THE EFFECT OF GOVERNMENT FUNDING ON NONPROFIT GOVERNANCE - RESOURCES

Printable Resources and References

• Guo, Chao. "When Government Becomes The Principal Philanthropist: The Effect of Public Funding on Patterns of Nonprofit Governance." Submitted for publication to Public Administration Review.
• "Inclusive Governance in Practice:Characteristics and Strategies." Nonprofit Research Abridged, Winter 2003. Based on two journal articles, "Inclusive Governance Practices in Nonprofit Organizations and Implications for Practice," in Nonprofit Management and Leadership and "Racial Diversity and Performance of Nonprofit Boards of Directors," in The Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship.

Web Sites

• BoardSource, formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards. A wealth of resources, tools, and information.
• The Internet Nonprofit Center. The "Nonprofit FAQ" contains helpful information on boards.

Selected Report References

• Berger, P. L., & Nauhaus, R. J. 1977. To Empower People: The Role of Mediating Structures in Public Policy. Washington D. C.: American Enterprise Institute.
• Bernstein, S. R. 1991. Managing Contracted Services in the Nonprofit Agency. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.
• Bucholtz, B. K. 1998. Reflections on The Role of Nonprofit Associations in A Representative Democracy. Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, 7: 555-603.
• Frumkin, P. 2002. On Being Nonprofit. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
• Galaskiewicz, J., and Bielefeld, W. 1998. Nonprofit Organizations in An Age of Uncertainty: A Study of Organizational Change. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.
• Gronbjerg, K. A. 1993. Understanding Nonprofit Funding: Managing Revenues in Social Services and Community Development Organizations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• McCambridge, R. 2003. Gateway to 21st Century Governance: Are We Ready? Nonprofit Quarterly, 10 (3), 4-8.
• Middleton, M 1987. Nonprofit Boards of Directors: Beyond the Governance Function. In Powell, W.W. (ed.), The Nonprofit Sector: A Research Handbook (141-153). New Haven: Yale University Press.
• Nowland-Foreman, G. 1998. Purchase-of-Service Contracting, Voluntary Organizations, and Civil Society. American Behavioral Scientist, 42 (1), 108-123.
• Saidel, J. R. 1991. Resource Interdependence: The Relationship between State Agencies and Nonprofit Organizations, Public Administration Review, 51, 543-553.
• Saidel, J. R., & Harlan, S. L. 1998. Contracting and Patterns of Nonprofit Governance, Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 8 (3), 243-259.
• Smith, S. R., & Lipsky, M. 1993. Nonprofits for Hire: The Welfare State in the Age of Contracting. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.