Strategic Management for Non-Profit Organizations (Routledge Studies in the Management of Voluntaryand Non-Profit Organizations, 3)

The 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* boxed features (including examples of mission statements, value statements and the strategy planning pyramid)* detailed case-studies of nonprofit organizations (covering strategic issues, strategic planning processes and examples of the use of particular techniques)* review and discussion questions* extensive bibliography. 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. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of illustrations......Page 9 The author......Page 10 Preface......Page 11 Acknowledgements......Page 13 An introduction to the voluntary nonprofit sector......Page 14 An introduction to strategic management in the voluntary nonprofit sector......Page 16 The growth and development of the voluntary nonprofit sector......Page 25 The rise of professional management in the voluntary nonprofit sector......Page 39 What is the voluntary nonprofit sector and how is it different from other sectors?......Page 49 The development of different approaches to strategic management......Page 68 The development of strategic management......Page 70 What is an excellent organization? The Attributes of Excellence School......Page 86 Starting with the people: the Human Resources School......Page 94 Post-modern perspectives on strategy......Page 107 Strategy and the voluntary nonprofit sector......Page 120 The development of strategic management in the voluntary nonprofit sector......Page 122 How to measure success......Page 134 Is strategic management effective?......Page 152 Strategic analysis, formulation, choice and implementation......Page 160 Strategic analysis: reviewing the organization......Page 162 Strategic analysis: the external environment......Page 184 Strategic formulation: creating the plan......Page 192 Strategic formulation: basic choices......Page 208 Strategic implementation: making it happen......Page 223 Case studies......Page 232 Save the Children Fund......Page 234 Care In The Home (CITH)......Page 243 World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)......Page 248 CARE......Page 255 The Simon Community......Page 259 Grameen Bank......Page 268 Homeline......Page 278 NSPCC......Page 289 Oxfam......Page 302 References......Page 308 Index......Page 329

the 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
* Boxed Features (including Examples Of Mission Statements, Value Statements And The Strategy Planning Pyramid)
* Detailed Case-studies Of Nonprofit Organizations (covering Strategic Issues, Strategic Planning Processes And Examples Of The Use Of Particular Techniques)
* Review And Discussion Questions
* Extensive Bibliography.

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.

"This book fills a niche for a UK/European text which provides a much-needed summation of strategic management issues as they relate to nonprofit organizations. Addressing both the academic theory and current practice of strategic planning and strategic management in relation to this important sector in the UK, Europe and the USA, it serves as a valuable antidote to those general strategy texts which relegate the treatment of nonprofits to their closing chapters or even appendices. The authors assessment of the ways in which this particular sector has responded to recent events - by adapting, borrowing or reinventing key strategies - also represents important reading in its own right."--Résumé de l'éditeur "This book fills a niche for a UK/European text which provides a much-needed summation of strategic management issues as they relate to nonprofit organizations. Addressing both the academic theory and current practice of strategic planning and strategic management in relation to this important sector in the UK, Europe and the USA, it serves as a valuable antidote to those general strategy texts which relegate the treatment of nonprofits to their closing chapters or even appendices. The authors assessment of the ways in which this particular sector has responded to recent events - by adapting, borrowing or reinventing key strategies - also represents important reading in its own right."--Jacket This UK/European text provides a much-needed summation of strategic management issues in nonprofit organizations, addressing both academic theory and current practice. This chapter provides a brief overview of the topic of strategic management in the voluntary nonprofit sector.