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The Foraker Group Report on the Alaska Nonprofit Economy: 2010 Update [PDF]
A report on the economic importance of Alaska’s nonprofit sector conducted by the Institute of Social and Economic Research University of Alaska AnchorageThe Foraker GroupWhat is the Nonprofit Sector?
Goldsmith, Oliver Scott +1 more
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High‐elevation endemic plants predicted to lose habitat from changing climate in Washington State
Abstract Premise High‐elevation plants face unique challenges from potential climate change impacts that will likely require upslope migration into increasingly smaller suitable habitat. This situation is particularly acute for endemic species that by definition occupy small geographic ranges.
Nicholas L. Gjording +4 more
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In the United States, local economic development is increasingly being managed by nonprofit organizations. However, the institutional arrangement of local economic development is an understudied topic in the scholarly literature on nonprofit management ...
William Hatcher, Augustine Hammond
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Research shows that 67% of the nonprofit sector workforce in the United States are women and worldwide, women account for the majority of employees in the nonprofit sector.
Patricia A. Clary, Patricia Vezina Rose
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Volunteer Vetting Process within Nonprofit Organizations [PDF]
This report uses multiple Ohio chapters of Big Brothers Big Sisters to analyze how children-centered nonprofit organizations manage the tension between efficiently and successfully meeting their objectives and ensuring child safety via their volunteer ...
Shreve, Audrey
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The Price of Doing Good: Executive Compensation in Nonprofit Organizations [PDF]
This article examines whether nonprofit executive pay patterns are consistent with the espoused social mission of these organizations. We find that nonprofit CEOs are paid a significant fixed component, and many CEOs also receive additional pay ...
Elizabeth K. Keating, Peter Frumkin
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Associations between inclusive community coalition leadership and use of evidence‐based practices
Abstract Community coalitions have the potential to elicit diverse participants' perspectives on complex issues and generate shared commitment to adaptive strategies. Ideally, these approaches have been found effective elsewhere. Despite evidence that leadership plays a generally important role in coalitions, there have been limited prior findings ...
Rebecca Wells +4 more
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The effects of entrepreneurial orientation on strategy choice and management control in nonprofit organizations [PDF]
In light of increasing relevance of strategic considerations in the nonprofit sector, this study investigates the entrepreneurial orientation of nonprofit CEOs and its linkage to strategic decision-making.
Stephanie Rüsch +3 more
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Building Capacity in Nonprofit Organizations [PDF]
Offers a capacity building model that is based on a review of civil society, sustainable development, and organizational management literature. Reviews effective capacity building programs sponsored or operated by foundations.
Carol J. De Vita +6 more
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Abstract This study used photovoice methodology to explore Asian Americans' perspectives on the root causes and protective factors of firearm violence in their communities. Photovoice provided a participatory platform for community members to document lived experiences and identify priorities for change.
Tsu‐Yin Wu +4 more
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