Determinants of fundraising efficiency of nonprofit organizations: evidence from US public charitable organizations

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 465-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
David T. Yi
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Charitable Organizations ◽  
Fundraising Efficiency

scholarly journals Crisis Communication Preparedness Practices Among U.S. Charitable Organizations: Results From a National Survey

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402110145
Author(s):  
Ryan P. Fuller ◽  
Antonio La Sala
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Crisis Communication ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Negative Word ◽  
Organizational Crisis ◽  
Crisis Planning ◽  
Charitable Organizations ◽  
Major Stakeholder

Organizations should prepare for crises, through identifying crisis concerns, having written crisis communication plans, and designating teams for crisis planning and response, for example. Nonprofit organizations, which represent an important sector of U.S. society, are no different in needing to prepare, but to date, a review of their crisis communication preparedness is lacking. Therefore, a national online survey of 2,005 U.S. charitable organizations was administered to determine nonprofit organizations’ adoption of an anticipatory perspective of crisis management. The anticipatory perspective shifts the organization’s focus from reaction to crises to anticipation of them. According to the survey, 75% of organizations reported at least one organizational crisis in the 24 months prior to taking the survey (circa 2017–2019). Loss of a major stakeholder was the most common organizational crisis that had occurred and the greatest future concern. Most nonprofits (97.5%) reported implementing some crisis communication preparedness tactics. Importantly, charitable organizations can enact communication preparedness tactics without significantly detracting from program delivery. Moreover, given the general concerns within the sector, nonprofit organizations should prepare specifically for loss of a major stakeholder and technologically created crises such as data breaches and negative word of mouth on social media.

scholarly journals The Market for Charitable Giving

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A List
Keyword(s):  
Gross Domestic Product ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Charitable Giving ◽  
Charitable Organizations ◽  
Charitable Contributions ◽  
Half Century ◽  
The Past ◽  
Past Half Century ◽  
Past Half ◽  
Matching Grants

Through good and bad economic times, charitable gifts have continued to roll in largely unabated over the past half century. In a typical year, total charitable gifts of money now exceed 2 percent of gross domestic product. Moreover, charitable giving has nearly doubled in real terms since 1990, and the number of nonprofit organizations registered with the IRS grew by nearly 60 percent from 1995 to 2005. This study provides a perspective on the economic interplay of three types of actors: donors, charitable organizations, and government. How much is given annually? Who gives? Who are the recipients of these gifts? Would changes in the tax treatment of charitable contributions lead to more or less giving? How can charitable institutions design mechanisms to generate the greatest level of gifts? What about the effectiveness of seed money and matching grants?

The Impact of Regulation on the U.S. Nonprofit Sector: Initial Evidence from the Nonprofit Integrity Act of 2004

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel G. Neely
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Nonprofit Sector ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Charitable Organizations ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Financial Statement Audit ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Financial Scandals ◽  
The Impact

SYNOPSIS: The early 2000s revealed a series of high-profile financial frauds in the corporate and nonprofit sectors. In response to several of these financial scandals, California passed the Nonprofit Integrity Act (NIA) of 2004. This seminal piece of governance regulation sought to increase financial transparency and mitigate fundraising abuses by California charitable organizations. This study examines the characteristics of California charitable organizations before and after the Act to understand the initial impact the Act had on nonprofit organizations. Key findings from the study include limited reported improvement in financial reporting quality and an increase in accounting fees following the implementation of the Act. California nonprofits subject to the Act’s provisions did exhibit an increase in executive compensation following the implementation of the Act; however, the increase was less than that exhibited by the population of nonprofits during the same time period. Overall, the results of this study suggest that the initial impact of regulations similar to the NIA is greatest for organizations that did not previously have a financial statement audit.

scholarly journals The Role of Nonprofit Organizations and Volunteer Services in the Implementation of the National Strategy on Action for Children 2012–2017

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 168-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.V. Semya ◽  
A.Y. Telitsyna
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Family Care ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Training System ◽  
National Strategy ◽  
Charitable Organizations ◽  
Vulnerable Children ◽  
Provision Of Services

We analysed the role of socially oriented NGOs and volunteer services in the implementation of the objectives of National Strategy for Action on Children 2012–2017 and priority activities in the provision of services to vulnerable children and their families. The article provides the examples of innovative social practices and technologies developed and implemented by NGOs, which become generally accepted, widely used, and codified later. We show the role of the nonprofit institutions for the implementing the international experience. There is an increasing of the role of socially oriented NGOs as a partner of the regional authorities in the formulation and implementation of social policy modernization in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation over the past few years, including the organi- zation of interdepartmental and multidisciplinary interaction. The paper provides detailed analysis of the significance of the volunteer institution in the creation of conditions for development and socialization of children-orphans and children with disabilities, to identify further relevant activities in the context of deinstitu- tionalization of children in different categories without parental care, and trans- ferred to family care forms. The analysis showed that effective socially oriented NGOs, volunteer movements and public sector hampered by inadequate legal framework, weak activity of charitable organizations at the municipal level, the uncertainty of the evaluation of the action of NGOs and its effectiveness (lack of evaluation criteria), lack of staff training system for NCOs, "the fear of the authorities” is to transfer certain functions and powers as the national partner, the false perception of NGOs as a source of wealth and additional resources.

Compensation to Managers of Charitable Organizations: An Empirical Study of the Role of Accounting Measures of Program Activities

2002 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 679-693 ◽  
Author(s):  
William R. Baber ◽  
Patricia L. Daniel ◽  
Andrea A. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Performance Measures ◽  
Charitable Organizations ◽  
Accounting Performance

We investigate how unique features of charities affect the manner in which they compensate their executives. We find that changes in compensation are significantly positively associated with changes in spending on programs that advance organization objectives, whether changes in program spending are attributable to changes in revenue raised or to changes in the relative costs of administering the charity. The results suggest that accounting performance measures can play a role in nonprofit organizations whose objectives are typically subjective and nonfinancial, and thus, whose progress toward objectives is difficult to quantify.

scholarly journals Managing Dual Identities in Nonprofit Rebranding: An Exploratory Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 794-816 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoe Lee ◽  
Humphrey Bourne
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Charitable Organizations ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
Normative Identity ◽  
Dual Identities

Nonprofit organizations that engage in rebranding strategies face challenges reconciling normative (social or mission driven) and utilitarian (business driven) identities of their organizations. This research examines the interplay between rebranding processes and dual identities of 10 rebranded charitable organizations, in particular how these identities are reflected in managers’ narratives and subsequently shape rebranding strategies. The study reveals four types of rebranding strategies and the potential drivers for their adoption. Pressure to secure resources can lead nonprofit organizations to emphasize utilitarian identities in rebranding, and so surface hidden tensions among stakeholders reluctant to relinquish established normative identities. In managing the process of rebranding, senior managers engage in practices of justifying, re-visioning, and influencing to reduce emerging tensions. The research suggests that both utilitarian and normative identity concerns need to be addressed during the process.

scholarly journals The Big Bird Gets the Worm? How Size Influences Social Networking by Charitable Organizations

2020 ◽  
pp. 089976402095947
Author(s):  
Tom Wallace ◽  
Alasdair C. Rutherford
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Organizational Size ◽  
Charitable Organizations ◽  
Social Media Networks ◽  
Exponential Random Graph Modeling ◽  
Exponential Random Graph ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Effective Use

