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  • 2024 Executive Director’s Report

  • STEVEN RATHGEB SMITH
  • Journal:
    Political Science Today / Volume 4 / Issue 2 / May 2024
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    03 June 2024, pp. 3-7
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    May 2024
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  • 2023 Executive Director’s Report

  • STEVEN RATHGEB SMITH
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    Political Science Today / Volume 3 / Issue 2 / May 2023
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    05 June 2023, pp. 3-6
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    May 2023
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  • 2022 Executive Director’s Report

  • STEVEN RATHGEB SMITH
  • Journal:
    Political Science Today / Volume 2 / Issue 2 / May 2022
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    02 June 2022, pp. 3-6
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    May 2022
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  • 2021 Executive Director's Report

  • STEVEN RATHGEB SMITH
  • Journal:
    Political Science Today / Volume 1 / Issue 2 / May 2021
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    14 June 2021, pp. 3-6
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    May 2021
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The Changing Dynamic of Government–Nonprofit Relationships

The Changing Dynamic of Government–Nonprofit Relationships
  • Advancing the Field(s)
  • Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, Steven Rathgeb Smith
  • Published online:
    23 January 2021
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    11 February 2021
  • We advance nonprofit scholarship by using the conceptual framework of policy fields to examine differences across nonprofit fields of activity. We focus on the structure of relationships among four sectors (government, nonprofit, market, informal) and how relationships differ across policy fields (here health, human services, education, arts and culture, and religion). The fields differ notably in the economic share that each sector holds and the functional division of labor among the sectors. Systemic differences also exist in how the nonprofit sector interacts with the government, market, and informal sectors. The policy fields themselves operate within national contexts of distinctive economic and political configurations. The framework explores how government-nonprofit relationships differ across policy fields, the factors responsible for this variation, and offers predictive capacity to generate hypotheses and research designs for additional research. We provide insights on how nonprofit organizations differ in key sub-fields with direct relevance for policy and practice.

  • Executive Director’s Report 2020

  • Steven Rathgeb Smith
  • Journal:
    PS: Political Science & Politics / Volume 53 / Issue 2 / April 2020
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    05 March 2020, pp. 375-377
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    April 2020
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  • Executive Director’s Report 2019

  • Steven Rathgeb Smith
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    PS: Political Science & Politics / Volume 52 / Issue 2 / April 2019
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    18 March 2019, pp. 371-374
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    April 2019
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  • Executive Director’s Report

  • Steven Rathgeb Smith
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    PS: Political Science & Politics / Volume 51 / Issue 2 / April 2018
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    04 April 2018, pp. 463-464
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    April 2018
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  • Thirteen - Policy analysis the nonprofit sector

  • Edited by John Hird, University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Book:
    Policy Analysis in the United States
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    Bristol University Press
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    12 April 2022
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    21 February 2018, pp 245-264

  • Summary

    The nonprofit sector in the United States is increasingly important and very diverse; however, the largest component of the nonprofit sector in the United States is public charities registered as 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations. Many of these organizations provide public services to the citizenry with public funds, advocate for important policy goals, and offer an opportunity for volunteer and community engagement. In addition, private foundations and federated fundraising organizations such as the United Way provide funding to countless nonprofit organizations for their programs and services. A much smaller segment of the nonprofit sector is 501(c)(4) organizations or ‘social welfare’ organizations concerned with the broader public good. This chapter focuses on the use of policy analysis by these two types of nonprofit organizations, offering services to local communities and participating in the broader public arena, as well as philanthropic institutions such as foundations and other philanthropic funding organizations. In this chapter I will employ the broad definition of policy analysis offered by Weimer (this volume): ‘professionally provided advice relevant to public decisions and informed by social values.’ Using this definition, nonprofits have used policy analysis since at least the late 19th century; however, the use of policy analysis and related tools in the nonprofit sector has grown substantially in recent years, including in the context of evaluation and strategic planning by nonprofits. Moreover, the austere and turbulent fiscal environment for nonprofits also encourages nonprofits to utilize policy analysis to advocate for their programs and develop long-term plans for sustainability and improved performance.

    Mapping the nonprofit sector

    The nonprofit sector dates to the colonial period when many prominent universities and hospitals were established. The sector grew in the 19th century and early 20th century but many nonprofits were relatively small and primarily dependent on private philanthropy, with some exceptions, especially in major urban areas. The growth of the contemporary nonprofit sector dates to the 1960s when the federal government launched multiple initiatives that relied upon the nonprofit sector to provide local community services. Subsequently, the sector has grown due to the continued expansion of government, growing demand for nonprofit services such as community care, a shift in funding and service responsibility from government to the nonprofit sector, and growing wealth leading to many new foundations.

  • Annual Meeting and Exhibition Review

  • Steven Rathgeb Smith
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    PS: Political Science & Politics / Volume 50 / Issue 4 / October 2017
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    10 October 2017, pp. 1147-1148
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    October 2017
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  • Executive Director’s Report

  • Steven Rathgeb Smith
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    PS: Political Science & Politics / Volume 50 / Issue 2 / April 2017
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    31 March 2017, pp. 597-599
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    April 2017
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  • Annual Meeting and Exhibition Review

  • Steven Rathgeb Smith
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    PS: Political Science & Politics / Volume 49 / Issue 4 / October 2016
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    12 October 2016, pp. 933-934
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    October 2016
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  • Executive Director’s Report

  • Steven Rathgeb Smith
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    PS: Political Science & Politics / Volume 49 / Issue 2 / April 2016
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    20 April 2016, pp. 359-361
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    April 2016
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  • Annual Meeting and Exhibition Review

  • Steven Rathgeb Smith
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    PS: Political Science & Politics / Volume 48 / Issue 4 / October 2015
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    19 October 2015, pp. 687-718
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    October 2015
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  • Executive Director’s Report

  • Steven Rathgeb Smith
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    PS: Political Science & Politics / Volume 48 / Issue 1 / January 2015
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    31 December 2014, pp. 193-195
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    January 2015
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