An Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector: : A Practical Approach for the Twenty-First Century

by Gary M Grobman

Overview

An Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector: A Practical Approach for the 21st Century is an introductory text on the nonprofit sector and nonprofit organizations. It provides an overview of the history, theory, and scope of the nonprofit sector. It discusses issues facing nonprofits, such as legal and regulatory issues, ethics, quality, fiscal, and liability issues. It also provides practical guidelines for writing mission and vision statements, strategic planning, hiring, firing, lobbying, communicating, using the Internet, and other functions of nonprofit organizations. Each chapter includes a synopsis at the beginning, as well as discussion questions, activities, and bibliographic references at the end. An index is included.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781929109869
Publisher:	White Hat Communications
Publication date:	12/04/2020
Edition description:	6th ed.
Pages:	514
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.03(d)

About the Author

Gary M. Grobman (B.S. Drexel University; M.P.A. Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government; Ph.D., Penn State University) is special projects director for White Hat Communications, a Harrisburg, PA-based publishing and nonprofit consulting organization formed in 1993. The title of Dr. Grobman's doctoral dissertation is An Analysis of Codes of Ethics of Nonprofit, Tax-Exempt Membership Associations: Does Principal Constituency Make a Difference? He has taught nonprofit management classes as an adjunct faculty member at Bay Path College, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Marylhurst University, and Gratz College. He was an officer of the teaching section of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA). He has served on the board of directors as an officer of the Greater Harrisburg Concert Band, the Harrisburg Area Road Runners Club, and the Citizens Service Project-the statewide 501(c)(3) that was established to promote citizen service in Pennsylvania. He is the author of The Holocaust-A Guide for Pennsylvania Teachers, The Nonprofit Handbook, Improving Quality and Performance in Your Non-Profit Organization, The Nonprofit Management Casebook, Ethics in Nonprofit Organizations, Just Don't Do It! A Fractured and Irreverent Look at the Ph.D. Culture, and other books published by White Hat Communications and Wilder Publications (now Fieldstone).

Table of Contents

Introduction.................................................................................5

Chapter 1. Defining and Describing the Nonprofit Sector.............13

Chapter 2. History of the Nonprofit Sector...................................35

Chapter 3. Theory of the Nonprofit Sector...................................55

Chapter 4. Legal and Regulatory Issues......................................67

Chapter 5. Bylaws and Governance.............................................95

Chapter 6. Mission and Vision Statements................................117

Chapter 7. Ethics......................................................................125

Chapter 8. Fundraising.............................................................157

Chapter 9. Marketing................................................................171

Chapter 10. Grant Management................................................187

Chapter 11. Financial Management..........................................199

Chapter 12. Personnel..............................................................225

Chapter 13. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.............................257

Chapter 14. Communications and Public Relations...................273

Chapter 15. Lobbying...............................................................285

Chapter 16. The Internet for Nonprofits....................................297

Chapter 17. Strategic Planning and Change Management.........321

Chapter 18. Quality Issues.......................................................353

Chapter 19. Liability, Risk Management, and Insurance........... 359

Chapter 20. Forming and Running a Coalition..........................371

Chapter 21. The Future of the Nonprofit Sector......................... 379

Chapter 22. The Spirit of the Nonprofit Sector...........................413

Appendix 1. Case 1: Jane's Dilemma-Hiring the

Development Director...............................................................423

Appendix 2. Case 2: I Choose to Live Foundation-

One Man's Vision to Form a New Charity.................................. 429

Appendix 3. Case 3: Museum and Historical Association

State Budget Cuts....................................................................435

Appendix 4. Case 4: The One Wo(Man) Band Running

the Kenmore Midget Baseball League........................................443

Appendix 5. Case 5: Cutting the Budget of the

Harristown Family Service........................................................451

Appendix 6. Case 6: Public Relations Dilemma at

the Harristown Hospital and Health System.............................. 459

Appendix 7. Case 7: Reporting Financial

Misconduct at Uncommon Agenda............................................467

Appendix 8. Case 8: The Disruptive Board Member

of the Harristown Vet Center.....................................................475

Appendix 9. ARNOVA Financial Statements..............................482

Appendix 10. Nonprofit Ethics Scenarios..................................487

Index........................................................................................498

About the Author.....................................................................510