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Cost-Effectiveness in the Nonprofit Sector Methods and Examples from Leading Organizations
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Gerald L. Schmaedick
Under the auspices of TechnoServe, Inc.
Book Code: RES/
ISBN: 0-89930-627-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-89930-627-8
208 pages, figures, tables
Quorum Books
Publication: 3/30/1993
List Price: $107.95 (UK Sterling Price: £59.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: This work not only makes the case that responsible nonprofit managers must routinely utilize cost-effectiveness analysis, but also gives many outstanding examples of how it can be done. The examples are drawn from prestigious nonprofit organizations as varied as the National Gallery of Art, Girls Inc., and the Nature Conservancy. Drawing on TechnoServe's search for a practical methodology to measure the cost-effectiveness of its own work, editor Schmaedick provides a unique synthesis of the principles of cost-effectiveness analysis in the opening chapter. The guidelines he provides are almost universally applicable and make cost-effective management an attainable goal for all nonprofits. Rather than subject the reader to arcane explanations of intricate mathematical formulae, Schmaedick provides hard-nosed practical directions for nonprofit managers. Those seriously interested in upgrading the management systems of their organizations to produce more results at lower costs will find this a challenging, but not intimidating, prescription.
Table of Contents:
  • Do Nonprofit Organizations Need Cost-Effectiveness Analysis? by Gerald L. Schmaedick
  • Cost-Effectiveness and the Arts by Anne Evans
  • Cost-Effectiveness in Youth Services: Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy by Heather Johnston Nicholson and Faedra Lazar Weiss
  • Foundations of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for Health and Medical Practices by Milton C. Weinstein and William B. Stason
  • Cost-Effectiveness Methodologies for University Decisions by Fred Balderston
  • The Cycle of Cost-Effectiveness: The Nature Conservancy by Eric Halperin, Leslie Williams, and Rebecca Paxton Stewart
  • Measuring Our Impact: Determining Cost-Effectiveness of Non-Governmental Organization Development Projects by Margaret Bowman, Jorge Baanante, Thomas Dichter, Steven Londner, and Peter Reiling
  • Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Housing and Human Service Providers by Debbie Cohen Pine
  • Improving Management Decisions in Primary Health Care: Relating Costs to Improvements in Coverage by Lynne Miller Franco
  • The Case Against Cost-Effectiveness in Nonprofits: Are We Barking up the Wrong Tree? by Jonathan B. Cook
  • Index
LC Card Number: 92-1746
LCC Class: HG4027
Dewey Class: 658.15
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