The state of nonprofit America / Lester M. Salamon, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Salamon, Lester M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonprofit organizations--United States.

Nonprofit organizations.

Associations, institutions, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (575 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A Brookings Institution Press and the Aspen Institute publication The thousands of organizations that comprise America's private nonprofit sector represent a national treasure. Yet serious pressures are altering the playing field on which nonprofits operate, and many are responding in ways that may undermine their popular support. Despite the significance of these developments, little has been done to analyze and interpret them in a clear and understandable way. Lester M. Salamon, a leading authority on the nonprofit sector, has joined forces with more than a dozen other experts and the Aspen Institute to produce this volume, an integrated, authoritative assessment of the state of nonprofit America and the key trends affecting its evolution. The book is organized into three sections. The first summarizes critical trends and issues; the second examines each of the sector's major subsectors (e.g., health, education, social services, arts and culture, international assistance, advocacy); the third focuses on major cross-cutting trends and issues (commercialization, changing government policy, accountability, and demographic and technological imperatives). The Resilient Sector will be updated every two years. It provides a basic sourcebook for sector leaders, the press, public officials, and citizens concerned about the future of America's nonprofit sector and eager to understand the forces affecting it.

Contents:

Front Cover

Title Page

Copyright Information

Table of Contents

Preface

Part I: Overview

The Resilient Sector: The State of Nonprofit America

Part II: Major Fields

Health

Education and Training

Social Services

Arts and Culture

Housing and Community Development

International Assistance

Religious Congregations

Civic Participation and Advocacy

Infrastructure Organizations

Foundations and Corporate Philanthropy

Individual Giving and Volunteering

Part III: Major Challenges

Commercialization, Social Ventures, and For-Profit Competition

Devolution, Marketization, and the Changing Shape of Government-Nonprofit Relations

Accountability and Public Trust

Demographic and Technological Imperatives

For Whom and for What? The Contributions of the Nonprofit Sector

Contributors

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8157-0649-9

OCLC:

53482725