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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... formal nonprofit groups that use the associational form or structure , that are volunteer run and composed essentially of volunteers as analytical members , and that have a relatively small local scope ( i.e. , locally based ) . Hence ...
... formal nonprofit groups that use the associational form or structure , that are volunteer run and composed essentially of volunteers as analytical members , and that have a relatively small local scope ( i.e. , locally based ) . Hence ...
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... formal , incorporated public benefit nonprofits . Some of the most interesting parts of the book come in Smith's analysis of the fundamental concept of " voluntary altruism " as well as the organizational char- acteristics of GAs , such ...
... formal , incorporated public benefit nonprofits . Some of the most interesting parts of the book come in Smith's analysis of the fundamental concept of " voluntary altruism " as well as the organizational char- acteristics of GAs , such ...
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... ( formal groups ) . I weave together a quarter - century of hitherto widely scattered research and theory in this book . The result is a type of tapestry , with strands of research and strands of theory - the vast majority of it based on ...
... ( formal groups ) . I weave together a quarter - century of hitherto widely scattered research and theory in this book . The result is a type of tapestry , with strands of research and strands of theory - the vast majority of it based on ...
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... formal neighborhood organizations ( GAs ) in Tokyo collect dues from most residents and arrange many local activities as well as helping to mediate between the neighborhood and the city government on specific proposals ( Bestor , 1985 ) ...
... formal neighborhood organizations ( GAs ) in Tokyo collect dues from most residents and arrange many local activities as well as helping to mediate between the neighborhood and the city government on specific proposals ( Bestor , 1985 ) ...
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... formal nonprofit ( i.e. , voluntary ) groups that manifest substan- tial voluntary altruism as groups and use the associational form of organization and , thus , have official memberships of volunteers who perform most , and often all ...
... formal nonprofit ( i.e. , voluntary ) groups that manifest substan- tial voluntary altruism as groups and use the associational form of organization and , thus , have official memberships of volunteers who perform most , and often all ...
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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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