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How Nonprofits Work
Case Studies in Nonprofit Organizations- Authors:
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- 2012
Summary
How Nonprofits Work looks at nonprofit organizations through a sociological lens, identifying characteristics that make some nonprofits successful and characteristics that cause challenges, focusing on nonprofts in the health services sector. The book opens with helpful background information about nonprofit organizations, then shares case studies that take readers more deeply into the challenges and successes of various organizations. Given the trials nonprofits face in the current economic climate, this timely book helps readers move beyond the good intentions in nonprofits to find successful practices.
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- Copyright year
- 2012
- ISBN-Print
- 978-1-4422-2105-5
- ISBN-Online
- 978-1-4422-2106-2
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 233
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- Contents No access
- Acknowledgments No access
- 1 Introduction No access Pages 1 - 8
- 2 What Makes Nonprofit Organizations Special? No access Pages 9 - 22
- 3 The Size and Scope of the Nonprofit Sector No access Pages 23 - 38
- 4 Analytical Framework No access Pages 39 - 52
- 5 The Case Presentation Framework No access Pages 53 - 66
- 6 Two Classic Case Studies No access Pages 67 - 84
- 7 Delivering Nursing Care in a Person’s Home No access Pages 85 - 106
- 8 Confronting a Highly Contagious Disease No access Pages 107 - 122
- 9 Needs of People with a Significant Physical Impairment No access Pages 123 - 134
- 10 Helping People with Various Disabilities No access Pages 135 - 148
- 11 Battling the Spread of HIV/AIDS No access Pages 149 - 164
- 12 Helping to Overcome Hunger No access Pages 165 - 186
- 13 Addressing the Need for Affordable Housing No access Pages 187 - 208
- 14 Conclusion No access Pages 209 - 224
- References No access Pages 225 - 228
- Index No access Pages 229 - 232
- About the Author No access Pages 233 - 233





