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Leadership in nonprofit organizations : a reference handbook
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This work tackles issues and leadership topics for those seeking to understand more about this dynamic sector of society. A major focus of this two-volume reference work is on the specific roles an...
This work tackles issues and leadership topics for those seeking to understand more about this dynamic sector of society. A major focus of this two-volume reference work is on the specific roles and skills required of the non-profit leader in voluntary organizations.
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- Creator
- edited by Kathryn A. Agard
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- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2011
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- 1 online resource (2 volumes (1026 pages))
- ISBNs
- 1849727643, 9781452266336, 1483305457, 1412968860, 9781412979320, 1412979323, 9781412968867, 9781483305455, 1452266336, 9781849727648
- OCLC
- ocn614990348, ocn671465811
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Cover; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; About the Editors; Part I: The Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector; 1 - LEGAL DEFINITIONS, LEGAL ACCOUNTABILITY, AND THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF BOARD LEADERSHIP; 2 - TYPES OF FOUNDATIONS AND THEIR LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS; 3 - DEFINITION OF SCOPE, SCALE, AND ROLE OF THE NONPROFIT SECTOR; 4 - A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION; 5 - ROLES OF GOVERNMENT, NONPROFIT SECTOR, BUSINESS, AND FAMILY AND THEIR INTERACTION IN DEMOCRACY; 6 - UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL CAPITAL, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING; 7 - MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATIONS
- 8 - LEADERSHIP IN SERVICE CLUBS AND BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES9 - UMBRELLA ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES; Part II: History of the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector; 10 - CLASSIC THOUGHT LEADERS FRAMING U.S. PHILANTHROPY; 11 - ORIGINS OF THE NONPROFIT SECTOR IN THE UNITED STATES: From the Elizabethan "Poor Laws" Through the Civil War; 12 - HISTORY OF NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES: From the Civil War to the Great Depression; 13 - HISTORY OF NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES: From the Great Depression to World War II
- 14 - HISTORY OF NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES: From World War II to the 1969 Tax Act15 - HISTORY OF NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES: From the 1969 Tax Act to the Present; 16 - PHILANTHROPIC LEADERSHIP IN TOTALITARIAN AND COMMUNIST COUNTRIES; 17 - THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY AND PHILANTHROPY SINCE THE CIVIL WAR; Part III: Common Interest Areas of Nonprofit and Foundations; 18 - ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS; 19 - ROLE OF THE NONPROFIT SECTOR IN LEADING INNOVATION IN PUBLIC POLICY AND SOCIAL CHANGE; 20 - THE ARTS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; 21 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- 22 - EDUCATION (PRE-BIRTH, PRESCHOOL, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD)23 - EDUCATION (K-COLLEGE); 24 - ENVIRONMENT; 25 - HEALTH AND HOSPITALS; 26 - YOUTH AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT; Part IV: Nonprofit Organizations and Historically Disenfranchised Groups; 27 - GENDER MATTERS: Women Transforming Philanthropy; 28 - WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP IN PHILANTHROPY; 29 - ROLE OF THE NONPROFIT SECTOR IN PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNPOPULAR CAUSES AND DISENFRANCHISED PEOPLE; 30 - UNDERSTANDING HOW PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFIT ACTIVITIES MANIFEST IN MINORITY COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES
- 31 - LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES IN A DIVERSE CULTURE32 - ATTRACTING LEADERSHIP FROM ACROSS DIVERSE COMMUNITIES; 33 - LEADERSHIP OF PHILANTHROPY THROUGH AFRICAN AMERICAN SORORITIES AND FRATERNITIES; Part V: Leading the Nonprofit Organization; 34 - THEORIES OF NONPROFIT AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP; 35 - DYNAMISM IN ACTION: Leadership of the Nonprofit Enterprise; 36 - PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP: Models and Perspectives for Effective Leadership; 37 - BASIC SKILLS OF NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP; 38 - ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND CHARACTERISTICS OF NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP
- 39 - TRADITIONAL AND UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE NONPROFIT CEO ROLE