Making Strategic Decisions for Financial Viability

"This is much more than a financial how-to book. It's a
nonprofit's guide to empowerment. It demystifies mission impact and
financial viability using The Matrix Map to provide strategic
options for any organization. A must-read for every nonprofit CEO,
CFO, and board member."

?Julia A. McClendon, chief executive officer, YWCA
Elgin, Illinois

"This book should stay within easy reaching distance and end up
completely dog-eared because it walks the reader through a
practical but sometimes revelatory process of choosing the right
mix of programs for mission impact and financial sustainability.
Its use is a practice in which every nonprofit should engage its
board once a year."

?Ruth McCambridge, editor in chief, The Nonprofit
Quarterly

"Up until a few years ago, funding and managing a nonprofit was
a bit like undertaking an ocean voyage. Now, it's akin to
windsurfing?you must be nimble, prepared to maximize even the
slightest breeze, and open to modifying your course at a moment's
notice. Innovative executive directors or bold board members who
want their organization to be able to ride the big waves of the new
American economy must read this book."

?Robert L. E. Egger, president, DC Central
Kitchen/Campus Kitchens Project/V3 Campaign

"Most nonprofits struggle to find a long-term sustainable
business model that will enable them to deliver impact on their
mission. Thanks to Jeanne Bell, Jan Masaoka, and Steve Zimmerman
help is now in sight. This book offers practical, concrete steps
you can take to develop your own unique path to sustainability
without compromising your mission."

?Heather McLeod Grant, consultant, Monitor Institute,
and author, Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact
Nonprofits

"At last! An urgently needed framework to prepare leaders to
meet head-on the persistent twin challenges of impact and
sustainability. This is a practical tool based on good business
principles that can bring boards and staff members together to lead
their organizations to sustainable futures."

?Nora Silver, adjunct professor and director, Center
for Nonprofit and Public Leadership, Haas School of Business,
University of California, Berkeley

"Together, Jeanne Bell, Jan Masaoka, and Steve Zimmerman equal
wisdom, experience, and know-how on sustainability and lots of
other things. Buy, read, and learn from this terrific book!"

?Clara Miller, president and CEO, Nonprofit Finance
Fund

"Wisdom, experience, and know-how. Buy, read, and learn from
this terrific book!"

?Clara Miller, president and CEO, Nonprofit Finance
Fund