Effective Non-Profit Management: Context, Concepts, and Competencies (Hardcover)

Introducing Non-Profit Organizations
Nature of nonprofit organizations and their uniqueness
Different categories of nonprofit organizations
Scope and significance of nonprofit organizations
Growth in nonprofit sector and the reasons
Contemporary issue: Case Study
Discussion Questions
Online Resources for students and practitioners

Essential Linkages and Distinctions: Non-Profits, for Profits and Government
Civil society and Nonprofit Organizations: linkages and networking
Public Administration and Nonprofits: linkages and partners.
Business sector and nonprofits: linkages and partners
Contemporary issue
Case Study
Discussion Questions
Web Resources

Legal Framework
Legal framework of managing nonprofit organizations
Monitoring agencies and offices
Contemporary issues
Case Study
Discussion Questions
Web Resources for students and practitioners

Governance
Nonprofit boards
Chief executive
Strategic planning and mission statement
Ethics and Organizational culture
Contemporary issues
Case Study
Discussion Questions
Web Resources for students and practitioners

Volunteers
The meaning of volunteer work in nonprofits
Volunteer administration program
Liabilities issue
Case Study
Discussion Questions
Web Resources for students and practitioners

Human Resource Management
Major anti-discrimination laws
HRM Issues
Technology in HRM
Case Study
Discussion Questions
Web Resources for students and practitioners
Employment opportunities and sources

Revenue Sources
Revenue sources
Legal framework
Contemporary Issues
Case Study
Discussion Questions
Web Resources for students and practitioners

Financial Management
The uniqueness of nonprofit accounting and financial management
Major financial documents & technology
Issues
Case Study
Discussion Questions
Web Resource for students and practitioners

Marketing
What is nonprofit marketing and why is it important?
Differences between nonprofit and for-profit marketing
Marketing - a process
Best practices
Issues in nonprofit marketing
Case Study
Discussion Questions
Web Resources for students and practitioners

Technology Applications and Its Strategic Use
Technology planning
Scope and opportunities
Technology Issues
Case Study
Discussion Questions
Web Resources for students and practitioners

Non-Profit Effectiveness
The nature of nonprofit effectiveness
Different strategies and processes of measuring effectiveness and the associated
problems
Are there best practices?
Issues
Case Study
Discussion Questions
Web Resources for students and practitioners

Global International Dimension
What are NGOs?
Major roles and activities of NGOs
Government agency and NGO relationships
Emerging issues
Case Study
Discussion Questions
Web Resources for students and practitioners

Conclusion