In the research scope, if refers to a USA-based NFP being solvent, registered with state government, and accredited by the NCN. The NCN asserts that NFP effectiveness are best practices of accountability, transparency, prudent fiduciary oversight, legal, ethical, and responsible fundraising ( NCN, 2016 , para. 4). In that statement NCN refer to the how – the way things are done - as the measure of NFP effectiveness rather than the monetary outcomes which would be the emphasis of a for-profit business. NCN indicate that accredited NFPs do not fail otherwise they would lose their accreditation. Effectiveness for a NFP according to NCN and IRS generally means being ethical, accountable and transparent.
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Integrating Theory and Practice to Identify Contemporary Best Practice Factors in USA Not-for-Profits
Kenneth David Strang (APPC Market Research, USA; State University of New York, USA; University of Technology, Australia)
Copyright: © 2017
|Pages: 25
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2537-0.ch003
Abstract
This chapter used a critical analysis of the current NFP literature followed by a practitioner activity analysis using a purposive nonprobability sample of 880 NFP institutions. The current literature was integrated with the practitioner activity data to identify contemporary best practices. Eight categories emerged from the text analytics. Several insightful recommendations were provided to guide future NFP research as well as to overcome the limitations of this study. The results of this research should generalize to the key stakeholders of NFP organizations, namely to the managers and the board of director members, as well as to their volunteers and to other researchers focused on studying these entities. In particular, this research will be of interest to government social assistance agencies to inform policy development as well as to higher educational institutions for curriculum content.