More than meets the eye: Organizational capacity of nonprofits in the poor, rural South

Walters, J. E.

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.07.017

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“…In the present study, results indicated that program staff worked diligently to ensure that the service recipients—individuals who were in OUD recovery—received uninterrupted assistance needed to continue on their journeys successfully, which meant providing services via phone, computer, at appointments with other service providers, or at service users’ homes if necessary. Their efforts are reflective, in our opinion, of the community ties within this region—a strength that should be highlighted and is similar to other studies that share experiences and impacts of rural health and social service providers [ 35 ].…”

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Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on a Rural Opioid Support Services Program

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Jones

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During 2020, Kentucky saw the third highest increase in overdose deaths in the U.S. Employment issues, inadequate housing, transportation problems, and childcare needs present barriers to accessing treatment in rural areas. These barriers and others (e.g., technology) arose during the pandemic negatively affecting individuals in recovery and service providers as they adjusted services to provide primarily telehealth and remote services. This study examines the impact of COVID-19 in its early stages on an opioid use disorder (OUD) support services program in a nonprofit located in rural eastern Kentucky, part of the central Appalachia region. A qualitative design was applied, employing semi-structured interviews in early fall 2020. Participants were associated with one OUD support services program, including service recipients, program coordinators, and business vendors. Guided by the Social Determinants of Health framework, two-cycle coding–descriptive coding and pattern coding–was utilized. Codes were sorted into three patterns: changes to daily life; financial impacts; and service access and provision. Overall, early stages of COVID-19 brought increased stress for individuals in recovery, as they were taking on more responsibility and navigating a changing environment. Coordinators were under pressure to provide services in a safe, timely manner. Vendors vocalized their struggles and successes related to finances. These findings can help organizations make realistic adjustments and policymakers set reasonable expectations and consider additional financial support.

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Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on a Rural Opioid Support Services Program

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“…Capacity is essential for performance related to inputs, processes, and outputs is therefore an opportunity to extend the knowledge on capacity by applying system theory. Systems receive inputs that enable change, thereby producing outputs for system stakeholders, such as social ecology (Walters 2021 ). Moreover, contingency theory helps explain the decision of building capacity related to external and internal contexts.…”

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“…Recently, more attention has been paid to various factors affecting capacity, such as organizational size (Millar and Doherty 2016 ; Svensson et al 2018 ), type of service (Bauer et al 2020 ; Brown et al 2016 ), and nonprofit characteristics (Bauer et al 2020 ; Singh and Mthuli 2021 ) and socioeconomic context (Badawi & Abdullah, 2022 ; Masson, 2015 ). Moreover, there exists increasing interest in the issues of the best practice for capacity building (Walters 2021 ), learning capacity (Gagnon et al 2018 ; Hindasah and Nuryakin 2020 ), and collaboration capacity as a tool to obtain better performance and sustainability (Bauer et al 2020 ; Fu et al 2021 ; Kim and Peng 2018 ).…”

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Nonprofit capacity and social performance: mapping the field and future directions

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Nonprofit organizations are critical actors in the Sustainable Development Goals as they provide a wide range of social services to the community and contribute to creating a sustainable future. They must compete for funding or government contracts by showing high social performance. Among the top factors influencing social performance is capacity, and it has received considerable attention in public and nonprofit literature. Capacity refers to the resources, capabilities, and practices required to perform their functions to achieve the social mission and high social performance. However, studies concerning capacity linked with social performance remain controversial. Understanding the linkage between capacity and social performance is relevant to funders, board directors, and management as it helps them enhance organizational performance. This research aims to assess the flow of knowledge in the study field and make recommendations for future research. The study focuses on capacity of nonprofits and thoroughly reviews the literature using complementary bibliometric analysis: co-occurrence analysis of keywords, sources, and authors and bibliographic coupling analysis of documents. We conduct a systematic analysis of peer-reviewed journal articles published between 1955 and 2022. Seven significant themes emerge among the most prominent researchers: (1) the link between capacity and social performance; (2) dimensions of capacity; (3) human resource capacity linked with social performance: (4) financial capacity linked with social performance; (5) capacity building linked with social performance; (6) collaboration and capacity; and (7) factors affecting capacity–social performance. The literature on nonprofits is determined to have inconsistent findings regarding the relationship between capacity and social performance. Research on various factors influencing capacity–social performance relationships is also scarce. This article highlights major principles in the discipline and identifies significant theoretical gaps in the body of knowledge. It also outlines the conceptual foundation for the study and makes recommendations for further research. From a managerial standpoint, the study sheds light on whether capacity is linked to higher performance levels and provides policymakers with guidelines on the implications of capacity building and collaboration.

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“…This system is planned to involve individuals or institutions that have limited resources to determine the level of effectiveness of the implemented system. 32 Hence, philanthropic funds are essential for the community, especially for the provision of capital for small businesses and also life skills training. 33 Further, philanthropic institutions also need to use the system even in program actualization, particularly in human resources as it stands as a major problem.…”

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The Effect of Indonesia Philanthropy’s Regulation Towards the Welfare State

Mukhlishin

Dimyati

Absori

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<div><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p class="AbstractText">Philanthropy has been very beneficial for social welfare. However, the regulation of philanthropy that governs philanthropy management institutions has not been successful in enhancing the welfare of the poor, particularly in post-COVID-19 tourism areas. This research explains the issue from a doctrinal normative perspective. The results indicate that the characteristics of philanthropy norms work as economic capital assistance, the regulation also should be able to identify the objectives and goals to be achieved for human welfare. Moreover, state and private institutions manage philanthropy independently, freely, and responsibly performing economic empowerment is developed with the existence of institutions that manage resources derived from philanthropic activities. These activities are based on the recommendations which are contained in scriptures and hierarchical juridical legitimacy containing transcendent norms.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div>

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More than meets the eye: Organizational capacity of nonprofits in the poor, rural South

Cited by 10 publications

References 22 publications

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on a Rural Opioid Support Services Program

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on a Rural Opioid Support Services Program

Nonprofit capacity and social performance: mapping the field and future directions

The Effect of Indonesia Philanthropy’s Regulation Towards the Welfare State

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