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Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations
A Reference Handbook

Two Volume Set
Edited by:

October 2010 | 1 072 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

Leaders of nonprofit organizations deliver programs and services vital to the quality of life in the United States. All the activities of our religious communities; the vast majority of the arts and culture, human services, and community development pursuits; as well as education and environmental advocacies take root and deliver their services within the nonprofit sector.

Welcome to the world of leadership in nonprofit organizations. This sector offers an opportunity to serve as well as to lead. Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations: A Reference Handbook engages voices on issues and leadership topics important to those seeking to understand more about this dynamic sector of society. A major focus of this two-volume reference work is on the specific roles and skills required of the nonprofit leader in voluntary organizations.

Key Features

  • Presents contributions from a wide range of authors who reflect the variety, vibrancy, and creativity of the sector itself
  • Provides an overview of the history of nonprofit organizations in our country
  • Describes a robust and diverse assortment of organizations and opportunities for leadership
  • Explores the nature of leadership and its complexity as exemplified in the nonprofit sector
  • Includes topics such as personalities of nonprofit leaders; vision and starting a nonprofit organization; nonprofit law, statutes, taxation, and regulations; strategic management; financial management; collaboration; public relations for promoting a nonprofit organization; and human resource policies and procedures

Nonprofit organizations are a large, independent, diverse, and dynamic part of our society. This landmark Handbook tackles issues relevant to leadership in the nonprofit realm, making it a welcome addition to any academic or public library.


 
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

"Highly recommended"

W. A. Garrett
Troy University
Choice
Key features
  • Kathryn Ann Agard oversees the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at Grand Valley State University.  Working with her in an advisory capacity is a board of academics and professionals from the nonprofit realm, as well as Lucretia McCulley, librarian at the University of Richmond Jepson School of Leadership Studies.
  • The handbook considers the history of leadership within the nonprofit realm and the institutional settings and processes that lead to both opportunities and constraints unique to that realm.
  • By focusing on 100 key topics, the handbook provides students with greater depth of discussion than typically found in an encyclopedia entry but not as much jargon, detail or density as a journal article.  This handbook is composed of "mini-chapters" of 6,000-7,000 words each, as compared to typical encyclopedia entries of 500-3,000 words or research handbook chapters that often average 10,000-12,000 words or more.
  • Entries are written in language and style that is broadly accessible, and each is followed by a brief bibliography and further readings.
  • A detailed index and an online version of the work enhance accessibility for today's student audience.

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