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The impact of external evaluation on donations to nonprofit organizations: Evidence from Korea

Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 2023
AbstractThis study examines whether and to what extent each stage of evaluation by a nonprofit agency impacts donation revenue. We test the effects of the Korean evaluation agency's scoring, selection, and ratings disclosure stages on nonprofit organizations' future donations. Using a sample of Korean nonprofit organizations for 2017–2018, we find that
Ye Ji Lee, Kiho Choi, Ji Seon Yoo
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Evaluating Change in Nonprofit Organizations

2019
A nonprofit that undertakes the task of change is making a serious commitment to its improvement, development, and perhaps even longevity and survival. For this reason, it is prudent for organization leaders to methodically assess the efficacy of change efforts and determine the extent to which they have enabled the achievement of organizational goals.
Kunle Akingbola, Sean Edmund Rogers, Alina Baluch   +2 more
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Understanding Evaluation in Nonprofit Organizations

Public Performance & Management Review, 2011
This study uses organizational theory to explore why nonprofit organizations conduct evaluations and how they use evaluation information. According to rational choice theory, managers of nonprofit organizations will conduct evaluations to make sure they are making good decisions about how to improve their services and achieve their goals.
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Evaluation in Nonprofit Civil Society Organizations

2004
The future of civil society is closely related to the performance, efficiency and societal effectiveness of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) that are providing the infrastructure of civic engagement. These organizations are currently facing quite a number of challenges, one of which is the high uncertainty of financial support.
Elke Rusteberg, Anja Appel, Justyna Dąbrowska   +2 more
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LABOR EFFICIENCY EVALUATION IN VOLUNTARY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

Scientific research of the SCO countries: synergy and integration
With the development of the activities of voluntary nonprofit organizations in Russia, an urgent problem for the economy is the analysis and assessment of the effectiveness of labor resources at different levels of management. In this paper, we consider a theoretical example of assessing the labor potential of volunteer activities of nonprofit ...
Dubik, E.A., Basova, L.N., Usov, N.V.
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Nonprofit Organizations’ Experiences with Evaluation

2014
The purpose of this study is two-fold: 1) to understand how many nonprofits are working with internal and/or external evaluators and 2) to learn how they describe their experiences working with evaluators. The study involved a secondary analysis of survey data from a national sample of 546 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations.
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Fundraising in small health and human service nonprofit organizations: an evaluation study

2021
This evaluation study explores the knowledge, motivation, and organizational influences that shape the fundraising goal achievement of Executive Directors (EDs) leading small nonprofits in the state of California. Narrowly focused on the external professional expectations placed on nonprofit organizations, this qualitative study sought to understand ...
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Internal evaluation in a self-reflective organization: one nonprofit agency’s model

Evaluation and Program Planning, 1999
Nonprofit agencies face the evaluation dilemma of how to adequately assess outcomes and build and evaluate the program from within using limited resources. This article presents an alternative evaluation/management model for nonprofits that calls for an expanded role for the internal evaluator.
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The state of evaluation tools and systems for nonprofit organizations

New Directions for Philanthropic Fundraising, 2001
AbstractThe perfect evaluation system that will clearly and objectively reveal how well your nonprofit organization is performing may never be found. But here is a review of three approaches to evaluation that show promise.
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Forging a Strategic and Comprehensive Approach to Evaluation Within Public and Nonprofit Organizations

American Journal of Evaluation, 2015
The “performance movement” has been a subject of enthusiasm and frustration for evaluators. Performance measurement, data analytics, and program evaluation have been treated as different tasks, and those addressing them speak their own languages in their own circles.
Kathryn Newcomer, Clinton T. Brass
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