Understanding Nonprofit Organizations: Governance, Leadership, and Management

by J. Steven Ott

J. Steven Ott's Understanding Nonprofit Governance, Leadership, and Management is a collection of the most insightful and most recent readings about the challenges of managing a nonprofit organization in the United States. The anthology examines the distinctiveness of nonprofit organizations through the writing of scholars, consultants, and practicing executives. It focuses on governing, leading, and managing nonprofit organizations and how nonprofit organizations differ from both the public and private sectors. The 37 chapters speak to the most important functions, contextual factors and internal functions, concepts, and issues that face today's leaders and managers of nonprofit organizations. Understanding Nonprofit Governance, Leadership, and Management is an ideal text for use in graduate and upper-division undergraduate survey courses on nonprofit organizations and management.

Genres: Nonfiction, Management, Leadership

432 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Darra · Rating 3 out of 5]

For work purposes only--one must be well-rounded and have resources on-hand at all times! :)

[Matt · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was worse than the other one.

[John · Rating 2 out of 5]

A great primer for those with little or no experience with nonprofit organizations.