出版社：Richards College of Business, University of West Georgia
摘要：In this paper the results of a survey by the auth or of Silicon Valley based "social safety net" organizations are presented. A social safety net aids those who need assistance in one form or another. There is a distinct difference between social safety nets provided by governments and those provided by the organizations surveyed by the author. The purpose of the survey was to identify these organizations' most pressing issues and most promising opportunities. Its goal was to investigate how such organizations and their missions are being affected by the economic recovery that is gathering momentum in Silicon Valley. Is this economic "tide" lifting all of the safety net "boats", or are new challenges causing even more strain on these agencies. Even where conditions are significantly different from those in Silicon Valley, those involved with providing social safety nets elsewhere can learn some lessons from the observations of those interviewed for this survey. Relationships with funders, for example, provide similar challenges everywhere. The survey was accomplished by conducting interviews with CEO — level executives from a number of these organizations. While each agency's story is unique, a definite pattern of common concerns became apparent. The first part of the pattern is that these agencies are facing funding challenges that are both very complicated and very severe. The second aspect of the pattern is that many organizations feel they must completely remake themselves in order to continue to serve their missions. The third component of the pattern is that leadership and leadership development have become the highest priorities on many agencies' agendas.
