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Navigating Nonprofit Growth: Organizational Life Cycle Stages & Change Strategies

Explore the 5 life stages of nonprofit organizations, understand the phases of effective change, and discover key roles during organizational transitions. Dive into strategies for growth and development to propel your organization forward successfully.

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Navigating Nonprofit Growth: Organizational Life Cycle Stages & Change Strategies

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  1. Organizational Life Cycles • Bailey Johnson & Amanda Kurz • UGA Institute for Nonprofit Organizations

  2. 5 Life Stages of Nonprofit Organizations • Stage One: Imagine and Inspire ("Can the dream be realized?") • Stage Two: Found and Frame ("How are we going to pull this off?") • Stage Three: Ground and Grow ("How can we build this to be viable?") • Stage Four: Produce and Sustain ("How can the momentum be sustained?") • Stage Five: Review and Renew ("What do we need to redesign?") Simon, J.S. (2001)

  3. Quinn & Cameron, 1983 • (i) creativity and entrepreneurship stage, whereby innovation, marshaling of resources for survival and concentration on input activities are important • (ii) collectivity stage, where emphasis is placed upon communication and cohesion, which is associated with an internal process, becomes top priority • (iii) formalization and control stage, which focuses on stability, control and production efficiency • (iv) structure elaboration and adaption stage, where domain expansion and flexibility become a growing concern.

  4. Organizational Change

  5. Effective Change • Phase 1: Motivating Change • Phase 2: Creating Vision • Phase 3: Developing Political Support • Phase 4: Managing Transition • Phase 5: Sustaining Momentum

  6. Roles During Change • Change Initiator • Change Agent • Champion for Change • Sponsor for Change • Leadership, Supervision and Delegation

  7. Application Activity • Split into groups. • Read the article. • Describe in which stage of the organizational life cycle this nonprofit orgainzation resides. How can you tell? • What changes would you recommend for this organization to further develop or move to the next stage?

  8. Resources • McNamara, C. (2008). Field guide to leadership and supervision. Minneapolis, MN: Authenticity Consulting. • www.managementhelp.org • Chin, D.C.W. (1994). Organizational life cycle: a review and proposed directions for research. Mid-Atlantic Journal of Business. From www.allbusiness.com.

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