[Lnc-business] Peter Drucker's Book - Part Two

[Scott L.]

At our New Orleans LNC Session last December, the Chair kindly gave every
LNC member a copy of Peter Drucker's book  "Managing the Nonprofit
Corporation."  I finished the book around Christmas time, and while I was
reading it I made a list of interesting citations.  

 

Here is Part Two of my citations.   (and this is the last Part).

 

 

 

 

Page 5   "Nevertheless, non-profit institutions find it very hard to answer
the question:  What, then, are "results" in our institution?  It can be
done, however.  Indeed, results can even be quantified - at least some of
them.  The Salvation Army is fundamentally a religious organization.
Nevertheless, it knows the % of alcoholics it restores to mental and
physical health and the % of criminals it rehabilitates.  It is highly
quantitative.  For many organizations in the non-profit sector, to be
specific about results is still odious.  They still believe their work can
only be judged by quality - if at all.  Some of them still quite openly
sneer at any attempt to ask:  How well are you doing in terms of the
resources you spent?  What return do you get?"

 

 

For example, I find it criminal that the National Libertarian Party does not
publish a chart that shows the number 

of Elected Libertarians in office on January 1 of each year since the Party
was organized.

 

 

 

 

Page 142    "Results, are achieved too, by concentration, not by
splintering.  That enormous organization the Salvation Army concentrates on
only 4 or 5 programs.  Its executives have the courage to say, "This is not
for us.  Other people do it better."  Or, "This is not really what we are
good at.  Or, "This is not where we can make the greatest contribution.  It
does not really fit the strength we have."

 

I would concentrate on one program - more elected Libertarians.

 

            

 

 

Page 151   "The most important way to develop people is to use them as
teachers.  Nobody learns as much as a good teacher.  Selecting someone to be
a teacher is also the most effective recognition.  Whether you talk to
salesmen or Red Cross workers, you'll find that no recognition is sweeter
than to be asked  "Tell us what you do to be so effective."

 

 

We have almost entirely neglected our Elected Libertarians.  I would be
cajoling our State Affiliates to give

their Elected Libertarians as many speaking opportunities as possible at
state and county LP events, 

and directing potential candidates for local offices to ask their state's
Elected Libertarians for advice.

 

 

 

 

Pages 157-158   "The board is also the premier fund-raising organ of a
non-profit organization - one important role it does not have in the
for-profit business.  If a board doesn't actively lead in fund development,
it's very hard to get the funds the organization needs.  Personally, I like
a board that not only gets other people to give money but whose members put
the organization first and foremost on their own list of donations.

 

 

Page 158  "I very rarely have seen a truly strong board in co-ops, for
instance, where boards are elected by the membership.Then you get boards
which may represent this or that segment of the membership, but they don't
represent the organization, at least in my experience.  Problems are likely
to arise on these boards, such as troublemakers who abuse the board to
create a political platform for themselves or just to hear themselves talk."

 

 

Page 191  "Creating a record of performance is the only thing that will
encourage people to trust you and support you."

 

 

    Scott Lieberman

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