LESLIE R. CRUTCHFIELD is an author and a leading authority on scaling social innovation and high-impact philanthropy. She is a senior advisor at FSG, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in social sector strategy, evaluation, and research. Her previous book, Forces for Good, was recognized in The Economist on its annual list of Top Business Books.
JOHN V. KANIA is a managing director at FSG who oversees the firm's consulting practice. John is a featured author of the book Learning from the Future, and he has been published in Stanford Social Innovation Review and the Wall Street Journal. He is a former partner of both Mercer Management Consulting and Corporate Decisions, Inc.
MARK R. KRAMER is cofounder and a managing director at FSG, cofounder of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, and a Senior Fellow at Harvard University. Mark speaks and writes extensively on topics in philanthropy and corporate responsibility, and has been published in Harvard Business Review and Stanford Social Innovation Review.

Preface vii
Acknowledgments xi
The Authors xv
1 Catalytic Philanthropy 1
2 Commit to Your Cause 19
3 Practice 1: Advocate for Change 37
4 Practice 2: Blend Profit with Purpose 63
5 Practice 3: Forge Nonprofit Peer Networks 87
6 Practice 4: Empower the People 119
7 Practice 5: Lead Adaptively 143
8 Practice 6: Learn in Order to Change 165
9 Toward a More Catalytic Future 185
Appendix A: Research Methodology 191
Appendix B: Peer Survey Questions 199
Appendix C: Research Advisors 203
Appendix D: Review of the Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits in Forces for Good 205
Appendix E: Getting Started with Catalytic Philanthropy 211
Notes 227
Index 239

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