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    The Nonprofit Board Therapist: a Guide to Unlocking Your Organization's True Potential
    The Nonprofit Board Therapist: a Guide to Unlocking Your Organization's True Potential
    The Nonprofit Board Therapist: a Guide to Unlocking Your Organization's True Potential
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    The Nonprofit Board Therapist: a Guide to Unlocking Your Organization's True Potential

    By Dennis C. Miller

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    The Non-Profit Therapist is a must-read for any non-profit board member or CEO. Dennis' book contains numerous nuggets of wisdom that would assist any non-profit organization. The suggestions are practical and easy to implement. If your organization is experiencing issues around good governance and leadership, make the time to read this book.



    David Williams


    President & Chief Executive Officer


    Make-A-Wish Foundation of America


    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateJun 17, 2010
    ISBN9781452018416
    The Nonprofit Board Therapist: a Guide to Unlocking Your Organization's True Potential
    Author

    Dennis C. Miller

    Dennis C. Miller is a nationally recognized strategic leadership coach and executive search consultant with more than thirty-five years of experience working with nonprofit board leadership and chief executives across the country. Dennis is also an expert in board governance, leadership development, philanthropy and succession planning. In addition, he is a sought-after motivational speaker, retreat facilitator and board and leadership performance coach.Dennis’ experience working with hundreds of nonprofit organizations has provided him with the knowledge and insights to understand the competencies required of today’s nonprofit leadership, whether as chief executive officer, chief operating officer or chief development officer. As Managing Director of The Nonprofit Search Group, he recruits executives who can inspire their organization to achieve greater levels of success and measurable achievements.As the former president and chief executive officer of a major medical center and foundation in New Jersey, his reputation as a respected healthcare executive resulted in numerous honors, including the status of Fellow in the American College of Health Executives. He has served as a member of the Board of Trustees for the New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals, Chaired the Board of Trustees for the Center for Health Affairs, Inc. in Princeton, and served in a leadership capacity on many other nonprofit boards.Dennis obtained his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University and Master’s degree in Public Health Administration from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.Passionate about leadership and governance, Dennis was the Founder of the Center for Excellence in Leadership, Governance and Philanthropy at Fairleigh Dickinson University, the largest private university in New Jersey. He served as the Center’s Executive Director from 2012 to 2016. He was also the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Saint Joseph’s Regional High School in Montvale, New Jersey, a highly respected academic college preparatory school. He served as Chairman of their Profiles in Excellence Capital Campaign and was recently inducted into the school’s Green Knights Hall of Fame.Dennis is the author of three books on nonprofit organization success: "A Guide to Achieving New Heights: The Four Pillars of Successful Nonprofit Leadership;" "The Nonprofit Board Therapist: A Guide to Unlocking Your Organization’s True Potential;" and "The Power of Strategic Alignment: A Guide to Energizing Leadership and Maximizing Potential in Today’s Nonprofit Organizations." Dennis is also a regular columnist for many of America’s leading nonprofit business publications and blogs.With his autobiography, "Moppin’ Floors to CEO: From Hopelessness and Failure to Happiness and Success," Dennis mixes together the right ingredients for an engaging, illuminating and compelling memoir, providing a gut-honest recount of his highly eventful life with engaging stories and valuable life lessons. Dennis shows how anyone, including a troubled kid from New Jersey, can overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles, make it to the top and live a happy and fulfilling life.

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      The Nonprofit Board Therapist - Dennis C. Miller

      THE NONPROFIT

      BOARD THERAPIST:

      A GUIDE TO UNLOCKING

      YOUR ORGANIZATION’S

      TRUE POTENTIAL

      Dennis C. Miller

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      AuthorHouse™

      1663 Liberty Drive

      Bloomington, IN 47403

      www.authorhouse.com

      Phone: 1-800-839-8640

      © 2010 Dennis C. Miller. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in

      a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means

      without the written permission of the author.

      First published by AuthorHouse 6/14/2010

      ISBN: 978-1-4520-1841-6 (ebk)

      ISBN: 978-1-4520-1840-9 (sc)

      Printed in the United States of America

      Bloomington, Indiana

      Contents

      Acknowledgements

      Introduction

      Improving Board Governance

      Increasing Leadership Potential

      Releasing The Power Of Visioning

      Untapping Philanthropic Success

      Bringing It All Together

      Bibliography

      About The Author

      To my wife Gladys

      who has always encouraged me to

      achieve my goals and pursue my dreams.

