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| Kathryn A. Agard | Grand Valley State University |
| © 2011 | 1072 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc |
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| Hardcover | ISBN: | 9781412968867 | $360.00 | |
| Foreword | |
| Introduction | |
| About the Editors | |
| About the Contributors | |
| PART I. THE NONPROFIT AND PHILANTHROPIC SECTOR | |
| 1. Legal Definitions, Legal Accountability, and the Roles and Responsibilities of Board Leadership | |
| 2. Types of Foundations and Their Leadership Characteristics | |
| 3. Definition of Scope, Scale, and Role of the Nonprofit Sector | |
| 4. A Nonprofit Organization | |
| 5. Role of Government, Nonprofit Sector, Business, Family and Their Interaction in Democracy | |
| 6. Understanding Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Community Building | |
| 7. Membership Associations | |
| 8. Leadership in Service Clubs and Benevolent Societies | |
| 9. Umbrella Organizations in the United States | |
| PART II. HISTORY OF THE NONPROFIT AND PHILANTHROPIC SECTOR | |
| 10. Classic Thought Leaders Framing U.S. Philanthropy | |
| 11. Origins of the Nonprofit Sector in the United States: From the Elizabethan "Poor Laws" Through the Civil War | |
| 12. History of Nonprofit Leadership in the United States: From the Civil War to the Great Depression | |
| 13. History of Nonprofit Leadership in the United States: From the Great Depression to World War II | |
| 14. History of Nonprofit Leadership in the United States: From World War II to 1969 Tax Act | |
| 15. History of Nonprofit Leadership in the United States: From the 1969 Tax Act to the Present | |
| 16. Philanthropic Leadership in Totalitarian and Communist Countries | |
| 17. The American Presidency and Philanthropy Since the Civil War | |
| PART III. COMMON INTEREST AREAS OF NONPROFITS AND FOUNDATIONS | |
| 18. Advocacy Organizations | |
| 19. Role of the Nonprofit Sector in Leading Innovation in Public Policy and Social Change | |
| 20. The Arts and Nonprofit Organizations | |
| 21. Community Development | |
| 22. Education (Pre-Birth, Preschool, and Early Childhood) | |
| 23. Education (K-College) | |
| 24. Environment | |
| 25. Health and Hospitals | |
| 26. Youth and Character Development | |
| PART IV. NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND HISTORICALLY DISENFRANCHISED GROUPS | |
| 27. Gender Matters: Women Transforming Philanthropy | |
| 28. Women's Leadership in Philanthropy | |
| 29. Role of the Nonprofit Sector in Providing Opportunities for Unpopular Causes and Disenfranchised People | |
| 30. Understanding How Philanthropy and Nonprofit Activities Manifest in Minority Communities in the United States | |
| 31. Leadership Competencies in a Diverse Culture | |
| 32. Attracting Leadership From Across Diverse Communities | |
| 33. Leadership of Philanthropy Through African American Sororities and Fraternities | |
| PART V. LEADING THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION | |
| 34. Theories of Nonprofit and Organizational Leadership | |
| 35. Dynamism in Action: Leadership of the Nonprofit Enterprise | |
| 36. Progressive Leadership: Models and Perspectives for Effective Leadership | |
| 37. Basic Skills of Nonprofit Leadership | |
| 38. Roles, Responsibilities, and Characteristics of Nonprofit Leadership | |
| 39. Traditional and Unique Features of the Nonprofit CEO Role | |
| 40. Servant, Transformational, and Transactional Leadership | |
| 41. Leading Volunteers in Nonprofit Organizations | |
| 42. Policies and Procedures for Leaders: Conflict of Interest, Transparency, and Accountability | |
| 43. Transitional Leadership | |
| 44. Staff Leadership: Team-Building and Staff Development | |
| 45. Human Resource Leadership and Management | |
| 46. Tax Policy and Implications for the Organization: Tax Exemption, Charitable Deduction, and Charity Care | |
