Strategic Management for Nonprofit Organizations : theory and cases / Sharon M. Oster

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Oster, Sharon M

Publication details: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1995Description: ix, 350 pISBN:

0195085035

Summary: Nonprofit organizations in the U.S. earn more than $100 billion annually, and number over a million different organizations. They face increasing competition for donor's dollars and many of the issues they confront are similar to those confronted by for-profit organizations. Strategic Management for Nonprofit Organizations applies powerful concepts of strategic management developed originally in the for-profit sector to the management of nonprofits. It describes the preparation of a strategic plan consistent with the resources available, analyzes the operational tasks in executing the plan, and describes the ways in which nonprofits need to change in order to remain competitive. Drawing on literature in the fields of economics, management, accounting, and organizational theory, Sharon Oster explores a wide range of topics including a discussion of the role and mission of the nonprofit - from fund-raising to accounting and from evaluation to the treatment of volunteers and the board of directors. Examples are taken from all parts of the nonprofit arena including the arts, health care, education, social services, foundations, and economic development. This is the first book to bring modern strategic management concepts to the problems of managing nonprofit organizations. It draws clear distinctions between the different industries and offers practical solutions to the challenges confronting managers of nonprofits. (Font: Editor)

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Centre d' Informació i Documentació del CERC Sala	General	S 03131	1	Available (Disponible)		1900008183

1. Introduction -- 2. The Mission of the Nonprofit Organization -- 3. Structural Analysis of a Nonprofit Industry -- 4. Competition and Cooperation Among Nonprofits -- 5. Human Resource Management -- 6. The Nonprofit Board of Directors -- 7. Product Mix and Pricing -- 8. Fundraising for Nonprofits -- 9. Managerial Control -- 10. Program Evaluation -- 11. The Potential for Change -- Appendix: Guide to the Cases: A. People for the American Way ; B. United Hmong Association ; C. Public Broadcasting System ; D. American Red Cross ; E. The Good Faith Fund ; F. Classical Jazz at Lincoln Center ; G. The Future of Donor Choice al United Way ; H. Guggenheim Museum ; I. Leeway, Inc. -- Notes -- Index

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