Community Variations in the Size and Scope of the Nonprofit Sector: Theory and Preliminary Findings

Blind Spots on the Map of Aid Allocations: Concentration and Complementarity of International NGO Aid

“…Nonprofit location theory is not a distinctive field within geography, which is not surprising since even the public location theory is only a few decades old (DeVerteuil 2000). Most of the time, scholars of the nonprofit theory use a supply and demand framework, with supply referring to the presence of funding and demand to the needs of the local population (Gronbjerg and Paarlberg 2001;Wolch and Geiger 1983). In this model, location choices are a tradeoff between these two forces.…”

Intersecting Sectors? The Connection Between Nonprofit Charities and Government Spending

“…While states and localities with higher taxes are indicative of higher demand for public spending, all else equal, nonprofit charities should be expected to locate in these areas to maximize the value of their tax exemption benefits. In fact, the literature has largely found that the number of nonprofit organizations actually operating in high-stress and high-need areas tends to decrease (Bielefeld, 2000;Grønbjerg & Paarlberg, 2001;Peck, 2008). In addition, Twombly (2003) found that economic need is not associated with nonprofit entry into metropolitan regions.…”

The Impact of the Great Recession on County Human-Service Organizations: A Cross-Case Analysis

“…Coupled with individual donors' propensity to fund initiatives within their own political jurisdictions (Wolpert, 1993), high degrees of jurisdictional fragmentation and geographical dispersion can constrain the ability of nonprofit providers to expand beyond their immediate municipal boundaries (Esparza & Hamilton, 2012). As a result, services do not always locate where demand is greatest, but rather where supply can be supported (Grønbjerg & Paarlberg, 2001).…”