Dimensions Of The Nonprofit Sector

Gidron, Benjamin, Bar, Michal and Hagai Katz, The Israeli Third Sector. Between Welfare State and Civil Society. New York, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2004.
The Nonprofit Sector in Israel has recently come into prominence because of ist multiple societal functions, which include ist central role in the development and maintenance of Israel's Welfare State and ist contribution to the building of ist civil society. Both of these have major social, economic, and political implications, and impact the building of the Israeli democracy. Voluntary nonprofit organizations have a strong base in Jewish history and deep roots within Israeli society, yet knowledge about them in sparse. This situation can be explained by the lack of appropriate conceptual tools an analyse the Third Sector and its components. However, this issue has begun to change over the past decade as interest in the Third Sector worldwide grows, and a developing literature on the subject emerges. In Israel, as in most countries, the development of the Third Sector coincided with a trend to cut public funding and the provision of social services within the welfare state system, as well as other developments pertaining to the changes within the Israeli society and polity. The book presents the economic, historical, legal, and policy dimensions of the sector with a focus on ist contribution to the Welfare State and civil society. It then analyzes those findings in the context of major theoretical frameworks of the sector. While Israel shares certein similarities with other countries, its history, democraphy, and politics have created unique features that make it impossible to fit the country into existing Third Sector theories, which are presented in this seminal reading for the global discussion on nonprofit theory. Furthermore, that analysis, with the focus on the Third Sector in the context of society, is also providing a new lens throught which to analyze contemporary Israeli society. This book will be of interest to researchers and students of global Third Sector research and ist practical and theoretical implications, as well as to those interested in the Israeli society.

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Koenig, Bonnie: Going Global for the Greater Good: Succeeding as a Nonprofit in the International Community, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0787966762
leichte Lagerspuren Pressestimmen\nI found the book to be an excellent primer for a nonprofit thinking about entering or deepening its international engagement. (Charity Channel, 4/14/2004) \n\nRezension\n“Ms. Koenig's book offers practical, hands-on advice for both newcomers to the international arena as well as those with more experience in the field. A ‘must-read' when you are beginning to engage internationally . . . a trusted companion as you continue your journey.” —Charles W. Gould, national president, Volunteers of America\n\n“At a time when citizens around the world realize that their destiny is intrinsically linked with others in distant lands, and as transnational networks take new shape and form, this accessible and practical publication adds a much-needed body of knowledge that will support learning and practice about working on a global basis. —Kumi Naidoo, secretary general and CEO, CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation\n\nGoing global is both an opportunity and a responsibility for every NGO. The NGO community needs guidance in the processes of exploration and learning that are required to capitalize on the diversity the world has to offer. Bonnie Koenig provides an organized and thoughtful guide to help NGOs undertake this important growth process. I recommend its use as a guide in strategic planning as NGOs prepare for the future. —Robert Long, vice president for programs, W. K. Kellogg Foundation\n\n“Going Global provides the nonprofit sector in the United States with an immensely useful, hands-on guide to a wide range of possible international connections and dimensions. Koenig deals with everything from legal and communication barriers to complex management challenges. This book should be must-reading for any nonprofit manager even considering international ties.” —Julie Fisher, program officer, Kettering Foundation, and author, NGOs and the Political Development of the Third World , ISBN-13: 9780787966768

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Mitchell F. Rice (Ed.) Illustrator: NA: Diversity and Public Administration: Theory, Issues, and Perspectives, PHI Learning 2004 ISBN: 9788120326910

New Softcover NA Effective public governance in a milieu of diverse and defining characteristics such as ethnicity, religion, gender, disabilities, culture etc., is of great concern for the policy makers as well as the discerning public. This book presents a balanced and comprehensive overview of the policies and practices of managing in an environment of changing demographic profile. It deals with various diversities in workforce in public administration, with a strong orientation towards improving diversity management in the public sector. The text is eminently suitable for study in public administration and political science courses that focus on the administration of populace with various diversities and multiculturalism. Contents Figure and Tables. Acknowledgments. 1. The Multiple Dimensions of Diversity and Culture. 2. Workforce Diversity Initiatives and Best Practices in Business and Governmental Organizations: Developments, Approaches, and Issues. 3. Increased Diversity of the Workforce: Opportunities for Research in Public and Nonprofit Organizations. 4. Teaching Public Administration Education in the Postmodern Era: Connecting Organizational Culture to Diversity to Social Equity. 5. Diversity in Public Administration Education: A View from California. 6. Public Service in America's Urban Areas: Why the Bar in Perception and Practice Remains Higher for African-American Public Managers. 7. Diversity Newcomers and the Challenge of Balancing Organizational Expectations: Assuming Ethical Responsibility. 8. Networking, Career Management, and Diversity in the Public Sector. 9. Responding to the Health Needs of a Diverse Population: The Need for Diversity in the Health Professions. 10.Cultural Competency and the Practice of Public Administration. 11.Cultural Diversity and Productivity. 12.Embracing Workplace Diversity in Public Organizations: Some Further Considerations. About the Editor and Contributors. Index Printed Pages: 264. First edition

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Editor-Lester M. Salamon: Global Civil Society: Dimensions of the Nonprofit Sector, Kumarian Press 1999-09-22 ISBN: 1886333424
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