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The impact of funding on nonprofit organizations' sustainability

Posted on:2016-10-11Degree:Ph.DType:Dissertation
University:Capella UniversityCandidate:Akins, ErickFull Text:PDF
GTID:1476390017978603Subject:Sustainability
Abstract/Summary:
onprofit organizations have a history of dependence on external funding to deliver programs and services. It is the delivery of these programs and services that allow nonprofit organizations to fulfill their mission. In order for nonprofit organization to be successful pursuing multiple streams of funding, there is a proposed ideal method to implement new programs which better provides sustainability for existing programs. The purpose of this quantitative, multiple regression research design was developed to assess how modern portfolio theory and resource dependence theory are used to strengthen nonprofit organizational ability to diversify revenue streams in creating sustainable organizations. Secondary, data from the GuideStar database of nonprofit organizations were used for this research study. The dataset included 103 nonprofit organizations in Texas, which is the focus geographic area for this study. The nonprofit organizations selected had revenue over...
Keywords/Search Tags:Organizations, Funding, Programs
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