Nonprofit Consulting Essentials

Praise for Nonprofit Consulting Essentials
"The relationship between consulting and nonprofits has neverbeen more important. Both theoretically sophisticated andpractically useful, Cagney's research will be of great use toanyone interested in improving nonprofit institutions, deriving thegreatest benefit from consultants, and understanding what reallygoes on inside large organizations."
--Christopher McKenna, MBA program director and readerin business history and strategy, Said Business School, Universityof Oxford; and fellow, Brasenose College, Oxford, UnitedKingdom
"Everyone seems to have a different idea of what it means toconsult or be a consultant, especially in the charitable sector.Finally, we have a book, Nonprofit Consulting Essentials, thatreally delves into the assumptions and truths and the roles andresponsibilities of consultants."
--Paulette V. Maehara, president and CEO, Associationof Fundraising Professionals (AFP) International, Arlington,Virginia
"This really is an essential guide to nonprofit consulting andcapacity building in the current climate of dramatic anddiscontinuous change. Whether you are just entering the sector orlooking to refresh your skills, this book is a must-read."
--Brian Fraser, lead provocateur, Jazzthink, Vancouver,Canada
"This book will be an important resource for nonprofitprofessionals who wish to become consultants and for thoseconsultants who want to improve their craft."
--Patrick M. Rooney, executive director, The Center onPhilanthropy, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana
"If you're a consultant in the nonprofit sector, or if youretain a consultant--if you're even thinking about hiring aconsultant--read Nonprofit Consulting Essentials. There's alot of practical value packed into the pages of this groundbreakingbook."
--Mal Warwick, founder and chairman, Mal WarwickAssociates, Berkeley, California; and author, How to WriteSuccessful Fundraising Letters
"I have been in the YMCA movement for 35 years and have usedconsultants for technology to financial development to coaching andmore, but I have never truly understood the role and benefits ofusing consultants for nonprofits until I read this book."
--Gregory O'Brien, president and CEO emeritus, Valleyof the Sun YMCA, Phoenix, Arizona