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