Management

Name: Breakthrough Thinking for Nonprofit Organizations: Creative Strategies for Extraordinary Results
Author: Bernard Ross and Clare Segal
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Type of material: hardcover/288 pages
Cost of material: $38.00
Primary audience:
Published: October 2002
Where it can be obtained: http:// www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787955698.html

Summary: This book will help nonprofit managers think in new and creative ways about how they define and meet the challenges they face--and how to rise above standard practices to lift their organizations to greater performance levels.

Name: Coping with Cutbacks - The Nonprofit Guide to Success When Times Are Tight
Author: Emil Angelica and Vincent Hyman
Publisher: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
Type of material: 128 pages, softcover
Cost of material: $27.95
Primary audience:
Where it can be obtained: http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=13

Summary: This guide shows you ways to make new connections, create buy-in, and bring new partners to the table to accomplish your mission. It also gives you a six-step process for coming up with solutions to problems-financial or otherwise-plus 185 specific cutback strategies you can put to use right away.

Name: Fieldstone Alliance Nonprofit Guide to Developing Effective Teams
Author: Beth Gilbertsen and Vijit Ramchandani
Publisher: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
Type of material: 80 pages, softcover
Cost of material: $19.95
Primary audience:
Where it can be obtained: http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=15

Summary: The "Fieldstone Nonprofit Guide to Developing Effective Teams" is a collection of the best tried-and-true team-building methods. All types of nonprofits, community groups, volunteers, and board members can benefit from the tips and processes in this guide. Plus, no matter what role you play on the team, you can use this guide and help bolster your team's success.

Name: Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership, Video
Author: Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Type of material: Video
Cost of material: $165.00
Primary audience:
Published: June 1998
Where it can be obtained: http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787910813.html

Summary: Craft a unique learning experience and help your group to work through the modules in the "Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership" video.

Name: Guidebook for Directors of Nonprofit Corporations - Second Edition
Author: Jeannie Carmedelle Frey, George W. Overton
Publisher: Committee on Nonprofit Corporations, ABA Section of Business Law
Type of material: 278 pages
Cost of material: $32.95 (ABA members); $44.95 (regular)
Primary audience: directors and perspective directors
Published: June 2002
Where it can be obtained: http://www.abanet.org/abastore/index.cfm?section=main&fm=Product.AddToCart&pid=5070388

Summary: The guidebook addresses general legal principles and corporate governance issues to provide nonprofit directors with a comprehensive understanding of their roles.

Name: Improving Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations
Author: Ronald E. Riggo and Sarah Smith Orr
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Type of material: hardcover/320 pages or e-book
Cost of material: $55.00
Primary audience:
Published: December 2003
Where it can be obtained: http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470401796.html

Summary: Well-grounded in theory, research, and practice, "Improving Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations" is a comprehensive resource that goes beyond traditional nonprofit management theory to offer the latest in cutting-edge thought on leadership for nonprofit organizations.

Name: Improving the Economy, Efficiency, and Effectiveness of Not-for-Profits: Conducting Operational Reviews
Author: Rob Reider
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Type of material: hardcover/312 pages
Cost of material: $84.00
Primary audience:
Published: March 2001
Where it can be obtained: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471395730.html

Summary: This book shows not-for-profit managers why conducting an operational review can be beneficial, explains the tools and personnel needed to conduct the review, and shows in detail how to conduct a review of operations in each area. It includes case study materials for a social service agency, a museum operation, an arts organization, a community service agency, and a college business office.

Name: Losing Your Executive Director Without Losing Your Way: The Nonprofit's Guide to Executive Turnover
Author: Carol Weisman, Richard I. Goldbaum
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Type of material: hardcover/176 pages
Cost of material: $32.00
Primary audience:
Published: March 2004
Where it can be obtained: http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787963712.html

Summary: This book is a practical guide for board members and executives who must guide their nonprofits through the difficult transition of replacing the key member of their organization and shows how to make this transition a positive event.

Name: Managing Risk in Nonprofit Organizations: A Comprehensive Guide
Author: Melanie L. Herman, George L. Head, Peggy M. Jackson and Toni E. Fogarty
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Type of material: hardcover/336 pages
Cost of material: $70.00
Primary audience: board members and management
Published: October 2003
Where it can be obtained: http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471236748.html

Summary: Learn how to manage and leverage risk.

