{"product_id":"mission-to-systems-building-institutions-that-endure-9780986023057","title":"Mission to Systems: Building Institutions That Endure","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sylvester Renner\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Itrd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Itrd\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Corporate Governance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost nonprofits don't fail from lack of passion. They fail from structural immaturity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou started with passion. You saw a need others overlooked. You built something that works. But as your organization grew - more programs, more staff, more donors - you discovered something troubling: the systems that carried you early on can't carry you much further. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMission to Systems(TM)\u003c\/i\u003e is a practitioner's guide for nonprofit founders, executive directors, and board leaders navigating this critical transition. Written by Sylvester Renner, founder of Develop Africa, from twenty years of building a nonprofit across the United States and Sierra Leone - with the board meeting minutes, the IRS Form 990 data, the program failures, and the structural turning points included. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is not theory borrowed from a consulting firm. It is documented practice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSylvester Renner incorporated Develop Africa in 2006 with no staff, no office, and no donors. Over twenty years he grew the organization from a $23,918 formation-year budget to a peak of $425,056 - deploying over $3.3 million documented across nineteen years of IRS Form 990 filings and raising over $857,000 through GlobalGiving, where Develop Africa holds Superstar status. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside, you'll learn how to: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefine the real problem your organization exists to solve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild governance that actually governs - not governance that exists on paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstablish financial systems that make your organization explainable to funders and auditors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReduce founder dependency before crisis forces the conversation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale in a way that strengthens your institution rather than straining it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho this book is for: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFounders and executive directors ready to move beyond improvisation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoard members who know something structural must change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFunders and capacity-building practitioners who see the same patterns repeat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeaders in under-resourced environments where weak systems show up fast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat makes this different: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal examples from Develop Africa's journey - mistakes, turning points, and lessons learned\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiagnostic tools and decision frameworks you can apply immediately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwenty years of financial data, board records, and program history included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eStructure does not fail loudly at first. It fails quietly - until consequences are visible. You don't see the governance gap until crisis reveals it. You don't feel the documentation gap until knowledge disappears. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMission begins the work. Systems sustain it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFifteen percent of royalties from every copy sold support student scholarships through Develop Africa in Sierra Leone.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlso available: the Mission to Systems(TM) free governance toolkit (13 tools, no cost) and companion video course at missiontosystems.com.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Itrd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47883202887831,"sku":"9780986023057","price":2121.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780986023057.webp?v=1781100218","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/mission-to-systems-building-institutions-that-endure-9780986023057","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}