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The Sustainability Mindset: Using the Matrix Map to Make Strategic Decision

The Sustainability Mindset: Using the Matrix Map to Make Strategic Decision

by Steve Zimmerman and Jeanne Bell

$7.95

Nonprofit sustainability lies at the intersection of exceptional impact and financial viability. The Sustainability Mindsetoffers nonprofit professionals and board members a step-by-step guide to move your organization towards this intersection.

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  • Understand the definition of sustainability, the concept around which the authors believe all strategy should be geared.
  • Question traditional strategic planning and instead place a greater emphasis on decision making, execution and learning.
  • Learn how to use the matrix map tool to analyze the impact and financial return of your nonprofit business model.
  • Benefit from an extensively field-tested framework and the consistent themes that have surfaced.

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About the Author

Steve Zimmerman is the principal of Spectrum Nonprofit Services based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he provides training and consulting in the areas of finance and strategy for community-based organizations, foundations, and government agencies throughout the country. He is the coauthor of Nonprofit Sustainability: Making Strategic Decisions for Financial Viability. Prior to Spectrum, he was projects director with CompassPoint Nonprofit Services. He is a Certified Public Accountant and earned a BA from Claremont McKenna College and an MBA from Yale University.

Jeanne Bell, MNA, is the CEO at CompassPoint—a national nonprofit leadership and strategy practice based in Oakland, CA. She is the coauthor of Nonprofit Sustainability: Making Strategic Decisions for Financial Viability (Jossey-Bass) and Financial Leadership: Guiding Your Organization to Long-term Success (Turner). She is a speaker and consultant and co-leads a number of national research projects, including UnderDeveloped: A National Study of the Challenges Facing Nonprofit Fundraising and Daring to Lead 2011: A National Study of Nonprofit Executive Leadership.

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