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Trust But Verify? Voluntary Regulation Programs in the Nonprofit Sector

Author : Aseem Prakash
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Trust But Verify? Voluntary Regulation Programs in the Nonprofit Sector written by Aseem Prakash and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper examines how information problems can cause agency slippages and lead to governance failures in nonprofits. Drawing on the principal-agent literature, we provide a theoretical account of an institutional mechanism, namely voluntary regulation programs, to mitigate such slippages. These programs seek to impose obligations on their participants regarding internal governance and use of resources. By joining these programs, nonprofits seek to differentiate themselves from nonparticipants and signal to their principals that they are deploying resources as per the organizational mandate. If principals are assured that agency slippages are lower in program participants, they may be more likely to provide participants with resources to deliver goods and services to their target populations. However, nonprofit regulatory programs are of variable quality and, in some cases, could be designed to obscure rather than reveal information. We outline an analytic framework to ex ante differentiate the credible clubs from the “charity washes.” A focus on the institutional architecture of these programs can help predicting their efficacy in reducing agency problems.

Voluntary Regulation of NGOs and Nonprofits

Author : Mary Kay Gugerty
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139491016
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book Voluntary Regulation of NGOs and Nonprofits written by Mary Kay Gugerty and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can nonprofit organizations and NGOs demonstrate accountability to stakeholders and show that they are using funds appropriately and delivering on their promises? Many nonprofit stakeholders, including funders and regulators, have few opportunities to observe nonprofit internal management and policies. Such information deficits make it difficult for 'principals' to differentiate credible nonprofits from less credible ones. This volume examines a key instrument employed by nonprofits to respond to these challenges: voluntary accountability clubs. These clubs are voluntary, rule-based governance systems created and sponsored by nongovernmental actors. By participating in accountability clubs, nonprofits agree to abide by certain rules regarding internal governance in order to send a signal of quality to key principals. Nonprofit voluntary programs are relatively new but are spreading rapidly across the globe. This book investigates how the emergence, design, and success of such initiatives vary across a range of sectors and institutional contexts in the United States, the Netherlands, Africa, and Central Europe.

Between Power and Irrelevance

Author : George E. Mitchell
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0190084715
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Between Power and Irrelevance written by George E. Mitchell and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Geopolitical shifts, increasing demands for accountability, and growing competition have been driving the need for change within the TNGO sector. Additionally, TNGOs have been embracing more transformative strategies aimed at the root causes, not just the symptoms, of societal problems. As the world has changed and TNGOs' ambitions have expanded, the roles of TNGOs have begun to shift and their work has become more complex. To remain effective, legitimate, and relevant in the future necessitates organizational changes and investments in new capabilities. However, many organizations have been slow to adapt. As a result, TNGOs' rhetoric of sustainable impact and transformative change has far outpaced the reality of their limited abilities to deliver on their promises. This book frankly explores why this gap between rhetoric and reality exists and what TNGOs can do individually and collectively to close it. In short, TNGOs need to change the fundamental conditions under which they themselves operate by bringing their own 'forms and norms' into better alignment with their contemporary ambitions and strategies"--

Regulatory Waves

Author : Oonagh B. Breen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107166853
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Regulatory Waves written by Oonagh B. Breen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of the features of both governmental regulation of non-profit organizations and self-regulation by non-profit sectors themselves.

Governing Nonprofit Organizations

Author : Marion R. Fremont-Smith
Publisher : Belknap Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 578 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Governing Nonprofit Organizations written by Marion R. Fremont-Smith and published by Belknap Press. This book was released on 2004-05-30 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The public understandably assumes that since nonprofit organizations are established to do good, the people who run them are altruistic, and the laws governing nonprofits have reflected this assumption. This text argues that the rules that govern how nonprofits operate are inadequate.

