Nonprofit Life Cycles

Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

23 @ 4 Series, 2012Allen County Public Library

Part IIdentify

Cycles Turning Points Challenges

Assess Analyze Action

Part IISpringBoardSelectEngage Retain

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Today’s Objectives

IRS

Starting Out

Applying for Exemption

Required Filings

Ongoing Compliance

Significant Events

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Sharken – 5 Stages

1. Imagine & Inspire

2. Found & Frame

3. Ground & Grow

4. Produce & Sustain

5. Review & Renew

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1. Idea 2. Start-Up 3. Growth

4. Maturity 5. Decline 6. Turnaround 7. Terminal

7 Stages of Nonprofit Capacity:

SOURCE: Nonprofit Lifecycles, Susan Kenny Stevens

IdentifyStage of Life Cycle

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Life Cycle

Start–Up

Imagine&

Inspire

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Stage

Life CycleAdolescen

t

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Ground & Grow

Stage

Life Cycle

Maturity

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Produce & Sustain

Stage

Stagnant

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Life Cycle Stage

Reverse

Dissolve

OR

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Turning Points

Organization Infrastructure Need to Let Go Focus Power Adjustment Revisit Mission Need to Move On

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Pivotal Transitions

SpringBoard Lifecycle & Board Members

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Recruit by Life Cycle

Assess

Predict

Determine

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RecruitInformShare

SpringBoard Tools boardnetUSA

SpringBoard Programs

More!

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ResourcesBooks and Online

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BooksNonprofit Lifecycles: Stage-based

Wisdom for Nonprofit Capacity by Susan Kenny Stevens, 658.048 ST4N

Building Strong Nonprofits: New Strategies for Growth and Sustainability edited by John C. Olberding and Lisa Barnwell Williams, 658.4012 B86

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Why Nonprofits Fail: Overcoming Founder's Syndrome, Fundphobia, and Other Obstacles to Success by Stephen R. Block, 658.048 B62W

Seven Turning Points by Susan Gross, 658.406G91S

Board Passages: Three Key Stages in a Nonprofit Board's Life Cycle by Karl Mathiasen III, 658.422 M42B

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The Nonprofit Leadership Transition and Development Guide: Proven Paths for Leaders and Organizations by Tom Adams, 658.4092 AD1N

The Nonprofit Organizational Culture Guide: Revealing the Hidden Truths that Impact Performance Paige Hull Teegarden, Denice Rothman Hinden, Paul Sturm, 658.314 T22N

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OnlineAct Your Age – Mike Burns,

nonprofitboardcrisis.typepad.com

Do You Know Where Your Organization Is In Its Lifecycle?BoardSource.org

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Basic Overview of Organizational Life Cycles - Carter McNamara, Managementhelp.com

Organizational Lifecycle & DeclineAshim Gupta, Practical-management.com

Geraldine R. Dodge Blog

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Assessment ToolsKeys to Successful Assessment

5 Life Stages – Where You Are (20-30 min.)

Six Signs That It's Time to Consider Going Out of Business

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