商品簡介
Brooks (public administration, Syracuse U.) presents 5 papers that explore the impact of volunteerism and monetary giving on geographic and "virtual" communities and discuss ways that communities can better harness these resources through policies and other means. The papers include discussion of government encouragement of citizen service in a Brooklyn, New York neighborhood; the role of for-profit corporations in community volunteering efforts; the effectiveness of community volunteer centers; demographic, cultural, and policy factors that create the conditions for giving; characteristics of giving in religious communities; and the role of higher education in encouraging people to give. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Arthur C. Brooks is associate professor of public administration, director of the Nonprofit Studies Program, and senior research associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute, at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University. He is the co-editor of the Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society, as well as the co-author of The Performing Arts in a New Era.