Scaling Altruism (eBook)

DONALD SUMMERS is Founder and CEO of Altruist Partners, a social impact advisory firm that helps nonprofits and social enterprises transform their fundraising efforts as they amplify their growth and impact. Summers is also Founder and CEO of the Altruist Nonprofit Accelerator.

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction 1

1 Assess 13

2 Align 35

3 Plan 73

4 Test 107

5 Fund 119

6 Execute 185

7 Lead 209

Conclusion 235

Glossary 239

About the Author 247

Index 249

A Stanford Social Impact Review Top Book on Social Innovation

"Highly recommended. Very helpful to us at FIRE"

- Greg Lukianoff, President & CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)

"This is more than a book. It is a toolkit for growth."

--Akhtar Badshah, Distinguished Practitioner, Evans School of Public Policy, University of Washington; former Head of Corporate Philanthropy, Microsoft

"We followed this process to deliver a level of social impact no one thought possible."

--Janis Avery, retired CEO, Treehouse

"I wish I had read this book when I started my first nonprofit."

--Wei Liu, Founder, AI4Life; Principal Architect, Microsoft

"Thorough, thoughtful, and honest. Summers guides the reader clearly and concisely. Scaling Altruism is a resounding success."

--Doug White, former Director of Columbia University's MS in Fundraising Management, currently faculty at the Valdry Center for Philanthropy, Southern University