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Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice is a comprehensive textbook written for the Nonprofit Management course, covering the scope and structure of the nonprofit sector, leadership of nonprofits, managing the nonprofit organization, fundraising, earned income strategies, financial management, nonprofit lobbying and advocacy, managing international and global organizations, and social entrepreneurship. Written specifically for students, this text integrates research, theory, and the practitioner literature and includes more than is found in the more prescriptive, practitioner-oriented alternatives. Providing an overview suitable for students enrolled in their first course in the field, the book also includes cases and discussions of advanced issues for those with experience.

Key Features:

- Includes a chapter on Social Entrepreneurship, which examines the theories behind this concept as well as the successful practices of high-impact nonprofits around the world

- Takes a balanced approach to varied perspectives and controversial issues and encompasses traditional concepts as well as new approaches and thinking

- Integrates social sciences research, management theory, and practitioner literature Includes mini-cases to enhance student understanding of the issues involved in real-world situations

- Chapter-ending suggestions for further reading and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter help students apply chapter content to actual nonprofit organizations.

Michael J. Worth is professor of nonprofit management in the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public

Administration at the George Washington University in Washington, DC. He teaches graduate courses related to the governance

and management of nonprofit organizations and to philanthropy and fundraising.

Dr. Worth served as vice president for development and alumni affairs at the George Washington University and

previously as director of development at the University of Maryland. Earlier in his career, he was assistant to the president

at Wilkes University and director of development at DeSales University. As vice president at the George Washington

University, he planned and directed two major campaigns and provided support to the board of trustees.

In addition to articles and monographs, Dr. Worth has written or edited various books and textbooks, including six

previous editions of Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice. Other recent works include Fundraising: Principles and

Practice (2016), Leading the Campaign (2nd edition, 2017), Advancing Higher Education: New Strategies for Fundraising,

Philanthropy, and Engagement (co-edited with Matthew T. Lambert, 2019), and Comprehensive Fundraising Campaigns:

New Directions for Colleges and Universities (2022).

Among other voluntary services, Dr. Worth has been a member of the board of directors of Miriam’s Kitchen, an

organization working to eliminate homelessness in Washington, DC, and a member of the advisory board of the Young

Nonprofit Professionals Network, Washington, DC, chapter. Dr. Worth consults on governance, management, and fundraising

with colleges and universities, national associations and institutions, and nonprofit organizations in various fields

and sectors.

He holds a BA from Wilkes University, an MA in economics from American University, and a PhD in higher education

from the University of Maryland.