Robert D. Herman and Associates, The Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1994.

Outside Reading Packet (Please purchase at W. L. Coughtry Co., 268 Central Ave.)

References are included for your information. They are not part of the required course reading.

References
Dennis R. Young and Richard Steinberg, Economics for Nonprofit Managers, New York: The Foundation Center, 1995.

Lester M. Salamon, America's Nonprofit Sector, A Primer, 2nd ed. New York: The Foundation Center, 1999.

Judith R. Saidel, "The Dynamics of Interdependence Between Public Agencies and Nonprofit Organizations," in Research in Public Administration, Vol. 3, edited by James L. Perry, Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1994, 201-230.

Ryan, William P., "The New Landscape for Nonprofits," Harvard Business Review (January-February 1999), 127-136.

Richard D. Heimovics, Robert D. Herman, and Carole L. Jurkiewicz, "The Political Dimension of Effective Nonprofit Executive Leadership," Nonprofit Management and Leadership 5 (Spring 1995), 233-248.

Steven R. Smith, "Managing the Challenges of Government Contracts" in Herman.

Kirsten A. Gronbjerg, "Public Funding: A Driving Force," in Understanding Nonprofit Funding, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993, 169-198.

Susan R. Bernstein, "Contracted Services: Issues for the Nonprofit Agency Manager," Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 20 (Winter 1991), 429-443.

Ralph M. Kramer, "Voluntary Agencies and the Contract Culture, 'Dream or Nightmare?'' Social Service Review (1994), 33-60.

Be prepared to identify the issues raised in the case and develop strategies for addressing the issues.

5-7 page memorandum due

John M. Bryson, "The Strategy Change Cycle: an Effective Strategic Planning Approach for Public and Nonprofit Organizations, in Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1995, 21-44.

Melissa M. Stone, Barbara Bigelow, and William Crittenden, "Research on Strategic Management in Nonprofit Organizations," Administration and Society 31,3 (July 1999), 378-423.

Case Studies
Christy L. Beaudin, Mark Senak, and Ronald C. Goodstein, "Strategic Planning at AIDS Project Los Angeles," in Nonprofit Boards and Leadership, edited by Miriam M. Wood, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996, 221-239.

Melissa Middleton Stone, "Planning in Interdependent Environments: The Local Association for Retarded Citizens," in Nonprofit Boards and Leadership: Cases on Governance, Change, and Board-Staff Dynamics, edited by Miriam M. Wood, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996.

Be prepared to identify the issues raised in one of the cases and develop strategies for addressing the issues.

Professor Patrick J. Bulgaro (Visiting Guest Lecturer)

Amelia Kohm, David La Piana, and Heather Gowdy, Strategic Restructuring, Findings from a Study of Integrations and Alliances among Nonprofit Social Service and Cultural Organizations in the United States, Chapin Hall Center for Children, June, 2000.

OTHER READINGS TO BE ADDED

J. Gregory Dees, "Enterprising Nonprofits," Harvard Business Review (January-February, 1998), 55-67.

David B. Starkweather, "Profit Making by Nonprofit Hospitals," in Nonprofit Organizations in a Market Economy, edited by Dennis R. Young and David C. Hammack, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993, 398-420.

Dennis R. Young, "Commercialism in Nonprofit Social Service Associations: Its Character, Significance, and Rationale," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 17, 2 (Spring 1998), 278-297.

John Clayton Thomas, "Program Evaluation and Program Development," in Herman.

Robert O. Bothwell, "Trends in Self-Regulation and Transparency of Not-For-Profits in the U.S.," The Not-For-Profit CEO Monthly Letter 7,5 (March 2000), 1-3.

Laura I. Zimmerman and Andrew Broughton, "Assessing, Planning, and Managing Information Technology," in Skills for Effective Management of Nonprofit Organizations, edited by Richard L. Edwards, John A. Yankey, and Mary A. Altpeter, Washington, D.C.: NASW Press, 1998, 325-342.

Joel L. Fleishman, "Policing Our Own Behavior: Increasing Accountability in the Nonprofit Sector," Board Member Vol. 5 (January/February 1996), p. 3.

"Creating An Accountable Organization," Board Member 5 (Summer 1996), 8-15. Articles on outcomes measurement and the 990

Saidel, Judith R., "Expanding the Governance Construct: Functions and Contributions of Nonprofit Advisory Groups," Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 27 (December 1998), 421-436.

Kathleen B. Fletcher, "Effective Boards: How Executive Directors Define and Develop Them," Nonprofit Management and Leadership 2 (Spring, 1992), 283-293.

Barbara E. Taylor, Richard P. Chait, and Thomas P. Holland, "The New Work of the Nonprofit Board," Harvard Business Review (Sept.-Oct. 1996).

Nonprofit Governance Index, Results in Brief, National Center for Nonprofit Boards, 1999.

References
Kevin P. Kearns, "Effective Nonprofit Board Members as Seen by Executives and Board Chairs," Nonprofit Management and Leadership 5 (Summer 1995), 337-358.

Saidel, Judith R. and Sharon L. Harlan, "Contracting and Patterns of Nonprofit Governance," Nonprofit Management and Leadership 8 (Spring 1998), 243-260.

Case Study
Judith Saidel, "Outgrowing the Governing Board," in Nonprofit Boards and Leadership, edited by Miriam M. Wood, San Francisco: Jossey-Boss,1996, 165-75.

Be prepared to identify the issues raised in the case and develop strategies for addressing the issues.

Professor Patrick J. Bulgaro (Visiting Guest Lecturer)

Guest Panel of Capital Region Human Resource Managers Participants to be announced

Joan E. Pynes, "Human Resource Management in a Dynamic Environment," ch. 1 in Human Resources Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1997.

Jeffrey L. Brudney, "Designing and Managing Volunteer Programs," in Herman.

M. Sue Sturgeon, "Finding and Keeping the Right Employees," in Herman.

Nancy E. Day, "Designing and Managing Compensation and Benefits Programs," in Herman.

5-7 page memorandum due

Professors Bulgaro and Saidel

Robert D. Herman and Richard Heimovics, "Executive Leadership," in Herman.

Bob Smucker, "Nonprofit Lobbying," in Herman.

Thomas H. Jeavons, "Ethics in Nonprofit Management: Creating a Culture of Integrity," in Herman.

Aspen Institute Nonprofit Sector Research Fund www.nonprofitresearch.org

Chronicle of Philanthropy www.philanthropy.com

Energize, Inc. www.energizeinc.com

GuideStar Philanthropic Research Inc. www.guidestar.org

Independent Sector www.indepsec.org

Internet Nonprofit Center www.nonprofits.org

National Center for Charitable Statistics www.ui.nccs.org

National Center for Nonprofit Boards www.ncnb.org

Nonprofits and Technology News www.pnn-online.org

Short Memoranda
These memoranda offer the opportunity to explore the research literature relevant to a management or policy issue of interest to you. Convey the insights gained from the literature in a memorandum format directed at a particular audience. Some examples of audiences are: an executive manager in the public or nonprofit sector; a nonprofit organization's board of directors; a regional or statewide nonprofit umbrella association; or a group of nonprofit agency executives in a particular industry. Be accurate and consistent in documentation.