Search Terms
Nonprofit organizations
Leadership
Select Journals
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
http://philanthropy.com/section/Home/172/
The NonProfit Times
https://www.thenonprofittimes.com/
Stanford Social Innovation Review
http://www.ssireview.org/
Websites and Toolkits
BoardSource Community Resources
https://www.boardsource.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?webcode=BDSCommunityRsc
Reports on board basics and nonprofit governance.
Catalog of Nonprofit Literature
http://catalog.foundationcenter.org/
Search the Foundation Center’s catalog.
Free Management Library
http://managementhelp.org/
Links to resources on a breadth of management topics–communications, fundraising, strategic planning, and more–that are useful for nonprofit and for-profit organizations.
A Guide to Good Practices in Foundation Operations
https://learn.guidestar.org/news/publications/guide-to-good-practices-in-foundation-operations
Free downloadable guide covers transparency; due diligence; responsive communications; and diversity, equity, and inclusion for 501(c)(3) management.
Nonprofit FAQ
https://nccs.urban.org/
The National Center for Charitable Statistics maintains a list of frequently asked questions on nonprofit organization, management, regulation, resources, and development.
Select Books and Reports
Bardach, Eugene. 1998. Getting agencies to work together: the practice and theory of managerial craftsmanship. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press.
Bens, Ingrid. 2005. Facilitating with ease!: core skills for facilitators, team leaders, and members, managers, consultants, and trainers. San Francisco, Calif: Jossey Bass.
Bernstein, Philip. 1997. Best practices of effective nonprofit organizations: a practitioner’s guide. New York: Foundation Center.
Boulmetis, John, and Phyllis Dutwin. 2005. The ABCs of evaluation: timeless techniques for program and project managers. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Chrislip, David D. 2002. The collaborative leadership fieldbook: a guide for citizens and civic leaders. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
De Coninck, John. 2008. Planning, monitoring and evaluation in development organisations: sharing training and facilitation experiences. Los Angeles: SAGE.
Edwards, Michael and Alan Fowler. 2002. The Earthscan Reader on NGO Management. London: Earthscan. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262057771_Earthscan_Reader_in_NGO_Management
Festen, Marcia, and Marianne Philbin. 2007. Level best: how small and grassroots nonprofits can tackle evaluation and talk results. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Görgens-Albino, Marelize, and Jody Zall Kusek. 2009. Making monitoring and evaluation systems work: a capacity development toolkit. Washington, DC: World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2702
Heyman, Darian Rodriguez. 2011. Nonprofit management 101: a complete and practical guide for leaders and professionals : essential resources, tools, and hard-earned wisdom from fifty leading experts. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Kanter, Beth, and Allison H. Fine. 2010. The networked nonprofit: connecting with social media to drive change. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Lewis, David. 2001. The management of non-governmental development organizations: an introduction. London: Routledge.
Mathos, Melanie, and Chad Norman. 2012. 101 social media tactics for nonprofits: a field guide. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley
Owen, John M. 2007. Program evaluation: forms and approaches. New York: Guilford Press.
Pohlman, Randolph, and Gareth Gardiner. 2000. Value driven management: how to create and maximize value over time for organizational success. New York: AMACOM.
Poister, Theodore H. 2003. Measuring performance in public and nonprofit organizations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Struyk, Raymond J. 2002. Managing think tanks: practical guidance for maturing organizations. Budapest: Local Government and Public Service Initiative, Open Society Institute. http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/APCITY/UNPAN007808.pdf
Tobis, Michael, and Irene Tobis. 2002. Managing multiple projects. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Török, Marianna. 1997. Strategic planning. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Institute for Policy Studies.
Walker, Julia Ingraham. 2012. A fundraising guide for nonprofit board members. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley
