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Linking Environmental Health and Civic Health: An Analysis of Air Pollution and Charitable Giving
Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the effect of air pollution on charitable giving. We suggest that the burdens associated with poor air quality are associated with a dampening of civic and philanthropic engagement. Analyzing 12 years of county‐level data from the United States with fixed‐effects OLS and instrumental variables regressions, we identify a ...
Gregory D. Saxton +6 more
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Public Funding for Art: Chicago Compared with 12 Peer Regions [PDF]
, 2014 Supported in part by Arts Alliance Illinois, and with the cooperation of several local arts agencies, including Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special events, and of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies.This study compares the ...
Jennifer Novak-Leonard +1 more
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Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.ABSTRACT With the aim to explore the potential of machine learning for nonprofit research, this article contrasts traditional linear regression with four contemporary supervised machine learning approaches. Concretely, we predict (1) reputation ratings and (2) the total number of volunteers for 4021 non‐profit organizations in the U.S.
Moritz Schmid +2 more
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2012 Annual Report: Achieving Access to Health for All Coloradans [PDF]
, 2013 This annual report includes: an 'about us' introduction, a letter from the leadership, details of grantmaking activities in the areas of health data and information, health advocacy and policy, health care services and systems, and health and well-being,
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Crisis Preparation, Capacity Building, and Community Resilience: Lessons From Maui
Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The 2023 Maui wildfires provide a unique context to explore the impact of nonprofit crisis networks taking a proactive role in community crisis response, leveraging resources, expertise, and networks. The Hawaiʻi Community Foundation (HCF) has been a key player in Maui's local response, providing critical support, mobilizing volunteers, and ...
Lauren Azevedo +3 more
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Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Under the roof of Christian churches in Central Europe, some nonprofit organizations (NPOs) grow, while others are in marked decline. Our study in this context extends a previous focus on financial indicators to NPO managers' experiences, their role clarity and job satisfaction, during phases of organizational growth and decline. Specifically,
Max Niehoff, Johannes Stark
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From Crisis to Opportunity: Learning from One Region's Response to the Economic Downturn [PDF]
, 2010 How can community giving practices be transformed, using lessons learned from the recent economic crisis?This report profiles a number of Pacific Northwest funders who have worked over the past year to respond to urgent community needs.
Fay Hanleybrown, Rebecca Graves
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Definitions Matter: BIPOC Nonprofits and Racial Disparities in Nonprofit Funding
Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.ABSTRACT BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) nonprofits have gained increased attention and funding; however, a lack of clear definition and identification persists. This ambiguity hinders our understanding of the BIPOC nonprofits population and racial disparities in nonprofit funding.
Shuyi Deng
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Diaspora Philanthropy: The Colombia Experience [PDF]
, 2007 Examines the scope, causes, and challenges of giving by the Colombian diaspora in the United States back to Colombia. Explores the diaspora's characteristics, giving patterns and practices, and suggestions for strengthening the Colombian nonprofit ...
Maria Aysa-Lastra
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Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how combinations of organizational capacities shape nongovernmental organization (NGO) managers' prioritization of staff and beneficiaries. While stakeholder theory identifies which stakeholders' interests attract attention, it offers limited guidance on how managers ultimately prioritize among stakeholders in decision ...
Robbie Waters Robichau +2 more
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