How nonprofits work : case studies in nonprofit organizations / / Grace Budrys

• Autore: Budrys Grace <1943->
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (243 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.1
• Soggetto topico: Charities, Medical; Voluntary health agencies; Nonprofit organizations
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- What makes nonprofit organizations special? -- The size and scope of the nonprofit sector -- Analytical framework -- The case presentation framework -- Two classic case studies -- Delivering nursing case in a person's home -- Confronting a highly contagious disease -- Needs of people with a significant physical impairment -- Helping people with various disabilities -- Battling the spread of HIV/AIDS -- Helping to overcome hunger -- Addressing the need for affordable housing -- Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: How Nonprofits Work looks at nonprofit organizations through a sociological lens, identifying characteristics that make some nonprofits successful and characteristics that cause challenges, focusing on nonprofts in the health services sector. The book opens with helpful background information about nonprofit organizations, then shares case studies that take readers more deeply into the challenges and successes of various organizations. Given the trials nonprofits face in the current economic climate, this timel
• Titolo autorizzato: How nonprofits work
• ISBN: 1-299-14178-1; 1-4422-2106-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814641803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II