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Humanitarian Crises
Edited by Jennifer Leaning
Edited by Susan Briggs
Edited by Lincoln C. Chen
Since the late 1980s the international relief community has seen its resources and personnel stressed beyond capacity by humanitarian crises--large-scale, man-made catastrophes such as the conflicts in Somalia, Bosnia, Rwanda, Chechnya, Zaire, and elsewhere. Covering topics ranging from emergency public health measures to the psychological trauma of relief workers, this volume presents both a seasoned assessment of current practice and proposals for improving operational efforts in the future.
Hardcover 1999
On Being Nonprofit
Peter Frumkin
Peter Frumkin clarifies the debate over the nonprofit sector's privileged position in America by examining how nonprofits deliver needed services, promote civic engagement, express values and faith, and channel entrepreneurial impulses. He argues that the long-term challenges facing nonprofit organizations will only be solved when they achieve greater balance among these four central functions.
Hardcover 2002 / Paperback 2005