Grassroots AssociationsThis 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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... organizational phenomenon that lies outside the family , the state , and the market . He claims that recent attention to large , visible " paid - staff nonprofits " - universities , hospitals , cultural organizations , and social ...
... organizational phenomenon that lies outside the family , the state , and the market . He claims that recent attention to large , visible " paid - staff nonprofits " - universities , hospitals , cultural organizations , and social ...
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... organizational life cycle of associations and the organizational effectiveness of associations . Smith's book is an excellent introduction to a huge amount of research and theory , from many academic disciplines and professions , on ...
... organizational life cycle of associations and the organizational effectiveness of associations . Smith's book is an excellent introduction to a huge amount of research and theory , from many academic disciplines and professions , on ...
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... organizational auspices for their volunteer activity . About 100 million associa- tional volunteers participating in GAs in the United States circa 1990 are poten- tially ignored as such ( Hodgkinson and Weitzman , 1992 ; see also ...
... organizational auspices for their volunteer activity . About 100 million associa- tional volunteers participating in GAs in the United States circa 1990 are poten- tially ignored as such ( Hodgkinson and Weitzman , 1992 ; see also ...
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... organizational form of the VNPS , probably arising some 25,000 years ago ( Anderson , 1973 ) , with paid - staff nonprofits arising much more recently ( about 5,000 years ago ) ( Smith , 1997c ) . Indeed , Billis ( 1993a ) argues ...
... organizational form of the VNPS , probably arising some 25,000 years ago ( Anderson , 1973 ) , with paid - staff nonprofits arising much more recently ( about 5,000 years ago ) ( Smith , 1997c ) . Indeed , Billis ( 1993a ) argues ...
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... organizational , and individual . The theory is only partially presented here . A much more complete set of linked definitions can be found in Smith and Dover ( forthcoming ) . The concept of the voluntary , nonprofit , third ...
... organizational , and individual . The theory is only partially presented here . A much more complete set of linked definitions can be found in Smith and Dover ( forthcoming ) . The concept of the voluntary , nonprofit , third ...
Contents
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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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