Effective Management of Nonprofit Organizations Leading Relationships with Stakeholders

Effective Management of Nonprofit Organizations: Leading Relationships

with Stakeholders provides practical information, rooted in organizational

behavior theory, for the effective and successful management of nonprofit

organizations and key stakeholder groups. The book enables the reader

to identify the ways in which application of management principles and

theory varies between nonprofit and for-profit organizations. It also

offers a path to develop the skills necessary to lead a nonprofit, enact

organizational change, and create strategic plans, as well as recognize

and engage with revenue mechanisms. Using case studies and narrative

examples, the book provides the basis for the key skills, including

marketing, accounting, entrepreneurship, governance, fundraising, and of

course leadership and management. Structured around the key themes of

staff, volunteers, donors, and community, topics include diversity, ethics,

decision-making, culture, conflict, volunteer engagement, fundraising and

stewardship, grants, foundations, PR, lobbying and government relations,

and others.

This book is ideal for college students undertaking a nonprofit management

course.

Part 1: Nonprofits Chapter 1. The Nonprofit Basics Chapter 2. Mission, Strategic Planning & Measuring Effectiveness Chapter 3. Ethics Part 2: Staff Chapter 4. Managing & Motivating Nonprofit Staff Chapter 5. Organizational Structure & Design Chapter 6. Leadership & Decision-Making Part 3: Volunteers Chapter 7. Board of Directors & Governance Chapter 8. Volunteer Engagement Chapter 9. Teams, Conflict & Personality Part 4: Donors Chapter 10. Fundraising & Stewardship Chapter 11. Selling the Cause Chapter 12. Grants, Corporate Giving & Other Funding Part 5: Community Chapter 13. Advocacy Chapter 14. Programs, Services & Events Chapter 15. Global Impact & Diversity Cases Glossary

Melissa Newman is Associate Professor, Educator of Management at the University of Cincinnati's Lindner College of Business.