ABSTRACT

As an increasing number of individuals go to work in the nonprofit sector, nonprofit managers need support on how best to build their human resource management capacity. They need to know what systems to examine, what questions to ask, and how to ensure they are managing people in a legal manner and as effectively as possible given their particular resource constraints. Important questions include: Do we have a clear philosophy, one that aligns with our nonprofit mission and values and allows us to treat our employees as the professionals they are? How do we select, develop, and retain the best people who will produce high value, high performance work, and how do we do so with limited resources? How do we effectively manage our mix of volunteers and paid staff? What do we need to consider to ensure diverse people work together in a harmonious fashion? With all-new chapters written by the top scholars in the field of nonprofit HRM, these are but a few of the many questions that are addressed in this timely volume. 

These scholars delve into their particular areas of expertise, offering a comprehensive look at theories and trends; legal and ethical issues; how to build HRM from recruitment, management, labor relations, to training and appraisal; as well as topics in diversity, technology, and paid versus volunteer workforce management. This essential handbook offers all core topic coverage as well as countless insider insights, additional resource lists, and tool sets for practical application. With chapters grounded in existing research, but also connecting research to practice for those in the field, The Nonprofit Human Resource Management Handbook will be required reading for a generation of scholars, students, and practitioners of nonprofit human resource management. 

chapter 1|12 pages

Introduction

part I|54 pages

Working in the Sector

part II|200 pages

Building an HRM Infrastructure in a Nonprofit Organization

chapter 8|20 pages

Talent Management

chapter 9|24 pages

Compensation Practices in Nonprofit Organizations

Examining Practices Adopted by High Performing Nonprofits

chapter 12|19 pages

Volunteer Management

It All Depends

chapter 14|18 pages

Making Nonprofits More Effective

Performance Management and Performance Appraisals

part III|100 pages

Emergent Challenges in Nonprofit Human Resource Management

chapter 15|14 pages

Interchangeability of Labor

Managing a Mixed Paid and Volunteer Workforce

chapter 20|11 pages

Conclusion

Toward a Research Agenda for Nonprofit Human Resource Management