03418nam 2200697Ia 450 991081617180332120200520144314.01-322-41646-X0-8039-5992-31-4522-6345-0(CKB)2550000000105482(EBL)996506(OCoLC)809772050(SSID)ssj0000697355(PQKBManifestationID)12290211(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000697355(PQKBWorkID)10690370(PQKB)10687566(SSID)ssj0000737640(PQKBManifestationID)12278101(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000737640(PQKBWorkID)10789151(PQKB)10954987(MiAaPQ)EBC996506(OCoLC)808342670(StDuBDS)EDZ0000063709(EXLCZ)99255000000010548219991202d2000 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrGrassroots associations /David Horton Smith1st ed.Thousand Oaks, Calif. Sage Publicationsc20001 online resource (xviii, 342 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4522-3280-6 0-8039-5993-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-320) and index.Cover; Contents; Key Abbreviations in This Book; Foreword; Preface; Part I - Toward A Round-Earth Paradigm for The Voluntary Nonprofit Sector; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Definitions and Metaphors; Chapter 2 - Revising Flat-Earth Maps: The Rest of the Voluntary Nonprofit Sector; Part II - The Distinctive Nature of Grassroots Associations; Introduction; Chapter 3 - Formational Characteristics; Chapter 4 - Internal Guidance Systems; Chapter 5 - Internal Structure; Chapter 6 - Internal Processes; Chapter 7 - Leaders and Environments; Chapter 8 - Life Cycle ChangesChapter 9 - Impact and EffectivenessPart III - Theoretical Paradigms and Conclusions; Introduction; Chapter 10 - Flat-Earth Paradigms and a Round-Earth Paradigm Outline; Chapter 11 - Some Conclusions and Forecasts: The Advent of Homo Voluntas; Appendix A: Description of the (Largely North American) Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action; Appendix B: Creating a Local Nonprofit Sampling Frame Including Grassroots Associations: An American Example; Appendix C: Methodology of the Smith One-Suburb Study; References; Index; About the AuthorDavid Horton Smith examines in depth the distinctive nature and characteristics of a previously under-studied area which includes such groups as Alcoholics Anonymous, community environmental action committees and church Bible study groups.Associations, institutions, etcUnited StatesNonprofit organizationsUnited StatesVoluntarismUnited StatesSocial actionUnited StatesAssociations, institutions, etc.Nonprofit organizationsVoluntarismSocial action361.7/63/0973Smith David Horton210942MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816171803321Grassroots associations4080987UNINA