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Structure and Accountability: A Study of National Nonprofit Associations

• Young, Dennis R
• Bailey, Darlyne
• Bania, Neil

Abstract

In the 1990s, the integrity & performance of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) in the US have come increasingly under attack, & there are new calls to hold NPOs more accountable. Here, mail survey data from 183 US NPOs are drawn on to analyze their organizational structures & how they can help to self-regulate the sector through appropriate checks & balances between the national organization & local affiliates. A number of differences in how associations with alternative structures hold local affiliates & national organizations responsible for their performances are identified, & it is concluded that structure is an avenue of self-regulation for NPOs deserving further attention. 5 Tables, 23 References. Adapted from the source document.

Journal

Nonprofit Management and Leadership

(Summer 1996)
vol6 no4 pages347-365

Categories

1. Nonprofit Organizations (Theory)  
2. Structures and Processes  

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