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Organizational Histories of Nonprofit Human Service Organizations book cover

1st Edition

Organizational Histories of Nonprofit Human Service Organizations

Edited By Michael Austin Copyright 2013
296 Pages
by Routledge

296 Pages
by Routledge

296 Pages
by Routledge
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This book is based on an important but complicated question: How have nonprofit human service organizations sustained themselves over time? It documents the organizational histories of pioneering nonprofits that have unique missions and significant longevity – in one case, 157 years. This volume provides one of the few documented histories of nonprofit human service organizations and includes a... Read more

1. Introduction Michael J. Austin

2. Growth and Resilience of Pioneering Nonprofit Human Service Organizations: A Cross-Case Analysis of Organizational Histories Sara E. Kimberlin, Sara L. Schwartz, and Michael J. Austin

Part I: Organizational Exemplars of Sustained Leadership

3. BANANAS: Providing Child Care Services to a Multi-Ethnic Community Catherine M. Vu, Sara L. Schwartz, and Michael J. Austin

4. The Unity Council at 40: A Pioneering Community Development and Service Organization (1967–2007) Gabriel Orozco, Sara L. Schwartz, and Michael J. Austin

5. Girls Incorporated of Alameda County at 50: A Voice for Girls (1958–2008) Cecilia Terrazas, Sara L. Schwartz, and Michael J. Austin

6. Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth: A Pioneering Child Advocacy Organization (1974–2008) Sarah Carnochan and Michael J. Austin

Part II: Organizational Exemplars of Re-Inventing Internal Operations

7. Larkin Street Youth Services: Helping Kids Get Off the Street for Good (1982–2007) Loren Farrar, Sara L. Schwartz, and Michael J. Austin

8. Asian Community Mental Health Services at 35: A Pioneering Ethnic Organization (1973–2008) Catherine M. Vu, Sara L. Schwartz, and Michael J. Austin

9. CompassPoint Nonprofit Services: Strengthening the Capacities of Nonprofits (1971–2008) Jessica R. Eschman, Sara L. Schwartz, and Michael J. Austin

10. Black Adoption Placement and Research Center at 25: Placing African-American Children in Permanent Homes (1983–2008) Sara L. Schwartz and Michael J. Austin

Part III: Organizational Exemplars of Substantial External Relations

11. Shelter Network: Serving Homeless Families and Individuals (1987–2007) Sara E. Kimberlin, Sara L. Schwartz, and Michael J. Austin

12. Jewish Family and Children’s Services: A Pioneering Human Service Organization (1850–2008) Sara L. Schwartz and Michael J. Austin

13. On Lok: A Pioneering Long-Term Care Organization for the Elderly (1971–2008) Amanda J. Lehning and Michael J. Austin

14. The Bayview Hunters Point Foundation for Community Improvement: A Pioneering Multi-Ethnic Human Service Organization (1971–2008) Ellen Joe, Sara L. Schwartz, and Michael J. Austin

15. Conclusion: Assessing the Organizational Capacity of Nonprofit Human Service Agencies: Self-Assessment Tools for Practice Michael J. Austin, Jordan Thompson, & Sarah Carnochan

Biography

Michael J. Austin is the Milton and Florence Krenz Mack Distinguished Professor of Nonprofit Management in the School of Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. He has authored or co-authored 18 books and over 100 articles. He is the Associate Editor of Administration in Social Work.

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