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    Nonprofit Nation: A New Look at the Third America

     
    Shining a light on the "invisible sector."
    8/19/2002
    With annual revenue of $1 trillion, assets of $2 trillion, and a workforce of over 12 million, the nonprofit sector is a huge force to be reckoned with in the American economy. In fact, America's nonprofit economy is larger than all but six countries' GDP, according to author Michael O'Neill, professor at the University of San Francisco. O'Neill's new book, which updates an earlier edition, provides a broad, non-technical overview of this large sector. He explains how the different sub-sectors (including religion, social service, health care, arts and culture) work together, how they interconnect in terms of scope and impact, and what some of the relevant trends and issues are in each area. Packed full of interesting stats—did you know that museums bring in $4.5 billion in annual revenue?—Nonprofit Nation is an informative and approachable overview of what can no longer be called the "invisible sector."
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