In advance of the publication of Engine of Impact, and in conjunction with release of the Stanford Survey on Leadership and Management in the Nonprofit Sector, GuideStar launched what will ultimately be an eight-part series of posts by Bill Meehan and Kim Jonker. 
The series, called “Your Engine of Impact,” will cover each of the seven elements that make up their model of strategic leadership, and it will conclude with a post on the role that strategic leadership plays in organizational scaling and in scaling impact.
Jacob Harold, president and CEO of GuideStar, wrote a special introductory post for the series. In his post, Harold also cites GuideStar-relevant findings from the Stanford Survey. And he makes a nod toward Meehan’s long history of supporting GuideStar and its mission:
Bill’s involvement in GuideStar runs deep. He was an early supporter of efforts by GuideStar founder Arthur “Buzz” Schmidt to leverage technology in a way that would empower donors to evaluate nonprofits. Bill also served on the GuideStar board from 1996 to 2012, and he holds the title of chair emeritus. Engine of Impact is, among other things, a culmination of Bill’s longstanding drive to bring greater rigor to nonprofit leadership.
Here are posts in the series that have appeared so far. (We will update the list as new posts go up at the GuideStar Blog.)
- Survey Says: Nonprofits Have Room to Grow (introduction by Jacob Harold)
- Your Engine of Impact: Mission
- Your Engine of Impact: Strategy
- Your Engine of Impact: Impact Evaluation
- Your Engine of Impact: Insight and Courage
- Your Engine of Impact: Organization and Talent
- Your Engine of Impact: Funding
- Your Engine of Impact: Board Governance
- Your Engine of Impact: Scaling