Too Important to Fail

The nonprofit world is full of amazing organizations doing vital work. But without a strong business-minded leader at the helm, these nonprofits and the people they help may be doomed. And if they fail, the people they help could lose a roof over their heads, access to meals or medications, even their lives. Too Important to Fail is the charged story of one nonprofit leader’s realization and commitment to ensuring the future of the organization for the people who need it by applying business acumen to the nonprofit world. By sharing lessons in applying business management to nonprofit leadership, Too Important to Fail is the ultimate guide for nonprofit executives and emerging leaders, Board members and donors.

Author Bio:

Toni Pergolin is a highly regarded strategic leader with acute financial acumen who has successfully grown companies organically and through mergers and acquisitions. As President and CEO of Bancroft, one of the largest human services providers in the northeast U.S., she has more than doubled the size of the organizaton in ten years. Her ability to lead nonprofit organizations with a focus on delivering excellence with a healthy margin has resulted in a decade of profitable returns enabling reinvestment in the organization’s mission. Pergolin was selected as one of the 50 most influential people in South Jersey by South Jersey Biz in 2015, was among The Who’s Who in Healthcare in South Jersey in 2017 and was included in SJ Magazine’s Women of Excellence in 2019.