How to Manage an Effective Nonprofit Organization: From Writing an Managing Grants to Fundraising, Board Development, and Strategic Planning

by Michael A. Sand

Are you a staff or board member of a nonprofit organization? Do you want your organization to be excellent? Are you a busy person?If you answered all three questions in the affirmative, How to Manage an Effective Nonprofit Organization is the one book you need, one with more than a thousand practical tips. It was inspired by thousands of nonprofit agency professionals who have participated in workshops the author has led for more than twenty years. Each of the nine chapters includes numerous practical Board members will learn how to run effective meetings and get and keep the best people on their team.Busy staff members will learn how to maximize opportunities to obtain grant funds while minimizing the time spent.Grant writers will learn how to prepare better proposals and how to manage the funds once they get them.Agencies will learn how to establish an outstanding volunteer program and how to form community coalitions that work.And everyone will learn effective strategies to help improve supervisory, personnel, and general management skills.Is it easy to manage an excellent nonprofit organization? The answer to that questions is easily, "no." Agency professionals at every level will find themselves referring to How to Manage an Effective Nonprofit Organization anytime they have a problem and need helpful, practical and to-the-point advice from an acknowledged leader in the field.

Genres: Business

224 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2005

Reviews

[Mary]

Providing clear information in a concise and engaging manner, reading this book from cover to cover offers an overview of precisely what the title states "How to Manage an Effective Nonprofit Organization.
This book is also a fine reference guide, well-organized for looking-up information as needed.
A book that is both good to read as well as easy to refer to, that's a great book in my book. This title delivers what it promises: "helpful, practical, and to-the-point advice."

My one criticism is that there is virtually nothing about Marketing, at least in this edition.

[Amy Christine Lesher · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the best books on how to manage a nonprofit. Covering everything from board management to getting and keeping volunteers. Reading about grants I came upon information that hadn't been in any of the books I've read on fundraising.

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good basic primer on the subject. Should only be used as an introduction ; each chapter is worthy of its own book.