Strategic Leadership and Management in Nonprofit Organizations

Theory and Practice

Martha Golensky, Mark Hager (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

392 Seiten

2020 | 2nd Revised edition
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-009784-4 (ISBN)

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Nonprofit organizations need smart, informed managers. This comprehensive introductory textbook aims to expose students to the range of responsibilities expected from modern nonprofit organizations and their boards, executive management, frontline staff, and community volunteers. Section 1 focuses on the characteristics of a nonprofit organization, with an explanation of the specific attributes of both charitable and member-serving nonprofits. It considers the historical development of the nonprofit sector as a whole and of the human services subsector in particular, culminating with a review of the political and economic climate in which nonprofits operate. Section 2 considers theories of leadership. The multiple roles of the nonprofit professional leader are delineated, to recognize that the same person may serve as manager and administrator, motivated by different priorities when functioning in each capacity. Ethical issues are also considered, along with the theoretical and practical aspects of decision-making, and the relationship between organizational culture and organizational change. Sections 3 and 4 address the specific skills of the nonprofit leader involved in securing material resources and managing human resources, respectively. The book concludes with a focus on the role of volunteers and the need for organizations to provide them good experiences if they want volunteers to keep coming back.

Featuring an extended case study, this book is a useful guide for students and professionals new to the workplace on topics such as successfully managing change, strengthening programs, nurturing a dynamic board of directors, diversifying revenues, and building a strong, committed staff and volunteer corps.

Martha Golensky is Professor Emerita of Social Work at Grand Valley State University in Michigan. In a career spanning thirty years, she has worked in nonprofit organizations at the local, state, and national levels. She was executive director of Pathways for Youth in New York City, executive director of the Connecticut Trails Council of Girl Scouts, president/CEO of the Center for Nonprofit Corporations in New Jersey, and national director of the capital campaign of the United Negro College Fund. Mark A. Hager is Associate Professor of Nonprofit Leadership and Management at Arizona State University. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of Nonprofit Management & Leadership and the director of the master's degree in Nonprofit Leadership and Management at Arizona State.

Preface
Acknowledgments

Section 1: Understanding the Nonprofit Sector
Chapter 1: Definition of a Nonprofit Organization
Chapter 2: Historical Moments in the U.S. Nonprofit Sector
Chapter 3: Political and Economic Considerations

Section 2: Leading in Turbulent Times
Chapter 4: The Nature of Leadership
Chapter 5: The Practice of Leadership
Chapter 6: Decision-Making
Chapter 7: Organizational Change

Section 3: Securing Material Resources
Chapter 8: Strategic Planning
Chapter 9: Program Development
Chapter 10: Resource Generation
Chapter 11: Financial Performance Indicators
Chapter 12: Technology and Communication

Section 4: Maximizing Human Resources
Chapter 13: Leadership by Example
Chapter 14: Human Resources Management
Chapter 15: The Nonprofit Governing Board
Chapter 16: Volunteer Administration

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	03.01.2020
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 234 mm
Gewicht	567 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Planung / Organisation
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
ISBN-10	0-19-009784-1 / 0190097841
ISBN-13	978-0-19-009784-4 / 9780190097844
Zustand	Neuware