Full Description
This four-volume book examines, through multiple and cross-discipline perspectives, the science and practice of not-for-profit organisations. These organisations have drawn considerable attention and witnessed extensive growth as they engage in delivering public services to society. And are increasingly pressured to balance business with social goals, inherent idiosyncratic features with management creativity, structural limitations with operational flexibility, and ethical boundaries with pragmatism; all with scarce resources but abundant determination.
The first volume explores the opportunities and challenges of non-profit organisations in the contemporary environment, elucidating current and future issues in the field, setting strategic directions, and presenting sector-wide examples and best practices. The second volume explores contextual aspects relating to the economy and industries. The third volume presents social and ethical aspects, as well as matters of sustainability, accountability and the overall wellbeing of society. The fourth and final volume examines structures and models, with an emphasis on technology.
Contents
Chapter 1: Delineating Non-Profit Organisations: Economy, Industries and Context.- Chapter 2: Understanding the non-profit - government relationship during crisis: The case of Israeli non-profits under Covid-19.- Chapter 3: The Problem of Equality in Opportunities and Competitiveness Between NPOs and SMEs.- Chapter 4: The Emerging Quaternary and Quinary Sectors in the Digital Age: Assessing the Leverage of Competitive Intelligence in the Research and Not-for-Profit Organisations.- Chapter 5: What Is Important to Account For? The Point of View of Non-Profit Managers.- Chapter 6: Communication Strategy as a Key Driver for an International Sport Federation: The Case of World Athletics.- Chapter 7: Professional Burnout of Non-Profit Organizations' Executives: The Case of Greek Primary Schools.- Chapter 8: Social Entrepreneurship by Civil Society Organisations and SDGs in Palestine: Policies and Reinforcing Factors.- Chapter 9: Hybrid Models for Hybrid Projects: the Development of Accountability Tools and Processes in Crowdfunding Campaigns.- Chapter 10: Seizing the Opportunity: Leveraging Digital Transformation in Non-profit Healthcare Organisations.- Chapter 11: Diverse Business Models of Socially-oriented Organisations in Healthcare: Strengthening Services Provision for Underserved Populations.- Chapter 12: Implementing the Quadruple Helix towards Social Innovation: the Case of the Human Power Hub, Braga, Portugal.
