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Nonprofit management : a social justice approach / Elaine Congress, DSW, MSSW ; Allan Luks, JD ; and Francis Petit, EdD, editors.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, [2017]Copyright date: �2017Description: 1 online resource (xii, 304 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780826127389
  • 082612738X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Nonprofit management.DDC classification:
  • 658/.048 23
LOC classification:
  • HD62.6 .N66188 2017eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Overview / Elaine P. Congress, Allan Luks, and Francis Petit -- Advocacy / Allan Luks and Keneca Boyce -- Past and present issues with nonprofit organization / William Catucci and Karen Jeisi -- Law, governance, and ethics / William J. Toppeta -- Staff management / Carl M. Gold -- Organizational finance / Frank M. Werner -- Fundraising for social justice: securing resources for just causes / Lauri Goldkind -- Program and grant development: a social justice approach / Tina Maschi and Morgan Jade de Saussure -- Governance and board development / Shelly Wimpfheimer -- International nonprofit organizations: global standards, local practices, challenges, and the meaning of sustainability / Marciana Popescu and Caitlin Breen Thomas -- Nonprofit 2.0: hardware, software, and shareware: opportunities and challenges in the digital age / Lauri Goldkind -- Personal and professional communication / Kevin Daley -- Career development / Judy Paul -- Mentoring / Mica McKnight, Keneca Boyce, and Sandra C. Guerra -- Social entrepreneurship / Michael Pirson -- Assessment and evaluation / Keneca Boyce -- Quality improvement in a nonprofit organization: developing a solid system / Keila E. Zapata-Kelly -- Conclusion / Francis Petit, Elaine P. Congress, and Allan Luks.
Summary: Nonprofit organizations are increasingly concerned with the need to demonstrate how social justice principles impact every aspect of their work. This isthe only textbook to explicitly integrate social justice principles into the management of a nonprofit organization. It provides students with theknowledge and skills required to integrate a social justice value system into their work as effective non-profit leaders. Using practical tips andillustrative case examples, the text explains the structure and processes of nonprofit organizations with a particular emphasis on social justice themes. The book is edited by an interdisciplinary team of prominent leaders in business, management, and social service, who together run the Fordham Center forNonprofit Leaders. They have assembled a group of expert authors who provide extensive coverage of the nonprofit leadership field. The book discusses the history of the development of nonprofit management up to the present day. It addresses legal and ethical considerations, organizational planning and staff management, finance, public relations, fundraising, public advocacy and volunteerism, program design and grantdevelopment, governance and board development, developing an international nonprofit, information technology, career development, and creating anonprofit/social entrepreneurship organization. Additional chapters address quality improvement, mentoring, and proposal writing, Included are plentifulcase studies and review questions in each chapter. The text is ideal for students and faculty in social service administration, human service leadership, social work management, public and community health, public administration, and health care administration and management. Key Features: Comprises the only nonprofit management text to integrate social justice themes Edited by an interdisciplinary group of authors representing the social service, social work, management, and nonprofit fields Includes illustrative case studies and review questions in each chapter Offers practical tips for integrating social justice agendas Provides PowerPoint presentations for instructors.
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Nonprofit organizations are increasingly concerned with the need to demonstrate how social justice principles impact every aspect of their work. This isthe only textbook to explicitly integrate social justice principles into the management of a nonprofit organization. It provides students with theknowledge and skills required to integrate a social justice value system into their work as effective non-profit leaders. Using practical tips andillustrative case examples, the text explains the structure and processes of nonprofit organizations with a particular emphasis on social justice themes. The book is edited by an interdisciplinary team of prominent leaders in business, management, and social service, who together run the Fordham Center forNonprofit Leaders. They have assembled a group of expert authors who provide extensive coverage of the nonprofit leadership field. The book discusses the history of the development of nonprofit management up to the present day. It addresses legal and ethical considerations, organizational planning and staff management, finance, public relations, fundraising, public advocacy and volunteerism, program design and grantdevelopment, governance and board development, developing an international nonprofit, information technology, career development, and creating anonprofit/social entrepreneurship organization. Additional chapters address quality improvement, mentoring, and proposal writing, Included are plentifulcase studies and review questions in each chapter. The text is ideal for students and faculty in social service administration, human service leadership, social work management, public and community health, public administration, and health care administration and management. Key Features: Comprises the only nonprofit management text to integrate social justice themes Edited by an interdisciplinary group of authors representing the social service, social work, management, and nonprofit fields Includes illustrative case studies and review questions in each chapter Offers practical tips for integrating social justice agendas Provides PowerPoint presentations for instructors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview / Elaine P. Congress, Allan Luks, and Francis Petit -- Advocacy / Allan Luks and Keneca Boyce -- Past and present issues with nonprofit organization / William Catucci and Karen Jeisi -- Law, governance, and ethics / William J. Toppeta -- Staff management / Carl M. Gold -- Organizational finance / Frank M. Werner -- Fundraising for social justice: securing resources for just causes / Lauri Goldkind -- Program and grant development: a social justice approach / Tina Maschi and Morgan Jade de Saussure -- Governance and board development / Shelly Wimpfheimer -- International nonprofit organizations: global standards, local practices, challenges, and the meaning of sustainability / Marciana Popescu and Caitlin Breen Thomas -- Nonprofit 2.0: hardware, software, and shareware: opportunities and challenges in the digital age / Lauri Goldkind -- Personal and professional communication / Kevin Daley -- Career development / Judy Paul -- Mentoring / Mica McKnight, Keneca Boyce, and Sandra C. Guerra -- Social entrepreneurship / Michael Pirson -- Assessment and evaluation / Keneca Boyce -- Quality improvement in a nonprofit organization: developing a solid system / Keila E. Zapata-Kelly -- Conclusion / Francis Petit, Elaine P. Congress, and Allan Luks.

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