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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Budrys, Grace, 1943-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2013.
Subjects:
Charities, Medical > Case studies.
Voluntary health agencies > Case studies.
Nonprofit organizations > Case studies.
Nonprofit organizations.
Voluntary health agencies.
Organizations, Nonprofit
Voluntary Health Agencies
Charities
Aide médicale > Études de cas.
Associations sans but lucratif pour la santé publique > Études de cas.
Associations sans but lucratif > Études de cas.
Associations sans but lucratif.
Associations sans but lucratif pour la santé publique.
nonprofit organizations.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disease & Health Issues.
Charities, Medical
Nonprofit organizations
Voluntary health agencies
Gesundheitswesen
Nonprofit-Organisation
USA
Case studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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