Nonprofit management : principles and practice / created by Michael J. Worth

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Part I. Understanding nonprofit management, the nonprofit sector, and nonprofit organizations. Nonprofit management as a profession and a field of study ; Overview of the nonprofit sector ; Theories of the nonprofit sector and nonprofit organizations -- Part II. Governing and leading nonprofit organizations. Nonprofit governing boards ; Executive leadership -- Part III. Managing the nonprofit organization. Ensuring accountability and measuring performance ; Developing strategy, building capacity, and managing risk ; Collaborations, partnerships, and mergers ; Managing staff and service volunteers ; Marketing and communications ; Advocacy and lobbying -- Part IV. Obtaining and managing resources. Financial management ; Philanthropic fundraising ; Social enterprise and earned income ; Government grants and contracts -- Part V. Special topics. Social entrepreneurship and innovation ; Governing and managing international and global organizations -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Cases for discussion.

"Michael J. Worth's student-friendly best-seller, Nonprofit management: principles and practice, Fifth Edition, provides a broad, insightful overview of key topics affecting governance and management of nonprofit organizations. Worth covers the scope and structure of the nonprofit sector, leadership of nonprofits, managing the nonprofit organization, fundraising, earned income strategies, financial management, nonprofit lobbying and advocacy, managing international and global organizations, and social entrepreneurship. Written specifically for students, this applied text balances research, theory, and practitioner literature with current cases, timely examples, and the most recent data available"--Publisher's website.