The Nonprofit Sector: A Research Handbook, Third Edition

by Walter W. Powell (Editor), Patricia Bromley (Editor)

Overview

The nonprofit sector has changed in fundamental ways in recent decades. As the sector has grown in scope and size, both domestically and internationally, the boundaries between for-profit, governmental, and charitable organizations have become intertwined. Nonprofits are increasingly challenged on their roles in mitigating or exacerbating inequality. And debates flare over the role of voluntary organizations in democratic and autocratic societies alike. The Nonprofit Sector takes up these concerns and offers a cutting-edge empirical and theoretical assessment of the state of the field.

This book, now in its third edition, brings together leading researchers—economists, historians, philosophers, political scientists, and sociologists along with scholars from communication, education, law, management, and policy schools—to investigate the impact of associational life. Chapters consider the history of the nonprofit sector and of philanthropy; the politics of the public sphere; governance, mission, and engagement; access and inclusion; and global perspectives on nonprofit organizations. Across this comprehensive range of topics, The Nonprofit Sector makes an essential contribution to the study of civil society.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781503608047
Publisher:	Stanford University Press
Publication date:	04/14/2020
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	888
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Walter W. Powell is Professor of Education and Co-Director of the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society at Stanford University. Patricia Bromley is Associate Professor of Education at Stanford University.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction

1 What Is the Nonprofit Sector? Walter W. Powell 3

Part I Emergence, Transformation, and Regulation

2 A History of Associational Life and the Nonprofit Sector in the United States Benjamin Soskis 23

3 Seeing Like a Philanthropist: From the Business of Benevolence to the Benevolence of Business Aaron Horvath Walter W. Powell 81

4 The Organizational Transformation of Civil Society Patricia Bromley 123

5 Tangled Up in Tax: The Nonprofit Sector and the Federal Tax System Daniel J. Hemel 144

Part II Politics of the Public Sphere

6 Political Theory and the Nonprofit Sector Ted Lechterman Rob Reich 171

7 Nonprofits as Boundary Markers: The Politics of Choice, Mobilization, and Arbitrage Elisabeth S. Clemens 192

8 Politics, Philanthropy, and Inequality Sarah Reckhow 208

Part III Governance, Civic Capacity, and Communities

9 Towards a Governance Framework for Government-Nonprofit Relations Nicole P. Marwell Maoz Brown 231

10 Social Service Nonprofits: Navigating Conflicting Demands Jennifer E. Mosley 251

11 Nonprofits as Urban Infrastructure Christof Brandtner Claire Dunning 271

12 Immigrant Organizations: Civic (In)equality and Civic (In)visibility Irene Bloemraad Shannon Gleeson Els de Graauw 292

Part IV Nonprofits, Mission, and the Market

13 Economic Theories of the Social Sector: From Nonprofits to Social Enterprise Maitreesh Ghatak 319

14 Social Entrepreneurship: Research as Disciplined Exploration Johanna Mair 333

15 Nonprofits and the Environment: Using Market Forces for Social Good Magali A. Delmas Thomas P. Lyon Sean Jackson 358

16 The Outcomes Movement in Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector Paul Brest 381

Part V Balancing Access and Inclusion

17 Charitable Nonprofits and the Business of Health Care Jill R. Horwitz 413

18 Education and the Nonprofit Sector: Schools and Organizational Intermediaries Richard Arum Jacob L. Kepins 445

19 Nonprofit Arts Organizations: Sustainability and Rationales for Support Francie Ostrower 468

Part VI Advocacy, Engagement, and the Public

20 Advocacy, Civic Engagement, and Social Change David Suárez 491

21 The Changing Face of Nonprofit Advocacy: Democratizing Potentials and Risks in an Unequal Context Edward T. Walker Yotala Oszkay 507

22 Advocating for What? The Nonprofit Press and Models of the Public Mike Ananny 521

Part VII Motivation, Meaning, and Prosocial Behavior

23 What Influences Charitable Giving? Pamela Paxton 543

24 The Altruism Budget: Measuring and Encouraging Charitable Giving Laura K. Gee Jonathan Meer 558

25 What Do Volunteers Do? Nina Eliasoph 566

26 Religious Organizations: Crosscutting the Nonprofit Sector Brad R. Fulton 579

Part VIII Global and Comparative Perspectives

27 The Global Rise of Nongovernmental Organizations Evan Schofer Wesley Longhofer 603

28 Global Backlash against Foreign Funding to Domestic Nongovernmental Organizations Kendra Dupuy Aseem Prakash 618

29 Social Movements in a Global Context: History, Content, and Form Breno Bringel Elizabeth McKenna 631

30 Comparative Nonprofit Sector Research: A Critical Assessment Helmut K. Anheier Markus Lang Stefan Toepler 648

Notes 677

References 703

Contributors 845

Index 855

Editorial Reviews

"The nonprofit form has spread around the world as a unique alternative to markets and governments. This third edition of The Nonprofit Sector provides great insight into this phenomenon, and is as exciting and informative as the previous two. With fresh faces and insights, it is a real joy to read."—Joseph Galaskiewicz, University of Arizona

"Now in its third edition, The Nonprofit Sector continues to build the field of nonprofit studies by exploring the full range of organizations, associations, actions, and interactions that constitute the voluntary sector in the US and globally. Featuring a broad and multidisciplinary range of scholars, this work provokes us to reexamine the history and envision the future of nonprofit scholarship and practice. The Nonprofit Sector generates a rich research agenda that will stimulate novel and innovative scholarship for years to come."—Mary Kay Gugerty, University of Washington

"Walter Powell, Patricia Bromley, and Stanford UniversityPress are to be congratulated for assembling this timely, unique, and definitive volume which not only chronicles the history of the nonprofit sector but also provides a broad but critical analysis of its current state. This third edition of The Nonprofit Sector presents a wide range of carefully chosen scholarship which will ensure that this book remains an invaluable resource to the growing number of scholars and practitioners in the sector around the world. It is an essential handbook for the leadership of nonprofit and philanthropic institutions, their governing boards, as well as public officials and journalists."—Vartan Gregorian, President, Carnegie Corporation of New York

From the Publisher

"Walter Powell, Patricia Bromley, and Stanford University Press are to be congratulated for assembling this timely, unique, and definitive volume which not only chronicles the history of the nonprofit sector but also provides a broad but critical analysis of its current state. This third edition of The Nonprofit Sector presents a wide range of carefully chosen scholarship which will ensure that this book remains an invaluable resource to the growing number of scholars and practitioners in the sector around the world. It is an essential handbook for the leadership of nonprofit and philanthropic institutions, their governing boards, as well as public officials and journalists."

Carnegie Corporation of New York - Vartan Gregorian

"The nonprofit form has spread around the world as a unique alternative to markets and governments. This third edition of The Nonprofit Sector provides great insight into this phenomenon, and is as exciting and informative as the previous two. With fresh faces and insights, it is a real joy to read."

University of Arizona - Joseph Galaskiewicz

"Now in its third edition, The Nonprofit Sector continues to build the field of nonprofit studies by exploring the full range of organizations, associations, actions, and interactions that constitute the voluntary sector in the US and globally. Featuring a broad and multidisciplinary range of scholars, this work provokes us to reexamine the history and envision the future of nonprofit scholarship and practice. The Nonprofit Sector generates a rich research agenda that will stimulate novel and innovative scholarship for years to come."

University of Washington - Mary Kay Gugerty