Debates in Charity Law

Author : John Picton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1509926844
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Debates in Charity Law written by John Picton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charitable organisations occupy a central place in society across much of the world, accounting for billions of pounds in revenue. As society changes, so does the law which regulates nonprofit organisations. From independent schools to foodbanks, they occupy a broad policy space. Not immune to scandals, sometimes nonprofits are in the news for all the wrong reasons and so, when they are in the public eye, regulators must respond to high profile cases. In this book, a team of internationally recognised charity law experts offers a modern take on a fast-changing policy field. Through the concept of policy debates it moves the field forward, providing an important reference point for developing scholarship in charity law and policy. Each chapter explores a policy debate, setting out the fault-lines in play, and often offering proposals for reform. Two important themes are explored in this edited collection. First, there is a policy tension in charity law between its largely conservative history and the need to keep up-to-date with social change. This pressure is felt acutely along key fault-lines, such as the extent to which a body of law which developed before the advent of legislated human rights is able to adapt to a rights-based world, and the extent to which independent schools – historically so closely linked with charity – might deserve their generous tax-breaks. The second theme explores the law from the perspective of a good-faith regulator, concerned to maximise the usefulness of charities. From the need to reform old organisations, to the need to ensure that charities enjoy the right amount of regulatory freedom in a world of payment-by-result contracts, the book critically charts the policy justifications for regulatory intervention, as well as the costs that such intervention might bring. Debates in Charity Law will be of interest to both academic researchers and students of the non-profit sector, looking to understand the links between law, social change and regulation. It will also help and guide nonprofit employees and volunteers, showing how their sector is shaped and moulded by the law.

Research Handbook on Nonprofit Governance

Author : Donnelly-Cox, Gemma
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788114914
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (881 download)

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Download or read book Research Handbook on Nonprofit Governance written by Donnelly-Cox, Gemma and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This multi-perspective Research Handbook provides a clear pathway through the nonprofit governance research field, pushing beyond the borders of current theory to expand and deepen the analytical framework for nonprofit governance. It offers an analysis of the basics including definitions, organizational forms and levels of governance, and takes a critical approach towards the normative and prescriptive tendencies in much of contemporary governance scholarship.

ICO-ASCNITY 2019

Author : Hidayatul Ihsan
Publisher : European Alliance for Innovation
ISBN 13 : 1631902385
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book ICO-ASCNITY 2019 written by Hidayatul Ihsan and published by European Alliance for Innovation. This book was released on 2020-04-08 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As an annual event, 1st International Conference on Applied Science, Business and Humanity (ICo-ASCNITY) 2019 brought the agenda to assembly together researcher, academics, experts and professionals in examining selected theme by applying multidisciplinary approaches. In 2019, this event held in 1-2 November at Grand Inna Hotel and Convention, Padang – Indonesia. The conference from any kind of stakeholders related with Accounting, Business, Art and Tourism, Language and Education was refereed before being accepted for publication. The double-blind peer reviewed was used in the paper selection.

The Palgrave Handbook of Volunteering, Civic Participation, and Nonprofit Associations

Author : David Horton Smith
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137263172
Total Pages : 1505 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (372 download)

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Download or read book The Palgrave Handbook of Volunteering, Civic Participation, and Nonprofit Associations written by David Horton Smith and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-18 with total page 1505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by over 200 leading experts from over seventy countries, this handbook provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of the latest theory and research on volunteering, civic participation and nonprofit membership associations. The first handbook on the subject to be truly multinational and interdisciplinary in its authorship, it represents a major milestone for the discipline. Each chapter follows a rigorous theoretical structure examining definitions, historical background, key analytical issues, usable knowledge, and future trends and required research. The nine parts of the handbook cover the historical and conceptual background of the discipline; special types of volunteering; the major activity areas of volunteering and associations; influences on volunteering and association participation; the internal structures of associations; the internal processes of associations; the external environments of associations; the scope and impacts of volunteering and associations; and conclusions and future prospects. This handbook provides an essential reference work for third-sector research and practice, including a valuable glossary of terms defining over eighty key concepts. Sponsored by the International Council of Voluntarism, Civil Society, and Social Economy Researcher Associations (ICSERA; www.icsera.org), it will appeal to scholars, policymakers and practitioners, and helps to define the emergent academic discipline of voluntaristics.

