Effective Management of Nonprofit Organizations

Managing Stakeholder Relationships in Nonprofits provides practical information for the effective and successful management of nonprofit organizations ad 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.

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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.