Non-Profit/Pro-Growth -- The Kvc Story: Improving Child Welfare Through Values-Based Organizational Growth

What would you do if this child were your child? It's a question that Wayne Sims asked himself every day as the CEO of one of the largest non-profit child welfare organizations in the nation. Because when business decisions are made with heart, amazing things happen -- missions are met, values-driven cultures are created, organizations grow in sustainable ways, and human lives are changed for the better.There is perhaps no business more complex and high-stakes than the business of caring for children and teens who are "in the system" -- who need behavioral healthcare and supportive, loving homes in the midst of major family trauma. Attempting to grow an organization across state lines, against all odds, in collaboration (and sometimes in opposition with) government and private entities, is no small task.Learn how to:- Hire for character, experience and matching values, not just educational credentials- Turn every experience into an opportunity to learn and grow- Engage the majority of a workforce in the mission, vision and culture of the organization- Change tact and even strategy -- but never values or heart -- when leading in evolving business, social or political climates in which "successes are rarely permanent, and failures are never enduring"- Avoid becoming functionally irrelevant as an organization by focusing less on process and more on cultural development and on achieving outcomes- Use data to drive better decisions- Create partnerships, practices and a purpose that outlasts your tenure.Sims led his organization through 35 years of remarkable growth -- from a group home for five boys to a multi-state child welfare system that serves 60,000 children and families a year. This book is more than his memoir and more than a detailed corporate history. It's an insider's guide for current and aspiring social workers and human service professionals. It's a high-level instruction manual on privatization of child welfare services, and a love letter to the hundreds of KVC employees and supporters who made that history possible. In the end, it's a tribute to the thousands of children who KVC has served.

• | Author: B. Wayne Sims
• | Publisher: Silver Tree Publishing
• | Publication Date: Oct 26, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 216 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0999149105
• | ISBN-13: 9780999149102