Know­ledge data­base bund­les prac­ti­cal know­ledge for the non-profit sector

VERBANDSMANAGEMENT INSTITUT (VMI)

The asso­cia­tion manage­ment insti­tute (VMI) of the Univer­sity of Frei­burg (Switz­er­land) has been a leading insti­tu­tion in rese­arch and trai­ning for the manage­ment of non-profit orga­ni­sa­ti­ons (NPOs) for over five deca­des. The VMI makes its exper­tise available to a broad profes­sio­nal audi­ence: a compre­hen­sive online know­ledge data­base on the VMI website provi­des know-how on the third sector.

Prac­ti­cal answers

The digi­tal plat­form bund­les the key topics of NPO manage­ment in one conve­ni­ent place. Its content is drawn from the VMI’s profes­sio­nal jour­nal “VM” and combi­nes scien­ti­fic funda­men­tals with prac­ti­cal rele­vance. The data­base covers a broad range of topics, from gover­nance, stra­tegy and finan­cial manage­ment to member­ship and volun­teer manage­ment as well as marke­ting, commu­ni­ca­tion and digitisation.

Leaders will find both up-to-date facts and figu­res on the non-profit sector as well as concrete tools and recom­men­da­ti­ons for orga­niza­tio­nal prac­tice. For exam­ple, the data­base provi­des quick access to infor­ma­tion on the size and funding of the third sector. At the same time, check­lists, case studies and guides – such as those on effec­tive asso­cia­tion manage­ment or volun­teer moti­va­tion – offer prac­ti­cal support for daily work. The VMI know­ledge data­base is a prac­ti­cal refe­rence tool that makes the day-to-day work easier for leaders and profes­sio­nals in NPOs and funding foundations.