Michael J. Worth’s student-friendly best-seller provides a broad, insightful overview of key topics affecting governance and management of non-profit organizations. Worth covers the scope and structure of the non-profit sector, including leadership of non-profit’s, managing the non-profit organization, fundraising, financial management, non-profit lobbying and advocacy, managing international and global organizations, and social innovation.
Written specifically for students, this applied text balances research, theory, and practitioner literature, and is packed with current cases, timely examples, and the most recent data available. This new edition includes a new chapter on collaboration, partnerships, and mergers among non-profits as well as new brief and comprehensive cases, new and expanded coverage of social entrepreneurship, international non-governmental organizations, social media and social networks, and more.
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.
