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Informationen zum Autor Jon Van Til Klappentext The third space is not independent from society's major institutions, but exists in dynamic interdependence with them, linking individuals in their home bases of family and community to the larger governmental and economic structures within which all citizens, workers, and consumers learn to find their way in modern society. Zusammenfassung Explores the role of voluntary action and nonprofit organization in contemporary America. This book presents the concept of "third space," which provides an important tool for the construction of civil society. It is a call to strengthen the social fabric through community action. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the Paperback Edition Preface Introduction: Third Sector, Third Space Part One: The Uses of the Third Sector 1. Building Blocks for the Third Sector 2. Mapping the Boundaries Part Two: On the Boundary between Government and the Third Sector 3. The Third Sector as a Political Force 4. National Service in Theory and in Practice 5. The Emerging Field of Nonprofit Policy Study Part Three: On the Boundary between Business and the Third Sector 6. Making Money, Wielding Power, and Other Temptations of Nonprofit Life 7. The Art and Business of Nonprofit Organization Management 8. When the Business of Nonprofits Is Increasingly Business Part Four: On the Boundary between Culture and the Third Space 9. Civil Education: Moving to Define an Ambiguous Tradition 10. On the Contemporary Hope for Faith and Charity 11. Social Entrepreneurship and the End of Work Part Five: Searching for Meaning and Justice 12. Commission Reports on the Third Sector 13. Civil Society and the Escape from Madness Part Six: A Third Space 14. Beyond the Myths of Sector 15. Growing Civil Society, Using the Third Space Notes References Index
