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Voices From the Voluntary Sector: Perspectives on Leadership Challenges
Frederick Bird
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Description for Voices From the Voluntary Sector: Perspectives on Leadership Challenges
Paperback. Voices from the Voluntary Sector is a valuable resource that addresses a wide range of concerns related to the responsiveness, character, and leadership of third sector organizations. Num Pages: 448 pages, 4 figures; 1 table; 4 halftones. BIC Classification: KJVX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 720.
The voluntary sector is made up primarily of not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations that engage with social issues. Voices from the Voluntary Sector contains reasoned reflections by practitioners on some of the significant challenges faced by today's not-for-profit organizations in Canada. Broad in scope, these essays present a rich, multi-dimensional set of vignettes that as a whole express the vitality and humanity of the voluntary sector in Canada. The contributors discuss organizational and managerial challenges, social entrepreneurship, and how to foster effective global movements. The essays include a reflection on the ways that young people can find the courage to become ... Read more
The voluntary sector is made up primarily of not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations that engage with social issues. Voices from the Voluntary Sector contains reasoned reflections by practitioners on some of the significant challenges faced by today's not-for-profit organizations in Canada. Broad in scope, these essays present a rich, multi-dimensional set of vignettes that as a whole express the vitality and humanity of the voluntary sector in Canada. The contributors discuss organizational and managerial challenges, social entrepreneurship, and how to foster effective global movements. The essays include a reflection on the ways that young people can find the courage to become ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
720g
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802096616
SKU
V9780802096616
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About Frederick Bird
Frederick Bird is a research professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo and a distinguished professor emeritus at Concordia University. Frances Westley is a professor and J.W. McConnell Chair in Social Innovation at the University of Waterloo.
Reviews for Voices From the Voluntary Sector: Perspectives on Leadership Challenges
'If you are interested in reading 15 well-written, diverse, stimulating, and sometimes moving essays from Canadian nonprofit leaders, this is your book... A refreshing combination of nonprofit leadership experience and well-digested management theory and research.'
Michael O'Neill Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, vol 20:10:2011
Michael O'Neill Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, vol 20:10:2011