Measuring the Impact of the Nonprofit Sector

Download or read book Measuring the Impact of the Nonprofit Sector written by Patrice Flynn and published by The Rosen Publishing Group. This book was released on 2001 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the major tasks facing researchers, practitioners, and funders is the development of empirical tools to measure the inherent worth of nonprofit organizations as well as the sector as a whole. Renowned scholars present chapters on the state of the art of performance measurement in the nonprofit sector and seek to establish a framework for a long-term research agenda to identify, quantify, and self-assess those qualities that make the nonprofit sector unique.