Nonprofit Management 101
A Complete and Practical Guide for Leaders and Professionals
Edited by Darian Rodriguez Heyman and Laila Brenner, this guide gathers advice from dozens of sector practitioners into one book on running a nonprofit. It covers the whole job: starting an organisation, strategy, boards and governance, fundraising, financial management, marketing and communications, staff and volunteers, and technology. Written for leaders new to the sector and for experienced managers who want to see how the pieces fit together.
Keywords
How to cite
Darian Rodriguez Heyman, Laila Brenner (2019). Nonprofit Management 101: A Complete and Practical Guide for Leaders and Professionals. Wiley. https://www.wiley.com/en-us/nonprofit-management-101-a-complete-and-practical-guide-for-leaders-and-professionals-2nd-edition-p-9781119585459
Related in the library
- 14.1C181
Guidelines for Comprehensive Fiscal Sponsorship
A short paper setting out administrative, financial and legal good practice for comprehensive fiscal sponsorship, where a host nonprofit takes a project in as its own programme. It was written by a group of fiscal sponsors who practise this model, many working for social justice. Sponsors use it to set their own standards. Project leaders and funders use it to judge whether a sponsor runs the arrangement well.
ClassicKey manual or guideFree - 14.1C182
How to set up a charity (CC21a)
Online guidance from the regulator for people thinking of starting a charity in England or Wales. It works through 7 steps: decide if a charity is the right option, set its purpose, choose a structure, write a governing document, choose a name, find trustees and fund the work. The legal detail is English, but founders elsewhere use the sequence as a checklist for their own start-up decisions.
ClassicKey online resourceFree - 14.1C183
Understand fiscal hosting
Online documentation from Open Collective Europe, a Belgian public utility foundation that acts as fiscal host for groups without their own legal body. It explains who does what among the collective, its administrators, the foundation and the Open Collective platform. It sets out the difference between a collective and a fund and what to check before applying. Grassroots and civic groups in Europe use it to decide whether fiscal hosting suits them.
CurrentKey online resourceFree - 14.1C184
Questions to ask before starting an organization
A one-page checklist from Pillar Nonprofit Network in London, Ontario, for people thinking of starting a nonprofit. It asks whether someone already does the work, which structure fits, whether the need is lasting, whether others will help, whether money can be found and whether founders will hand control to a board. It then outlines the steps for incorporation and charitable status in Canada and points to a longer Imagine Canada guide.
Start hereCurrentShort readFree - 3.1C028
Boards of Directors and Governance Systems
A practical guide to strengthening NGO boards, first written in Spanish for organisations in Latin America, where board development tools adapted to local culture and language were scarce. The English version followed requests from outside the region. It walks through board roles, structures and governance systems in practical steps, with tools that boards and executive directors can apply to their own organisation.
Start hereClassicKey manual or guideFree - 3.1C029
Ten Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards
A short book that sets out the 10 core responsibilities of a nonprofit board and places them in the context of current governance challenges. It separates the board's role from that of the chief executive and senior staff, and it has 2 appendices: one on the individual duties of board members and a sample self-assessment for board members. It is part of BoardSource's 6-book Governance Series and is used in board induction and role descriptions.
ClassicKey manual or guideBook - 3.1C030
Charity Governance Code
A voluntary governance code for UK charities of any size. It sets out 8 principles with 41 outcomes, and each principle comes with suggested behaviours, examples of policies and processes, and suggested evidence of good governance. Boards apply it on an apply or explain basis and are encouraged to publish a short statement in their annual report on how they use it. Smaller charities can use it to spot gaps as they grow.
CurrentKey manual or guideFree - 8.1C104
Fundraising for Social Change
A 496-page how-to handbook for small and mid-sized nonprofits that want to build a broad base of individual donors, written with racial, economic and climate justice groups in mind. It covers fundraising infrastructure, hiring a development director, working with consultants and coaches, budgeting and planning, and handling financial trouble. Spotlight sections carry reflections from working fundraisers. Teachers get a free instructor's manual and online extras.
Start hereClassicKey manual or guideBook
Related project ideas
Get expert help with starting a nonprofit
Consulting and coaching projects built from 600+ real projects. Pick one, add your needs and hear from vetted consultants.
CEO / executive director transition planning
“A leadership transition is approaching — planned or unplanned — and the organisation has no succession plan, no process, and no safeguards in place.”See project
Strategic risk assessment & management
“When your board asks about your top risks, you can't give a structured or confident answer — risk management is informal and largely reactive.”See project
All 11 Strategy & strategic planning project ideas All 11 Governance & board development project ideas
Work with a consultant or coach
Nonprofit Builder members can browse vetted consultants and coaches who work on starting a nonprofit, and invite them to a project.
Suggestion box
Something to fix or add here?
Know a better resource on this subject, found a broken link, or spotted a mistake in this record? Tell us.
About C240 Nonprofit Management 101
A person reads every message. A title, a link or a few words is enough.