Current evidence suggests that nonprofits’ use of Twitter is not strongly related to organizational size, unlike other technological developments. However, this evidence is primarily based on studies of large nonprofit organizations. This study uses a random sample of charities, stratified by size, to present evidence that organization size is a significant factor in multiple dimensions of social media use: the percentage of charities owning a Twitter handle, activity on the site, and popularity within the charities’ network. Many charities are using Twitter, but larger charities are making more effective use of the platform to connect to other organizations. The very largest charities exhibit an overwhelming popularity effect in the network, whereas small charities are notably less active than their larger counterparts. Besides the substantive findings, we further demonstrate the methodological potential of using exponential random graph modeling to gain a deeper understanding of the characteristics of nonprofits’ social media networks.

scholarly journals Charitable Organizations in Singapore: From Clan Based to State Facilitated Endeavors

2022 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hang Wu Tang
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Public Good ◽  
The State ◽  
State Funding ◽  
Charitable Organizations ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
The Past ◽  
Close Analysis ◽  
Media Reports

Abstract Singapore, with a five million population, has a vibrant charitable sector with over 2000 registered charities attracting approximately USD$2.18 billion in annual donations. How did Singapore’s charitable sector achieve its current level when it has been, in the past, segregated along mainly religious, race and clan-based communities? This paper explores this question by piecing together the current ecosystem, regulatory and tax infrastructure which facilitates the charitable sector in Singapore. Central to the development of the charitable sector has been the Singapore government’s role of being a gatekeeper, regulator and enabler of charities. In analysing the government’s role in the charitable sector, this paper locates Singapore’s charitable sector within the literature on government and nonprofit organization relations which has been described at times being cooperative, complementary, confrontational, and co-optive. These astute observations ring true with respect to the Singapore government’s relationship with the charitable sector. For organizations which pursue purposes consistent with state’s vision of public good, the state’s relationship with these charities has been largely cooperative and complementary. However, even within charities considered by the state to further public good, there is a strong element of co-optation where the state wields significant direct and indirect power over the charitable sector by way of provision of funding and board composition. In contrast, nonprofit organizations which engage in aims inconsistent with the state’s perceived public interest are, by law, unable to register itself as charities and enjoy corresponding fiscal benefits. Such nonprofit organizations also typically do not receive state funding. This demonstrates the confrontational nature of the state’s relationship with these nonprofit organizations. Through a close analysis of the laws, codes, media reports and academic literature on the charitable sector, the central thesis of this paper is that the charitable sector in Singapore is essentially a state facilitated endeavor.

scholarly journals Efficiency analysis for nonprofit organizations using DEA

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyunsoo Kim ◽  
Chang Won Lee
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Returns To Scale ◽  
Efficiency Analysis ◽  
Humanitarian Assistance ◽  
Program Efficiency ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Fundraising Efficiency ◽  
Using Data

Purpose The purpose of this study is to provide models to analyze the efficiency of programs and efficiency of fundraising to apply the models to non-profit organizations (NPOs) in Korea and to draw out improvement points of inefficiency using data envelopment analysis (DEA). Design/methodology/approach Using DEA, this study analyzed the program efficiency and fundraising efficiency of 22 Korean NPOs in the field of humanitarian assistance. Findings Of 22 NPOs, 15 were identified as being efficient in the program efficiency and 7 of 15 NPOs were found efficient in the fundraising efficiency. In all, four organizations were found efficient in both the program and the fundraising efficiency. Using CCR and BCC model, this study proposed the cause of inefficiency and state of returns of scale. Practical implications This study presents non-profit efficiency evaluation models regarding program efficiency and fundraising efficiency. This study provides the inefficient DMUs with their reference set of efficient DMUs to improve efficiency and the cause of inefficiency, whether the inefficiency is because of the pure technical inefficiency or the scale inefficiency. This study also indicates the state of variable returns to scale to propose the way of improving inefficiency by controlling the scale of inputs. The methods and the results of this study can serve as a model for researchers and practitioners to follow when evaluating efficiency in the NPOs. Originality/value This study has the value of performing the empirical studies of efficiency analysis of Korean NPOs and providing non-profits with the model of efficiency analysis in programs and fundraising activities and basis for establishing strategies to improve both efficiencies.

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