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Government funding and fundraising: an online experiment of nonprofit leader preferences and personality
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Purpose Many empirical studies have focused on whether public funding leverages (crowds in) or discourages (crowds out) private giving behavior, finding mixed results. Recent studies suggest the need to examine how nonprofits adjust their fundraising efforts after experiencing cuts or increases in government funding, which can then influence donor behavior. Design/methodology/approach In this study, the authors conduct an online survey experiment with nonprofit managers to test how nonprofits respond to changes in government funding. Findings The authors find some evidence that nonprofit organizations would change their fundraising expenses when facing cuts in government funding, yet the authors also find that the change could be either to increase or decrease fundraising spending. Since decisions are made by executive directors, the study also considered how executive personality type as maximizers or satisficers may interact with institutional and environmental constraints in decision-making. When funding goals are met, executives tend to behave as “satisficers” and are unlikely to make significant changes, even when their individual personality is more consistent with being a “maximizer.” Research limitations/implications The authors find these results to be the reflection of the current environment in which many nonprofits operate, characterized by pressures to keep operating costs low. The results of the experiment have implications for both funding agencies and nonprofi…
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“Public funding is often stopped or interrupted unexpectedly for many reasons, causing changes to HSO human and administrative resources, while limiting spending and adversely impacting community groups through unplanned service cutbacks (Kim & Mason, 2020; Willems et al., 2022).”
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- Authors
- Kim, M., & Mason, D. P.
- Affiliations
- George Mason University (US)
- University of Oregon (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management
- Publisher
- Emerald
- Published
- 2020-08-01
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 605-622
- ISSN
- 1096-3367 (ISSN-L)
- 1945-1814
- OpenAlex
- W3046781386
- Cited by
- 12
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 5
- FWCI
- 3.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Public Budgeting Accounting & Financial Management (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Finance › Community Development and Social Impact
- Social Sciences › Public Administration › Public Policy and Administration Research
- Keywords
- government funding, charity fundraising, crowding out, crowding in, nonprofit executives, executive personality, satisficers, maximizers, fundraising expenses, donor behavior, nonprofit management
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