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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821107103321

Titolo

The state of nonprofit America [[electronic resource] /] / Lester M. Salamon, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2012

ISBN

1-280-48742-9

9786613582652

0-8157-2436-5

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (722 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SalamonLester M

Disciplina

338.7/4

338.74

658.0480973

Soggetti

Nonprofit organizations - United States

Non-governmental organizations - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Preface; Part 1: Overview; The Resilient Sector: The Future of Nonprofit America; Part 2: Major Fields; Health Care; Education and Training; Social Services; Arts and Culture; Housing and Community Development; Environmental Organizations; International Assistance; Religious Congregations; Civic Participation and Advocacy; Infrastructure Organizations; Foundations and Corporate Philanthropy; Individual Giving and Volunteering; Part 3: Major Challenges; Commercialization, Social Ventures, and For-Profit Competition

Devolution, Marketization, and the Changing Shape of Government-Nonprofit RelationsAccountability in the Nonprofit Sector; Demographic and Technological Imperatives; Nonprofit Workforce Dynamics; For Whom and for What? Investigating the Role of Nonprofits as Providers to the Neediest; Contributors; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

"Examines the private nonprofit sector and the tax-exempt institutions that make up this sector providing important services and benefits to all Americans, with histories behind different institutions and the forces and developments that have buffeted them and what they have done to



retain their resilience"--Provided by publisher.