Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) are increasingly required to become (more) effective. This review summarizes and integrates the results of studies focusing on NPOs’ governance effectiveness. It proposes an extension of stakeholder theory to NPOs concerning governance involving diverse...

Should the beneficiaries of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) be involved in governance and policy-making and, if so, how? The authors review existing knowledge on the role of beneficiaries in organizational governance and describe an integrative framework based on institutional theory, resource...

chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Defining non-profit organizations -- chapter 3 The demand for non-profit organizations -- chapter 4 Founding a non-profit organization -- chapter 5 Governing and staffing a non-profit organization -- chapter 6 Organizational strategy and behaviour of...