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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... important form of nonprofit group . VGs = voluntary groups , which are nonprofit groups or any type , whether GAs or based on paid staff , and whether local , national , or international in scope . To be a VG , a significant proportion ...
... important form of nonprofit group . VGs = voluntary groups , which are nonprofit groups or any type , whether GAs or based on paid staff , and whether local , national , or international in scope . To be a VG , a significant proportion ...
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... important new theoretical constructs for helping us under- stand these groups . The book should help rebalance this scholarly field . Smith argues - correctly , in my view that the past two decades of nonprofit sector scholarship have ...
... important new theoretical constructs for helping us under- stand these groups . The book should help rebalance this scholarly field . Smith argues - correctly , in my view that the past two decades of nonprofit sector scholarship have ...
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... important thing , he stresses throughout the book , is not the size , wealth , or power of particular non- profit organizations but , rather , the cumulative impact of the millions of small nonprofit groups . Readers will find things to ...
... important thing , he stresses throughout the book , is not the size , wealth , or power of particular non- profit organizations but , rather , the cumulative impact of the millions of small nonprofit groups . Readers will find things to ...
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... important questions about GAs and then to answer them based on the theory and / or empirical research available including my own . In this process , I hope that I have asked some new questions . I have pre- sented some new theory of my ...
... important questions about GAs and then to answer them based on the theory and / or empirical research available including my own . In this process , I hope that I have asked some new questions . I have pre- sented some new theory of my ...
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... important , I have developed a general theoretical and empirical critique of the entire field of nonprofit research in this book . I present this critique briefly and generally here and in Chapter 1 , with more detail on this " round ...
... important , I have developed a general theoretical and empirical critique of the entire field of nonprofit research in this book . I present this critique briefly and generally here and in Chapter 1 , with more detail on this " round ...
Contenido
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7 | |
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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