Like its well-known predecessor, Financial Management for Nonprofit Human Service Agencies, this new and expanded
edition, with a slight title change, continues to reflect the author's efforts to provide the critical knowledge
needed to communicate with the "experts." The central organizing theme of this book is the acquisition,
distribution, and reporting of agency resources within a systems framework. Divided into four sections, Section
I is an overview that covers historical and sociopolitical context of nonprofit organizations and financing as
well as the systems concept and unique characteristics of nonprofits. Section II covers the planning and acquisition
of resources by human service organizations. Budgeting, marketing, and grantwriting skills are examined. Section
III details the distribution of the acquired resources through internal control, budgeting, and investments. Section
IV presents basic accounting techniques, fund accounting, financial reporting guidelines, and financial statement
analysis, including the recording and reporting of organizational financial activities. New topics include fees
for services, purchase of service contracting, breakeven analysis for costing services and activities, third-party
payments, internet resources, and a glossary.