The Nature of the Nonprofit Sector

by Ott, J. Steven; Dicke, Lisa A.

• ISBN13: 9780813344911
• ISBN10: 0813344913
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-08-02
• Publisher: Westview Pr

Summary

The Nature of the Nonprofit Sectorfeatures the most insightful and influential readings on the nature and roles of the nonprofit sector. The book discusses everything from Andrew Carnegie#x19;s turn-of-the-century philosophy of philanthropy to the most recent writings by current scholars and practitioners from a wide variety of perspectives and disciplines. Thorough, topical, and accessible, this is the ideal text for anyone wishing to learn about nonprofit organizations and management. The second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to feature the latest scholarship on the nonprofit sector, including new essays that analyze its theory, history, and organization; rationales for its tax-exemption status; and theories of giving and philanthropy. Also new to this edition is a section on the international nonprofit sector. Each part opens with a framing essay that identifies central issues and provides an overview of sometimes competing points of view.

Author Biography

J. Steven Ott is a professor at the University of Utah. Lisa A. Dicke is an associate professor at the University of North Texas.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector
What Is the Nonprofit Sector?: Board Source (2009)	p. 10
The Nonprofit Sector in Brief: Facts and Figures from the Nonprofit Almanac 2008: Public Charities, Giving, and Volunteering	p. 12
The Idea of a Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector	p. 17
Measuring Civil Society: The Johns Hopkins Global Civil Society Index	p. 31
The Nonprofit Sector's Distinctive Values and Contributions to Society
The Gospel of Wealth	p. 58
The Filer Commission Report-Giving in America: Toward a Stronger Voluntary Sector	p. 63
The Impact of the Voluntary Sector on Society	p. 71
Historical Evolution of Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector
The Nonprofit Sector in Historical Perspective: Traditions of Philanthropy in the West	p. 88
History and Theories of Nonprofit Organizations	p. 108
The Rationale for Tax Exemption and Tax Deductions
Tax-Exempt Organization	p. 121
A History of the Tax-Exempt Sector: An SOI Perspective	p. 125
Economic and Political Theories of the Nonprofit Sector
Government Failure Theory	p. 151
Contract Failure Theory	p. 154
And Lettuce is Nonanimal: Toward a Positive Economics of Voluntary Action	p. 158
The Constitution of Citizens: Political Theories of Nonprofit Organizations	p. 166
Social and Community Theories of the Nonprofit Sector
To Empower People: The Role of Mediating Structures in Public Policy	p. 187
Nonprofit Organizations and Community	p. 197
Organizational Social Capital and Nonprofits	p. 203
Communities, Networks, and the Future of Philanthropy	p. 215
Organization Theories of the Nonprofit Sector
Organizational Theory and Structure	p. 231
Perspectives on Organizational Governance: Some Effects on Government-Nonprofit Relations	p. 249
Organizations and Movements	p. 25
Theories of Giving
What Is Altruism?	p. 281
Doing Good	p. 291
The Call of Service: Satisfactions	p. 297
Philanthropy in Communities of Color	p. 308
The World We Must Build	p. 318
The Blending and Blurring of the Sectors
Third Party Government	p. 336
Nonprofit Sector: Increasing Numbers and Key Role in Delivering Federal Services: United States Government Accountability Office (2007)	p. 340
The Future of the Nonprofit Sector: Its Entwining with Private Enterprise and Government	p. 348
The Nonprofit Sector Internationally: The Global Context
Government-Nonprofit Relations from an International Perspective	p. 367
State-linked Associational Life: Illuminating Blind Spots of Existing Paradigms	p. 385
Civil Society as Associational Life	p. 402
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