Braided Threads: A Historical Overview of the American Nonprofit Sector

By Robert Mark Penna

Book Overview

The core message of the book is that the developmental trajectory of nonprofits has not been a straight line. Its path over the years might be compared to that of a pinball, moving straight and building up momentum but then ricocheting off some event or social trend and taking off in a new direction altogether. Equally important, however, the sector is also the product of a founding genome that came out of colonial, Puritan-inspired New England and spread as that culture and its values became one of the dominant forces in American society. Knowing this history is a prerequisite for understanding and appreciating the character of this deeply influential part of American social culture.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815393938
• ISBN13: 9780815393931
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"