Like the arteries of a living organism, nonprofit organizations carry a life force that has long been a centrepiece of American culture - a faith in the capacity of individual action to improve the quality of human life. They embody two seemingly contradictory impulses at the heart of American character: a deep-seated commitment to freedom and individual initiative and an equally fundamental realization that people live in communities and consequently have responsibilities that extend beyond themselves. Uniquely among American institutions, those in the nonprofit sector blend these competing impulses, creating a special class of entities that Alexis de Tocqueville recognized to be "more deserving of our attention" than any other part of the American experiment. Until the end of the 20th century, little headway had been made in tracking developments in the nonprofit sector systematically, in assessing the impact they are having, and in getting the results into the hands of the nonprofit practitioners, policymakers, the press and the public at large. This work offers an accessible overview of the sector to non-scholarly readers. It paints a broad picture of the state of America's nonprofit sector while identifying the changes that might be needed to promote its long-term health. The result is a concise testament to the scope, significance and determination of America's nonprofits.
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Lester M. Salamon is the director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies. He has written or edited more than twenty books, including a leading textbook on nonprofit institutions, America's Nonprofit Sector: A Primer (The Foundation Center, 1999).
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This review is from: The Resilient Sector: The State of Nonprofit America (Paperback)
The Resilient Sector: The State Of Nonprofit America by Lester M. Salamon (Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies) is a critical and instructive analysis of America's nonprofit organizations as they operate in the country today. Tracing their resilience in response to turbulent challenges, and postulating that the private sector's very flexibility may yet prove its Achilles heel in that it undermines the nonprofit sector's ability to do what must be done, The Resilient Sector is well-researched, thought-provoking, a seminal work of articulate scholarship and very highly recommended reading for anyone involved with or donating to charitable, political, social issue, or religious non-profit organizations whether they are local, regional, or national.
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When three hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on the morning of September 11, 2001, the police, fire, and military organs of New York City, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. government were not the only entities to respond with heroism and elan. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
nonprofit revenue, nonprofit employment, nonprofit sector, private giving, survival imperative, social welfare spending, nonprofit hospitals Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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When three hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on the morning of September 11, 2001, the police, fire, and military organs of New York City, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. government were not the only entities to respond with heroism and elan. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
nonprofit revenue, nonprofit employment, nonprofit sector, private giving, survival imperative, social welfare spending, nonprofit hospitals Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Internal Revenue Service, United Way, Government Printing Office, San Francisco, The Stakes, Cultural Creatives, Independent Sector, Red Cross New!
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- The State of Nonprofit America by Lester M. Salamon on 12 pages
- Democracy in America (Signet Classics) by Alexis de Tocqueville on page 13, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville on page 13, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Nonprofit Sector: A Research Handbook by Walter W. Powell in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The New Liberalism: The Rising Power of Citizen Groups by Jeffrey M. Berry in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Women, Philanthropy, and Social Change: Visions for a Just Society (Civil Society Series) (Civil Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives) by Elayne Clift on page 86
- From the Ground Up: Grassroots Organizations Making Social Change by Carol Chetkovich in Back Matter
- A Voice for Nonprofits by Jeffrey M. Berry in Back Matter
- The NGO Factor in Africa: The Case of Arrested Development in Kenya (African Studies) by Maurice N. Amutabi in Back Matter
- Effective Philanthropy: Organizational Success through Deep Diversity and Gender Equality by Mary Ellen S. Capek in Back Matter
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