A Publication of IndepAndent Sector
Includes a wealth of statistics on trAnds in volunteerism and giving, as well as on employment, financial conditions, and the organizational health of our nation's nonprofits.
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Praise for the Previous Edition of the Nonprofit Almanac"Government officials, college students, nonprofit executives, and corporate officers would do well to have this guide on their bookshelves."
"Documents the range and depth of a largely ignored but influential segment of the economy. RecommAnded for any library that serves students, professionals, and policymakers in the growing field of philanthropy."
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What are nonprofit organizations paying their employees? How many volunteers are they using? What are the best sources for funding for different types of nonprofits? In the past, nonprofit professionals have had to hunt for answers to these questions--but not anymore.Newly revised and updated by IndepAndent Sector's research staff, the Nonprofit Almanac 1996-1997 is a vital reference tool for anyone involves with nonprofit organizations. It includes a wealth of statistics on trAnds in volunteerism and giving, as well as on employment, financial conditions, and the organizational health of our nation's nonprofits.The Almanac includes detailed data on nonprofits along with financial profiles of nonprofit organizations classified by twenty six major areas--the arts, education, health, environmental issues, and more. Its easy-to-use format combines essays with hard data--including numerous tables and charts. The Nonprofit Almanac's many practical uses include:Fund Raising: Identifies the characteristics and attitudes of individuals who contribute money to nonprofits and provides a detailed analysis of trAnds in foundation giving and corporate contributions, enabling fund raisers to target their efforts where they will be most effective.Strategic Planning: Describes a range of fiscal trAnds in the nonprofit sector--nationally and within each of the twenty-six National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) interest areas. Compares patterns of giving, government support, and employment trAnds among nonprofit organizations.Grant Making: Helps foundation officers target philanthropic efforts with detailed financial profiles of the organizations in the twenty-six different interest areas. Shows, for example, which types of organizations depAnd more on private contributions than others, or which types of organizations receive the most support from public funds.Volunteer Recruitment: Reveals what types of people are most apt to volunteer for particular typ
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The independent sector includes what has been called the third, or voluntary sector of American life. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Number Percent, Nonprofit Almanac, Amount Percent, New York, Bureau of the Census, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Government Printing Office, Department of Commerce, Dollars Percent, United Way, American Hospital Association, Percent Total, Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Survey of Current Business, San Francisco, Census of Service Industries, Department of Labor, Health Human, Millions of Dollars, Tax Act, Paid Employment Percentage, Education Environment New!
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The independent sector includes what has been called the third, or voluntary sector of American life. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Number Percent, Nonprofit Almanac, Amount Percent, New York, Bureau of the Census, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Government Printing Office, Department of Commerce, Dollars Percent, United Way, American Hospital Association, Percent Total, Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Survey of Current Business, San Francisco, Census of Service Industries, Department of Labor, Health Human, Millions of Dollars, Tax Act, Paid Employment Percentage, Education Environment New!
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- National Data Book of Foundations on page 85, page 107, and page 108
- National Data Book by Foundation Center on page 85, page 107, and page 108
- Top Heavy: A Study of the Increasing Inequality of Wealth in America (A Twentieth Century Fund Report) by Edward N. Wolff in Front Matter, and page 85
- Foundation Grants Index 21st/1993 by Foundation Center on page 85, and page 114
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- Fundraising Fundamentals: A Guide to Annual Giving for Professionals and Volunteers by James M. Greenfield in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Nature of the Nonprofit Sector: An Overview by Steven J. Ott on page 12
- Understanding Nonprofit Organizations: Governance, Leadership, and Management by Steven J. Ott on page 174
- The Harvard Business School Guide to Careers in the Nonprofit Sector (A Harvard Business School Career Guide) by Stephanie Lowell on page 84
- Democracy and Association by Mark E. Warren in Back Matter
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