Editors
Dmitri N. Shalin
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2012
Publication Title
The Social Health of Nevada: Leading Indicators and Quality of Life in the Silver State
Publisher
UNLV: Center for Democratic Culture Publications
First page number:
1
Last page number:
25
Abstract
Many scholars and community organizers believe that nonprofit organizations embody the collective will of the community and reflect the measure of support communities provide their members (Saxton & Benson 2005). The overall strength of the nonprofit sector reflects the health of the society that nurtures these organizations (Salamon 2002; DeVita, Flemming, & Twombly 2001). Since nonprofits are vital to service delivery in the United States, by studying nonprofits practices we can better understand the nature and intensity of the social problems in a given area and the effective ways by which resources could be allocated to address those problems (Gronbjerg & Paarlberg 2001).
Keywords
Federal aid to nonprofit organizations; Nonprofit organizations; Nonprofit organizations--Charitable contributions; Nonprofit organizations--Economic aspects; Nonprofit organizations--Government policy; Nonprofit organizations--Location
Disciplines
Community-Based Research | Sociology
File Format
File Size
585 kb
Language
English
Repository Citation
Word, J. K.,
Davis, S.
(2012).
Nonprofit Sector and Philanthropy in Nevada. In Dmitri N. Shalin,
The Social Health of Nevada: Leading Indicators and Quality of Life in the Silver State
1-25.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/social_health_nevada_reports/47