Effectiveness in Voluntary Organizations: An Empirical Assessment

Torres, Cruz; Zey, Mary; McIntosh, Wm. Alex

doi:10.1080/00380237.1991.10570588

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“…For example, as Smith (1986, 1999) points out, the most effective grassroots associations are likely to have members with higher than average incomes and education. The socioeconomic status of the membership is important, but finances are also found to be critical for the effectiveness of grassroots associations (see Brokensha, 1974; Clark, 1991; Presby & Wandersman, 1985; Torres, Zey, & McIntosh, 1991). Eisenberg (1998) also notes that a lack of material resources further complicates the efforts of low‐income communities to obtain funding.…”

Section: Descriptive Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Services and Intimate Partner Violence in the United States: A County‐Level Analysis

Tiefenthaler

Farmer

Sambira

2005

J of Marriage and Family

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Despite the prevalence of intimate partner violence and its social costs, we show that many counties lack services to help victims and that community resources play a significant role in determining the likelihood of service provision. Because resources are often generated at the local level and state and federal funding usually require a grant proposal, services for victims of intimate partner violence are more likely to be available in well‐resourced areas with a major college or university in the county. Analysis of the changes in the provision of services since the Violence Against Women Act was introduced suggests that funding needs to be specifically targeted to underserved areas.

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Section: Descriptive Resultsmentioning

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Services and Intimate Partner Violence in the United States: A County‐Level Analysis

Tiefenthaler

Farmer

Sambira

2005

J of Marriage and Family

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“…Research on voluntary associations has demonstrated that organizational commitment is directly associated with three aspects of an organization's authority structure: participation of members in decision-making activity, frequency of communication between leadership and members, and the distribution of power within the organization [29]. In turn, the capacity for members to participate in decision-making strengthens the effectiveness of a voluntary organization [30]. Active church participation in terms of service attendance, membership in church groups, and the degree of communication with other members is also correlated with the amount of control and the distribution of control in the congregation [31].…”

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Bringing the Congregations Back in: Religious Markets, Congregational Density, and American Religious Participation

2014

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Abstract:We draw on the organizational ecology tradition to frame the relationship between the religious environment of a community and local religious participation. Prior research linking religious environments to religious participation downplays a key organizational aspect of religion: the congregation. Following the organizational ecology usage of density, we argue that congregational density-the number of congregations per person within a community-impacts religious involvement by providing opportunities for participation and by fostering social accountability networks within congregations. Drawing on data from the 2000 Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey, we test the hypothesis that congregational density in a locality is associated with greater religious participation by residents. Our findings indicate that persons residing in congregationally dense communities are more likely to be members of churches, to attend church regularly, to participate in church-based activities, to participate in non-church religious organizations, to volunteer for religious work, and to give to religious causes. These findings hold while controlling for an array of individual and contextual-level variables. This notion of congregational density suggests that local factors transcend broader theological and/or denominational boundaries, resulting in variations in religious participation and commitment.

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“…Recruitment and retention of sufficient active members (Torres, Zey, and McIntosh, 1991;Smith, 1999, chaps. 5-6) The right mix of advocacy, service, and fundraising (Trent, 1989) Internal cohesion and solidarity among members (Drummond, 1980) Member commitment through loyalty to and identification with the group (Torres, Zey, and McIntosh, 1991) Mobilization of resources to provide help (Torres, Zey, and McIntosh, 1991) Member autonomy and participation in decision making (Torres, Zey, and McIntosh, 1991) …”

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The Effective Grassroots Association II: Organizational Factors That Produce External Impact

Smith¹

1999

Nonprofit Mgmnt & Ldrshp

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Grassroots associations are locally based, significantly autonomous, volunteer‐run, formal nonprofit groups that manifest significant voluntary altruism as a group. They use the associational form of organization and thus have an official membership of volunteers who perform all or nearly all of the work done in and by these nonprofits. This report reviews some of what is known about how grassroots associations achieve external impacts (impacts on their environment). The preceding issue of this journal (volume 9, issue 4) contains a similar review article for internal impact (impact on members). The method used is a comprehensive literature review.

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Effectiveness in Voluntary Organizations: An Empirical Assessment

Cited by 9 publications

References 74 publications

Services and Intimate Partner Violence in the United States: A County‐Level Analysis

Services and Intimate Partner Violence in the United States: A County‐Level Analysis

Bringing the Congregations Back in: Religious Markets, Congregational Density, and American Religious Participation

The Effective Grassroots Association II: Organizational Factors That Produce External Impact

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