Reinventing Civil Society: The Emerging Role of Faith-Based Organizations

Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore, Richard C. Hula, Laura A. Reese

• Preface Part I. Introduction 1. Faith-Based Nonprofits and the Civil Society 2. Nonprofit Housing Provision: Themes and Arguments 3. Understanding the Policy Role of Faith-Based Nonprofits 4. Mapping the Civil Society: Methods and Data Part II. A Question of Capacity: The Debate on the Role and Effectiveness of the Nonprofit Sector 5. Federal Programs and the Michigan Housing Network 6. Structure and Capacity of Housing Nonprofits Part III. Empirical Findings on the Role and Effectiveness of the Nonprofit Sector in Michigan 7. Housing Provision: Context by Sectors and Trends Over Time 8. Scope and Extent of Broader Community Involvement and Trends over Time Part IV. Impacts and Implications 9. Collaborations and Partnerships: Networks for Housing Service Delivery 10. Nature and Types of Collaboration 11. Political Activity and Policy Involvement 12. Nonprofits, Service Provision, and Governing the Civil Society