During the first years after corporate social responsibility (“CSR”) began to emerge as an issue for businesses in the 1980s, it was largely a self-regulated activity, with companies making their own decisions about how to manage and report on their environmental and social performance....

There is evidence of meaningful gender differences in behaviors, resources, and outcomes for traditional and social entrepreneurs. We examine if these differences exist among nonprofit entrepreneurs – those who found organizations in a sector where women outnumber men and the activities of...

Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) play a central role in many economies in the form of private entities discharging a public purpose. Strengthening the fundraising capabilities of NPOs can have a large impact on their survival and effective functioning. NPOs typically elicit financial contributions...

This article argues that there should be a new legal form for social enterprises in Asia that takes into account the distinctive contexts within which different types of social enterprises operate in the different Asian jurisdictions, and that is responsive to the evolving needs of social...

Social entrepreneurship gradually becomes a priority choice for international organizations, financial partners and other players on the market in terms of investment and doing business while achieving a social purpose. Covid-19 has increased the recognition of social entrepreneurs as advocates...

The paper examines the funding of Welsh voluntary sector organisations (VSOs), in terms of income source and type, in the aftermath of the 2007-08 global economic crisis, seeking to explore marketisation trends. A detailed examination of voluntary sector income from 2010-11, at the beginning of...

Non-profit organizations that provide food, shelter, and other services to people in need, rely on volunteers to deliver their services. Unlike paid labor, non-profit organizations have less control over unpaid volunteers’ schedules, efforts, and reliability. However, these organizations can...

Purpose This study focuses on ratcheting and budget behavior in nonprofit museums. Specifically, the authors examine how performance compared with the budget affects future revenue budgets, and how this differs from the extant literature focused on for-profit organizations. The study focuses...