Research Report Nonprofit Governance in the United States
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Findings on Performance and Accountability from the First National Representative Study
Francie Ostrower
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Nonprofit boards are increasingly a focus of those interested in greater accountability and transparency, including policymakers, media, and the public. To help inform current policy debates and initiatives to strengthen nonprofit governance, in 2005 the Urban Institute conducted the first ever national representative survey of nonprofit governance, with over 5,100 participants. This report presents survey findings, discussing: relationships between public policy and governance, factors that promote or impede boards' performance of basic stewardship responsibilities, board composition and factors associated with board diversity, and recruitment processes, including the difficulty experienced by many nonprofits in finding members.
Research Areas Crime, justice, and safety Nonprofits and philanthropy Race and equity
Tags Nonprofit data and statistics Data and technology capacity of nonprofits
Policy Centers Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy