Nonprofit management : principles and practice / Michael J. Worth. [print]

Includes bibliographies and index.

pt I Understanding nonprofit management, the nonprofit sector, and nonprofitorganization: Nonprofit management as a profession and a field of study -- Overview of the nonprofit sector -- Theories of the nonprofit sector and the onoprofit organizations -- pt II Governing and learning nonprofit organizations: Nonprofit governing boards -- Executive leadership -- pt III Managing the nonprofit organisation: Ensuring accountability and measuring performance -- Strategic planning and strategic management -- Capacity and collaboration -- Managing paid stuff and service volunteers -- Marketing and communication -- pt IV Obtaining and managing resources: Philantropic fund-raising -- Earned income strategies -- Financial management -- pt V Special topics: Advocacy and lobbying -- Governing and managing international and global organizations -- Social entrepreneurship.

"The only comprehensive textbook for the Nonprofit Management course, this book provides a broad overview of key topics, including the scope and structure of the nonprofit sector, leadership and managing; fundraising and financial management, lobbying and advocacy, managing internationally, and social entrepreneurship. The Second Edition examines the effects on the nonprofit sector of the economic recession and recent changes in law, and provides new data and cases. New to the Second Edition: A new chapter on social entrepreneurship examines the underlying theories and successful practices of high-impact nonprofits in the United States and around the world; New cases enhance student understanding, including the National Trust for Historic Preservation, The American University, N Street Village, Youth Villages, and the New Hope Housing Strategic Plan; New material is presented throughout, such as the new IRS Form 990, Independent Sector governance guidelines, change leadership, vision statements, strategy development, collaboration, and volunteer management; New legal forms and updated examples of financial statements bring the book completely up-to-date. Key features: Social science research and management theory are integrated with practitioner literature to give students a balanced, interdisciplinary understanding of nonprofit management; Various perspectives, including traditional theories of the nonprofit sector and contemporary concepts such as social enterprise and entrepreneurship, are balanced to provide an integrated understanding; Chapter-ending questions for discussion and suggestions for further reading help students apply chapter content to actual nonprofit organizations."--P. 4 of cover.

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