"The third edition of The Nonprofit Sector, this handbook fills a unique space in the nonprofit literature as the only volume aimed at furthering research in the field. Since the last edition, which has remained a core text in the field, the nonprofit sector has evolved and now overlaps to a...

"Over the past three decades or so, the nonprofit, voluntary, or third sector has undergone a major transformation from a small cottage industry to a major economic force in virtually every part of the developed world as well as elsewhere around the globe. Nonprofit organizations are now major...

"This book combines the latest scholarly research on the challenges and solutions social entrepreneurs face as they address their corporate social responsibility in an effort to redefine the goals of today's enterprises and enhance the potential for growth and change in every community"--

"We have two main goals for this book: First, to develop a distinct communication perspective of nonprofit work; and second, to then apply this communication perspective to a number of key issues that are at the heart of organizing to promote the common good - all of which will lead to a better...

"This book combines the latest scholarly research on the challenges and solutions social entrepreneurs face as they address their corporate social responsibility in an effort to redefine the goals of today's enterprises and enhance the potential for growth and change in every...

The current fashion for rolling back the state has seen the nonprofit or third sector playing an increasing role in what were previously the heartlands of the public sphere. The growing significance of the sector and its increasing reliance on public funds mean it has also attracted increased...

Nonprofit organizations are arguably the fastest growing and most dynamic part of modern market economies in democratic countries. This Handbook explores the frontiers of knowledge at the intersection of economics and the management of these entities. The authors review the role, structure and...