      Her love and support

      has allowed me to unlock my true leadership potential.

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      I wish to acknowledge and thank all of my friends and clients who have inspired me to write this book, especially John Mans, Tom Weatherall, Dr. Jerry Ryan and David Flood.

      I especially wish to acknowledge and thank my wife, Gladys, for her support and inspiration for the past 30 years, along with the love of my two sons, David and Douglas, and our dog, Bailey.

      I also want to thank Wendy Dodge for all of her tireless work as my editor. I am forever grateful and appreciative of her love for the English language and efforts to make me look good. Finally, I want to thank Tom DePrenda for doing a great job designing the book’s front and back covers.

      INTRODUCTION

      Over the past thirty years, I’ve had the unique opportunity to wear many hats. I was the president and chief executive officer of a major nonprofit organization, the president of a successful healthcare foundation, and the chairman of the board of a private college preparatory school. I served as chairman of a capital campaign and worked as a corporate executive of a publicly traded company that assisted nonprofit sector clients. Now I am an author and the president/founder of a company dedicated to helping the nonprofit sector in their pursuit of their goals – and of excellence.

      Everyone faces enormous challenges within the nonprofit sector. This is true whether your mission is related to education, healthcare, human services, environment or arts/culture. All of you have great causes and purposeful missions that are being advanced through the efforts of dedicated professionals, board members and volunteers who believe in your organization. Everyone has great hopes and dreams for his or her organization and is very proud to be associated with it! However, many still struggle to reach the level of excellence their mission requires. They struggle to fully engage their boards and key stakeholders and/or develop the resources needed to survive, let alone succeed or excel.

      As a chief executive, you may ask, How do I engage and motivate my board to be truly passionate about our mission and actively participate with confidence in our philanthropic initiatives? As a board member, you may seek to learn, How do I contribute to engaging my community in fully supporting our mission? Or, as the board chair, you may want to know, How do I recruit and develop board members who can assist me in achieving the dreams and goals of our nonprofit organization?

      In my first book, A Guide to Achieving New Heights: The Four Pillars of Successful Nonprofit Leadership, my goal was to provide an inspirational and educational book on how to unlock the leadership potential of individuals (including chief executives, board members and those who aspire to leadership positions) in the nonprofit sector. In this book, I want to share my experience wearing many hats - and working with many nonprofit groups - to develop an organizational culture that inherently thrives on creating success.

      As you read this book, you will learn from my experiences, observations of many colleagues, and the success achieved by my clients on how to unlock your organization’s true potential. Though I have observed the success of many organizations, I have also seen too many organizations that never achieve the level of success they desire because they fail to fully understand the importance of integrating all key organization components. Those that fail to meet aggressive fundraising goals often wonder, despite their critical mission, why they did not raise enough money. Too often, they failed to see that they never fully integrated their governance, leadership, visioning and philanthropy efforts.

      In the United States, there are approximately 1.3 million nonprofit organizations serving a wide range of important missions: arts/cultural, education, environmental, healthcare, human services, and other important areas. Many organizations have achieved national recognition and many thousands of nonprofits have demonstrated outstanding performance throughout their local communities. Yet, despite the tremendous sweat and tears that people poured into their nonprofit organization, far too many have failed to achieve their goals or operate at their full potential. In tough times, too many nonprofit organizations that provide critical services must unduly limit their services, or close their doors for lack of resources.

      I have seen numerous highly successful organizations develop their potential by constantly improving who they are, what they do, and how they communicate their success and achievements. These organizations all exhibit one important characteristic, the deep commitment to excellence in all facets of their organizational life. They integrate strong board governance, leadership development, visioning, and philanthropy. They have the courage to constantly re-examine their board and leadership performance to make any necessary improvements, despite how uncomfortable those changes may seem at first. They are led by confident and competent chief executives and board leaders who inspire everyone in the organization to seek new ways to achieve their goals.

      My goal in "The Nonprofit Board Therapist" is to provide a road map on how to unlock the true potential of your nonprofit organization. I hope that this book will inspire and motivate you to find the courage and develop the confidence to pursue your organization’s dreams and goals. This book includes the following chapters:

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