Nonprofit management: principles and practice

Part I. Understanding Nonprofit Management, the Nonprofit Sector, and Nonprofit Organizations :

1. Nonprofit Management as a Profession and a Field of Study

2. Overview of the Nonprofit Sector

3. Theories of the Nonprofit Sector and Nonprofit Organizations

Part II. Governing and Leading Nonprofit Organizations :

4. Nonprofit Governing Boards

5. Executive Leadership

Part III. Managing The Nonprofit Organization :

6. Ensuring Accountability and Measuring Performance

7. Developing Strategy, Building Capacity, and Managing Risk

8. Collaborations, Partnerships, and Mergers

9. Managing Staff and Service Volunteers

10. Marketing and Communications

11. Advocacy and Lobbying

Part IV. Obtaining and Managing Resources :

12. Financial Management

13. Philanthropic Fundraising

14. Social Enterprise and Earned Income

15. Government Grants and Contracts

Part V. Special Topics :

16. Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation

17. Governing and Managing International and Global Organizations.

Preface

Part I. Understanding nonprofit management, the nonprofit sector, and nonprofit organizations. Nonprofit management as a profession and a field of study ; Overview of the nonprofit sector ; Theories of the nonprofit sector and nonprofit organizations

Part II. Governing and leading nonprofit organizations. Nonprofit governing boards ; Executive leadership

Part III. Managing the nonprofit organization. Ensuring accountability and measuring performance ; Developing strategy, building capacity, and managing risk ; Collaborations, partnerships, and mergers ; Managing staff and service volunteers ; Marketing and communications ; Advocacy and lobbying

Part IV. Obtaining and managing resources. Financial management ; Philanthropic fundraising ; Social enterprise and earned income ; Government grants and contracts

Part V. Special topics. Social entrepreneurship and innovation ; Governing and managing international and global organizations

Conclusion

Appendix: Cases for discussion.

Overview of the nonprofit sector

Understanding the nonprofit sector and nonprofit organizations

nonprofit governing boards

Executive leadership

Accountability and performance measurement

Building capacity and managing change

Strategic planning and strategic management

Managing paid staff and service volunteers

Marketing and communications

Philanthropic fundraising

Nonprofit enterprise

Financial management

Collaborations and mergers

Advocacy and lobbying

The international perspective.