| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| Place of Publication | Oxford |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Pages | 914-918 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Edition | 2nd Edition |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Abstract
The article provides a critical overview of the changing role of the nonprofit sector, its definition, its evolving functions in the last few decades such as advocacy and empowerment, existing diversity within the sector, and various challenges that it faces in the twenty-first century.
Keywords
- non-governmental organisations
- PHILANTHROPY
- Accountability
- Advocacy
- effectiveness
- Empowerment
- LEGITIMACY
- NETWORKING
- PERFORMANCE
- POVERTY