Technology in Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action

McNutt and colleagues examine how technology affects the nonprofit sector and how the sector uses technology in its work. After an overview, they cover nonprofit organizations and voluntary action in an information society, the evolution of information and communication technology in the nonprofit sector, technology and nonprofit organizational behavior, the technology arsenal of nonprofit organizations, technology and social change, technology applied to various practice areas such as human services and skills banks, and issues such as funding, and digital inclusion and government policies. Annotation ©2018 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

John G. McNutt, PhD, is Professor in the School of Public Policy andAdministration at the University of Delaware. Dr. McNutt is a specialist in theapplication of high technology to political and social engagement. His workfocuses on the role of technology in lobbying, e-government and e-democracy,political campaigning and deliberation, organizing, and other forms of politicalparticipation.Chao Guo, PhD, is Associate Professor in the School of Social Policy and Practiceat the University of Pennsylvania. Guo is also founding co-director of the ChinaInstitute for Philanthropy and Social Innovation at Renmin University of China.His interests are in collaboration within and across sectors, new media andnonprofit advocacy, and social entrepreneurship.Lauri Goldkind, PhD, LMSW, is Associate Professor at Fordham’s GraduateSchool of Social Service. She chairs the Leadership and Macro practiceconcentration and also teaches in the Nonprofit Administration program.Dr. Goldkind’s current research has two strands: technology implementationand information and communication technology (ICT) tools in human servicesand nonprofits, and social justice and civic engagement in organizational life.Seongho An, MSW, is a doctoral candidate in the School of Social Policy andPractice at the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests includedigital technology and nonprofit advocacy, digital inclusion of vulnerable people,and human service organization management.