# Engine of Impact: Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/books/engine-of-impact-essentials-of-strategic-leadership-in-the-nonprofit-sector/
- Published: 2019-09-24T10:27:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Engine of Impact provides actionable guidance for increasing impact in the social
sector. It is “a must-read” for all donors, nonprofit board members, executives 
and staff who seek to achieve extraordinary results for their organisation.**

The largest intergenerational transfer of wealth in history will soon be under way,
bringing with it the potential for huge increases in philanthropic funding. _Engine
of Impact_ shows how nonprofits can apply the principles of strategic leadership
to attract greater financial support and leverage that funding to maximum effect.

As _Good to Great_ author Jim Collins writes in his foreword, this book offers “
a detailed roadmap of disciplined thought and action for turning a good nonprofit
into one that can achieve great impact at scale.”

William F. Meehan III and Kim Starkey Jonker identify seven essential components
of strategic leadership that set high-achieving organisations apart from the rest
of the nonprofit sector. Together, these components form an “engine of impact”, 
a system that organisations must build, tune, and fuel if they hope to make a real
difference in the world.

## About William F Meehan III and Kim Starkey Jonker

**William F. Meehan III** is the Lafayette Partners Lecturer in Strategic Management
at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a Director Emeritus of
McKinsey & Company.

**Kim Starkey Jonker** is President and CEO of King Philanthropies, Lecturer in 
Management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and the former Executive
Director of the Henry R. Kravis Prize in Nonprofit Leadership.

## Reviews

“Bill Meehan and Kim Jonker have decades of experience in rigorously evaluating 
what makes organizations operate–or fail to operate–at a high level. In _Engine 
of Impact_, they leverage that deep knowledge to create a smart, compelling guide
to doing good by leading well.”
**Jamie Dimon**, Chief Executive Officer, JPMorgan
Chase

“Bill Meehan and Kim Jonker have written a playbook for those who are not satisfied
with doing some good, but want to do as much good as they can with their time and
talents. This is a vital topic, and I’m excited to see how the next generation of
nonprofit leaders applies the ideas and insights in this book.”
**Cari Tuna**, Co-
founder and President, Good Ventures, and Managing Director, Open Philanthropy Project

“The social sector has long needed a book like this one, which emphasizes a businesslike
approach to doing good at scale. When the bottom line is measured by impact on human
lives, the best intentions are never enough. By applying lessons in management excellence,
this book will help nonprofits achieve significantly better results.”
**Sir Fazle
Hasan Abed**, Founder and Chairperson, BRAC