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5 Ingredients for a Successful Turnaround

1. Committed Champion: Turnarounds require an internal champion who is deeply committed to the organization’s potential. This champion becomes the change agent, taking personal responsibility for repositioning the nonprofit.
2. Symbolic Breaking Point: Successful turnarounds often stem from a specific organizational action that serves as a symbolic breaking point. It’s the moment when everyone says, “We can never let that happen again.”
3. Internalization: This term refers to understanding a situation well enough to internalize its lessons. It involves a willingness to face problems with an attitude shift and genuine comprehension.
4. Strategic and Administrative Competence: Beyond understanding the cause, an organization must possess the skill—both strategic and administrative—to navigate the turnaround successfully.
5. Commitment to Behavior Change: Implementing change is challenging, but it’s essential. Leaders must model behavior change from the top down, setting an example for the entire organization.

To learn more and refresh your understand of this lifecycle stage, check out Chapter 9 of Nonprofit Lifecycles: Stage-Based Wisdom for Nonprofit Capacity by Susan Kenny Stevens.



Meet August's Featured Member: Emma Fryer, Lead Consultant and CEO of Fryer & Associates, a consulting and coaching firm committed to helping organizations that are making a positive impact do what’s next.

Emma has extensive experience in leadership and C-Suite roles in the corporate, philanthropic, and political sectors. She is a Lifecycles consultant with the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trusts ATLAS Capacity Building program. Emma is passionate about strengthening the connections between vision & strategy and the individuals closest to the work, and her favorite Lifecycle Stages are Growth and Turnaround. Learn more about Emma on her Directory page.

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Empower your nonprofit through a virtual workshop facilitated by the NLI team in partnership with AZ Impact for Good.

Who: Team of 3-5 people including CEOs/EDs, Board Chairs and incoming Board Chairs, and other key staff team members

What: 6 hour virtual workshop to learn how to assess capacity imbalances and unlock growth opportunities for your nonprofit.

When: Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 9 AM - 2:30 PM MST



Nonprofits from any state are welcome to register and attend. Registration is free for AZ Impact for Good members.

**Scholarships are available for AZ nonprofits who are not yet members of AZ Impact for Good.