ABSTRACT

Human service nonprofit organizations navigate a complex funding environment. Grants from philanthropic foundations are one piece of this puzzle, conveying both funds and legitimacy. This paper examines foundation funding to human service nonprofits in one urban grants economy. Nonprofits are stratified into three groups: new entrants, repeat players, and sustained players. This sorting has serious consequences and is related to organizational characteristics, resource dependence, institutional factors, and network participation. Further, it appears that funding to repeat players is becoming more concentrated over time. Implications for research and practice are considered.

摘要

人性化服务非营利组织在复杂的筹资环境中驾驭。慈善基金会的赠款是这个难题的一部分，既传达了资金，也传达了合法性。本文研究了在一个城市赠款经济中对人类服务非营利组织的基金会资助。非营利组织分为三组：新进入者、重复参与者和持续参与者。这种排序具有严重的后果，与组织特征、资源依赖、制度因素和网络参与有关。此外，随着时间的推移，重复玩家的资金似乎变得更加集中。考虑了对研究和实践的影响。