Financing Nonprofit Organizations

Author : Inigo Garcia-Rodriguez
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429555962
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (295 download)

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Download or read book Financing Nonprofit Organizations written by Inigo Garcia-Rodriguez and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-01-23 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The financial issues of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) have increased their importance in recent years, especially after the last global economic downturn. In this way, NPOs have been threatened by a reduction of income, while their work and expenses have not decreased. In this book, the editors bring together several topics that the academic literature has previously addressed, connecting them to each other and evaluating how all these issues are interrelated. Financing Nonprofit Organizations analyses the state of art of all these financial topics and the consequences of the last economic crisis. It dives into the interrelations of these concepts to suggest lines of future research and to reflect on the future of the different sources of funding of the NPOs. It will be of interest to students, practitioners, and researchers interested in initiating and updating their knowledge in the growing field of the financial aspects of the NPOs.

The Accountability of International Nongovernmental Organizations (INGOs)

Author : Alice Hengevoss
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3756282813
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (562 download)

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Download or read book The Accountability of International Nongovernmental Organizations (INGOs) written by Alice Hengevoss and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-01-05 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis deals with the concept of accountability in international nongovernmental organizations INGOs). The four chapters focus on the theoretical and practical implications of a comprehensive approach to INGO accountability. Comprehensive INGO accountability goes beyond the donor-centric focus on financial accountability, and further includes outcome assessment processes and stakeholder dialog. The findings suggest that INGOs that implement such processes yield more effective programs as well as a stronger mission orientation. This implies that accountability is not merely to be understood as a necessary evil that occurs separately from the organization's core operations. Instead, comprehensive INGO accountability is integrated in organizational processes, and has the strategic value of strengthening organizational performance and mission orientation. It is based on dialog, and therefore is constructive in nature and contributes to more democratic organizational decision-making. In light of the increasingly political role of INGOs, implementing comprehensive accountability can be expected to become indispensable to ensure their organizational legitimacy.

Non-Governmental Organisations and the Law

Author : Domenico Carolei
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000872831
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Non-Governmental Organisations and the Law written by Domenico Carolei and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-05-11 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines accountability issues and the problems of regulating non-governmental organisations (NGOs) through self-regulation. It focuses on methods of self-regulation for NGOs in response to prominent scandals that revealed problems with their accountability, notably the ‘Mafia Capitale’ scandal in Italy and the Oxfam GB scandal in Haiti. It also touches upon other accountability failures, including the allegations against the WWF of facilitating human rights abuses of indigenous groups in Cameroon. The work brings a legal approach to the topic of NGO self-regulation and accountability, contributing to the academic and policy debate in several ways. It advances a brand-new theoretical model to explain the reasons behind NGOs non-compliance with self-regulation, examines the reasons for self-regulation failures, identifies new accountability routes, and recommends proposals for sectoral reform. The book will be of great interest to scholars, researchers and PhD students who work in the area of NGO regulation and accountability from a legal perspective as well as to accountability and NGO scholars working in other disciplines. It will also appeal to practitioners and policymakers who work on the development of NGO policies.

Investments in and for Nonprofit Organizations

Author : Sara Stühlinger
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3752690305
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (526 download)

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Download or read book Investments in and for Nonprofit Organizations written by Sara Stühlinger and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-12-19 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The value-driven nature of nonprofit organizations calls for a broader understanding of investments outside of a purely financial conceptualization. Nonprofits ultimately strive for a social return, and allocating resources to nonprofit capacities is a vital form of investments. The four chapters of this thesis examine two types of nonprofit investments, impact investing and investments in nonprofit capacities, and focus on their influencing factors and effects. The findings reveal that strategic behavior and planning are crucial management tasks. The blurring of social and financial logics offers opportunities that if accompanied by a clear strategy enhances the work of nonprofits.

