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definitely picked up some insight into what makes a successful nonprofit, . . but it really irked me that the author repetitively mentioned that the Army helps all people religions and creeds yet persisted in referencing Catholicism so often.


Also, if you want to work for these guys, you have to SIGN AN AGREEMENT that you will uphold Christian beliefs, What a crock. Utter disregard for the Golden Rule and completely flying in the face of their aforementioned "acceptance of all", I never knew that the latePeter Drucker had pronounced that the Salvation Army "by far the most effective organization in the U, S. No one even comes close to it in respect to clarity of mission, ability to innovate, measurable results, dedication and putting money

to maximum use, " There is indeed much one can learn from the SA, novemberThis was a very interesting book about how organizations function in regards to religion and community, I would highly recommend it as a weekend book to spark some ideas, The book about not just business but the meaning of life, . . a guide for being the best at what you do and doing it with a sense of purpose that connects with something larger than yourself, . .

For many people, The Salvation Army is most visible between Thanksgiving and Christmas, That's when its officers, soldiers and volunteers, in the ubiquitous Kettle Campaign, make music and collect money for good works, Few realize, however, that the Army is much, much more than this one effort and is in fact a powerhouse of an organization, None other than Peter Drucker called it "the most effective organization in the U, S. " Not the most effective nonprofit, but "the most effective organization, " Quite a compliment from the world's most preeminent management thinker, especially when you consider that he is comparing The Salvation Army to worldclass corporations like General Electric, IBM and Johnson ampJohnson.


Now, Robert Watson, the Army's recently retired national commander, is ready to share the Army's secrets about organization, strategy, and acting with a sense of mission.
With its,centers of operation,billion in annual revenues, andmillion clients served in every zip code in America, The Salvation Army is the model for doing business with a purpose.
As Peter Drucker says, "no one even comes close to it with respect to clarity of mission, ability to innovate, measurable results, dedication and putting money to maximum use":
Clarity of mission: What you can learn from the Army's laserlike focus of evaluating everything it does in terms of its mission of preaching the gospel and meeting human needs without discrimination.

Ability to innovate: How The Salvation Army's investment in people gets incredible returns and why it as much venture capitalist as charity,
Measurable results: Learn The Army's unique ways of setting, monitoring and celebrating the achievement of measurable goals so you, too, can say, "look, we promised we would do this and we delivered.
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Dedication: How the Army accomplishes so much with such a small cadre of officers,
Putting Money to Maximum Use: What you can learn from The Army's bare skeleton of a national organization in terms of making the most of your resources and making all of your operations selfsufficient.


By demonstrating the power of a sense of purpose combined with organizational effectiveness, this remarkable book has something essential to say to all executives, entrepreneurs, managers, and anyone with the ambition to bring people together to reach a goal.
Very preachy and selfcongratulatory. Of course you can run cheap 'Effective' if people work for free thinking that it will lead to some kind of eternal life, Very powerful incentive and control utilized since ancient time e, g. , built pyramids, sent rich men on crusades, fuel hundred year wars, Most of the lessons do not apply to forprofit companies they are in it for money, not salvation, This book is outofprint but one every visionary leader needs to read, Grab every coy you can fir your staff to read, Robert Alexander Watson,.