Five Life Stages

<p><b>THE LIFE STAGE MODEL </b>is a powerful tool for understanding - objectively — your organization's current status and preparing it to move ahead to the future. In this useful guide organization development consultant Judith Sharken Simon helps you understand where your organization is in its life. You’ll learn about the very real challenges and problems facing your nonprofit at any given stage. Directors board members managers and consultants can use this guide to:</p>
<p></p><ul><li>Put problems in context. You’ll learn which problems are typical for your stage of development and which ones point to potential dangers.</li><li>Effectively manage transitions from one stage to the next. You’ll know where you’re headed so you can bring the organization into its next stage of growth.</li><li>Watch for the warning signs of decline and dissolution.<br></li></ul><p></p>






<p>This unique guide includes <i>The Nonprofit Life Stage </i><i>Assessment.</i> The Assessment allows you to plot and understand your organization’s home stage and gauge your progress in seven arenas of organization development—governance staff leadership finance administrative systems staffing products and services and marketing.</p>
<p>Use <i>The Five Life Stages of Nonprofit Organizations</i> to help you avoid unnecessary struggles and to act on opportunities to boost your organization’s development.</p>