Leading and Managing Nonprofit Organizations gives the readers the information they need on the way to lead a non-profit organization and manage it effectively so that more and more people know the basics of working with a non-profit organization. It provides the readers with all the necessary information they may be seeking before starting a non-profit organization or taking up a leadership role in an existing one. This book also discusses about the various kinds of non-profit organizations, the strategic positioning in the non-profit organizations, the effect of political power and public policies, the economics of the non-profit organizations, the management of conflicts in such organizations and managing the organization with the emerging market economies.
About the Author: Dr. Chester Alexis C. Buama is a College Professor at Laguna State Polytechnic University under the Faculty of College of Arts and Sciences where he served as its Program Coordinator, College Research Coordinator, University Publication Adviser (Unit Head), Bay Breeze Group of Publications and Coordinator of Curriculum, Instruction Quality Assurance, A Consultant of the Department of Education Central Office for Learning Assessment and National Trainer of the Commission on Higher Education for General Education Courses. He is also a member of local and international organizations: he is a Fellow and Senior Member of the Royal Institute of Management and the Royal Institute of Educators, Singapore, Reading Association of the Philippines, and International English Learners Training Institute. He was a Philippine Youth Ambassador to ASEAN countries and Japan which was sponsored by the Cabinet Office of Japan and Office of the President of the Philippines in 2010. He has a Master's degree in Management major in Public Administration and a Bachelor's degree in Journalism. He was conferred a Doctorate Degree in Philosophy major in Public Administration in 2016 and graduated with a Doctorate Degree in Philosophy major in Business Management in 2018. At present he is teaching Principles of Management and Organization, Good Governance and Social Responsibility, Business Communication, Macro and Micro Economics and Philippine History and Constitution. Moreover, he has actively participated in the Civic Activities of the Global Cooperation Society International, Philippine National Chapter and is often invited as resource speaker in various management, research writing, journalism and leadership seminars. Recently, he was awarded the Ambassador Seal of Excellence for Education as Research Practitioner and as 2018 Outstanding Premier College Professor and Humanitarian Service Excellence Award by the Asia Pacific Excellence Council, Inc.