First, read Chapter One: Historical Perspectives on Nonprofit Organizations in the United States in the The Jossey-Bass handbook of non-profit leadership and management Download The Jossey-Bass handbook of non-profit leadership and management(2nd ed.), which summarizes the history of non-profit organizations in the United States (Hall, 2004). Then read at least one additional scholarly source at the UAGC Library or on Google Scholar regarding the rise of nonprofits. Support your responses using proper in text citations APA style citations (for assistance, see the UAGC Writing Center’s In-Text Citation Helper: A Guide to Making APA In-Text Citations (Links to an external site.) ). Make sure that your initial post includes the information that you have learned from your readings. That is:

· Explain why and how nonprofits came to exist in early America.

· Discuss the social and economic changes that occurred after nonprofits were established. Your initial contribution should be a minimum of 250 to 300 words in length.