Understanding Nonprofit Funding: Managing Revenues in Social Services and Community Development Organizations.

Abstract

PrefaceThe Author Part One: Perspectives on Nonprofit Funding 1. The Vital Importance of Funding Relations: Sectoral and Organizational Perspectives 2. Funding and Nonprofit Management: Theories and Research Part Two: Structure and Management of Nonprofit Funding Sources 3. The Scope and Breadth of Nonprofit Funding Sources 4. TrAnds in Nonprofit Funding Patterns 5. Raising Money from Fees: Management Challenges and Marketing Strategies 6. Special Event Fund-Raising: Managing Uncertainty 7. Donations: Balancing Flexibility and Risks 8. Public Funding: A Driving Force Part Three: Putting It All Together: Managing Tasks, Planning, and Resources 9. Restricted Grants and Contracts: Complex Paths and Management Burdens 10. Handling Coordination, Uncertainty, and Transaction Costs 11. The Challenges of Managing Organizational Resources Part Four: The Impact of Complex Funding Patterns on Nonprofit Organizations 12. Assessing the Structure and Management of Nonprofit Funding Relations.