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

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2012
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (722 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.7/4; 338.74; 658.0480973
• Soggetto topico: Nonprofit organizations - United States; Non-governmental organizations - United States
• Altri autori: SalamonLester M
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The state of nonprofit America
• ISBN: 1-280-48742-9; 9786613582652; 0-8157-2436-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790237603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II