State Nonprofit Almanac 1997
State Nonprofit Almanac 1997

Author: David R. Stevenson

Publisher: The Urban Insitute

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 9780877666684

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Nonprofit organizations have long been key actors in democratic societies -- as service providers, advocates, and monitors of government policy. But the impacts of charitable organizations have not received significant, sustained attention from the policy community. This volume is a product of the National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS), located in the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute, in collaboration with Independent Sector. It provides an overview of the nonprofit organizations in the states, including the state and regional differences in number, type, and financial picture, as well as a detailed profile for every state. The charities are also categorized by their activities, using the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities. This volume is a companion to Nonprofit Almanac 1996-1997: Dimensions of the Independent Sector by Virginia A. Hodgkinson and Murray S. Weitzman of Independent Sector.

Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector in a Changing America
Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector in a Changing America

Author: Charles Clotfelter

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2001-10

Total Pages: 580

ISBN-13: 9780253214836

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This collection brings together the views of a stellar assemblage of scholars, practitioners, . . . and a host of other talented and distinguished citizens of the independent sector . . . . A 'must read.' —Philanthropy Monthly In an attempt to analyze future directions of the increasingly influential nonprofit sector, the American Assembly and the Indiana Center on Philanthropy sponsored a conference that brought in leading scholars and practitioners. Participants were asked to consider what forces will determine the shape and activities of philanthropy and the nonprofit sector in the next decade. This volume is a product of this inquiry. Contributors focused on a variety of pressures, including the devolution of federal programs, the blurring of lines between non-profit and for-profit organizations; the changing distributions of income; a revived interest in community and civil society; the evolution of religion and other regulatory reform; and a retreat of government from various policy areas.

Property-tax Exemption for Charities
Property-tax Exemption for Charities

Author: Evelyn Brody

Publisher: The Urban Insitute

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 9780877667063

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Contributors in municipal studies, law, and philanthropic studies discuss property-tax exemption for charities and how public perception on property-owning charities differs from reality. They survey the legal and political landscape of property-tax exemption for nonprofit organizations, examine the development of the current structure of nonprofit property-tax exemption and its legal rationales, and assess mechanisms adopted by local municipalities to offset some of the revenue lost because of exempt properties. Material originated at the December 1997 26th Annual Conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

The Nonprofit Sector
The Nonprofit Sector

Author: Walter W. Powell

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 679

ISBN-13: 0300109032

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Provides a multi-disciplinary survey of nonprofit organizations and their role and function in society. This book also examines the nature of philanthropic behaviours and an array of organizations, international issues, social science theories, and insight.

Who Speaks for America's Children?
Who Speaks for America's Children?

Author: Carol J. De Vita

Publisher: The Urban Insitute

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780877667049

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Because nonprofit and voluntary organizations are primary vehicles of citizen action and participation, they serve as important mechanisms to understand how the needs of children can be heard in the policymaking process and how the quality of children's lives can be improved. In Who Speaks for America's Children, leading experts in children's health policy, education policy, community organizing, and sociology focus on the ways nonprofit organizations and community groups influence policymaking on children's issues. Seven chapters frame the issues, raise critical questions, and explore opportunities for further study.

Improving Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations
Improving Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations

Author: Ronald E. Riggio

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0787968307

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This title addresses the unique challenges of leading nonprofit organisations, including a unique focus on the personal development of the nonprofit leader. This important resource covers board governance, motivating and evaluating employees and volunteers, and meeting funding challenges.

The State of Nonprofit America
The State of Nonprofit America

Author: Lester M Salamon

Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Published: 2012-05-14

Total Pages: 722

ISBN-13: 0815724365

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Today, America's nonprofit organizations seem caught in a force field, buffeted by four impulses—voluntarism, professionalism, civic activism, and commercialism. Too little attention, however, has been paid to the significant tensions among these impulses. Understanding this force field and the factors shaping its dynamics thus becomes central to understanding the future of particular organizations and of the nonprofit sector as a whole. In this second edition of an immensely successful volume, Lester Salamon and his colleagues offer an overview of the current state of America's nonprofit sector, examining the forces that are shaping its future and identifying the changes that might be needed. The State of Nonprofit America has been completely revised and updated to reflect changing political realities and the punishing economic climate currently battering the nonprofit sector, which faces significant financial challenges during a time when its services are needed more than ever. The result is a comprehensive analysis of a set of institutions that Alexis de Tocqueville recognized to be "more deserving of our attention" than any other part of the American experiment.