On Being Nonprofit : A Conceptual and Policy Primer

Informationen zum Autor Peter Frumkin is Professor of Public Affairs at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, and Director of the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service, both at the University of Texas at Austin. Klappentext Peter Frumkin clarifies the debate over the nonprofit sector's privileged position in America by examining how nonprofits deliver needed services! promote civic engagement! express values and faith! and channel entrepreneurial impulses. He argues that the long-term challenges facing nonprofit organizations will only be solved when they achieve greater balance among these four central functions. Zusammenfassung Frumkin clarifies the debate over the nonprofit sector's privileged position in America by examining how nonprofits deliver services! promote civic engagement! express values and faith! and channel entrepreneurial impulses. He argues that long-term challenges facing nonprofits necessitate a greater balance among these four central functions.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Frumkin, Frumkin Peter
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2005
• EAN: 9780674018358
• ISBN: 978-0-674-01835-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Economics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Philanthropy & Charity, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, Nonprofit, Non-profitmaking organizations