Organizations from civil society that does not have profit as the main goal.
Published in Chapter:
Transparency and Resource Mobilization in Times of Crisis: An Analysis of the Brazilian Nonprofit Sector
Rosana da Rosa Portella Tondolo (Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brazil), Vilmar Antonio Gonçalves Tondolo (Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brazil), André Andrade Longaray (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil), Maria Emilia Camargo (Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Brazil), Claudia Cristina Bitencourt (Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brazil), and Gabriela Zanandrea (Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brazil)
Copyright: © 2019
|Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8482-7.ch004
Abstract
Nonprofit organizations play a relevant role in Brazilian society. In recent years, Brazil has faced frequent allegations of mismanagement of resources and corruption in different administrative spheres, including state-owned and private enterprises. In this scenario, transparency is essential to nonprofit organizations. Resource mobilization is a key management activity of nonprofit organizations that provides the achievement of the social objective of the organization. This chapter aims to analyze the influence of transparency on the resource mobilization of Brazilian nonprofit organizations. In order to achieve this goal, a survey was developed. Data from 93 Brazilian non-profit organizations were collected. The main contribution of study is that transparency has significant impact on resource mobilization in Brazilian nonprofit organizations.