Essential Texts for Nonprofit and Public Leadership and Management

THE HANDBOOK OF NONPROFIT GOVERNANCE From BoardSource comes The Handbook of Nonprofit Governance. This comprehensive resource explores the overarching question of governance within nonprofit organizations and addresses the roles, structures, and practices of an effective nonprofit. The Handbook of Nonprofit Governance covers the topics that are of most importance to those charged with creating and sustaining effective leadership, including building a board, succession planning, policies, financial oversight, fundraising, planning, strategic planning processes, risk management, and evaluation of the board, CEO, and organization.

HANDBOOK OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN GOVERNMENT, THIRD EDITION The practice of public human resource management has evolved significantly in recent years due to increased outsourcing, privatization, and the diminution of public employee rights. This thoroughly revised and updated edition of the classic reference Handbook of Human Resource Management in Government offers authoritative, state-of-the-art information for public administrators and human resource professionals. The third edition features contributions from noted experts in the field, including Donald E. Klingner, Mary E. Guy, Jonathan P. West, Jeffrey L. Brudney, Montgomery Van Wart, J. J. Steven Ott, Norma M. Riccucci, and many more.

Since the first edition was published in 1997, “Human Resources Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations” has become the go-to reference for public and nonprofit human resources professionals. Now in its fourth edition, the text has been significantly revised and updated to include information that reflects changes in the field due to the economic crisis, changes in federal employment laws, how shifting demographics affect human resources management, the increased use of technology in human resources management practices, how social media has become embedded in the workplace, and new approaches to HRM policy and practice. Written by Joan E. Pynes, a noted expert in public administration, this authoritative work shows how strategic human resources management is essential for managing change in an increasingly complex environment. The book • Includes new material on workplace violence and employee discipline • Reviews updates on the legal environment of HRM • Contains suggestions for managing a diverse workforce • Offers a wealth of revised tables and exhibits • Updates the most recent developments in collective bargaining in the public and nonprofit sectors • Outlines the most current approaches to recruitment and selection • Presents an overview of recent information on compensation and benefits • Gives an update of the technological advances used for strategic human resources management • Provides examples of HRM policies from other countries The book also includes an enhanced instructor's guide with examination questions, PowerPoint® slides, experiential exercises, and video vignettes that are coordinated with chapters in the book.

The new edition of the acclaimed guide to strategic decision-making in community planning, development, and collaboration. Based on the results of more than a decade of research by the Pew Partnership for Civic Change, “Smart Communities” provides directions for strategic decision-making and outlines the key strategies used by thousands of leaders who have worked to create successful communities. Outlining seven "leverage points" for decision-making used by thousands of leaders who have worked to create successful communities, this new Second Edition offers leaders from both the public and private sectors the tools they need to build a civic infrastructure and create a better future for all the community's citizens. • Second Edition has been thoroughly updated with current knowledge and research • Covers new developments from current design thinking and strategy literature to innovation and invention in communities • Advises on how to create community readiness that will help avert problems before they begin • All case vignettes have been revised to include more detailed information about the process and application of the seven leverage points • Examples from communities around the country illustrate how these change agents' well-structured decision-making processes can be traced to their effective use of the seven key leverage points “Smart Communities” offers hope to those who are striving to improve their communities and addresses vital issues such as poverty, race relations, and children's health and welfare.

The leading program evaluation reference, updated with the latest tools and techniques. “The Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation” provides tools for managers and evaluators to address questions about the performance of public and nonprofit programs. Neatly integrating authoritative, high-level information with practicality and readability, this guide gives you the tools and processes you need to analyze your program's operations and outcomes more accurately. This new fourth edition has been thoroughly updated and revised, with new coverage of the latest evaluation methods, including: • Culturally responsive evaluation • Adopting designs and tools to evaluate multi-service community change programs • Using role playing to collect data • Using cognitive interviewing to pre-test surveys • Coding qualitative data You'll discover robust analysis methods that produce a more accurate picture of program results and learn how to trace causality back to the source to see how much of the outcome can be directly attributed to the program. Written by award-winning experts at the top of the field, this book also contains contributions from the leading evaluation authorities among academics and practitioners to provide the most comprehensive, up-to-date reference on the topic. Valid and reliable data constitute the bedrock of accurate analysis, and since funding relies more heavily on program analysis than ever before, you cannot afford to rely on weak or outdated methods. This book gives you expert insight and leading-edge tools that help you paint a more accurate picture of your program's processes and results, including: • Obtaining valid, reliable, and credible performance data • Engaging and working with stakeholders to design valuable evaluations and performance monitoring systems • Assessing program outcomes and tracing desired outcomes to program activities • Providing robust analyses of both quantitative and qualitative data Governmental bodies, foundations, individual donors, and other funding bodies are increasingly demanding information on the use of program funds and program results. “The Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation” shows you how to collect and present valid and reliable data about programs.

Discover the latest insights in organization theory from a comprehensive and masterful volume Understanding and Managing Public Organizations, 6th Edition provides readers with an authoritative reference for scholars, masters, and doctoral students in public management and public affairs programs in the United States and other nations. The 6th Edition of Understanding and Managing Public Organizations presents the latest research and insights from organization and management theory and their application to public organizations and the people in them. The book expands coverage from previous editions about organizational goals, performance and effectiveness, strategy, decision-making, structure and design, organizational change, operating environments, individuals and groups, motivation and work-related attitudes, leadership, teamwork, and more. Authors and professors Hal Rainey, Sergio Fernandez, and Deanna Malatesta provide new and expanded coverage of such topics as • The context and distinctive character of public and nonprofit organizations, including expanded coverage of "publicness" and of the legal context including "state action" • Performance management, measurement, organizational effectiveness, and managing for high performance • Representative bureaucracy, workforce diversity, and performance • Communication and information technology • Employee engagement and empowerment, intrinsic motivation, self-determination theory, public service motivation, and positive organizational behavior-resilience, self-efficacy, optimism, and hope • Recent developments in theory and thought on leadership, including authentic leadership, shared leadership, servant leadership, and integrated leadership • Design and process topics including red tape and green tape, administrative burdens, and organizational routines • Theoretical perspectives such as behavioral theory of decision making, resource dependence theory, and others, and their implications for public and nonprofit organizations • Advances in theory and practice about rapid developments in collaborative governance, organizational networks, partnerships, and contracting • Since the book is used in courses for students in numerous public affairs programs, this new edition updates the Instructor's Guide, with new and revised PowerPoint slides, cases, exercises, and discussion and examination questions • These materials, with the topics in the chapters, are designed to address the learning outcomes required by NASPAA accreditation requirements Belonging on the shelf of scholars and students in public affairs, as well as anyone interested in public management or organization theory, this new edition of Understanding and Managing Public Organizations provides an advanced and comprehensive enhancement to a widely used and compelling series of previous editions.