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...