<p>This the first guide to achieving long-term impact and social change in communities by employing critical, proven strategies in health and human services organizations. It is based on lessons learned from 20 human services organizations and their Chief Strategy Officers, who engineered significant improvements in their ability to adjust to change, reap the benefits of more data-driven decisions, innovate in ways that have meaningful impact, and establish fruitful partnerships with companies, communities, and government. </p><p>The contributions of human services leadership team members, Strategy Counts experts, and clinicians explicitly describe the role of strategy in health and human services organizations and present tools and methods that have the greatest potential to enhance the effectiveness and resilience of these groups. The book is based on the findings of a long-term pilot project, The Alliance for Children and Families Strategy Counts initiative, which focused on various strategies and their effective deployment to enhance the social impact of nonprofit human service organizations. Replete with lessons learned and case studies, the book will inform a great variety of human services agencies and organizations in their quest to improve the lives of children, adults, and families.</p><b>Key Features:</b><p><ul><li>Comprises the first guide to using critical strategies in human service organizations to achieve long-term impact and social change<li>Designed to foster adjustment to change, reliance on data-driven decisions, and successful partnership with companies, communities and government<li>Describes how the Chief Strategy Officers of 20 health services organizations used strategy to innovate and effect meaningful change<li>Based on the findings of The Alliance for Children and Families Strategy Counts initiative</ul></p>