Governing, Leading, and Managing Nonprofit Organizations

by Young, Dennis R.; Hollister, Robert M.; Hodgkinson, Virginia A. (CON)

• ISBN13: 9781555424909
• ISBN10: 1555424902
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1992-11-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass Inc Pub

Summary

Of singular concern to nonprofit organizations today are the problems of governance and management. As demonstrated in recent, highly publicized cases and in small, quiet crises across the nation, how an organization is run and who has the responsibility for it are questions of fundamental importance. Drawing on management research and inquiries into the nature of voluntary organizations, this volume provides insights into how managers, board members, and other leaders in the nonprofit sector can meet the pressing challenges of governance and management, and lead their organizations with informed vision and renewed purpose.
A publication of INDEPENDENT SECTOR, this book identifies what is unique about leadership in the nonprofit sector, and outlines what can be adapted and applied to nonprofit organizations from management research and practices developed in the business and public sectors. Governing, Leading, and Managing Nonprofit Organizations brings together leading scholars, researchers, and managers in the field to chart new directions for nonprofit management theory and practice in such areas as board structure and functions, board/staff relations, the mission of nonprofits, volunteer recruitment and retention, resource development and management, management for social change, and public policy issues that affect the management of nonprofit organizations.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
The Authors
Introduction: Emerging Themes in Nonprofit Leadership and Management	p. 1
Governance and Organizational Systems	p. 15
Clarifying the Board Role: A Total Activities Approach	p. 17
The Board Role in Relation to Government: Alternative Models	p. 32
The Role of Values: Management in Religious Organizations	p. 52
Management Information Systems in Cultural Institutions	p. 77
Evaluating Nonprofit Effectiveness: Overcoming the Barriers	p. 93
Managing Human and Financial Resources	p. 117
Persuasive Communications Strategies for Recruiting Volunteers	p. 121
Strengthening Volunteer Administration Through Continuing Education and Research	p. 138
Leadership in Human Services: Key Challenges and Competencies	p. 155
Management Effectiveness in Fundraising	p. 170
Management Strategies for Social Change	p. 191
Diversity and Democracy in Philanthropic Organizations: The Case of Haymarket Peoples' Fund	p. 193
Voluntary Agencies and Global Development: Emergent Strategies of Leadership and Management	p. 214
Leadership Challenges Facing Mutual Assistance Associations: Helping Immigrants Move into the Mainstream	p. 234
Public Policy Issues	p. 251
Accumulating Financial Surpluses in Nonprofit Organizations	p. 253
How Should Antitrust Laws Apply to Nonprofit Organizations?	p. 279
Conclusion: Developing a Research Agenda for Nonprofit Management	p. 306
Name Index	p. 324
Subject Index	p. 330
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