Nonprofit Management
Principles and Practice
Fifth Edition
- Michael J. Worth - The George Washington University, USA
September 2018 | 456 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
I. Understanding Nonprofit Management, the Nonprofit Sector, and Nonprofit Organizations
1. Nonprofit Management as a Profession and a Field of Study
| A Revolution in Management |
| A Distinct Profession |
| Nonprofit Management as a Field of Study |
| Toward a Balanced Approach |
| Proceeding With Realism and Pride |
2. Overview of the Nonprofit Sector
| America’s Nonprofit Sector: A Historical Overview |
| Searching for a Common Vocabulary |
| Alternatives to Nonprofit |
| Size of the U.S. Nonprofit Sector |
| Differentiating the Nonprofit Sector |
| Emerging New Models |
| Commercialization and Tax Exemption |
| Implications for Nonprofit Managers |
3. Theories of the Nonprofit Sector and Nonprofit Organizations
| Explaining the Nonprofit Sector |
| Explaining Nonprofit Organizations |
II. Governing and Leading Nonprofit Organizations
4. Nonprofit Governing Boards
| Types of Governing Boards |
| The Governing Board’s Responsibilities |
| The Board and the CEO |
| Explaining Board Behavior |
| Managing Nonprofit Boards |
| Nonprofit Board Effectiveness |
| The Challenge of Nonprofit Governance |
5. Executive Leadership
| The CEO’s Job |
| Management and Leadership |
| Overview of Leadership Theories |
| The Effective Nonprofit CEO |
| Founder Syndrome |
| Executive Transitions |
| Leading Change |
III. Managing the Nonprofit Organization
6. Ensuring Accountability and Measuring Performance
| Defining and Ensuring Accountability |
| Mechanisms for Accountability |
| Measuring and Managing Performance |
| Performance Measurement: The Continuing Debate |
7. Developing Strategy, Building Capacity, and Managing Risk
| Understanding Strategy |
| Strategic Planning and Strategic Management |
| The Strategic Planning Process |
| Writing the Strategic Plan |
| Developing an Operational Plan |
| Benefits and Limitations of Strategic Planning |
| Building Organizational Capacity |
| Defining and Understanding Capacity |
| Capacity Building in Action |
| A Model for Capacity Building |
| Capacity and Organizational Life Cycles |
| Capacity Building Evaluated |
| Managing Risk |
8. Collaborations, Partnerships, and Mergers
| Growing Interest in Collaboration |
| A Continuum of Relationships |
| Exploring Collaborations and Mergers |
| Drivers of Collaborations and Mergers |
| Obstacles to Collaboration and Merger |
| Conditions for Success |
| Collaborations and Mergers Within National Nonprofits |
| Cross-Sector Collaboration |
| Achieving Collective Impact |
9. Managing Staff and Service Volunteers
| Human Resources Management |
| An Overview of Management Theories |
| Understanding Human Motivations |
| Applying Theories to Managing the Nonprofit Workforce |
| Managing Volunteers |
| Volunteer Management as a Career Field |
| The Future of Volunteerism |
10. Marketing and Communications
| Defining and Understanding Marketing |
| Marketing Serves the Mission |
| Marketing Means Action |
| Marketing as a Process |
| The Marketing Mix |
| Building the Brand |
| Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) |
| Crafting an Effective Message |
| Crisis Communications |
| Social Media |
| Evaluating Marketing and Communication |
11. Advocacy and Lobbying
| Basic Distinctions |
| Overview of Lobbying Law |
| Implementing an Advocacy Program |
| Continuing Issues and Concerns |
IV. Obtaining and Managing Resources
12. Financial Management
| Definitions of Key Concepts |
| Understanding Nonprofit Finances |
| Nonprofit Financial Statements |
| Audits |
| Using Financial Ratios |
| Managing Endowment Funds |
| Developing and Managing the Budget |
| Financial Policies and Controls |
13. Philanthropic Fundraising
| Definitions and Distinctions |
| Motivations for Giving |
| The Fundraising Process |
| Individual Donor Life Cycles |
| Campaigns |
| Managing Fundraising Programs |
| Ethics and Professional Standards |
14. Social Enterprise and Earned-Income Strategies
| Social Enterprise and Earned Income |
| Why Earned Income? |
| Partnerships With Business |
| Nonprofit Business Ventures |
| Earned-Income Strategies: Issues and Decisions |
15. Government Grants and Contracts
| Changes in Sources and Patterns of Support |
| Grants, Contracts, and Fees |
| Government Support: Opportunities and Challenges |
| Seeking Government Support |
| Nonprofits in the Policy Arena |
V. Special Topics
16. Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation
| Defining and Understanding Social Entrepreneurship |
| History of Social Entrepreneurship as a Field |
| Theories of Social Entrepreneurship |
| Social Entrepreneurship Across Fields and Around the World |
| Building High-Impact Nonprofits |
| Sustaining Innovation |
| The Future of Social Enterprise and Social Entrepreneurship |
17. Governing and Managing International and Global Organizations
| Definitions and Scope of International Organizations |
| International Philanthropy and Fundraising |
| International Nonprofit Governance and Management |
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