The Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management

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John Wiley & Sons, Jan 31, 2011 - Business & Economics - 816 pages
The Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management offers a comprehensive and in-depth description of the most effective leadership and management practices that can be applied throughout a nonprofit organization. This second edition of the best-selling handbook brings you:
  • Current knowledge and trends in effective practice of nonprofit organization leadership and management.
  • A thoroughly revised edition based on the most up-to-date research, theory, and experience.
  • Practical advice on: board development, strategic planning, lobbying marketing, government contracting, volunteer programs, fund-raising, financial accounting, compensation and benefits programs, and risk management.
  • An examination of emerging topics of interest such as strategic alliances and finding and keeping the right employees.
  • Contributions from luminaries such as John Bryson, Nancy Axelrod, and Peter Dobkin Hall, and the best of the new generation of leaders like Cynthia Massarsky.
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Contents

PART TWO KEY LEADERSHIP ISSUES
129
PART THREE MANAGING OPERATIONS
275
PART FOUR DEVELOPING AND MANAGING FINANCIAL RESOURCES
417
PART FIVE MANAGING PEOPLE
585
CONCLUSION THE FUTURE OF NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT
731
NAME INDEX
737
SUBJECT INDEX
745
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Robert D. Herman is professor of organizational behavior and community psychology at the University of Missouri–Kansas City, where he teaches in the graduate program in nonprofit management. He is coauthor (with R. Heimovics) of Executive Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations from Jossey-Bass, as well as the author of many articles on nonprofit leadership and governance.

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