Presentation by Peter Goldberg at the 2010 RWJF Annual Meeting in St. Paul, MN Whether experiencing good or bad economic conditions, there are several ways a nonprofit organization should assure it is high performing. This workshop, targeted to senior-level nonprofit professionals, will incorporate timely tactics and information on nonprofit high performance such as how “high tech” will intrude on “high touch,” maintaining elements of organizational capacity and managing talent, and creating a culture of innovation and ethics. We will focus on establishing strong executive leadership, good governance, and appropriately structured outcomes, while also working to effectively meet organizational capacity issues despite fluctuating funding streams. We will also address the capacity issues that arise from the need to “look around two corners.” Participants will discuss in detail the challenges to maintaining organizational capacity and willingness to innovate, while also developing the intellectual and pragmatic radar to change with the changing times.

18. Seven Components of High Performing Nonprofit Organizations 18 Fifth is outcomes . Outcomes need to be appropriately structured. We need outcomes aligned to mission, not just goals and objectives.

23. 23 What is on the radar? Drivers and trends in the nonprofit human service sector and the possible implications. 2010 Annual Meeting of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partnerships

28. Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn ’ t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you better start running. Page 114 of “ The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century, ” by Thomas L. Friedman 28

29. 29 “ Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” – Will Rogers Sample Matrix