How Nonprofits Work

Case Studies in Nonprofit Organizations

By (author) Grace Budrys

Publication date:

08 December 2016

Length of book:

242 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781538101445

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 nonprofits in the health services sector. The book opens with helpful background information about nonprofit organizations, then shares case studies that take readers more deeply into the challenges and successes of various organizations. Given the trials nonprofits face, this timely book helps readers move beyond the good intentions in nonprofits to find successful practices.

1: Introduction
2: What Makes Nonprofit Organizations Special?
3: The Size and Scope of the Nonprofit Sector
4: Analytical Framework
5: The Case Presentation Framework
6: Two Classic Case Studies
7: Delivering Nursing Case in a Person’s Home
8: Confronting a Highly Contagious Disease
9: Needs of People with a Significant Physical Impairment
10: Helping People with Various Disabilities
11: Battling the Spread of HIV/AIDS
12: Helping to Overcome Hunger
13: Addressing the Need for Affordable Housing
14: Conclusion

Budrys puts empirical flesh on the bones of theory with lively, in-depth case studies of how nonprofit organizations operate, delving into their mission, history, structure, funding, and evaluation.