Janus K.K.: Social Startup Success : How the Best Nonprofits Launch, Scale Up, and Make a Difference

In order to make a difference, any modern nonprofit needs to achieve multimillion-dollar annual revenues. After surveying more than 200 high-performing entrepreneurs across the country—including the leaders of Teach for America, City Year, DonorsChoose, charity: water, and Hot Bread Kitchen—Kathleen Kelly Janus is here to show you how to reach and sustain lasting organizational growth. Janus asked a simple question: "What is the key to nonprofit success?" The answers she received reveal five key strategies responsible for the most successful social startups:

• Testing Ideas

* Measuring Impact

*Funding Experimentation

•Leading Collaboratively * Telling Compelling Stories

In these uncertain times, we need every bit of creativity and determination to find better solutions. The stories in Social Startup Success and the tools it recommends will help you make your organization—whether a fledging startup or a large, well-established operation—thrive.