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Building Capacity in Nonprofit Organizations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
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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Survival by Detection Pathway in Patients With Lung Cancer—A Nationwide Descriptive Epidemiological Study in Japan

open access: yesInternational Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
Lung cancer is detected primarily through screening, incidental findings, or presentation with symptoms. In Japan, the impact of detection pathway on prognosis is poorly understood, limiting evaluation of screening effectiveness. The authors of the present study analyzed Japanese National Cancer Registry data, comparing clinical characteristics and net
Ryo Koto   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Outsourcing Back Office Services in Small Nonprofits: Pitfalls and Possibilities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Presents findings on small nonprofits' administrative, finance, and other office support needs; reasons and conditions for outsourcing as well as barriers; methods for evaluating options; and guiding principles.

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How Does Vulnerability Framing by Microfinance Institutions Leverage Funding Success in Crowdfunding?

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study draws on framing theory to investigate how microfinance institutions (MFIs) strategically construct a vulnerability‐oriented organisational identity and how this framing influences their funding decisions during the pre‐campaign phase of prosocial crowdfunding.
Ana Paula Matias Gama   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soft Power in Trade: Quantifying the Impact of Confucius Institutes on China's Exports

open access: yesInternational Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the role of Confucius Institutes (CIs) as a form of China's cultural diplomacy and their impact on international trade, particularly exports. Using a gravity model, we analyze data from 1990 to 2019 across countries, finding that the presence of CIs significantly boosts China's exports.
Renjing Chen, Wei Jin, Tangrui Yang
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring Foundation Financial Investments in Nonprofit Capacity Building [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Provides statistics related to the nature and characteristics of foundation financial investments, based on recent surveys.
Kathryn Groves, Thomas E. Backer
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Sharing Good News at Work to Collaborate and to Self‐Enhance: A Motivational and Reputational Perspective on Workplace Interpersonal Capitalization

open access: yesJournal of Organizational Behavior, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Employees routinely experience work‐related positive events. In the wake of these events, employees sometimes share the good news with coworkers—a phenomenon known as workplace interpersonal capitalization. Research shows that such capitalization matters for how employees feel and act.
Trevor Watkins   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rogue NGOs and NPOs: content, context, consequences [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper explores the key components of dysfunctional, criminal and deviant behaviours within and by associational and not-for-profit organisations, and their consequences in terms of practice, application and policy.
Sharon Eng
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Neurodevelopmental assessment at 24 months in infants with esophageal atresia: A prospective cohort study

open access: yesJournal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To evaluate neurodevelopment at 24 months in infants surgically treated for esophageal atresia (EA), using the ages and stages questionnaire (ASQ), and identify perinatal and early‐life factors associated with developmental delay. Methods Infants with EA were prospectively enrolled in a structured multidisciplinary follow‐up program.
Julia Tagmouti   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role and Relevance of Resilience in the Nonprofit Sector: A systematic review of the literature

open access: yesJournal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs
This review examines previous literature on resilience that focuses on nonprofit organizations.  Growing literature examines organizational resilience in the context of nonprofits, however most scholars discuss resilience from a community perspective ...
Grace Catherine De Oro
doaj   +1 more source

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