Grassroots AssociationsSAGE Publications, 2000 M05 11 - 360 páginas This volume explores the world of grassroots organizations and outlines their history while differentiating them from the more familiar paid-staff nonprofit organizations. David Horton Smith, a leading scholar on the nonprofit and voluntary sector, examines the available empirical research on the topic and analyzes the theoretical concepts that have come to define such associations. He affords the reader a complete, detailed description of the nature and characteristics of grassroots organizations, their formation, structure, leadership, life cycle, effectiveness, and their integral role in postmodern societies. |
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... agencies such as the YMCA , the Salvation Army , and Catholic Charities - ignores perhaps 90 % of the real voluntary or nonprofit sector , which he calls the " dark matter ” of the nonprofit sector , just as physical dark matter ...
... agencies such as the YMCA , the Salvation Army , and Catholic Charities - ignores perhaps 90 % of the real voluntary or nonprofit sector , which he calls the " dark matter ” of the nonprofit sector , just as physical dark matter ...
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... agencies as well as to the agencies ' staffs , boards , and volunteers . Conversely , many " mutual benefit " or " noncharitable " nonprofits serve some charitable purposes . An interesting contribution is Smith's attention in passing ...
... agencies as well as to the agencies ' staffs , boards , and volunteers . Conversely , many " mutual benefit " or " noncharitable " nonprofits serve some charitable purposes . An interesting contribution is Smith's attention in passing ...
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... agencies . • Perhaps some research funding organizations , such as the National Science Foundation , the National Institute of Mental Health , the Aspen Institute Nonprofit Sector Research Fund , the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation ...
... agencies . • Perhaps some research funding organizations , such as the National Science Foundation , the National Institute of Mental Health , the Aspen Institute Nonprofit Sector Research Fund , the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation ...
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... agencies and many businesses , although not necessarily more sensitive than households / families ) ; 5. expecting to be underremunerated or unremunerated relative to market prices for work done or for other valuables or property ...
... agencies and many businesses , although not necessarily more sensitive than households / families ) ; 5. expecting to be underremunerated or unremunerated relative to market prices for work done or for other valuables or property ...
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... agencies , or the " unselfishness " of households / families , is more apparent in being based more on other underlying values or causes . Apparent business altruism usually is based mainly on expectations by the business owners ...
... agencies , or the " unselfishness " of households / families , is more apparent in being based more on other underlying values or causes . Apparent business altruism usually is based mainly on expectations by the business owners ...
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The Rest of the Voluntary Nonprofit Sector | 33 |
Part II The Distinctive Nature of Grassroots Associations | 65 |
Introduction | 67 |
Chapter 3 Formational Characteristics | 71 |
Chapter 4 Internal Guidance Systems | 91 |
Chapter 5 Internal Structure | 107 |
Part III Theoretical Paradigms and Conclusions | 213 |
Introduction | 215 |
Chapter 10 FlatEarth Paradigms and a RoundEarth Paradigm Outline | 217 |
The Advent of Homo Voluntas | 243 |
Description of the Largely North American Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action | 263 |
Creating a Local Nonprofit Sampling Frame Including Grassroots Associations An American Example | 267 |
Methodology of the Smith OneSuburb Study | 279 |
References | 283 |
Chapter 6 Internal Processes | 127 |
Chapter 7 Leaders and Environments | 149 |
Chapter 8 Life Cycle Changes | 167 |
Chapter 9 Impact and Effectiveness | 195 |
Index | 321 |
About the Author | 342 |
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