Purpose

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced not-for-profit organizations (NFPs) to look outside their organizational boundaries for collective impact. In this unprecedented and turbulent situation, the need to understand and articulate the effectiveness and impact of collaborative efforts is paramount. The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential nexus between nonprofit impact measurement and collaboration.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper reviews key aspects of the NFP impact measurement and collaboration literature and discusses the potential nexus between these two concepts. NFP collaboration refers to the collaborative arrangements that involve NFPs with other NFPs and/or businesses and government.

Findings

Based on a literature review, this paper argues that NFPs must acknowledge the significance of impact measurement when engaging in collaborative efforts and the mutually reinforcing relationships between the NFP impact measurement and collaboration to make a collective impact.

Originality/value

Research on the nexus of NFP impact measurement and collaboration is scant, but it is urgently needed due to the COVID-19 crisis. This paper is timely to review the extant knowledge base of NFP impact measurement and collaboration and attempts to draw meaningful connections between the two concepts. The paper also has significant implications for practice as it responds to the calls for more collaboration in the New Zealand NFP sector and will be of interest to NFP leaders, managers, funders and policymakers.

中文翻译：

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非营利影响衡量和协作

目的

COVID-19 大流行迫使非营利组织 (NFP) 将目光投向组织边界之外，以寻求集体影响。在这种前所未有的动荡局势中，了解和阐明协作努力的有效性和影响的需求至关重要。本文的目的是探索非营利影响衡量与合作之间的潜在联系。

设计/方法/方法

本文回顾了 NFP 影响衡量和协作文献的关键方面，并讨论了这两个概念之间的潜在联系。NFP 合作是指 NFP 与其他 NFP 和/或企业和政府的合作安排。

发现

基于文献综述，本文认为 NFP 在参与协作努力时必须承认影响衡量的重要性，以及 NFP 影响衡量与协作之间的相互加强关系，以产生集体影响。

原创性/价值

关于 NFP 影响衡量和协作关系的研究很少，但由于 COVID-19 危机而迫切需要。本文及时回顾了 NFP 影响测量和协作的现有知识库，并试图在这两个概念之间建立有意义的联系。该文件对实践也具有重要意义，因为它响应了在新西兰 NFP 部门开展更多合作的呼吁，并将引起 NFP 领导人、管理者、资助者和政策制定者的兴趣。