Modernization and Accountability in the Social Economy Sector

Author : Ferreira, Augusta
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522584838
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (225 download)

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Download or read book Modernization and Accountability in the Social Economy Sector written by Ferreira, Augusta and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-05-31 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The social economy sector (SES) faces pressures for greater accountability to their funders, users, and citizens, and a growing need to report good practices in the social, economic, and financial impact that they have on the community. However, these entities often face difficulties related to the lack of an accounting framework that allows them to properly disseminate the results of their activities. Thus, practices that involve financial reporting and an assessment of their social, economic, and financial impact are needed to improve their accountability, sustainability, and operational performance. Modernization and Accountability in the Social Economy Sector is an essential reference source that discusses future avenues of development for the management of SES entities, accounting, control in SES management, and measures of performance in the SES. Featuring research on topics such as online communication, social accounting, and value reporting, this book is ideal for managers, financial consultants, academicians, researchers, and students interested in accounting, management, internal control, auditing, and technology use in the SES.

The Credibility of Transnational NGOs

Author : Peter A. Gourevitch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107379458
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book The Credibility of Transnational NGOs written by Peter A. Gourevitch and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-12 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We rely on NGOs to monitor the ethical practices of governments and for-profit firms and to undertake many humanitarian tasks that public and private actors will not do. While we are critical of public and private sector failures, we do not reflect enough on the credibility of the NGOs which take their place. Can we be sure that products NGOs label as child-labor free are in fact so, that the coffee labeled as 'fair trade' is farmed in sustainable ways, or that the working conditions monitored by NGOs are safe and that the wages are reasonable? Can we know that humanitarian organizations are, in fact, using our donations to alleviate human suffering rather than pursuing other goals? This book explores the problems of establishing the credibility of NGO activities as they monitor working conditions, human rights and elections and provide finance through microcredit institutions, development aid and emergency assistance.

Regulation of the Voluntary Sector

Author : Mark Sidel
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134096704
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Regulation of the Voluntary Sector written by Mark Sidel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-10-16 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have we gone too far in enacting laws, promulgating regulations and announcing policies that threaten freedom of association, either now or ‘in waiting’ for the future? Regulation of the Voluntary Sector focuses on the legal and political environment for civil society in an era in which counter-terrorism policy and law have challenged civil society and civil liberties in a number of countries. The ways in which counter-terrorism law and policy affect civil society can and do differ dramatically by country and region. Through the lens of developments since September 11th, Mark Sidel provides the first comparative analysis of state responses to voluntary sector activity. Comparing the situations in the UK and the US, as well as in Australia, Canada, India and within the European Union, he surveys the increasing efforts to delimit and restrict voluntary sector activities – such as fundraising and grant-making – as well as opposition to them.

The Goldilocks Challenge

Author : Mary Kay Gugerty
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199366098
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book The Goldilocks Challenge written by Mary Kay Gugerty and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-04-02 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The social sector provides services to a wide range of people throughout the world with the aim of creating social value. While doing good is great, doing it well is even better. These organizations, whether nonprofit, for-profit, or public, increasingly need to demonstrate that their efforts are making a positive impact on the world, especially as competition for funding and other scarce resources increases. This heightened focus on impact is positive: learning whether we are making a difference enhances our ability to address pressing social problems effectively and is critical to wise stewardship of resources. Yet demonstrating efficacy remains a big hurdle for most organizations. The Goldilocks Challenge provides a parsimonious framework for measuring the strategies and impact of social sector organizations. A good data strategy starts first with a sound theory of change that helps organizations decide what elements they should monitor and measure. With a theory of change providing solid underpinning, the Goldilocks framework then puts forward four key principles, the CART principles: Credible data that are high quality and analyzed appropriately, Actionable data will actually influence future decisions; Responsible data create more benefits than costs; and Transportable data build knowledge that can be used in the future and by others. Mary Kay Gugerty and Dean Karlan combine their extensive experience working with nonprofits, for-profits and government with their understanding of measuring effectiveness in this insightful guide to thinking about and implementing evidence-based change. This book is an invaluable asset for nonprofit, social enterprise and government leaders, managers, and funders-including anyone considering making a charitable contribution to a nonprofit-to ensure that these organizations get it "just right" by knowing what data to collect, how to collect it, how it can be analyzed, and drawing implications from the analysis. Everyone who wants to make positive change should focus on the top priority: using data to learn, innovate, and improve program implementation over time. Gugerty and Karlan show how.