1st Edition

The Role of Voluntary Organisations in Social Welfare

By Hugh W Mellor Copyright 1985
232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1985 The Role of Voluntary Organisations in Social Welfare considers the voluntary sector as a provider of social welfare. The book asks the fundamental questions for those involved in social welfare: what should the role of this voluntary sector be, and what should its relationship be with the government sector? Reporting on extensive original research undertaken for... Read more

List of Tables

National Voluntary Organisations Interviewed

Other Abbreviations Occasionally Used

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction

2. Sampling and First Impressions

3. Roles and Resources

4. Committees

5. Partners or Rivals

6. Accountability

7. Future Prospects

Appendices

A. List of Organisations by Name and Date of Establishment Where Known

B. Objects of the Associations in the Sample

C. Letter to the Chief Executive Officers of Sample Organisations

D. Information Requested before Interview

E. Interview Guide – Chief Executive Officers

- Chairman

F. Comparative Expenditure on Administration

G. Organisations Working in the Same or Overlapping Fields

H. Bodies to which Organisations in the Sample are Affiliated

J. Fund-Raising Appeals

Index

Biography

Hugh W Mellor