Social innovation and impact in nonprofit leadership / Tine Hansen-Turton, Nicholas D. Torres, editors ; acquisitions editor, Stephanie Drew ; production editor, Michael O'Connor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hansen-Turton, Tine, editor.

Torres, Nicholas D., editor.

Drew, Stephanie, editor.

O'Connor, Michael, editor.

Urban Institute.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonprofit organizations--Management.

Nonprofit organizations.

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (301 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This timely textbook, reflecting the trends and developments in the nonprofit sector over the past decade, encompasses the core competencies required to lead nonprofit organizations through social innovation and impact during the 21st century. It fills a knowledge gap for leaders, managers, practitioners, students, faculty members, and providers in this rapidly growing field by providing a comprehensive framework for how to run and manage nonprofits. This includes all of the tools needed to affect social change through ethical business practices, management and leadership business strategies,

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Organization Contributors; The Alliance for Children and Families; The Bridgespan Group; The Children's Village; Community Wealth Partners; Conservation Economics Services; Education-Plus, Inc.; Eisenhower Fellowships; Fels Institute of Government, University of Pennsylvania; Hillside Family of Agencies; The Independence Foundation; Independent Sector; Nancy Moses Planning+Development; OMG Center; The Philadelphia Foundation; Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal; Public Health Management Corporation; Skipta, Ltd.; Social Impact Exchange

TCC GroupThe Urban Institute; The Wharton School Leadership Program, University of Pennsylvania; Your Part-Time Controller, LLC; Individual Contributors; Jennifer Alleva, CPA; Dina Wolfman Baker, BA; Ken Berger, MBA; Sara Brenner, MBA; Mark Carnesi, PhD, MEd; David Castro, JD; Fernando Chang-Muy, MA, JD; Michael Clark, MPA; Richard Cohen, PhD, FACHE; Paul Connolly, MPPM; Maria Cristalli, MPH; Clifford C. David, Jr., MS, BS, BA; Liz Dow, MBA, MA, BA; William Foster, MBA; Tine Hansen-Turton, MGA, JD, FCPP, FAAN; Erin N. Hillman, MEd; Undraye Howard, MA; David E. K. Hunter, PhD

Jason Hwang, MD, MBAPeter Kim, MPP; Jeff Klein, MBA; Lisa R. Kleiner, JD, MSS; Jeremy Christopher Kohomban, PhD; Jeff Mason, MBA; Jill M. Michal, BS; Nancy Moses, MA; Tess Mullen, MPA; Suzy Nelson, LSW; Farrah Parkes, MPA; Robert M. Penna, PhD; Gail Perreault, MBA; Marissa Prianti, MPA; Meg Rayford, MS, PhDc; Caroline Ridgway, JD; Theodore Search, PharmD, RPh; Willa Seldon, MBA, JD; Susan Sherman, MA, RN, FAAN; Daniel Stid, PhD; R. Andrew Swinney, MHA; David Thornburgh, MPP; Nicholas D. Torres, MEd; Peter York, MSSA; Foreword; Change; Innovation; Adaptability; Learning Focus

Meaningful NetworksConclusion; Notes; References; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction and Overview; Purpose and Audience of the Book; Why Focus on Leadership Through Social Innovation and Impact?; Issues Explored by the Book; History and Evolution of the U.S. Nonprofit Sector; The 21st-Century Nonprofit Sector; Size, Characteristics, and Economic Impact of the 21st-Century Nonprofit Sector; A Final Note to the Reader; Notes; References; 2. Nonprofit Accountability, Transparency, Governance, Fiduciary Responsibilities, and Ethics; Issues Facing the Nonprofit Sector

A New Breed of InvestorsEffectively Moving an Organization to Excellence in Financial Management; Dangers of Poor Financial Management; The Fundamentals of Financial Management; Accounting; Reporting; Analysis; Planning; Internal Controls; Best Practices; Internal Systems; Conclusion; Case Study: United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania (Referred to Herein as United Way): Becoming a Performance-Based Organization; Moving to Focus; Investing in Results; Results and Questions Raised; Note; References; 3. Evaluating Organizational Impact and Outcome Measurement; Evaluating Organizational Impact

Introduction

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 26, 2014).

ISBN:

0-8261-2179-9

OCLC:

880354420