Author: Benjamin M. Brunjes
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Partners or Providers? An Analysis of Nonprofit Federal Contractor Performance
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. As competition over grant funding increases, nonprofit organizations (NPOs) are increasingly likely to enter into contracts with government agencies to ensure funding stability and accomplish organizational goals. Public agencies seek to reduce the possibility of contractor performance problems. Unlike profit-seeking firms that may need constant monitoring, NPOs…
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Contributions of the Paycheck Protection Program to Nonprofit Short-Term Sustainability
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. This article draws on literature on nonprofit resilience to hazards to explore the impact of federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans on nonprofits’ staffing, services, and financial health during the COVID-19 pandemic’s first year. Through propensity score matching with survey data collected in spring 2020 and winter…
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COVID-19 Pandemic, Physical Distancing Policies, and the Non-Profit Sector Volunteer Force
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Although COVID-19-related physical distancing has had large economic consequences, the impact on volunteerism is unclear. Using volunteer position postings data from Canada’s largest volunteer center (Volunteer Toronto) from February 3, 2020, to January 4, 2021, we evaluated the impact of different levels of physical distancing on average…
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EXPRESSION OF CONCERN: “Even a Single Package of Pastas Will Help . . .”: The Effectiveness of the Legitimizing Paltry Contribution Technique on Altruism
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How much funding does GiveWell expect to raise through 2025?
Summary We’re optimistic that GiveWell’s funds raised will continue to increase in the long run. Over the next few years, we believe our annual funds raised are more likely to stay relatively constant, due to a decrease in expected funding from our largest donor, Open Philanthropy, offset by an expected increase in funding from our…
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Eight Signs Your Board Might Be Dysfunctional
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We Usually Give Like This: Social Norms Describe Typical Charitable Causes Supported by Group Members
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Millions of nonprofits compete for a share of the billions of dollars donated to charity each year. Yet how donors select which charities to support remains relatively understudied. Social norms influence whether people give to charity at all, but no research has yet considered whether norms also…
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Book Review: Strategic leadership and management in nonprofit organizations: Theory and practice, by Golensky, M., & Hager, M. (Eds.)
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Board Gender Diversity and Nonprofit CEO Compensation: Implications for Gender Pay Gap
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. This study examines how gender diversity on nonprofit boards relates to chief executive officer (CEO) compensation using data of 1,835 501(c)(3) organizations with the GuideStar Platinum Seal of Transparency. The analysis reveals a positive association between women’s representation on a governing board and female CEO compensation until…
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220,000 Students Want to Talk to You about Mental Health
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NVSQ: The First Fifty Years, and Beyond
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Volume 52, Issue 1_suppl, Page 12S-28S, April 2023. Goto full post >>
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Book Review: The intersector: How the public, nonprofit, and private sectors can address America’s challenges, by Gitterman, D. P., & Britto, N. (Eds.)
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March 2023 open thread
Our goal with hosting quarterly open threads is to give blog readers an opportunity to publicly raise comments or questions about GiveWell or related topics (in the comments section below). As always, you’re also welcome to email us at info@givewell.org or to request a call with GiveWell staff if you have feedback or questions you’d…