Kategoria BISAC: Business & Economics >> Nonprofit Organizations & Charities - General

Soziale Versorgung hat zum Gegenstand, Leistungen fur hilfebedurftige Menschen in einem Gemeinwesen zur Verfugung zu stellen oder anders: soziale Probleme umfassend zu losen. Ihre Gestaltung ist eng verknupft mit verschiedenen gesellschaftlichen Funktionssystemen und erfordert die Sozialpolitik, die Steuerung von und zwischen Organisationen sowie das methodische Handeln differenziert in den Blick zu nehmen.

Die Publikation gibt einenUberblick uber die aktuelle Diskussion zu sozialer Versorgung im deutschsprachigen Raum. Theoretische Entwicklungen, Forschungsergebnisse und praktische...

Jahr fur Jahr werden neue Rekordzahlen bei der Stiftungsgrundung gemeldet. Dabei machen nicht nur steuerliche Vorteile die Stiftung interessant. Das Werk beschreibt die steuerlichen und rechtlichen Vor- und Nachteile von der Grundung bis zur Auflosung und gibt praktische Tipps fur die Wahl der richtigen Stiftungsform und die laufende Stiftungsverwaltung. Zahlreiche Beraterhinweise machen das Werk zu einem unentbehrlichen Fundus der Stiftungsarbeit und Steuerberatung.

Die 4. Auflage wurde vollstandig aktualisiert und berucksichtigt alle wichtigen Reformen und Gesetze fur eine...

Im Mittelpunkt stehen Umfang und Auspragungen, Vorstellungen und Deutungen sowie Steuerung und Forderung von Engagement.

'Transgovernance: Advancing Sustainability Governance' analyses the question what recent and ongoing changes in the relations between politics, science and media - together characterized as the emergence of a knowledge democracy - may imply for governance for sustainable development, on global and other levels of societal decision making, and the other way around: How can the discussion on sustainable development contribute to a knowledge democracy? How can concepts such as second modernity, reflexivity, configuration theory, (meta)governance theory and cultural theory contribute to a...

Packed with case studies and ripped-from-the-headlines examples, Non-Profit Organizations: Real Issues for Public Administrators introduces critical issues commonly encountered when managing non-profit organizations and gives you the tools to develop policies and procedures to meet the challenges that arise when these issues occur. The authors use the case study methodology to explore decision-making issues and provide potential solutions. It provides an applied framework to use when managing a non-profit organization.

The book provides case studies that range from unethical...

Volunteers and people who give back are models of unconditional kindness, compassion, and love. You choose hope over despair, optimism over cynicism, and caring over indifference. And by serving others, you also help yourself. In this inspiring collection of 101 personal stories by and for volunteers and those who give back, you and your fellow unsung heroes will...

This book introduces readers to the concepts of sustainability and philosophy of slowness for the management of public entities such as cities or regions. While many urban communities face economic challenges that clearly show the limitations of growth and ever-increasing speed, this book explores an alternative, thought-provoking standpoint in five chapters. The first chapter explains the importance and essence of slowness, smallness and sustainability for public organizations, while the second addresses the concept of "slow life" in an emotional society. Chapter three examines the issue...

Rekindling the critical analysis of the adoption of generic commercial (for-profit) management approaches in the non-profit context, Strategic Positioning in Voluntary and Charitable Organizations reveals that charities are positioning themselves in their evolving external environment in distinctive ways that are not adequately explained by existing positioning theories. Based on original research that examines, for the first time, the usefulness of contemporary theoretical perspectives and interpretations of strategic positioning derived from the existing literature in explaining...

In good times and bad, in the different situations of renewal, crisis, and chronic resource constraints, the strategic leadership of public services is crucial. Good leaders are essential in helping the public sector to adapt and solve wicked problems, and they are also integral to the reform and modernization of public governance.

This new edition of "Strategic Leadership in the Public Sector" continues to provide insights into useful approaches and techniques for strategic leaders, looking at:

• what is expected of leaders
• competency frameworks

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