The Nonprofit Crisis takes an in-depth look at the challenges faced by American organizations in the age of Donald Trump. The book argues that nonprofits are essential to the health of American society, but that they cannot function effectively without the confidence of the public. Unfortunately, nonprofits have been hemorrhaging public trust in recent years. Why is this happening? And what can be done about it? These are the kinds of questions that The Nonprofit Crisis takes up. In the process, The Nonprofit Crisis offers nonprofits, and those that care about them, a way forward in trying times.
Reviews, Excerpts, Interviews, Etc.
What Jill Lepore Knows About Harvard (Persuasion)
A Conversation with Greg Berman (The Giving Review)
The Seduction of Nonprofit Mission Creep (Stanford Social Innovation Review)
Nonprofit Leadership as Vocation (The Art of Association)
Fear and Loathing in the Nonprofit Sector (Persuasion)
Trump’s Misguided War on Nonprofits (New York Daily News)
Trump vs. Civil Society (Vital City)
Why the Unhappiness of Nonprofit Leaders Matters (City & State)
A Moment of Reckoning for Nonprofit Leaders (LA Review of Books)
Leaders Must Confront Declining Trust in the Nonprofit World — Before It’s Too Late (Chronicle of Philanthropy)
Praise
“Greg Berman is a voice of sanity in a world overrun with extremists. In The Nonprofit Crisis, he brings his incisive eye to a subject that too many have overlooked: the nonprofits we depend upon to make our democracy work. A joy to read!”
-- Peter Moskos, author, Back from the Brink
“As America’s nonprofits find themselves buffeted by culture wars, eroding trust, and the relentless pull of ideological purity, Greg Berman offers exactly what the moment demands: thoughtful, timely, and refreshingly sane guidance. This book cuts through the noise to give nonprofit leaders perspective, humility, and a clear roadmap forward."
—Yascha Mounk, Professor, Johns Hopkins University and author of The Identity Trap
“Drawing on his own experience as an innovative leader in the nonprofit sector, Greg Berman analyzes the challenges faced by civic associations in the United States and offers wise advice about how to deal with them. His main recommendation—stick to your mission—is one no leader or director of any organization should ignore.”
—Leslie Lenkowsky, Professor Emeritus, Indiana University
“Berman provides the most holistic and practical treatment of the overarching task of nonprofit leadership since Jim Collins’ 2005 reflection, Good to Great in the Social Sectors.”
— Daniel Stid, American Enterprise Institute