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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... NONPROFIT SECTOR Introduction Nonprofit - Type Classifications Chapter 1 : Definitions and Metaphors The Connotative Definition of Grassroots Associations Some Broader Background on the Study of Associations The Astrophysical Dark ...
... NONPROFIT SECTOR Introduction Nonprofit - Type Classifications Chapter 1 : Definitions and Metaphors The Connotative Definition of Grassroots Associations Some Broader Background on the Study of Associations The Astrophysical Dark ...
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... Nonprofit Sector Numbers of Associations and All Nonprofits People and Roles Time and Behavior Money and Property Conclusion 3335 36 45 53 55 60 PART II : THE DISTINCTIVE NATURE OF GRASSROOTS ASSOCIATIONS Introduction Chapter 3 ...
... Nonprofit Sector Numbers of Associations and All Nonprofits People and Roles Time and Behavior Money and Property Conclusion 3335 36 45 53 55 60 PART II : THE DISTINCTIVE NATURE OF GRASSROOTS ASSOCIATIONS Introduction Chapter 3 ...
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David Horton Smith. Increasing Complexity in Work Organizations , Including National Associations , With Age ... Nonprofit Sector or Two ? 244 Using a Balanced Round - Earth Paradigm of the VNPS 245 One Contrarian Conclusion : No ...
David Horton Smith. Increasing Complexity in Work Organizations , Including National Associations , With Age ... Nonprofit Sector or Two ? 244 Using a Balanced Round - Earth Paradigm of the VNPS 245 One Contrarian Conclusion : No ...
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... nonprofit groups that use the associational form or structure , that are volunteer run and composed essentially of ... sector , which is the voluntary , independent , so - called " third sector " of society that manifests voluntary ...
... nonprofit groups that use the associational form or structure , that are volunteer run and composed essentially of ... sector , which is the voluntary , independent , so - called " third sector " of society that manifests voluntary ...
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... Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action ) and the princi- pal journal ( Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly ) in the field . This book might well be his magnum opus . It distills his research and that of more than 2,000 other ...
... Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action ) and the princi- pal journal ( Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly ) in the field . This book might well be his magnum opus . It distills his research and that of more than 2,000 other ...
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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