| Description |
1 online resource (1073 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; About the Editors; Part I: The Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector; 1 -- LEGAL DEFINITIONS, LEGAL ACCOUNTABILITY, AND THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF BOARD LEADERSHIP; 2 -- TYPES OF FOUNDATIONS AND THEIR LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS; 3 -- DEFINITION OF SCOPE, SCALE, AND ROLE OF THE NONPROFIT SECTOR; 4 -- A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION; 5 -- ROLES OF GOVERNMENT, NONPROFIT SECTOR, BUSINESS, AND FAMILY AND THEIR INTERACTION IN DEMOCRACY; 6 -- UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL CAPITAL, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING; 7 -- MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATIONS |
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14 -- HISTORY OF NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES: From World War II to the 1969 Tax Act15 -- HISTORY OF NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES: From the 1969 Tax Act to the Present; 16 -- PHILANTHROPIC LEADERSHIP IN TOTALITARIAN AND COMMUNIST COUNTRIES; 17 -- THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY AND PHILANTHROPY SINCE THE CIVIL WAR; Part III: Common Interest Areas of Nonprofit and Foundations; 18 -- ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS; 19 -- ROLE OF THE NONPROFIT SECTOR IN LEADING INNOVATION IN PUBLIC POLICY AND SOCIAL CHANGE; 20 -- THE ARTS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; 21 -- COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
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22 -- EDUCATION (PRE-BIRTH, PRESCHOOL, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD)23 -- EDUCATION (K-COLLEGE); 24 -- ENVIRONMENT; 25 -- HEALTH AND HOSPITALS; 26 -- YOUTH AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT; Part IV: Nonprofit Organizations and Historically Disenfranchised Groups; 27 -- GENDER MATTERS: Women Transforming Philanthropy; 28 -- WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP IN PHILANTHROPY; 29 -- ROLE OF THE NONPROFIT SECTOR IN PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNPOPULAR CAUSES AND DISENFRANCHISED PEOPLE; 30 -- UNDERSTANDING HOW PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFIT ACTIVITIES MANIFEST IN MINORITY COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES |
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31 -- LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES IN A DIVERSE CULTURE32 -- ATTRACTING LEADERSHIP FROM ACROSS DIVERSE COMMUNITIES; 33 -- LEADERSHIP OF PHILANTHROPY THROUGH AFRICAN AMERICAN SORORITIES AND FRATERNITIES; Part V: Leading the Nonprofit Organization; 34 -- THEORIES OF NONPROFIT AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP; 35 -- DYNAMISM IN ACTION: Leadership of the Nonprofit Enterprise; 36 -- PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP: Models and Perspectives for Effective Leadership; 37 -- BASIC SKILLS OF NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP; 38 -- ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND CHARACTERISTICS OF NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP |
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39 -- TRADITIONAL AND UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE NONPROFIT CEO ROLE |
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8 -- LEADERSHIP IN SERVICE CLUBS AND BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES9 -- UMBRELLA ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES; Part II: History of the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector; 10 -- CLASSIC THOUGHT LEADERS FRAMING U.S. PHILANTHROPY; 11 -- ORIGINS OF THE NONPROFIT SECTOR IN THE UNITED STATES: From the Elizabethan "Poor Laws" Through the Civil War; 12 -- HISTORY OF NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES: From the Civil War to the Great Depression; 13 -- HISTORY OF NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES: From the Great Depression to World War II |
| Summary |
This work tackles issues and leadership topics for those seeking to understand more about this dynamic sector of society. A major focus of this two-volume reference work is on the specific roles and skills required of the non-profit leader in voluntary organizations |
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Two volumes combined as one |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
Specialized |
| Notes |
English |
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Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Leadership.
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Nonprofit organizations -- Management.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Agard, Kathryn A.
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| LC no. |
2010019999 |
| ISBN |
1412979323 |
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1452266336 |
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1849727643 |
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9781412979320 |
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9781452266336 |
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9781849727648 |
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