title: Girls Incorporated of Alameda County at 50: a voice for girls (1958-2008).
abstract: Girls Incorporated of Alameda County is nonprofit human service organization that has delivered education, counseling, and advocacy services to girls aged 6 to 18 for 50 years. The organization began as a small, local girls club and has grown into a large multi-faceted service delivery organization attached to a national governing body. The history of Girls Incorporated of Alameda County introduces struggles in relation to external and internal factors that altered the way that the agency financed and managed and exemplifies the important role of nonprofit leadership. The organization's many accomplishments have also presented multiple challenges, particularly related to the changing roles of women in American society.
authors.affiliation: Mack Center for Nonprofit Management in the Human Services, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Terrazas
authors.forename: Sara L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Austin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American; D002140:California; D002648:Child; D004493:Education / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D005376:Financial Management / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration; D006266:Health Education / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration; D009939:Organizations, Nonprofit / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012947:Social Work / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013177:Sports