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The Relationship Between Public Administration and Third Sector Organizations: Voluntary Failure Theory and Beyond

open access: yesNonprofit Policy Forum, 2023
Among Lester Salamon’s early theoretical contributions was the introduction of the “Voluntary Failure” concept. In a series of articles published in the second half of the 1980s (Salamon, L. M. 1987a.
Bassi Andrea
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Ethics in the Hollow State: Distinguishing between Nonprofit and For-Profit Agents of Prisoner Reentry

open access: yesJournal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, 2021
New public management, a reform movement that shifted the provision of public goods and services towards private institutions, is firmly entrenched in the United States. The Hollow State, a metaphor often used synonymously with contracting out, reflects
LeAnn Beaty
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COVID-19 Impacts on Border Community Organizations

open access: yesJournal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic massively affected the nonprofit sector. This article explores how the crisis has impacted nonprofit organizations at a U.S.–Mexico border community with a large population of minorities and migrants.
Wanzhu Shi
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Digital Public Policy: New Priorities for Nonprofits

open access: yesNonprofit Policy Forum, 2023
For decades, tax policy has shaped the outer boundaries of the policy agenda for the nonprofit sector. In this research note, we argue that the breadth and implications of the sector’s digital dependencies necessitate an expanded policy agenda that ...
Bernholz Lucy   +2 more
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Nonprofit Organizations in the Health Sector [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Economic Perspectives, 1994
Government appears to both promote and mistrust nonprofit organizations in the health sector. Tax exemptions, subsidies, and preferential treatment in contracts support these organizations. Legislation that links the supply of charity care to tax exemptions demonstrates mistrust. In this paper, the authors argue that information asymmetries lie at the
Richard G. Frank, David S. Salkever
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The Limits of Nonprofit Sector Resilience: Evidence from Canadian Nonprofit Sector Surveys During the Pandemic

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research
The pandemic has illustrated the need to examine the vital role of the community nonprofit sector. While the nonprofit sector is known for innovatively responding to societal needs—to be resilient—it is also underresourced and precariously situated. The
John Shields, Meghan Joy , Siu Mee Cheng
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The Foraker Group Report on the Alaska Nonprofit Economy: 2010 Update [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
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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Re‐Awakening Public Attention to the Silent Pandemic of Cancer Among Older Adults in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

open access: yesAging and Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef   +2 more
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Nonprofit Organizations from the Perspective of Organizational Development and Their Influence on Professionalization

open access: yesNaše Gospodarstvo, 2016
The aim of this paper is to give an overview of the phenomenon of professionalization that is observable in organizations from the nonprofit sector. Empirical research was conducted among Hungarian nonprofit organizations, and the data were collected ...
Dobrai Katalin, Farkas Ferenc
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Oregon Nonprofit Sector Report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Based on survey data, provides an overview of Oregon's nonprofit organizations; their employees; financial health; organizational capacity, including collaboration; advocacy and public policy activities; economic and social impact; and future ...
Andreas Schroer   +3 more
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