Civil Society, Public Policy and Sociology

Meet the Hidden Majority of Nonprofits: The All-Volunteer Organization

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 10, 2025

In this series, The Unexpected Value of Volunteers , author Jan Masaoka takes on the underappreciated topic of volunteerism, provides some unexpected ideas, and points the way toward a public policy agenda on volunteerism. But this does not explain why AVOs exist.

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Civil Society Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy

Reading List: Strengthening Democracy Through Social Innovation

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Pacific Speakers: Rob Reich, professor of political science and codirector of the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society at Stanford University, and a soon-to-be-announced speaker will debate the role of big philanthropy in a true democracy. How Civil Society Saved the 2020 Census by Arturo Vargas, Gary D.

Civil Society

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Sociology

Nonprofit Leadership Zone

Meet the Hidden Majority of Nonprofits: The All-Volunteer Organization

Reading List: Strengthening Democracy Through Social Innovation

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