
Product Information
Copyright: 2025
Format: PDF
Pages: 21
Publisher: WestEd
No matter how talented the team or effective the intervention, mission-driven organizations often struggle to achieve sustainable impact. Part of this challenge is the complex environment in which nonprofits and other organizations operate.
This resource aims to support leaders with two complementary goals:
- establishing organizational clarity
- taking an ecosystem approach to impact
The guide discusses why these approaches matter, defines key terms, and presents real and hypothetical examples to deepen understanding of these concepts.
Author
Natalie Walrond
Natalie Walrond brings to her work 30 years of experience in K–12 education, finance, and strategy, working with both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Walrond helps state and local education agencies with strategic planning, participatory needs assessments, product development, and program design and implementation.