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

ByJessica E. Sowa, Jessica K. A. Word

part I|54 pages

Working in the Sector

chapter 2|14 pages

Theories of the Nonprofit Sector

ByBeth Gazley

chapter 3|15 pages

Trends in Nonprofit Employment

ByJohn C. Ronquillo, Annie Miller, Ida Drury

chapter 4|23 pages

Legal Aspects of Nonprofit Employment

ByEric Franklin Amarante

part II|200 pages

Building an HRM Infrastructure in a Nonprofit Organization

chapter 5|18 pages

Strategic Human Resource Management

ByHans-Gerd Ridder, Alina McCandless Baluch

chapter 6|14 pages

Recruitment and Selection for Nonprofit Organizations

ByRikki Abzug

chapter 7|21 pages

Succession Planning and Management in Nonprofit Organizations

ByYeonsoo Kim

chapter 8|20 pages

Talent Management

ByHeather L. Carpenter

chapter 9|24 pages

Compensation Practices in Nonprofit Organizations

Examining Practices Adopted by High Performing Nonprofits
BySally Coleman Selden

chapter 10|19 pages

Labor Relations in Nonprofit Organizations

ByJoan E. Pynes

chapter 11|19 pages

Engagement, Satisfaction, and Nonprofit Organizations

ByKunle Akingbola

chapter 12|19 pages

Volunteer Management

It All Depends
ByJeffrey L. Brudney, Hayley K. Sink

chapter 13|27 pages

Training and Development in Nonprofit Organizations

ByToby Egan

chapter 14|18 pages

Making Nonprofits More Effective

Performance Management and Performance Appraisals
ByMarlene Walk, Troy Kennedy

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
ByAllison R. Russell, Laurie Mook, Femida Handy

chapter 16|19 pages

Managing Human Resources in International NGOs

ByCarrie R. Oelberger, Anne-Meike Fechter, Ishbel McWha-Hermann

chapter 17|19 pages

Managing Generational Differences in Nonprofit Organizations

ByJasmine McGinnis Johnson, Jaclyn Schede Piatak, Eddy Ng

chapter 18|16 pages

Diversity and Diversity Management in Nonprofit Organizations

ByJudith Y. Weisinger

chapter 19|20 pages

Technology and Human Resource Management in Nonprofit Organizations

ByJennifer A. Jones

chapter 20|11 pages

Conclusion

Toward a Research Agenda for Nonprofit Human Resource Management
ByJessica K. A. Word, Jessica E. Sowa