Bravo!-David Gergen, professor of public service and director, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School; senior political analyst, CNNWinnerSkystone Ryan Research Prize by the Association of Fundraising ProfessionalsWinnerGold Prize by Axiom Business Book Awards for NonprofitsRevised and UpdatedTop 10 Business book of the year. -The Economist