The Nonprofit Capacities Instrument

Shumate, Michelle; Cooper, Katherine R.; Pilny, Andrew; Lillo, Macarena Peña y

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“…Successful collaboration requires competency of staff and of organizations (Ritter & Gemünden, 2003;Takahashi & Smutny, 2002). Shumate, Cooper, Pilny, and Pena-y-lillo (2017) identified board leadership and staff management as key dimensions of nonprofit capacities. Similarly, earlier studies identified human resource capacity to be essential in establishing collaborative efforts, managing ongoing collaborative tasks, and communicating with collaborators (Gazley & Brudney, 2007).…”

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The dilemma for small human service nonprofits: Engaging in collaborations with limited human resource capacity

Kim

Peng

2018

Nonprofit Mgmnt & Ldrshp

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Although the topic of nonprofit collaboration has attracted much scholarly attention, few studies have focused on collaborations of small nonprofits in particular. This study examines the human resource capacity dilemma that many small human service nonprofit organizations face and its relationship to a nonprofit's collaboration efforts. Our analysis is based on 2016 online survey data from 229 small human service nonprofit organizations with annual gross receipts of less than $500,000. Descriptive results show that most of the small human service nonprofits have very few paid staff. Even so, over 90% of these small human service nonprofit organizations are involved in formal collaborations and/or informal networks. Analytical results suggest that organizations are more likely to participate in formal collaborations when they have at least one or more full‐time employees; these collaborations help organizations obtain funding and meet client needs. We discuss the implications of our findings and offer insights for small nonprofits that aim to expand service capacity through collaborations.

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The dilemma for small human service nonprofits: Engaging in collaborations with limited human resource capacity

Kim

Peng

2018

Nonprofit Mgmnt & Ldrshp

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“…We used a measure of board capacity to capture their human capital (Shumate et al, ). Seven items in the measure were first drawn from previous studies and were classified as board capacity after exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis; the items were validated by criterion validity of examining the correlation with peer‐rated and self‐reported nonprofit effectiveness (Shumate et al, , see endnote for actual items) . This measure asked participants to rate the boards' knowledge, commitment, accessibility, and relationships to the staff using statement which they indicated their agreement (1 = strongly disagree , 2 = disagree , 3 = agree , 4 = strongly agree ).…”

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How does a board of directors influence within‐ and cross‐sector nonprofit collaboration?

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Shumate

2018

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Board members play a significant, yet largely unexamined, role in nonprofit collaboration. Processes, such as finding prospective partners, creating common ground with a partner, and establishing appropriate collaborative governance implicate nonprofit board members. In contrast to the scholarship of the role of interlocking directorates as potential networks for nonprofit collaboration, this paper examines the role of board members' social and human capital on nonprofit collaboration with other nonprofits, businesses, and government agencies. Drawing on online survey data from 636 nonprofit organizations, this paper finds that board social capital—but not board human capital—is positively related to the presence and number of within‐sector and cross‐sector nonprofit collaboration. However, board human capital enhances nonprofit‐government collaboration, when board social capital is also high. The results provide a novel perspective in nonprofit collaboration and board management research.

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“…Validated capacity instruments Despard (2017) Human service nonprofits "the resources, skills, and functions an organization needs to fulfill its mission across multiple domains." (p. 608) 4 Resource development; management; program development; and board development Shumate et al (2017) General "the processes, practices, and people that the organization has at its disposal that enable it to produce, perform, or deploy resources to achieve its mission." (p. 156) Note.…”

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“…Definitions of Eight Nonprofit Capacities byShumate et al (2017).Capacity DefinitionThe ability of an organization to . .…”

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Developing and Validating a Capacity Instrument for Chinese and U.S. NGOs

Shumate

2019

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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Capacity-building initiatives are popular among nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide. In response to a lack of valid and reliable capacity measures for NGOs working on various social issues, Shumate and colleagues developed an 8-dimension, 45-item NGO capacities instrument, based on data from U.S. NGOs. However, the proliferation of international research on NGO capacity raises questions about the degree to which such an instrument equally applies in other countries. To allow meaningful comparisons of NGO capacities across countries, we examine the measurement equivalence of this NGO capacity instrument across a matched sample of Chinese ( N = 119) and U.S. ( N = 150) NGOs. Findings suggest a new NGO capacity instrument, which comprises seven factors and 28 items and better accounts for the capacity of both Chinese and U.S. NGOs. Based on the new instrument, a series of comparative analyses highlight the influence of institutional factors on NGO capacities.

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The Nonprofit Capacities Instrument

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The dilemma for small human service nonprofits: Engaging in collaborations with limited human resource capacity

The dilemma for small human service nonprofits: Engaging in collaborations with limited human resource capacity

How does a board of directors influence within‐ and cross‐sector nonprofit collaboration?

Developing and Validating a Capacity Instrument for Chinese and U.S. NGOs

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