ISSN:1048-6682    

DOI:10.1002/nml.4130050102

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1994

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AbstractThe study presented in this article examines the extent to which board characteristics and activities are associated with the executive director's level of certainty about future funding, using a sample of 127 human service agencies. The executive directors of agencies with low levels of funding adequacy expressed more certainty about future funding when their boards were more expert, influential, and involved in planning and fundraising activities. For agencies with more adequate funding, board expertise and activities were associated with lower levels of perceived funding certainty. This article argues that, rather than improving agency performance, boards serve a homeostatic function, acting in crisis situations to return their organizations to stable equilibria.

ISSN:1048-6682    

DOI:10.1002/nml.4130050103

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThis article describes mortality patterns for nonprofit organizations in a major U.S. metropolitan area between 1980 and 1988. Twenty percent of the nonprofits in a panel ceased operations during this period. Mortality rates were found to vary widely. In some instances, high mortality was found in parts of the sector that were growing rapidly. Overall, nonprofits that ceased to operate were younger and smaller, used fewer strategies to attract funders, and had less diversified income streams than survivors. These patterns also varied substantially. The results point to the drawbacks of using limited or commonsense information and the necessity of theory‐based researc

ISSN:1048-6682    

DOI:10.1002/nml.4130050104

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThis article examines the role of local development agencies (such as Rural Community Councils and Volunteer Bureaux) in developing and supporting local voluntary action. It finds these agencies equipped with the potential to make a significant contribution to their communities, in particular by taking on a strategic role as catalysts for service development. The article ends with a series of recommendations both for the management of these agencies and for the roles of central and local government in supporting them. Taken together, these recommendations specify the preconditions for the successful realization of this potential of local development agencies.

ISSN:1048-6682    

DOI:10.1002/nml.4130050105

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1994

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AbstractResearch on religious giving in the United States contains several important lessons. Denominations differ immensely in their giving levels, with conservative Protestants giving the most, liberal Protestants giving at moderate levels, and Catholics giving the least. Personal religious commitments and the level of one's disposable income are the main determinants, but, in addition, interpersonal factors produce a strong skew in the amounts given. Annual pledging and deliberate planning of giving have clear effects.

ISSN:1048-6682    

DOI:10.1002/nml.4130050106

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe success of the third sector depends on public confidence, and that confidence rests, in part, on holding managers, directors, and officers of nonprofits responsible for their conduct. This accountability can be accomplished by clearly defining the roles of these individuals and the standards that they are to uphold, and by providing channels for all interested parties to challenge uncontrolled activities. Though interest in this goal is unanimous, a debate exists over how to ensure oversight and accountability.

ISSN:1048-6682    

DOI:10.1002/nml.4130050107

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:1048-6682    

DOI:10.1002/nml.4130050108

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractCourse books 1–12 for “Managing Voluntary and Non‐Profit Enterprises.” Milton Keynes, U.K.: The Open University, 1991. (For information, contact Open University Enterprises, 12 Coferidge Close, Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes, MK11 1BY, U.K.)Issues in Voluntary and Non‐Profit Management: A Reader, edited by Julian Batsleer, Chris Cornforth, and Rob Paton. Workingham, England: Addison‐Wesley, in association with The Open University, 1991. 215 pp., paper.Writers on Organizations (4th ed.), by D. S. Pugh and D. J. Hickson. London: Penguin Books, 1989. 201

ISSN:1048-6682    

DOI:10.1002/nml.4130050109

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:1048-6682    

DOI:10.1002/nml.4130050110

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:1048-6682    

DOI:10.1002/nml.4130050111

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY