Nonprofit Organizations and Civil Society in the United States

LeRoux and Feeney?s Nonprofit Organizations and Civil Society in the United States makes a departure from existing nonprofit texts on the market: rather than focus on management, it focuses on nonprofit organizations and their contributions to the social, political, and economic dimensions of society. The book also covers the nexus between nonprofits and civil society. This text offers a theory-oriented undergraduate introduction to the nonprofit field and an examination of the multifaceted roles these organizations play in American society.

Preface Acknowledgments SECTION I: INTRODUCTION TO THE NONPROFIT SECTOR & CIVIL SOCIETY 1. Defining the Nonprofit Sector and Civil Society 2. Historical and Legal Foundations of the Nonprofit Sector 3. Theories of the Nonprofit Sector SECTION II: THE NONPROFIT SECTOR IN CIVIL SOCIETY 4. Nonprofits and Community Building 5. Community Service and Voluntary Action 6. Philanthropy, Foundations, and Giving SECTION III: POLITCIAL, SOCIAL, & ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE NONPROFIT SECTOR 7. The Influence of Nonprofit Organizations on the Political Environment 8. Nonprofit and Voluntary Activism: Social Movements and Protest Politics 9. Economic Contributions of Nonprofit Organizations SECTION IV: NONPROFIT SECTOR CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES 10. The Future of Nonprofits and Civil Society

Kelly LeRoux is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she teaches courses in nonprofit management. Before beginning an academic career, she worked for eleven years as an administrator for a nonprofit behavioural health and housing organization, and has served on numerous nonprofit boards. Her research has been published in more than a dozen public and nonprofit management journals and has been sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, Kresge Foundation, the Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement, the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy, and the Great Cities Institute.

Mary K. Feeney is an Associate Professor at the School of Public Affairs at Arizona State University and is the Lincoln Professor of Ethics in Public Affairs. She also serves as the Associate Director for the Center for Science Technology and Environmental Policy Studies at ASU. Her research focuses on public and nonprofit management and science and technology policy. Feeney has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles in public management, science and technology policy, and higher education research and co-authored the book Red Tape Research: A Prism for Public Administration Theory with Barry Bozeman.