Skills for effective management of nonprofit organizations / edited by Richard L. Edwards, John A. Yankey, Mary A. Altpeter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edwards, Richard L.

Yankey, John A.

Altpeter, Mary A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human services--Management.

Human services--United States--Management.

Human services.

United States.

Management.

Nonprofit organizations--Management.

Nonprofit organizations--United States--Management.

Nonprofit organizations.

Physical Description:

xiv, 585 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : NASW Press, [1998]

Contents:

Part 1 The Organizing Framework

1 Managing Effectively in an Environment of Competing Values / Richard L. Edwards, David M. Austin, Mary A. Altpeter 5

Part 2 Boundary-Spanning Skills

2 Building the Capacity to Lead Innovation / Douglas C. Eadie 27

3 Effective Proposal Writing / Christine E. Henry 45

4 Fundraising / Elizabeth A. S. Benefield, Richard L. Edwards 59

5 Maximizing the Use of Performance Contracts / Ronald K. Green 78

6 Media Relationships and Marketing / Todd Cohen 98

7 Managing Public Policy Advocacy and Government Relations / Emily D. Pelton, Richard E. Baznik 115

Part 3 Human Relations Skills

8 Recruiting and Selecting Effective Employees / Peter J. Pecora 155

9 Designing and Sustaining Meaningful Organizational Teams / Darlyne Bailey 185

10 Advancing Women in the Managerial Ranks / Roslyn H. Chernesky 200

11 Evaluating Employee Performance / Kenneth I. Millar 219

12 Effective Group Decision Making / John E. Tropman 244

13 Dismissing Problem Employees / Robert F. Rivas 262

14 Managing Organizational Decline / Richard L. Edwards, Daniel A. Lebold, John A. Yankey 279

Part 4 Coordinating Skills

15 Writing Effectively / Kathryn Mercer, Mary Kay Kantz, Peter Ben Friedman 305

16 Assessing, Planning, and Managing Information Technology / Laura I. Zimmerman, Andrew Broughton 325

17 Understanding Nonprofit Financial Management / James L. Strachan 343

18 New Approaches to Program Evaluation / Andrea Meier, Charles L. Usher 371

19 Managing Risk in Nonprofit Settings / Paul A. Kurzman 406

Part 5 Directing Skills

20 Strengthening Board Performance / Thomas P. Holland 425

21 Planning and Managing Strategically / Douglas C. Eadie 453

22 Managing Time / Laurie N. DiPadova, Sue R. Faerman 469

23 Managing Mergers and Consolidations / John A. Yankey, Barbara Wester, David Campbell 492

24 Selecting and Using Consultants / John A. Yankey 504

Part 6 Leadership for Quality and Innovation

25 Managing for Quality / Frank Hawkins, John Gunther 525.

Notes:

Rev. and expanded ed. of: Skills for effective human services management / Richard L. Edwards and John A. Yankey, editors. c1991.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0871012901

OCLC:

38557324