Overview
This week we will look at strategic planning, capacity, and staff management. For nonprofits, it is important that we acknowledge that some of our staff are paid and others may not be (volunteer staff). We must pay close attention to the legal requirements around staff management.
Learning Outcomes
When you complete this week, you should be able to:
• Describe the key steps in the strategic planning process.
• Explain various approaches to developing Strategy
• Describe Models for capacity building
• Identify circumstances affecting the success or failure of collaborations between organizations.
• Describe prominent theories of human motivation
• Summarize best practices of human resources management
• Summarize best practices for developing volunteer programs
Textbook Reading
Read Chapters 7, 8, 9 in the textbook
Journal and Other Articles
• When can an employee Volunteer: https://www.pbpatl.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/When-May-an-Employee-Also-Serve-as-a-Volunteer.pdf
• Discriminatory job posting? Whats the deal: Discriminatory job posting?
Videos
Also, watch the following:
Video Link: How Some Don't Burn out: https://bigthink.com/videos/jenny-santi-on-burnout-in-the-nonprofit-sector
Discussion
This week's discussion will be a video case study - your initial post is due by Wednesday and then replies are due by Sunday. We will start with a handout and a video. An additional video will be provided later in the week.
Handout 1: Paul and the HSO handout one.docx
• For your discussion: Analyze the case study.
• What appears to be the issue (of concern, problem, challenge, or opportunity) and its significance for the organization/Paul?
Quiz
https://youtu.be/3O1JVU1gMuYThis week you will take a quiz over each chapter. However, chapter 8 is optional and for extra credit. The questions are multiple choice and cover the content in the chapter readings and journal articles required for the week. To succeed on this, make sure you have read everything before taking it. The quizzes are due by Sunday night 11:59 PM MT the week they are assigned. Each quiz is timed and therefore, you should ensure that you understand the content before starting.
Overview
This week we will look at the role of the CEO (sometimes called the Executive Director). We will also start considering how we can be effective stewards by ensuring accountability and measuring performance.
Learning Outcomes
When you complete this week, you should be able to:
• Describe the responsibilities of nonprofit CEO's
• Contrast leadership and Managment
• Summarize prominent leadership theories related to nonprofit organizations including founders syndrome
• Describe the characteristic behaviors of successful nonprofit CEO's
• Explain current mechanisms for ensuring the accountability of nonprofit organizations
• Identify appropriate performance metrics related to an organization's mission
Textbook Reading
Read Chapters 5 & 6 in the textbook
Journal Articles
• Bernstein, R., Buse, K., & Bilimoria, D. (2016). Revisiting agency and stewardship theories: Perspectives from nonprofit board chairs and CEOs. Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 26(4), 489-498.
o You may find the above article by doing a search within the online Regis library
Videos
https://youtu.be/GSevXQIYCsg
https://youtu.be/lHyNqbWx_c8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=3O1JVU1gMuY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSevXQIYCsg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHyNqbWx_c8
Sample Solution