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.
Author(s): Roger Courtney
Edition: 1st
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 336
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
