Synopses & Reviews
This text is the first to dedicate itself to the nonprofit sector. It provides a comprehensive overview of nonprofit and voluntary organizations, nongovernmental organizations, philanthropic foundations and civil society institutions. Taking an international perspective, it details the background and concepts behind these organizations and examines the theory, management and policy which informs them. Questions answered include:
- What are nonprofit and voluntary organizations?
- What is the history of the nonprofit sector?
- What is the scale and structure of the nonprofit sector?
- How can we explain the existence and behaviour of nonprofit organizations?
- How do nonprofits obtain funding and how do they manage resources?
With strong pedagogical features and the author's own extensive experience, this book is a valuable reference for all those involved in non-profit making organizations, as well as those in the wider public administration and management arena.
Review
"This book brings together the most important challenges facing the voluntary sector today in a highly readable style. It is grounded in research, theoretically informed, and illustrates each theme with quotes from practitioners. It is a treasure trove of ideas which will become an indispensible source for policy makers, practitioners and researchers."
Synopsis
As the British government pares back the public sphere, voluntary and community organizations there have moved to center stage in political debates surrounding social services, a process extensively explored by The Voluntary Sector in Transition. Like similar sectors around the globe, the UK voluntary sector has undergone immense change, as the very ideology surrounding welfare services has been fundamentally transformed. Drawing on contemporary social and organizational theory and policy debates, Linda Milbourne explores the extensive growth and reshaping of the UK voluntary sector following sweeping reforms to the culture and implementation of public services.
About the Author
Linda Milbourne is a senior lecturer in community and youth studies at the University of London.
Table of Contents
About the author
Acknowledgements
Preface
1 The voluntary sector: contested or strategic ground?
2 The changing face of welfare and roles of voluntary organizations
3 Researching the voluntary sector
4 Dilemmas of market ideology: the impact of growing competition in two urban areas
5 Performance and shifting accountabilities: from trust-based to regulated inter-organisational relationships
6 Collaboration in community-based projects: solutions or new organisational challenges?
7 Community heroes, survivors or casualties? Exploring risk and resilience in the voluntary sector
8 Advocacy and democratic participation in a changing environment: room for challenge?
9 Values and visions for a future voluntary sector?
References
Index