A Dictionary of Nonprofit Terms and Concepts (Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies)

This reference work defines more than 1,200 terms and concepts that have been found useful in past research and theory on the nonprofit sector. The entries reflect the importance of associations, citizen participation, philanthropy, voluntary action, nonprofit management, volunteer administration, leisure, and political activities of nonprofits. They also reflect a concern for the wider range of useful general concepts in theory and research that bear on the nonprofit sector and its manifestations in the United States and elsewhere. This dictionary supplies some of the necessary foundational work on the road toward a general theory of the nonprofit sector. This Reference Work Presents Clear, Consistent, And Carefully Cross-referenced Definitions For More Than 1,200 Terms And Concepts That Have Been Found Useful In Past Research And Theory On The Nonprofit Sector. The Entries Reflect The Importance Of Associations, Volunteering, Citizen Participation, Philanthropy, Voluntary Action, Nonprofit Management, Volunteer Administration, Leisure, And Political Activities Of Nonprofits. They Also Reflect A Concern For The Wider Range Of Useful General Concepts In Theory And Research That Bear On The Nonprofit Sector And Its Manifestations In The United States And Elsewhere.--jacket. David Horton Smith, Robert A. Stebbins, And Michael A. Dover. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 251-318) And Index. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 preface......Page 10 acknowledgments......Page 14 lexicographic note......Page 16 Introduction: Defining Nonprofit/VoluntarySector Terms and Concepts......Page 20 A......Page 32 B......Page 45 C......Page 51 D......Page 82 E......Page 92 F......Page 102 G......Page 115 H......Page 125 I......Page 130 J......Page 147 K......Page 148 L......Page 149 M......Page 157 N......Page 168 O......Page 181 P......Page 186 Q......Page 209 R......Page 211 S......Page 222 T......Page 243 U......Page 250 V......Page 254 W......Page 266 Y......Page 268 Z......Page 269 bibliography......Page 270 index......Page 338