Name: Nonprofit Management & Leadership
Author: Roger Lohmann
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Type of material: journal
Cost of material: $80 (USA, Canada and Mexico), $104 (Rest of the World)
Primary audience:
Published: 2008
Where it can be obtained: http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-NML.html

Summary: "Nonprofit Management and Leadership" (NML) is the first journal to bring together the best thinking and most advanced knowledge about the special needs, challenges, and opportunities of nonprofit organizations. Each issue of NML offers readers the authoritative insights of top executives and scholars on the common concerns of nonprofit leaders in all settings, including social services, the arts, education, foundations, community development, advocacy work, religion, professional associations, and others.

Name: Nonprofit Stewardship: A Better Way to Lead Your Mission-Based Organization
Author: Peter Brinckerhoff
Publisher: Fieldstone Alliance
Type of material: 272 pages, softcover
Cost of material: $34.95
Primary audience:
Where it can be obtained: http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=47

Summary: It's a humbling, empowering, paradigm-shifting way to view your role, your board, your staff, your funders, and yourself.

Name: Reinventing the University: Managing and Financing Institutions of Higher Education
Author: Cooper & Lybrand LLP, Sandra L. Johnson, (editor) and Sean C. Rush (editor)
Publisher: Wiley/Jossey-Bass
Type of material: hardcover/432 pages
Cost of material: $335.00
Primary audience:
Published: May 1995
Where it can be obtained: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471104523.html

Summary: This book offers insights on restructuring administrative operations, new revenue opportunities, debt management, capital renewal, endowment management, and more.

Name: Resolving Conflict in Nonprofit Organizations -- The Leader's Guide to Finding Constructive Solutions
Author: Marion Peters Angelica
Publisher: Wilder Foundation
Type of material: 192 pages, softcover
Cost of material: $34.95
Primary audience:
Where it can be obtained: http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=37

Summary: A hands-on guide to understanding, identifying, and resolving conflict constructively in your nonprofit. The eight-step process shows you how to spot conflicts, decide whether to intervene, uncover and deal with the true issues involved, and design and carry out a conflict resolution process.

Name: The Executive Director's Survival Guide: Thriving as a Nonprofit Leader
Author: Mim Carlson and Margaret Donohoe
Publisher: Wiley/Jossey-Bass
Type of material: hardcover/288 pages
Cost of material: $32.00
Primary audience:
Published: October 2003
Where it can be obtained: http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787958778.html

Summary: This resource will give you the help you need to develop and strengthen personal, interpersonal and organizational effectiveness. It is filled with practical advice for succeeding in the position and offers a reader-friendly question and answer format.

Name: The Not-for-Profit CEO: How to Attain and Retain the Corner Office
Author: Walter P. Pidgeon, Jr.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Type of material: hardcover/309 pages
Cost of material: $39.95
Primary audience:
Published: October 2004
Where it can be obtained: http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471648752.html

Summary: The "Not-for-Profit CEO" serves as both an authoritative reference guide and a practical workbook. In addition to sample tables, forms, and checklists, it offers case studies of leading not-for-profit CEOs, complete with illuminating interviews that enable readers to understand and implement the proven steps destined to get them to the top seat of any not-for-profit organization.

Name: The Nonprofit Handbook: Management, 3rd Edition
Author: Tracy Daniel Connors
Publisher: Wiley/Jossey-Bass
Type of material: hardcover/960 pages
Cost of material: $195.00
Primary audience:
Published: March 2001
Where it can be obtained: http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471397997.html

Summary: This handbook brings together more than thirty-five leading experts in nonprofit management to provide information and guidance on standardized policies and procedures that are applicable to virtually every nonprofit organization - and effect the three most crucial areas: effectiveness, efficiency, and evolutionary environment.

Name: The Nonprofit Leadership Team: Building the Board-Executive Director Partnership
Author: Fisher Howe
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Type of material: hardcover, 224 pages
Cost of material: $34.00
Primary audience: nonprofit executive directors and CEOs, senior staff, board members and nonprofit consultants
Published: November 2003
Where it can be obtained: http:// www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787959502.html

Summary: Fisher Howe clearly shows what the board expects of the executive and what the executive expects of the board and the individual members, examines the working relationship among them, and demonstrates how the leadership team deals with specific responsibilities and challenges.

Name: Why Nonprofits Fail -- Overcoming Founder's Syndrome, Funphobia and Other Obstalces to Success
Author: Stephen R. Block
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Type of material: hardcover/208 pages
Cost of material: $29.95
Primary audience:
Published: December 2003
Where it can be obtained: http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787964093.html
E-Book format: http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787977039.html

Summary: Stephen Block explains that many well-intentioned leaders hold on to views of their nonprofit organizations that perpetuate problems rather than help fix them.