The Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management, 5th Edition

PART THREEORGANIZING AND MANAGING NONPROFIT OPERATIONS

Nonprofits, like all organizations, succeed when they achieve impact and make a valuable difference in the communities and societies where they emerge to serve. Effective nonprofit leaders and managers understand that their organizations grow, and thrive because they have developed an important and mutually beneficial relationship with their stakeholders and constituents. The chapters of Part Three of this handbook build on the foundational information presented in Part Two to explain how nonprofit organizations start, develop, grow, and (sometimes) disappear. Many nonprofit leaders assume their roles when their organizations are relatively mature, but no nonprofit starts life as a fully ...