| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 272 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Philanthropic and nonprofit studies
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Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-261) and index. |
| Contents |
Voluntarism and the American ethic -- The Partnership for the Homeless -- In the church shelters -- Why people volunteer in church shelters and why they keep at it -- The mediating role of the church shelters -- The moral effects of the volunteer experience -- The church shelters as community-generating institutions -- Social architecture: The art of building community-generating institutions. |
| Summary |
Presenting an account of why people volunteer and the factors that motivate them, this study describes how volunteer programs, such as the Partnership generate ethical development in and among participants. It also suggests that the American ethic is essential for sustaining community life and to the future well-being of a democratic society. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Partnership for the Homeless (New York, N.Y.)
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Partnership for the Homeless (New York, N.Y.) |
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Partnership for the Homeless (New York, N.Y.) |
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Partnership for the Homeless (New York, N.Y.) |
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Shelters for the homeless -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Shelters for the homeless. |
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New York (State) -- New York. |
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Voluntarism -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Voluntarism. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ogilvie, Robert S., 1963- Voluntarism, community life, and the American ethic. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2004 0253344239 (DLC) 2003025347 (OCoLC)53793463 |
| ISBN |
0253110203 (electronic book) |
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9780253110206 (electronic book) |
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9780253344236 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0253344239 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0253344239 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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