Elgar Encyclopedia of Nonprofit Management, Leadership and Governance (Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences series)

The Elgar Encyclopedia of Nonprofit Management, Leadership and Governance is the ultimate reference guide for those interested in the rapidly growing nonprofit sector. Each insightful entry includes a definition of the concept, practical applications in nonprofit organizations, and discussion of current issues and future directions.With contributions from over 200 renowned experts in the field, this Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive overview of the essential topics related to nonprofit management, leadership and governance. Entries explore a diverse range of issues and actors within the nonprofit sector, including business planning, crowdfunding and fundraising, governing boards, mergers and acquisitions, risk management, stakeholder management and wealth inequality. They cover the foundations of the sector alongside more current and topical issues including celebrity, diaspora, LGBTQ+ and ePhilanthropy; authoritarian regimes; the digital divide; and the millennial generation’s civic engagement. This Encyclopedia is a vital resource for students and scholars of organization studies, business and management, corporate governance, and public administration. Its practical applications will prove beneficial to a diverse range of stakeholders across the nonprofit sector, including professional managers, board members, donors, government officials, and media professionals. * Fully cross referenced and accessible in style * Authoritative summaries of nearly 200 essential topics * Written by leading scholars and practitioners across the field * Provides definitions, applications, and discussions of current issues and future directions Front Matter Copyright Contents Contributors Introduction to Elgar Encyclopedia of Nonprofit Management, Leadership and Governance Accountability Accounting practices, rules, and standards Accreditation Administration costs Advocacy Affordable care act Antitrust Articles of incorporation Arts and cultural organizations Audit Authoritarian regimes and the nonprofit community Beneficiaries Black philanthropy Branding and brand strategies Budget process Business planning Bylaws Campaign: Annual campaign Campaign: Capital Campaign Capacity building Careers and preparation Case for support Cause-related marketing Celebrity philanthropy Charitable giving Charity law Chief executive director: Compensation Chief executive officer: Performance review Chief executive officer: Relations with the board of directors Civic agency Civil rights organizations Civil society Collaboration strategies Commercialism Commons Community foundations Community-based organizations Comparative perspectives on nonprofit organizations Competition Competitive forces Conversion foundations Co-production Corporate foundations Corporate philanthropy Corporate social responsibility Crisis management Crowdfunding Crowding out Cultural competence Curricula for nonprofit management in higher education Democracy and philanthropy Diaspora philanthropy Digital divide Dissolution of nonprofit organizations Diversity, equity, and inclusion Donor-advised funds Donor and donor motivation Donor choice Donor retention and stewardship Earned income Education-focused organizations Effectiveness of nonprofit organizations Endowment ePhilanthropy Faith and philanthropy Faith and volunteering Faith-based organizations Family philanthropy Federation Financial documents and control Financial performance indicators Financial ratios Financing nonprofit organizations Fiscal sponsor Forming a nonprofit organization Foundations – History and functions Founder’s syndrome Fraud and corruption Fraud detection and investigation Fundraising Gender and philanthropy Giving circles Global conflict and philanthropy Governance Governing board: Chairperson Governing board: Composition Governing board: Dynamics and meeting management Governing board: Membership Governing board: Responsibilities Government failure theory Government funding and contract management Grant Grassroots INGOs Growth strategies Housing organizations Human service organizations Hybrid organizations Identity-based philanthropy Impact investing Income portfolio analysis Industry analysis Innovation in nonprofit organizations Institutional isomorphism Intermediate sanctions Internal Revenue Service International aid Investment policy statement Journals, periodicals, and associations Leadership Leadership succession LGBTQ+ philanthropy Lifecycles of nonprofit organizations Limited life foundations Major donors Managerialism Marketing Membership associations Mental health organizations Mergers and acquisitions Microfinance Millennial generation’s civic engagement Mission and economics Mission statement Motivation: Paid staff Motivation: Volunteers Multisite nonprofit organizations Nascent organizations Nongovernmental organizations Nonprofit sector Operating foundations Operating reserves Payout requirement Performance management Philanthropy: Definition and history Place-based philanthropy Planned giving Politics and philanthropy Principal–­­Agent Theory Private foundations Private inurement prohibition Professionalism Program evaluation Program-related investments Project management Public charity Public policy and nonprofit organizations Public relations Public trust in nonprofit organizations Recruitment and retention Refugee services Regulation of nonprofit organizations Resilience management Restricted / unrestricted funds Retrenchment strategies Revenue diversification Risk management Sarbanes-Oxley Act Self-help groups Self-regulation Service portfolio analysis Settlement house Sexual harassment Social capital Social change and nonprofit organizations Social economy Social enterprise Social entrepreneurship Social responsibility of nonprofit organizations Social return on investment Stakeholder management Strategic analysis: SWOT Strategic human resource management Strategic planning Supporting organizations Tax policy: Federal Tax policy: State and local Technology and social media Transparency Triple bottom line Unfair competition United Way Unrelated business income Venture philanthropy Voluntarism Volunteer management Wage equity within and across sectors Watchdog organizations Wealth inequality Index The Elgar Encyclopedia of Nonprofit Management, Leadership and Governance is the ultimate reference guide for those interested in the rapidly growing nonprofit sector. Each insightful entry includes a definition of the concept, practical applications in nonprofit organizations, and discussion of current issues and future directions. With contributions from over 200 renowned experts in the field, this Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive overview of the essential topics related to nonprofit management, leadership and governance. Entries explore a diverse range of issues and actors within the nonprofit sector, including business planning, crowdfunding and fundraising, governing boards, mergers and acquisitions, risk management, stakeholder management and wealth inequality. They cover the foundations of the sector alongside more current and topical issues including celebrity, diaspora, LGBTQ+ and ePhilanthropy; authoritarian regimes; the digital divide; and the millennial generation’s civic engagement. This Encyclopedia is a vital resource for students and scholars of organization studies, business and management, corporate governance, and public administration. Its practical applications will prove beneficial to a diverse range of stakeholders across the nonprofit sector, including professional managers, board members, donors, government officials, and media professionals. Fully cross referenced and accessible in style Authoritative summaries of nearly 200 essential topics Written by leading scholars and practitioners across the field Provides definitions, applications, and discussions of current issues and future directions