| 47. Financial Issues for Leaders | |
| 48. Fraud Awareness in Nonprofit Settings | |
| 49. Budgeting and Forecasting: Implementing Sound Strategic Financial Planning | |
| 50. Defining Fundraising Success Through Strong Donor Engagement | |
| 51. Leading the Traditional Giving Pyramid: Overview of Types and Levels of Giving | |
| 52. Grantwriting and Leadership in Working With Foundations and Government | |
| 53. Social Entrepreneurship and Business Development | |
| 54. Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leaders: Rise of the Business Model in Philanthropy | |
| 55. Selection, Functions, Structure, and Procedures of the Nonprofit Board | |
| 56. Differences in Boards Based on the Size, Age, and Type of the Organizations | |
| 57. Board and Staff Leadership Roles: Theoretical Perspectives | |
| 58. Philanthropic Leadership at the Community Level | |
| 59. Leading Nonprofit Partnerships With Government | |
| 60. What Nonprofit Leaders Should Know About Basic Economic Principles | |
| 61. When Things Go Wrong: Leadership and the Problem of Unintended Consequences | |
| 62. Leading Collaboration: Creating Strategic Alliances and Restructuring Via Mergers, Acquisitions, and Integration | |
| 63. Major Social Change Theories That Nonprofit Leaders Should Know | |
| 64. Public Policy on Tax Exemptions for Nonprofit Organizations | |
| 65. Nonprofit Organization Life Cycles | |
| 66. Role of Nonprofit Leaders in Setting the Values, Vision, and Mission of the Organization | |
| 67. Role of Nonprofit Leaders in Data and Needs Analysis and Assessment | |
| 68. Culture, Climate, and Social Context in Nonprofit Organizations | |
| 69. Marketing Issues: Who Is the Customer? | |
| 70. Role of Nonprofit Leaders in Marketing, Positioning, and Public Relations | |
| 71. Marketing Issues: Options, Types, and Targets | |
| 72. Traditional Print Vehicles and Stakeholder Groups | |
| 73. Media Relations: Promotion and Crisis Communications | |
| 74. Role of Nonprofit Leaders in Evaluation and the Use of Logic Models | |
| 75. Role of the Nonprofit Leader in Managing Risk | |
| 76. Using Data to Make Decisions | |
| 77. Challenges in Delivering Services Using New Technologies: Organizational Capacity and IT Support | |
| 78. Leading New Technology Innovation | |
| 79. Social Media and Electronic Networks | |
| PART VI. LEADING A GRANTMAKING FOUNDATION | |
| 80. Role of the Foundation Leader in Defining Grantmaking Areas of Interest and Strategy | |
| 81. Role of the Foundation Leader in Listening to Nonprofit Organizations | |
| 82. Evaluation, Accountability, and Impact of Foundations | |
| 83. Leadership Traps for the Grantmaker: The Problem of Consistent Positive Feedback | |
| 84. Ethics and Grantmaking | |
| PART VII. LEADERSHIP OF NONPROFITS AND THE INDIVIDUAL | |
| 85. Understanding the Charitable, Philanthropic, Altruistic Impulse | |
| 86. The Charitable Spirit: Tapping Into Altruism to Achieve the Nonprofit Mission | |
| 87. Philanthropic Motives: Who Gives and Volunteers, and Why? | |
| 88. Maintaining Personal Balance as a Leader of a Nonprofit Organization | |
| 89. Professionalization of Leadership and the Rise of Formal Management and Leadership Education | |
| 90. Nurturing the Next Generation of Philanthropic Leadership | |
| 91. Growing Your Career | |
| PART VIII. ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE NONPROFIT WORLD | |
| 92. Fund-Raising Ethics | |
| 93. Issues in Nonprofit Ethics | |
| 94. Building an Ethic of Service | |
| 95. Cross-Cultural Management and NGO Capacity Building | |
| 96. Making the Case for Workforce Diversity | |
| Appendix A. Books on Nonprofit Leadership | |
| Appendix B. Print and Digital Resources in the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector | |
| Appendix C. Nonprofit Websites [KA: reword title?] | |
| Appendix D. title to come | |
| Index |
