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Donation-Based Crowdfunding: Converting Financial Capital Into Symbolic Capital
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. This article contributes to the existing donation literature by addressing the knowledge gap in the impact of the symbolic capital of charity endorsers on the intention to donate. It explores the interplay between the symbolic capital of the endorser, … Goto full post >>
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Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Nonprofit Organizations: A Paired Review
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Book Review: Standing up for nonprofits: Advocacy on federal, sector-wide issues
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The Shield of Purpose: Legitimizing Marketization in Nonprofit Welfare Organizations
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Once being independent pioneers, nonprofit welfare organizations now face marketization as they compete with commercial actors in delivering services within the welfare state. This development has been described as “becoming business-like,” which implies … Goto full post >>
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Corporate Governance in Nonprofit Organizations: A Systematic Review of Theories, Practices, and Emerging Trends
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. This systematic review examines corporate governance in nonprofit organizations by synthesizing 55 peer-reviewed studies published between 2015 and 2025. The review explores key theoretical frameworks, governance dimensions, and empirical findings, while … Goto full post >>
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Virtually Raising the Paddle: Examining the Role of Online Nonprofit Dialogic Stewardship and Identification in the Post-COVID Era
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. COVID-19 lockdowns required charitable nonprofits to virtually engage donors during restrictions on in-person gatherings, yet limited research has examined how online events convey stewardship. This study aims to understand how virtual events impact donor … Goto full post >>
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Multichannel Philanthropists Versus Cash Contributors: Segmenting Charitable Donors in the Digital Age
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Recent years have witnessed a radical shift towards digital charitable giving. Existing studies typically investigate a single donation channel, coming at the expense of a more holistic understanding of donor channel preferences. The current study seeks … Goto full post >>
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The Help-Seeking Preferences of Participants in Social Enterprises: Does Control Matter?
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Research on social enterprises has primarily emphasized organizational performance and social impact, while participants’ experiences remain underexplored. This study first conducted a scoping review of the current social enterprise literature and … Goto full post >>
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Intra-Group and Inter-Group Racial Disparities in Nonprofit Funding: Insights from Stratification Economics
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Recent research has increasingly examined nonprofit funding disparities between White and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, especially after the murder of George Floyd in 2020. However, limited attention has been paid to funding … Goto full post >>
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Futures Thinking: Building Proactive Resilience in Nonprofit Organizations
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. In an era of heightened uncertainty, nonprofits face complex risks that challenge their mission-driven work, making resilience more essential than ever. Existing research on nonprofit resilience, however, tends to adopt a reactive lens, focusing on post-… Goto full post >>
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Having Less But Giving More: Evidence From China
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. The impact of income placement on the percentage of income given has been widely studied in developed countries, but little attention has been given to the issue in developing countries. We investigate the variance in the giving/income share among … Goto full post >>
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No Gifts, No Strings: How a Good Cause Stands on Its Own
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Volunteers are vital for nonprofit organizations, yet recruiting them remains a challenge. This study evaluates two common strategies – Gift-Exchange and the Foot-in-the-Door (FITD) technique – in recruiting episodic volunteers. In a field experiment with … Goto full post >>
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Book Review: Volunteering in the United Kingdom: The spirit of service, by Mohan, J.
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From Service to Sector: Early-Adulthood Volunteering as a Pathway into Nonprofit and Public Employment
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Nonprofit, public, and private employees display theoretically and empirically distinct characteristics. An important branch of this research investigates differences in prosocial behaviors given a sector of employment, but findings often model prosocial … Goto full post >>
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To Be Experienced or to Be Innovative? Signals Influencing Nonprofit Start-Ups’ Philanthropic Funding Acquisition
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Prior research has illuminated how emerging and new nonprofit organizations struggle to garner financial resources, including philanthropic funding. Yet, few studies have examined how nonprofit start-ups are able to overcome this “liability of newness” … Goto full post >>
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Touching Art and Technological Innovation Management Models for a More Inclusive Society: Theory and Practice
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. The study addresses the issue of technology and social inclusion within tactile museums, as cultural institutions that have an exhibition structure in which art can be enjoyed through touch. The aim of the work is to investigate the relationship between … Goto full post >>
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Book Review: Participatory grantmaking in philanthropy: How democratizing decision-making shifts power to communities, by Gibson, C. M., Cardona, C., McGinnis Johnson, J., & Suárez, D.
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The Nonprofit, That’s Us: Linking Organizational Identity and Identification in Social Mission-Based Organizations
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. The relationship between organizational identity and organizational identification has received limited scholarly attention. For many nonprofits, however, especially social mission-based organizations, the relationship is of critical importance. To … Goto full post >>
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Give Me Some Slack: Donor Advised Fund Granting During Crises
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. In 2020, the philanthropic sector faced unprecedented demands as it responded to the global pandemic and urgent calls for racial and social justice. Early evidence indicated that US-based donors using donor advised funds (DAFs) responded to those demands … Goto full post >>
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The Diversity Layer: The Role of Coalitions Among Civil Society Organizations
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Some theorists argue that civil society organizations (CSOs) can knit together diverse societies by assembling demographically different individuals. CSO core participants (staff, board members, and engaged volunteers) are, however, often demographically … Goto full post >>

