Cases in Innovative Nonprofits

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INNOVATIVE NONPROFITS
Become an innovator in the nonprofit world
student-friendly and readable, Cases in Innovative Wonpraffis provides readers with current comparative case studies of innovative nonprofit organizations ttiat are meeting tfie needs of humanity in both the U.S. and abroad. Edited by well-known scholars, Ram A. Cnaan and Diane Vinokur-Kaplan, this text provides inspiring examples of social entrepreneurs who have Instituted new services to meet the needs of both new and long-standing social problems. Each case features either an unidentified need and Its successful response, or an existing need that was tackled in a unique and innovative manner.
The text Is organized Into four parts:
Part 1: Two conceptual chapters define nonprofit social innovation and explain the tools needed to analyze social Innovations.
Part 2: Ten... Tovább

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Cases in
INNOVATIVE NONPROFITS
Become an innovator in the nonprofit world
student-friendly and readable, Cases in Innovative Wonpraffis provides readers with current comparative case studies of innovative nonprofit organizations ttiat are meeting tfie needs of humanity in both the U.S. and abroad. Edited by well-known scholars, Ram A. Cnaan and Diane Vinokur-Kaplan, this text provides inspiring examples of social entrepreneurs who have Instituted new services to meet the needs of both new and long-standing social problems. Each case features either an unidentified need and Its successful response, or an existing need that was tackled in a unique and innovative manner.
The text Is organized Into four parts:
Part 1: Two conceptual chapters define nonprofit social innovation and explain the tools needed to analyze social Innovations.
Part 2: Ten cases reveal the innovative formation of new nonprofit organizations.
Part 3: Three cases emphasize innovation through collaboration.
Part 4: Five cases demonstrate innovations taking place within an existing nonprofit organization.
By using a consistent format for each case, this text facilitates student learning through comparative review, providing a deeper understanding about the complexity and steps required to achieve nonprofit social Innovation.
KEY FEATURES
• Concluding "Lessons Learned" chapter provides a summary of the themes that emerge from the cases and gives the reader an outline of the practical dimensions involved in carrying out nonprofit Innovations.
• A broad array of nonprofit innovations from around the world provides the reader with a balanced picture of the sector and shows commonalities between cases that come from different countries, regions, and fields.
• Discussion questions at the end of each case ask the readers to reflect and analyze the Innovation as well as think creatively and Initiate successful Innovations themselves.
Ram A. Cnaan, MSW, PhD, teaches at the tJniversity of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice and the Graduate Institute of Peace Studies, Kyung Hee University.
Diane Vinokur-Kaplan, MSW, PhD, teaches at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. Vissza