Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice

"Mike Worth does a great job of explaining the concepts of nonprofit management and provides excellent case studies and exercises so students can see how these concepts work in the real-world."
―Durand H. Crosby, J.D., Ph.D., Oklahoma University

Michael J. Worth’s best-seller, Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice, provides a comprehensive, insightful overview of key topics nonprofit leaders encounter daily. Worth covers both the governance and management of nonprofit organizations―the scope and structure of the nonprofit sector, leadership of nonprofits, management, fundraising, earned income strategies, financial management, lobbying and advocacy, managing international and global organizations, and social entrepreneurship―helping readers understand what they are and how they work. The text balances research, theory, and practitioner literature with current cases and the most recent data available, making it appropriate for undergraduates, graduate students, and nonprofit professionals.

The Sixth Edition has been updated to include new material regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion; volunteer stewardship; nonprofit executive transitions; models for pursuing earned income; ethical dilemmas and controversial donors; generational differences in the workplace; and an exploration of the role of nonprofits in advancing social movements.


Included with this title:

The password-protected Instructor Resource Site (formally known as SAGE Edge) offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides.

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.