Leading and Managing Nonprofit Organizations: Mapping the Knowledge Base of Nonprofit Management in the Human Services

The nonprofit sector has experienced significant changes over the past five decades in relation to political, economic and social factors that have influenced the way that nonprofits finance and deliver human services. Nonprofit leadership, management and governance have changed to accommodate the environmental factors that influence the sector. This literature review reflects the evolution of the nonprofit sector in relation to developing an understanding of nonprofit organizations and the skills needed to lead, manage and govern them.