The author contends that nonprofit organizations can find more ap
propriate administrative values in the traditions of the voluntary
sector itself than in the competition-based management approach
inherent in private sector administrative theory and practice. He
argues that administration in the voluntary sector should be mission
based and mission driven; be grounded in the historical traditions of
altruism, compassion, and philanthropy; remain sensitive to the key
value of volunteerism and to the phenomenon of the volunteers them
selves ; continue to act as mediating structures between the individual,
the community, and the public and private organizations of modern
society; emphasize cooperation and collaboration over conflict and
competition in the administration of sector organizations; and develop
and practice a type of leadership compatible with the values and
differences inherent in the independent sector.
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