The Complete Guide to Nonprofit Management

by Robert H. Wilbur

The Complete Nuts-and-Bolts Guide to Managing Today's Bottom-LineOriented Nonprofit Organizations

This significantly revised and expanded Second Edition of thehighly popular how-to book identifies and addresses the uniqueconcerns of nonprofit organizations. Cutting through the morass ofmere theory, the experts at Smith, Bucklin & Associates, Inc.,a leading nonprofit management firm, get right to actual practicewith dozens of real-world examples and case studies, andup-to-date, vital, "combat-tested" strategies and techniques fordealing with virtually every nonprofit business management issue,
* The daily role of boards of directors
* Fund development and marketing
* Public and government relations
* Educational programs and certification
* Information services
* Human resources management
* Using the Internet

In addition, featured here is a refocused strategic planningchapter that presents an ongoing, organic form of planning, as wellas updated discussions of the importance of mission statements,planning publicity campaigns and coordinating special conventions,developing and marketing education programs, and much more.

Get the bottom line from the "front office." Whether you are anexecutive or manager of a nonprofit organization, a volunteer,consultant, fund-raising professional, a member of a board ofdirectors or a trustee, the information in this indispensable guideis more critical-and more effective-than ever before.

Genres: Management, Nonfiction

Hardcover

First published November 18, 1994

Reviews

[Cara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have been working for a nonprofit for 3 years, and I picked up this book from the library to try to learn a little bit more about the field. It's a good guide to nonprofit management, but it's 15 years old and pretty hopelessly out of date. There's a whole chapter on the use of technology in nonprofits which is just about useless, and the information on taxes/legal implications is also out of date. The first third of the book, which goes over the establishment of nonprofits, the role of the board of directors, growth, and fundraising, is by far the most useful. An updated version of this book would probably get 5 stars from me.

[Tamar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although I've had to read this for a business class, it's been very informative, interesting, and powerful. Since I'd like to start a nonprofit someday, this book will be an imperative reference for myself and my company. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking to start their own nonprofit or who needs to know more about nonprofit operations in general.