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SSIR Webinar: “Strategic Concepts That Truly Matter for Nonprofits”
Many nonprofit organizations today, whether they know it or not, are losing their way because they lack a sound strategy. For any nonprofit, a strategy is nothing more—and nothing less—than a clear and rigorously planned set of actions that are designed to achieve a social mission. Strategic thinking in the social sector must draw on concepts from the business sector, but it must also adapt those concepts. By honing their strategy in this way, nonprofit leaders can enable their organization to increase its impact significantly.
On Wednesday, Feb. 28, from 2 p.m. EST to 3 p.m. EST, Bill Meehan and Kim Jonker will present an SSIR Live! webinar that explores key ideas and tools that will enable nonprofit leaders to pursue their work more strategically. The price to register for the webinar is $59.
For more information, or to register for the webinar, click here.
On the Road: Book Events in 2018
Bill Meehan and Kim Jonker are scheduling events related to Engine of Impact in several US cities. We will update the information below as event details become available.
To inquire about booking Meehan and Jonker for an event, contact the BrightSight Group. Click here for information about booking Meehan. Click here for information about booking Jonker.
Jan. 23, 2018 | New York City
The Tamer Center for Social Enterprise at Columbia University hosts a book talk with Bill Meehan and Kim Jonker. The event is free. For more information, and to register for the event, click here.
Jan. 27, 2018 | Washington, D.C.
Politics and Prose Bookstore presents Bill Meehan. The event is free; no reservation is required. For more information, click here.
Feb. 11, 2018 | Cambridge, Mass.
The Social Enterprise Conference, co-hosted by Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School, includes an interview with Bill Meehan and Kim Jonker. In addition, Jonker will appear at a panel session. For more information, and to purchase tickets for the conference, click here.
Feb. 12, 2018 | Boston, Mass.
The Barr Foundation, the Boston Foundation, and the Institute for Nonprofit Practice (INP) host a free public event with Bill Meehan and Kim Jonker. Yolanda Coentro, president and CEO of INP, will lead a discussion with the authors. For more information, and to register for the event, click here.
Mar. 19, 2018 | Stanford, Calif.
The 4th Annual HBS-GSB Board Summit, titled “Building High-Impact Non-Profit Boards” and jointly hosted by Harvard Business School Community Partners and Stanford Graduate School of Business, features a keynote presentation that includes a fireside chat with Bill Meehan and Kim Jonker. For more information, and to purchase tickets, click here.
June 28, 2018 | New York City
The 92nd Street Y hosts Bill Meehan and Kim Jonker for a presentation, followed by a Q&A session. Details about the event will be available at the 92nd Street Y website.
Two Events at Stanford (Video)
Seeing is believing: We can now share video recordings of two events held at Stanford University to mark the launch of Engine of Impact.
On Oct. 28, Bill Meehan and Kim Jonker appeared at a session during Alumni Weekend at Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB). Jonathan Levin, dean of GSB, Spoke with Meehan and Jonker about a wide range of book-related topics, and afterward GSB alumni posted questions to the authors.
On Nov. 9, the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society hosted an event in honor of Engine of Impact at the David and Joan Traitel Building, site of the new conference center of the Hoover Institution at Stanford. John Hennessy, former president of the university, interviewed Meehan and Jonker, and a lively audience Q&A session followed.
Big Apple Book Launch (Photos)
In conjunction with the official publication of Engine of Impact on Nov. 14, Bill Meehan and Kim traveled to New York City for a series of interviews and events. One event, hosted by the New York chapter of the Stanford Alumni Association, took place on Nov. 16 at Upper East Side home of the Americas Society/Council of the Americas. Zia Khan, vice president of initiatives and strategy at the Rockefeller Foundation, moderated the event. After Khan’s interview with Meehan and Jonker, the authors answered audience questions and then signed copies of the book.
Here, courtesy of the event organizers, are photos from the event.
Stanford University Book Launch (Photos)
In conjunction with the official publication of Engine of Impact on Nov. 14, John Hennessy, former president of Stanford University, moderated a discussion with Bill Meehan and Kim Jonker on Nov. 9, hosted on the Stanford campus by the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS).
Photos from the event:
Hennessy to Interview Meehan and Jonker
John Hennessy, former president of Stanford University, will moderate a discussion with Bill Meehan and Kim Jonker on Thursday, Nov. 9, at an event hosted on the Stanford campus by the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS). The event will start with a reception at 5:00 p.m., and a Q&A session led by Hennessy will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, founder and chair of PACS and author of Giving 2.0, will offer a special introduction to lead off the discussion.
Copies of Engine of Impact will be available for purchase, and Meehan and Jonker will sign books following the Q&A session.
The authors of Engine of Impact have close connections to PACS. Meehan is a founding member of the PACS advisory board, and Jonker was a visiting practitioner at the center.
If you wish to attend the event, click here to register for it. Registered attendees will receive information on the exact location for the event beforehand.
Kickoff at Stanford
On Saturday, Oct. 28, Bill Meehan and Kim Jonker launched their efforts to promote Engine of Impact in a special event at Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB)—the institution where much of the thinking and research in the book originated. Jon Levin, dean of GSB, joined Meehan and Jonker for a wide-ranging discussion of themes and lessons from the new book. The event, held at Cemex Auditorium on the Stanford University campus, was part of Alumni Weekend at GSB.
Meehan and Jonker, speaking to a packed auditorium, talked at length about the steps that GSB alumni can take in their role as business leaders and nonprofit board members to boost the impact of organizations in the social sector. In a striking moment during the interview, Dean Levin asked attendees to raise their hand if they currently serve on a nonprofit board. The overwhelming majority of GSB alumni at the event—as many as three-fourths of them—raised their hands. Attendees expressed curiosity about serving in that role more effectively, and Meehan urged them to use that curiosity as an asset. “Keep asking dumb questions until you figure out what the smart questions are,” he said.
Photograph by Robert E. King
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