The Organic Charity
The Organic Charity
Human beings are one of the most successful organisms on planet earth. Could the structures, networks and processes within the human body contain lessons for managing more successful charities? This book offers leadership insights distilled from biological systems. I hope that it will inspire readers to align organizational assumptions, processes and goals with an organic perspective for healthier income and sustainable revenue generation.
Michael graduated from Cambridge University and trained at the Financial Times. He qualified as a Chartered Financial Analyst and has performed consultancy roles within the public and private sectors. He has advised charities across the United Kingdom on strategic, financial and operational issues.
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Contents
Introduction – The Organic Charity
Chapter 1 – Organic Relationships: The Skeletal System
Chapter 2 – Organic Teams: The Muscular System
Chapter 3 – Organic Management Skills: The Liver
Chapter 4 – Organic Fundraising: The Digestive System
Chapter 5 – Organic Operational Management: The Endocrine System
Chapter 6 – Organic Strategic Leadership: The Nervous System
Chapter 7 – Organic Human Resources: The Immune System
Chapter 8 – Organic Finance: The Cardiovascular System
Chapter 9 – Organic Marketing: The Integumentary System
Chapter 10 – Organic Team Building: Cellular Systems
Chapter 11 – Organic Cultural DNA
Chapter 12 – Organic Innovation
Chapter 13 – Organic Income Models: The Lungs
The complexity of the largest international charity is easily overshadowed by the body's network of 11 major biological systems, including 79 organs and a vast array of over 37 trillion cells - equivalent to the stars of over 100 galaxies like the Milky Way.
The apparently simple act of sitting down to think about this involves an unimaginable number of interactions, processes and collaborations. From the fertilized egg to the final heartbeat, the human body is an amazing team of teams, with something to inspire leaders of every type and scale of organization.
This book applies insights from our biological systems to enhance the sustainability of charity operations. Many business leaders practice the art of keeping operations as simple as possible. So, let's start with water, the foundation of all known life. What if we think of water as representing the people employed by an enterprise?
