{"product_id":"managing-nonprofit-organizations-isbn-9780470402993","title":"Managing Nonprofit Organizations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMANAGING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis essential resource offers an overall understanding of nonprofits based on both the academic literature and practitioner experience. It shows how to lead, manage, govern, and structure effective and ethical nonprofit organizations.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eManaging Nonprofit Organizations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e reveals what it takes to be entrepreneurial and collaborative, formulate successful strategies, assess performance, manage change, acquire resources, be a responsible financial steward, and design and implement solid marketing and communication plans.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eManaging Nonprofit Organizations\u003c\/i\u003e is the only introductory text on this subject that manages to do three critical things equally well: It's comprehensive, covering all the key topics leaders of NPOs need to know about; it's practical, providing lots of examples, case incidents, and experiential exercises that connect the content to the real world; and, best of all (and most unique compared to others), it's research-based, drawing on the latest and best empirical studies that look into what works and doesn't work in the world of nonprofit management.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Vic Murray,\u003c\/b\u003e professor, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is a rarity—a text that can be used both as the focus for academic study and as a source of stimulating ideas for those practitioners who want to explore theories about management and how they can be applied so they can do a better job. Tschirhart and Bielefeld have explained all aspects of nonprofit management and leadership in a way that will stimulate as well as inform.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Richard Brewster,\u003c\/b\u003e executive director, National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise, Virginia Tech University  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eManaging Nonprofit Organizations\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive treatment of this important topic. The book satisfies the competencies and curriculum guidelines developed by NASPAA and by NACC and would be ideal for instruction. The book maintains its commitment to informing management and leadership throughout the nonprofit sector.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Jeffrey L. Brudney,\u003c\/b\u003e Albert A. Levin Chair of Urban Studies and Public Service, Cleveland State University  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is an important book, written by two of the leading scholars in the nonprofit studies field. Nonprofit managers, board members, funders, educators, and others will find \u003ci\u003eManaging Nonprofit Organizations\u003c\/i\u003e extremely valuable.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Michael O' Neill,\u003c\/b\u003e professor of nonprofit management, University of San Francisco  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Here's the book that my students have been asking for—just the right mix of theory presentation, research findings, and practical suggestions to serve the thoughtful nonprofit management practitioner. It will inform, instruct, and ultimately, inspire.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Rikki Abzug,\u003c\/b\u003e professor of management, Anisfield School of Business, Ramapo College \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Authors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Understanding, Envisioning, and Creating 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Understanding Nonprofit Organizations 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Effective and Ethical Organizations 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Founding Nonprofits and the Business Case 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Organizational Structure 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Strategizing, Resourcing, and Aligning 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Formulation of Strategy 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Resource Acquisition 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Financial Stewardship and Management 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Marketing 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Leading, Managing, and Delivering 199\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Boards and Governance 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Executive Directors and Leadership 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Strategic Human Resource Management 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Motivation and Performance 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four: Evaluating, Connecting, and Adapting 299\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Program Evaluation 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Public and Government Relations 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Partnerships, Alliances, and Affiliations 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Organizational Change and Innovation 384\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The Future of Nonprofit Leadership and Management 418\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Mapping of Chapter Content to NACC Guidelines for Study in Nonprofit Leadership, the Nonprofit Sector, and Philanthropy 425\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 429\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 469\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE AUTHORS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eM\u003csmall\u003eARY\u003c\/small\u003e T\u003csmall\u003eSCHIRHART\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor in the School of Public and International Affairs and director of the Institute for Nonprofit Research, Education, and Engagement at North Carolina State University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eW\u003csmall\u003eOLFGANG\u003c\/small\u003e B\u003csmall\u003eIELEFELD\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University––Purdue University Indianapolis.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMANAGING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis essential resource offers an overall understanding of nonprofits based on both the academic literature and practitioner experience. It shows how to lead, manage, govern, and structure effective and ethical nonprofit organizations.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eManaging Nonprofit Organizations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e reveals what it takes to be entrepreneurial and collaborative, formulate successful strategies, assess performance, manage change, acquire resources, be a responsible financial steward, and design and implement solid marketing and communication plans.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eManaging Nonprofit Organizations\u003c\/i\u003e is the only introductory text on this subject that manages to do three critical things equally well: It's comprehensive, covering all the key topics leaders of NPOs need to know about; it's practical, providing lots of examples, case incidents, and experiential exercises that connect the content to the real world; and, best of all (and most unique compared to others), it's research-based, drawing on the latest and best empirical studies that look into what works and doesn't work in the world of nonprofit management.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Vic Murray,\u003c\/b\u003e professor, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is a rarity—a text that can be used both as the focus for academic study and as a source of stimulating ideas for those practitioners who want to explore theories about management and how they can be applied so they can do a better job. 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