Journal•ISSN: 0899-7640
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
SAGE Publishing
About: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly is an academic journal published by SAGE Publishing. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Government & Civil society. It has an ISSN identifier of 0899-7640. Over the lifetime, 1956 publications have been published receiving 76096 citations. The journal is also known as: Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly.
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TL;DR: This article presented an overview of the academic literature on charitable giving based on a literature review of more than 500 articles and identified eight mechanisms as the most important forces that drive charitable giving: (a) awareness of need; (b) solicitation; (c) costs and benefits; (d) altruism; (e) reputation; (f) psychological benefits, (g) values; (h) efficacy.
Abstract: The authors present an overview of the academic literature on charitable giving based on a literature review of more than 500 articles. They structure their review around the central question of why people donate money to charitable organizations. They identify eight mechanisms as the most important forces that drive charitable giving: (a) awareness of need; (b) solicitation; (c) costs and benefits; (d) altruism; (e) reputation; (f) psychological benefits; (g) values; (h) efficacy. These mechanisms can provide a basic theoretical framework for future research explaining charitable giving.
960 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the effects of three major revenue strategies in non-profit organizations, including private contributions, government funding, and commercial activities, on the performance, legitimacy, and public policy issues.
Abstract: This article examines the effects of three major revenue strategies in nonprofit organizations. Evolving resource dependence is demonstrated by the shifting reliance on each source of funds: private contributions, government funding, and commercial activities. A wide-ranging literature review is condensed into summary profiles comparing revenue volatility, goal displacement, process, and structure effects of each strategy. The profiles are drawn upon to anticipate potential advantages and disadvantages of increasingly diversified revenue strategies employed by nonprofits to combat resource dependence. The potential interaction effects raise critical but unanswered questions about nonprofit performance, legitimacy, and public policy issues.
770 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a cross-sector collaboration framework for nonprofits and businesses is presented, based on 15 case studies, and the authors present a cross sector collaboration framework to support cross-organization collaboration.
Abstract: Collaboration between nonprofits and businesses is increasing and becoming more strategically important. Based on 15 case studies, this article presents a cross-sector collaboration framework consi...
717 citations
TL;DR: Despite the fact that gouernment in the United States relies more heavily on nonprofit organizations than on its own instrumentalities to deliver government-funded human services, and that nonprof...
Abstract: Despite the fact that gouernment in the United States relies more heavily on nonprofit organizations than on its own instrumentalities to deliver government- funded human services, and that nonprof...
703 citations
TL;DR: A review of the American literature in social science for the period 1975-1992 on the determinants of volunteer participation in programs and associations can be found in this article. But most studies are t...
Abstract: This article reviews the American literature in social science for the period 1975–1992 on the determinants of volunteer participation in programs and associations. It finds that most studies are t...
696 citations