TY - BOOK ID - 138608703 TI - Passing the Torch : Planning for the Next Generation of Leaders in Public Service AU - Besel, Karl. AU - Williams, Charlotte Lewellen PY - 2016 SN - 1610755987 9781610755986 9781682260142 1682260143 PB - Fayetteville, [North Carolina] : The University of Arkansas Press, DB - UniCat KW - United States KW - United States. KW - Officials and employees. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:138608703 AB - Public-service executives, both elected and appointed within the public and nonprofit sectors, are retiring at record levels, and the number of Americans reaching age sixty-five annually will continue to rise over the next decade and is expected to surpass four million in 2020. Finding qualified, motivated leaders to fill vital public-service positions will challenge the public and nonprofit sectors. Unfortunately, recent studies show that few proactive steps are being taken by public-service organizations to plan for the next generation. Passing the Torch: Planning for the Next Generation of Public-Service Leaders provides an outline for those who will be facing and managing these looming changes. In this valuable guide, the factors that influence selection of a career in public service are explored through the authors' years of experience as leaders in public-service organizations and through interviews with other public-service professionals. Passing the Torch will be essential for leaders of nonprofit organizations, university faculty, researchers in the field of nonprofit management, and students in nonprofit management courses. ER -