1 option
Nonprofits in urban America / edited by Richard C. Hula, Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Urban policy--United States.
- Urban policy.
- Nonprofit organizations.
- United States.
- Nonprofit organizations--United States.
- Community development--United States.
- Community development.
- Associations, institutions, etc--United States.
- Associations, institutions, etc.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 235 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, CT : Quorum Books, 2000.
- Summary:
- Studies nonprofit operations and the realities of urban politics.
- Contents:
- Introduction: An Overview of Emerging Roles of Nonprofits in Urban America / Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore, Richard C. Hula 1
- 1. Nonprofit Organizations in Urban Politics and Policy / Steven Rathgeb Smith 7
- 2. The Quality of Mercy: The Capacity of the Nonprofit Emergency Food System in Detroit / Peter Eisinger 25
- 3. Nonprofit Human Service Providers in an Era of Privatization: Organizational Adaptation to Changing Environments in Three Policy Arenas / Joseph Cordes, Jeffrey R. Henig, Eric C. Twombly 41
- 4. Rethinking the Partnership Model of Government-Nonprofit Relations: The Case of Community Development / Todd Swanstrom, Julia Koschinsky 65
- 5. The Role of Institutions in Community Building: The Case of West Mt. Airy, Philadelphia / Barbara Ferman, Patrick Kaylor 93
- 6. Nonprofit Organizations, Minority Political Incorporation, and Local Governance / Richard C. Hula, Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore 121
- 7. Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development: Exploring the Role of Governing Nonprofits / Marion Orr 151
- 8. Black Church-Affiliated Community Development Corporations and the Coproduction of Affordable Housing in New York City / Michael Leo Owens 169
- 9. Governance Tasks and Nonprofit Organizations / Susan E. Clarke 199
- Concluding Comments / Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore, Richard C. Hula 223.
- Notes:
- "A Policy Studies Organization book."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1567203760
- OCLC:
- 43798401
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.