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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... Dark Matter Metaphor The Mapmaking Metaphor and the Flat - Earth VNPS Paradigms Toward a Theory of Voluntary Altruism : Key Definitions Conclusion ix X xiii 3 4 7 7 10 12 13 15 28 Chapter 2 : Revising Flat - Earth Maps : The Contents.
... Dark Matter Metaphor The Mapmaking Metaphor and the Flat - Earth VNPS Paradigms Toward a Theory of Voluntary Altruism : Key Definitions Conclusion ix X xiii 3 4 7 7 10 12 13 15 28 Chapter 2 : Revising Flat - Earth Maps : The Contents.
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... dark matter ” of the nonprofit sector , just as physical dark matter constitutes about 90 % of the mass of the universe . In a perfect illustration of the principle that “ whatever goes around comes around , " this book brings us back ...
... dark matter ” of the nonprofit sector , just as physical dark matter constitutes about 90 % of the mass of the universe . In a perfect illustration of the principle that “ whatever goes around comes around , " this book brings us back ...
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... dark matter of the nonprofit universe . Public benefit is , in fact , a questionable term , Smith says . He prefers non- member benefit to public benefit . Although that substitution probably does not have much of a political chance ...
... dark matter of the nonprofit universe . Public benefit is , in fact , a questionable term , Smith says . He prefers non- member benefit to public benefit . Although that substitution probably does not have much of a political chance ...
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... dark matter " of the nonprofit sector . If they do , then they might correspondingly provide more funds for needed research on GAs , especially comparative research on paid - staff and volunteer nonprofits now lacking , as noted earlier ...
... dark matter " of the nonprofit sector . If they do , then they might correspondingly provide more funds for needed research on GAs , especially comparative research on paid - staff and volunteer nonprofits now lacking , as noted earlier ...
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... dark matter " astrophysical metaphor and the map- making metaphor used in this book are then presented . Much of the chapter is devoted to a presentation of the definitions involved in my theory of voluntary altruism . The chapter ...
... dark matter " astrophysical metaphor and the map- making metaphor used in this book are then presented . Much of the chapter is devoted to a presentation of the definitions involved in my theory of voluntary altruism . The chapter ...
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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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