Effective nonprofit management : context and environment / / Joan E. Pynes

• Autore: Pynes Joan
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (214 p.)
• Disciplina: 658/.048
• Soggetto topico: Nonprofit organizations - Management
• Note generali: "First published 2011 by M.E. Sharpe"--t.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; 1. The Independent Nonprofit Sector; Nonprofit Contributions to Society; Nonprofit Administrative Structures; The Present Context for Nonprofit Management; Conclusion; Case 1.1. Selling Girl Scout Cookies by Internet; Case 1.2. Centro Latino de Chelsea and Concilio Hispano to Merge; References; 2. Increased Accountability in the Nonprofit Sector; Federal and State Oversight of Nonprofit Organizations; Revisions to IRS Form 990 for Charitable Institutions; Types of Accountability; Nonprofit Ethics ; Whistle-Blower ProtectionConclusion; Case 2.1. Allegations of Steering Clients in a Homebuyer Education Program to an Affiliated Mortgage Company; Case 2.2. Do Nonprofit Hospitals Earn Their Tax Breaks?; Appendix 2.1. Learning from Sarbanes-Oxley: A Checklist for Nonprofits and Foundations; Appendix 2.2. Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice: A Guide for Charities and Foundations; Appendix 2.3A Strengthening Transparency, Governance, and Accountability of Charitable Organizations: A Final Report to Congress and the Nonprofit Sector ; Appendix 2.3B Strengthening Transparency, Governance, and Accountability of Charitable Organizations: A Supplement to the Final Report to Congress and the Nonprofit SectorReferences; 3. Nonprofit Governance; Board Roles and Responsibilities; Recruiting Directors; Nonprofits Are Different; Risk Management; Really, Are Boards Effective?; Select Earlier Research on Governing Boards; Conclusion; Case 3.1. Did a Montana Museum Board Breach Its Duty?; Case 3.2. When Is Nonprofit Executive Pay Too High?; References; 4. Understanding Intergovernmental Relations and Public Policy; Brief History ; What Is Public Policy, and How Does It Affect Nonprofits?Nongovernmental Actors in the Public Policy Process; The Public Policy Process; Additional Influences of Government; Indirect Tools of Public Action; Conclusion; Case 4.1. Faith-Based Charities Are Hurting Due to Government Cutbacks; Case 4.2. 50 Million for a Social Innovation Fund; Appendix 4.1. Examples of Public Policy Making; References; 5. Where Revenues Come From and the Importance of Financial Management; Where Do Nonprofit Revenues Come From?; Restricted and Unrestricted Funds; The Importance of Government Money ; Developing a Budget and Tracking the MoneySocial Enterprise, Nonprofit Hybrids, Nonprofit Ventures; Proceed with Caution; Conclusion; Case 5.1. Goodwill Superstore to Sell 80,000 New and Used Products; Case 5.2. Cause-Related Marketing or Consumption Philanthropy?; References; 6. Organizational Effectiveness and Program Measurement: Documenting Successes and Improving Performance; Perceived Benefits of Measurement Systems; Types of Evaluations; Program Theory and Measurement; Developing a Program Description; Logic Models; Performance Measures; Why the Resistance to Performance Measurement? ; Ethics and Performance Measurement
• Sommario/riassunto: Employees with valuable skills and a sense of their own worth can make their jobs, pay, perks, and career opportunities different from those of their coworkers in subtle and not-so-subtle ways. This book shows how such individual arrangements can be made fair and acceptable to coworkers, and beneficial to both the employee and the employer.
• Titolo autorizzato: Effective nonprofit management
• ISBN: 1-317-47230-6; 0-7656-3032-X; 0-7656-3030-3; 1-315-70492-7; 1-317-47231-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910788175803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II