| Description |
1 online resource |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- What makes nonprofit organizations special? -- The size and scope of the nonprofit sector -- Analytical framework -- The case presentation framework -- Two classic case studies -- Delivering nursing case in a person's home -- Confronting a highly contagious disease -- Needs of people with a significant physical impairment -- Helping people with various disabilities -- Battling the spread of HIV/AIDS -- Helping to overcome hunger -- Addressing the need for affordable housing -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
How Nonprofits Work looks at nonprofit organizations through a sociological lens, identifying characteristics that make some nonprofits successful and characteristics that cause challenges, focusing on nonprofts in the health services sector. The book opens with helpful background information about nonprofit organizations, then shares case studies that take readers more deeply into the challenges and successes of various organizations. Given the trials nonprofits face in the current economic climate, this timel. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Charities, Medical -- Case studies.
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Charities, Medical. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Subject |
Voluntary health agencies -- Case studies.
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Voluntary health agencies. |
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Nonprofit organizations -- Case studies.
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Nonprofit organizations. |
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Electronic books.
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Case Reports.
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Case studies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781442221055 1442221054 (DLC) 2012040038 |
| ISBN |
1442221062 (electronic book) |
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9781442221062 (electronic book) |
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9781442221055 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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1442221054 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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