How nonprofits work : case studies in nonprofit organizations / Grace Budrys.

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Budrys, Grace, 1943-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2013.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 233 p.)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781442221062
1442221062

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: How nonprofits workDDC classification:

362.1 23

LOC classification:

HV687

NLM classification:

2013 B-597
WA 1

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Contents:

Introduction -- What makes nonprofit organizations special? -- The size and scope of the nonprofit sector -- Analytical framework -- The case presentation framework -- Two classic case studies -- Delivering nursing case in a person's home -- Confronting a highly contagious disease -- Needs of people with a significant physical impairment -- Helping people with various disabilities -- Battling the spread of HIV/AIDS -- Helping to overcome hunger -- Addressing the need for affordable housing -- Conclusion.

Summary: How Nonprofits Work looks at nonprofit organizations through a sociological lens, identifying characteristics that make some nonprofits successful and characteristics that cause challenges, focusing on nonprofts in the health services sector. The book opens with helpful background information about nonprofit organizations, then shares case studies that take readers more deeply into the challenges and successes of various organizations. Given the trials nonprofits face in the current economic climate, this timel.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-228) and index.

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How Nonprofits Work looks at nonprofit organizations through a sociological lens, identifying characteristics that make some nonprofits successful and characteristics that cause challenges, focusing on nonprofts in the health services sector. The book opens with helpful background information about nonprofit organizations, then shares case studies that take readers more deeply into the challenges and successes of various organizations. Given the trials nonprofits face in the current economic climate, this timel.

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