{"product_id":"contesting-communities-9780804754491","title":"Contesting Communities","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeftly blending sociological theory of organizations with archival research, interviews with nonprofit leaders, and original survey data, this book investigates the rise of new workplace fundraisers alongside the United Way, identifying why competition has occurred and delineating its consequences for donors, nonprofits, and recipients.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eContesting Communities\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable and original contribution to community studies, to organizational analysis, and to the literature of the nonprofit sector. Although theoretically sophisticated, it is written with a clarity that will make it useful to readers across the social disciplines and in the world of practice.\" -- Peter Dobkin Hall * \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Barman provides novel commentary on the changing nature and meaning of philanthropy and community, as well as the impact of corporate gatekeepers thereon. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in voluntarism, philanthropy, social capital, and organizational behavior.\" -- Jason Kaufman\u003cbr\u003e\"Given the broad contemporary interest in philanthropy and voluntarism, Emily Barman's book on the United Way and the emergence of alternative fundraising organizations as competitors to the United Way is especially timely. Barman's incisive investigation of the increasingly competitive environment of workplace charity is a major contribution to our understanding of the social, political, and economic changes underway in local communities throughout the United States.\" -- Steven Rathgeb Smith\u003cbr\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eContesting Communities: The Transformation of Workplace Charity\u003c\/i\u003e, Emily Barman adds to the debate on defining 'community' by investigating how conceptions of community manifest themselves in an arena little researched by social scientists, namely: charitable donation campaigns in the workplace The book makes a valuable contribution to the understanding of both the evolving meaning of community and the field of workplace charity in the United States.\" -- \u003cjournal of sociology and social welfare\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  Acknowledgments\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \tvii  1\tThe Question of Community\t1\t  2\tThe United Way and a Community of Place\t\t\t\t  \t00  3\tAlternative Funds and Communities of Purpose\t\t\t\t  \t00\t  4\tThe Emergence of Alternative Funds\t\t\t\t\t  \t00  5\tContestations over Entry\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t000  6\tChicago: The Persistence of a Community of Place\t\t\t  \t000  7\tSan Francisco: The Ascendancy of Communities of Purpose\t\t  \t000  8\tCommunity, Charitable Giving, and the Nonprofit Sector\t\t  \t000  Notes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t000  References\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t000  Index\t000\u003c\/journal\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405566255447,"sku":"9780804754491","price":18.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804754491.jpg?v=1730492857","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/contesting-communities-9780804754491","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}