Nonprofit Organizations Theory, Management, Policy

In this new edition of the popular textbook, Nonprofit Organizations: Theory, Management, Policy, Helmut K. Anheier and Stefan Toepler have fully updated, revised, and expanded this comprehensive introduction to a growing field. The text takes on an international and comparative perspective, detailing the background and concepts and examining relevant theories and central issues. Anheier and Toepler cover the full range of nonprofit organizations—service providers, membership organizations, foundations, community groups—in different fields, such as arts and culture, health and social services, and education. Introducing central terms such as philanthropy, charity, social entrepreneurship, social investment, and civil society, they explain how the field relates to public management and administration. This textbook is systematic in its approach to theories, management, and policy. The first edition won the Best Book Award at the American Academy of Management in 2006, and this new edition will continue to match the growing demand for academic teaching. Nonprofit Organizations: Theory, Management, Policy is an ideal resource for students of both undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

PartI – StudyingNonprofit Organizations 1. Studying Nonprofit Organizations 2. Historical Background 3. Concepts 4. Dimensions Part II – Approaches 5. Theories of Nonprofit Organizations 6. Approaches to Giving and Philanthropy 7. Studying Civic Engagement and Volunteering 8. Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation Part III – Organization and Management 9. Organizational Behavior and Performance 10. Management Approaches and Tools 11. Financing Nonprofit Organizations 12. Governance 13. Leadership and Human Resources 14. Marketing, Communication, and Social Media 15. Collaboration PartIV – Policy and Current Developments 6. State–Nonprofit Relations 17. Advocacy and Lobbying 18. Longer-Term Developments and Current Trends

Helmut K. Anheier is Professor of Sociology at the Hertie School, Germany, and faculty member of the Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles. Stefan Toepler is Professor of Nonprofit Studies at the Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, Virginia.