In an era of increased demands for accountability and effectiveness‎,‎ executive directors and managers of nonprofit organizations often find themselves struggling with problems they are unable to resolve‎.‎ Why is it that intelligent‎,‎ well‎-meaning individuals can manage and guide their organizations into a dysfunctional and chaotic mess and not find their way out‎?‎In Why Nonprofits Fail‎,‎ author and nonprofit expert Stephen Block explains that many well‎-intentioned leaders hold on to views of their nonprofit organizations that perpetuate problems rather than help fix them‎.‎ According to Block‎,‎ the first step to success is to challenge one‎'‎s own personal paradigms and ideas and be open to unique and alternative approaches to solving problems‎.‎ This much‎-needed book helps nonprofits get back on track and offers advice about the seven most common stumbling blocks‎,‎ including‎:‎ Founder‎'‎s syndrome FundphobiaFinancial misfortuneRecruitment disorientationCultural depression in nonprofit organization‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