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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... political chance , it is a point worth pondering . Most “ public benefit " or " charitable " nonprofits bring some benefits to the special groups served by the agencies as well as to the agencies ' staffs , boards , and volunteers ...
... political chance , it is a point worth pondering . Most “ public benefit " or " charitable " nonprofits bring some benefits to the special groups served by the agencies as well as to the agencies ' staffs , boards , and volunteers ...
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... political science because there presumably will still be forms and aspects of government , laws , and power for the new millennium if humankind survives that long . Seen in this very long future perspective , or even in the much briefer ...
... political science because there presumably will still be forms and aspects of government , laws , and power for the new millennium if humankind survives that long . Seen in this very long future perspective , or even in the much briefer ...
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... political or pressure group activity sometimes , according to two U.S. national representative samples of adults ( Verba and Nie , 1972 , pp . 178-79 ; Verba , Schlozman , and Brady , 1995 , p . 63 ) . Table 1.1 might help the reader to ...
... political or pressure group activity sometimes , according to two U.S. national representative samples of adults ( Verba and Nie , 1972 , pp . 178-79 ; Verba , Schlozman , and Brady , 1995 , p . 63 ) . Table 1.1 might help the reader to ...
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... political or nonpolitical ) Nonprofits exist or have existed with many different structural forms including not only associations but also foundations , fund - raising intermedi- aries , underground groups , federations , national ...
... political or nonpolitical ) Nonprofits exist or have existed with many different structural forms including not only associations but also foundations , fund - raising intermedi- aries , underground groups , federations , national ...
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... political innovation , social religiosity , sociability , social aesthetics , economic system support , and personal social service ( the joint optimization of these seven values is seen as defining the public interest or general long ...
... political innovation , social religiosity , sociability , social aesthetics , economic system support , and personal social service ( the joint optimization of these seven values is seen as defining the public interest or general long ...
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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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