Measuring Growth of the Nonprofit Sector: The Choice of Indicator Matters

Pennerstorfer, Astrid; Rutherford, Alasdair

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“…Worldwide, the number, size and prominence of non-profit organizations (NPOs) is growing [1,2]; this growth is caused by the increase of social problems [3] of an economic, political, and religious nature etc. [4] NPOs are aimed at accomplishing functions intended to strengthen the social and ecological dimensions of sustainable development [5].…”

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Transparency as a Key Element in Accountability in Non-Profit Organizations: A Systematic Literature Review

2020

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The purpose of this article is to present a framework to understand transparency in the third sector and then to explore the main research streams regarding the disclosure of information and accountability by conducting a systematic literature review on the antecedents and dimensions of the transparency of information disclosed by non-profit organizations (NPOs). The essential questions of this work are addressed from an international perspective. In particular, we explore three research questions: (1) why should NPOs disclose transparent information to stakeholders? (2) Why do not all NPOs disclose transparent information? (3) What means do NPOs use to disclose transparent information? Our results highlight the lack of transparency legislation in the third sector, leading NPOs to adopt the voluntary disclosure of information policies to improve the perceived credibility of these entities by their stakeholders. In conclusion, our study highlights the importance of developing a systematic body of knowledge regarding the situation of transparent, voluntary information disclosure in the sector. Moreover, the Sustainable Development Goals promulgated by the United Nations place a high value on transparency for the accountability of institutions. To achieve sustainable development, both peace and the governance of institutions are needed. Reducing corruption and promoting transparency are among the goals which should be reached to achieve social sustainability.

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Transparency as a Key Element in Accountability in Non-Profit Organizations: A Systematic Literature Review

2020

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“…The aggregated assets, on the contrary, capture the subsector's overall size. Pennerstorfer and Rutherford (2019), for instance, showed that the correlation between the two indicators is very low even though both have been used to estimate nonprofit growth. Our results corroborate that researchers should be mindful of the indicators to estimate the growth of the nonprofit sector.…”

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The Prevalence of Ethnic, Cultural, and Folk Nonprofit Organizations in Increasingly Diverse Communities: A Case of Demand Heterogeneity

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2021

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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Building on the nonprofit density literature, we examine county-level factors that are linked to the growth of ethnic, cultural, and folk (ECF) nonprofits, a vital but often overlooked subfield of nonprofits. We draw county-level nonprofit, demographic, socioeconomic, and government data from 1995 to 2015 to examine how community factors, particularly immigrant and racial/ethnic composition, are associated with the number of ECFs. We pay particular attention to the influence of Asian and Hispanic populations, the two largest U.S. immigrant groups, and run national-origin subanalyses. Results suggest that ECFs have increased in counties experiencing new immigrant population growth. However, our study suggests that the growth in ECFs has not been evenly distributed across racial/ethnic groups, and there are important national-origin disparities among Asians and Hispanics. We conclude with a discussion of the importance of attending to how ECFs can support the needs of different racial/ethnic groups to better integrate U.S. communities.

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“…No single indicator exists which adequately and comprehensively captures sector growth (Pennerstorfer and Rutherford 2019). Consequently, it is advisable to use alternative variables to check the robustness of the results.…”

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The Scarring Effect of the 2008 Economic Crisis: Growth and Growth Decline in Austria’s Nonprofit Social Services Sector

2020

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Since the 2008 economic crisis, social service providers worldwide have reported funding cuts, while the need for some social services has been increasing. This paper examines the combined and longer-term effects of such divergent developments on the nonprofit social services sector. The empirical analysis uses Austrian administrative data on six subfields of the sector covering the years 2003–2017. We investigate significant changes in the trends of four growth indicators applying interrupted time series analysis. We find that the 2008 economic crisis is associated with persistently lower growth rates in Austria’s nonprofit social services sector. The magnitude of this dampening effect differs across subsectors. Additionally, our findings suggest an increase in market concentration. Hence, the study discloses a long-term scarring effect of the economic crisis on Austria’s social services sector, raising doubts on the sector’s future resilience.

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Measuring Growth of the Nonprofit Sector: The Choice of Indicator Matters

Cited by 20 publications

References 46 publications

Transparency as a Key Element in Accountability in Non-Profit Organizations: A Systematic Literature Review

Transparency as a Key Element in Accountability in Non-Profit Organizations: A Systematic Literature Review

The Prevalence of Ethnic, Cultural, and Folk Nonprofit Organizations in Increasingly Diverse Communities: A Case of Demand Heterogeneity

The Scarring Effect of the 2008 Economic Crisis: Growth and Growth Decline in Austria’s Nonprofit Social Services Sector

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