Below I’ll give you my selections for the best Nonprofit Management books by a few categories. I will cover these and other great books more in depth later.
- Nonprofit Management 101: A Complete and Practical Guide for Leaders and Professionals (2019)
- Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice (2018)
- Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice (2016)
- Nonprofit Management 101: A Complete and Practical Guide for Leaders and Professionals (2011)
- Managing a Nonprofit Organization: Updated Twenty-First-Century Edition (2012)
- Managing the Non-profit Organization: Principles and Practices (2006)
- Nonprofit Accounting & Financial Statements: Overview for Board, Management, and Staff (2017)
- Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations (2019)
- The Little Book of Boards: A Board Member’s Handbook for Small (and Very Small) Nonprofits (2015)
- [Budgeting and Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations: Using Money to Drive Mission Success] [Author: Weikart, Lynne A.] [September, 2012] (2012)
- Managing to Change the World: The Nonprofit Manager’s Guide to Getting Results, 2nd Edition (2012)
- The Little Book of Gold: Fundraising for Small (and Very Small) Nonprofits (2011)
- Nonprofit Management: A Justice Approach (1916)
- Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice (2013)
Nonprofit Management 101: A Complete and Practical Guide for Leaders and Professionals (2019)
This intensely practical, comprehensive guidebook is for both leaders new to the nonprofit sector looking for a quick primer on all the issues that matter, as well as established veterans looking to understand how all the pieces fit together.
Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice (2018)
Michael J. Worth’s student-friendly best-seller, Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice, Fifth Edition, provides a broad, insightful overview of key topics affecting governance and management of nonprofit organizations.
Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice (2016)
Michael J. Worth’s student-friendly best-seller, Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice, provides a broad, insightful overview of key topics affecting governance and management of nonprofit organizations.
Nonprofit Management 101: A Complete and Practical Guide for Leaders and Professionals (2011)
This handbook can educate and empower a whole generation of nonprofit leaders and professionals by bringing together top experts in the field to share their knowledge and wisdom gained through experience. This book provides nonprofit professionals with the conceptual frameworks, practical knowledge, and concise guidance needed to succeed in the social sector.
Managing a Nonprofit Organization: Updated Twenty-First-Century Edition (2012)
The revised and updated edition of the go-to guide that has been an essential resource for nonprofit administrators, managers, and business professors since 1984—retooled to address the challenges presented by today’s world.Managing a Nonprofit Organization is a classic in its field. But much has changed since it was last updated in 1999, as the United States reels from political, economic, and demographic shifts, all of which impact nonprofit organizations every day.
Managing the Non-profit Organization: Principles and Practices (2006)
The groundbreaking and premier work on nonprofit organizationsThe nonprofit sector is growing rapidly, creating a major need for expert advice on how to manage these organizations effectively. Management legend Peter Drucker provides excellent examples and explanations of mission, leadership, resources, marketing, goals, and much more. Interviews with nine experts also address key issues in this booming sector.
Nonprofit Accounting & Financial Statements: Overview for Board, Management, and Staff (2017)
NEW 2nd EDITION with 2017 FASB Accounting Standards Update.A simple, yet complete (and very readable) guide to nonprofit accounting and financial statement reporting.
Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations (2019)
Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations, Fifth Edition is an established core text designed to help you develop your leadership and management skills. Bestselling authors Denhardt, Denhardt, Aristigueta, and Rawlings cover important topics such as stress, decision-making, motivation, leadership, teams, communication, and change. Cases, self-assessment exercises, and numerous examples provide you with the opportunity to apply concepts and theories discussed in the chapter.
The Little Book of Boards: A Board Member’s Handbook for Small (and Very Small) Nonprofits (2015)
Are you new to a board and have no idea what’s expected of you? Do you know what a board’s six key responsibilities are? Do you know what your relationship with the Executive Director should be? If not, this book is for you.So many board members—especially of small nonprofits—want to support a nonprofit and readily accept the invitation to join the board. It’s only then that they discover they are in over their heads, with no idea of their expectations and responsibilities.
[Budgeting and Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations: Using Money to Drive Mission Success] [Author: Weikart, Lynne A.] [September, 2012] (2012)
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Managing to Change the World: The Nonprofit Manager’s Guide to Getting Results, 2nd Edition (2012)
A nonprofit manager’s fundamental job is to get results, sustained over time, rather than boost morale or promote staff development. This is a shift from the tenor of many management books, particularly in the nonprofit world.
The Little Book of Gold: Fundraising for Small (and Very Small) Nonprofits (2011)
The Little Book of Gold is dedicated to helping small (and very small) non-profits unlock their fundraising potential. Avoid common pitfalls and get tips on proven methods that work.
Nonprofit Management: A Justice Approach (1916)
Nonprofit organizations are increasingly concerned with the need to demonstrate how social justice principles impact every aspect of their work. This is the only textbook to explicitly integrate social justice principles into the management of a nonprofit organization. It provides students with the knowledge and skills required to integrate a social justice value system into their work as effective nonprofit leaders.
Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice (2013)
Student friendly and comprehensive, this fully updated third edition of Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice, by Michael J.
Best Nonprofit Management Books That Will Hook You
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Nonprofit Organizations: Theory, Management, Policy
Author(s): Helmut K. Anheier
ID: 3453019, Publisher: Routledge, Year: 2022, Size: 29 Mb, Format: pdf
Resilience and the Management of Nonprofit Organizations: A New Paradigm
Author(s): Dennis R. Young, Elizabeth A.M. Searing
ID: 3453137, Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, Year: 2022, Size: 8 Mb, Format: pdf
Public-Nonprofit Collaboration and Policy in Homeless Services: Management, Measurement, and Impact
Author(s): Hee Soun Jang, Jesús N. Valero
ID: 3571104, Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, Year: 2022, Size: 3 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not absolute. Some books are really record-breakers according to Los Angeles Times, others are written by unknown writers. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant books you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.