Grassroots AssociationsGrassroots Associations is a comprehensive review and critique of empirical and theoretical research on grassroots, nonprofit and voluntary organizations. David Horton Smith examines in depth the distinctive nature and characteristics of a previously under-studied area which includes such groups as Alchoholics Anonymous, community-environmental action committees and church Bible study groups. He addresses: group formation, structure, process, leadership, and life cycle change; effectiveness; the influence such associations have on society; the future of grassroots associations, which he sees as integral to a postmodern society moving towards participatory democracy, self-determinism and individual choice. |
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... letter or post- card to GA leaders generally will yield the phone number ( s ) of a current leader in each GA willing to be interviewed . Maintain the GA versus paid - staff nonprofit balance of nonprofits in the sample , later ...
... letters and / or boldface type , screening for nonprofits with addresses in the target community ( in urban areas , single telephone books cover many localities ) . In very large cities , one may sample pages systematically and use ...
... Letter to David Horton Smith . " Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 27 : 90- 92 . Lacy , Virginia P. 1971. " Political Knowledge of College Activist Groups : SDS , YAF , and YD . " Journal of Politics 33 : 840-45 . Lamb , Curt ...
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Definitions and Metaphors | 7 |
Revising FlatEarth Maps | 33 |
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Poverty and the Third Way Colin C Williams,Colin C. Williams,Jan Windebank No preview available - 2004 |