Strategic Management for Nonprofit OrganizationsThe voluntary nonprofit sector is now involved in all aspects of people's lives. The management of such organizations has never been of more interest than it is now, and the sector as a whole is in a period of great change. Well-meaning amateurs are being replaced by highly committed and professional leaders, and one in every six employees in the service sector is now working in the voluntary sector. In this shifting climate, this enlightening book questions whether voluntary organizations should now be more business-like. Helpful features of the text include: * chapter introduction and summaries Presenting a unique insight into the theory and practice of strategic management for voluntary nonprofit organizations, this book will be of great interest to both practitioners and students of voluntary sector management. |
Contents
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the Human Resources | 7 |
The growth and development of the voluntary nonprofit | 12 |
The rise of professional management in the voluntary | 26 |
What is the voluntary nonprofit sector and how | 36 |
PART II | 55 |
What is an excellent organization? The Attributes | 73 |
Postmodern perspectives on strategy | 94 |
creating the plan | 179 |
basic choices | 195 |
making it happen | 210 |
PART V | 219 |
Care In The Home CITH | 230 |
CARE | 242 |
The Simon Community | 246 |
Grameen Bank | 255 |
PART III | 107 |
How to measure success | 121 |
Is strategic management effective? | 139 |
PART IV | 147 |
organization | 149 |
the external environment | 171 |
Homeline | 265 |
NSPCC | 276 |
Oxfam | 289 |
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