Part I: Understanding Nonprofit Management, the Nonprofit Sector, and Nonprofit Organizations Chapter 1: Nonprofit Management as a Profession and a Field Of Study A Revolution in Management A Distinct Profession Nonprofit Management as a Field of Study Toward a Balanced Approach Proceeding With Realism and Pride Chapter 2: Overview of the Nonprofit Sector America's Nonprofit Sector: A Historical Overview Searching for a Common Vocabulary Alternatives to "Nonprofit" Size of the U.S. Nonprofit Sector Differentiating the Nonprofit Sector Emerging New Models Commercialization and Tax Exemption Implications for Nonprofit Managers Chapter 3: Theories of the Nonprofit Sector and Nonprofit Organizations Explaining the Nonprofit Sector Explaining Nonprofit Organizations Part II: Governing and Leading Nonprofit Organizations Chapter 4: Nonprofit Governing Boards Types of Governing Boards The Governing Board's Responsibilities The Board and the CEO Explaining Board Behavior Managing Nonprofit Boards Nonprofit Board Effectiveness The Challenge of Nonprofit Governance Chapter 5: Executive Leadership The CEO'S Job Management and Leadership Overview of Leadership Theories The Effective Nonprofit CEO Founder Syndrome Executive Transitions Leading Change Part III: Managing the Nonprofit Organization Chapter 6: Ensuring Accountability and Measuring Performance Defining and Ensuring Accountability Mechanisms for Accountability Measuring Performance Performance Measurement: The Continuing Debate Chapter 7: Developing Strategy and Building Capacity Understanding Strategy Strategic Planning and Strategic Management The Strategic Planning Process Writing the Strategic Plan Developing an Operational Plan Benefits and Limitations of Strategic Planning Building Organizational Capacity Defining and Understanding Capacity Capacity Building in Action A Model for Capacity Building Capacity and Organizational Life Cycles Capacity Building Evaluated Chapter 8: Collaborations, Partnerships, and Mergers Growing Interest in Collaboration A Continuum of Relationships Exploring Collaborations and Mergers Drivers of Collaborations and Mergers Obstacles to Collaboration and Merger Conditions for Success Collaboration and Mergers Within National Nonprofits Cross-Sector Collaborations Achieving Collective Impact Chapter 9: Managing Staff and Service Volunteers Human Resources Management An Overview of Management Theories Understanding Human Motivations Applying Theories to the Nonprofit Workforce Managing Volunteers Volunteer Management as a Career Field The Future of Volunteerism Chapter 10: Marketing and Communications Defining and Understanding Marketing Marketing Serves the Mission Marketing Means Action Marketing as a Process The Marketing Mix Defining the Exchange Building the Brand Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) Crafting an Effective Message Crisis Communications Online Media Evaluating Marketing and Communication Chapter 11: Advocacy and Lobbying Basic Distinctions Overview of Lobbying Law Implementing an Advocacy Program Continuing Issues and Debate Part IV: Obtaining and Managing Resources Chapter 12: Financial Management Overview of Nonprofit and Personal Finances Nonprofit Financial Statements Using Financial Ratios Managing Endowment Funds Developing and Managing the Budget Risk Management, Financial Policies, and Controls Chapter 13: Philanthropic Fundraising Definitions and Distinctions Motivations for Giving The Fundraising Process Individual Donor Life Cycles Campaigns Managing Fundraising Programs Ethics and Professional Standards Chapter 14: Earned Income Strategies Why Earned Income? Partnerships With Business Nonprofit Business Ventures Earned Income Strategies: Issues and Decisions Chapter 15: Government Grants and Contracts Changes in Sources and Patterns of Support Grants, Contracts, and Fees Government Support: Opportunities and Challenges Seeking Government Support Nonprofits in the Policy Arena Part V: Special Topics Chapter 16: Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation Defining and Understanding Social Entrepreneurship History of Social Entrepreneurship as a Field Theories of Social Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship Across Fields and Around the World Building High-Impact Nonprofits Sustaining Innovation The Future of Social Entrepreneurship Chapter 17: Governing and Managing International and Global Organizations Definitions and Scope of International Organizations International Philanthropy and Fundraising International Nonprofit Governance and Management

Michael J. Worth’s student-friendly best-seller, Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice, 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, social entrepreneurship, and social innovation. Written specifically for students, this applied text balances research, theory, and practitioner literature, and is packed with current cases, timely examples, and updated data.