Institutional Constraints,Market Competition,and Revenue Strategies: Evidence from Canadian Social Enterprises

VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations - This study examines the impact of external environment on social enterprises’ revenues strategies. Using a national...     

Discourses of Volunteering and Civic Action in the USA

VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations - Inspired by Foucault’s genealogical approach, this paper examines the historical discourses of popular engagement in...     

Young People’s Social Engagement: Personal Motivations and Social Networks

VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations - This study focuses on the role of individuals’ social networks and motivations in predicting their intention to...     

Restricted Funding: Restricting Development?

VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations - This paper examines, from a management accounting perspective, the efficacy of the dominant ‘restricted’...     

A Psychosocial Understanding of Child Sexual Abuse Disclosure Among Female Children in South Africa

Child sexual abuse is endemic in South Africa, driven by high levels of gender-based violence and underscored by structural and social factors. This article aims to develop an understanding of the process of disclosure in a sample of female children and their caregivers. In-depth semistructured interviews were conducted with 31 female children aged 8–17 years and their caregivers at 3 intervals after presentation to a sexual assault treatment center. Nearly half of the children failed to disclose the sexual abuse immediately, fearing caregivers’ reaction. Most children purposefully disclosed to a confidant through a process of identifying an intermediary to tell caregivers on their behalf. The process of disclosure was influenced by multiple factors, such as a fear of the caregiver’s reaction and disbelief, which is related to parental style. Disclosure was found to be a dynamic process that unfolds and not a single or static event and influenced by multiple factors which all impact on recovery. Our findings highlight the need to address social norms on sexual abuse in order to improve responses to disclosure to facilitate post-sexual-abuse adjustment for the child and the family.     

NGO as Sympathy Vendor or Public Advocate? A Case Study of NGOs’ Participation in Internet Fundraising Campaigns in China

VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations - Limited attention has been paid to market actors’ interventions and their consequences in regard to shaping...     

High-Performance Human Resource Practices and Volunteer Engagement: The Role of Empowerment and Organizational Identification

VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations - Volunteering research has long focused on the characteristics of volunteers and their motivations to highlight what drives...     

Psychological and Physical Health of Nonoffending Parents After Disclosure of Sexual Abuse of Their Child

Disclosure of child sexual abuse can be traumatic for nonoffending parents. Research has shown its impact on mothers’ mental health, which includes heightened psychological distress, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Very little is known, however, about its impact on their physical health or on fathers’ health. The self-perceived mental and physical health of nonoffending parents after child sexual abuse disclosure was compared to determine gender-related differences in this regard. Interviews were conducted with 109 mothers and 43 fathers of 6- to 13-year-old sexually abused children. Bivariate analyses revealed that a fair proportion of parents reported psychological and physical problems after disclosure. However, proportionally more mothers than fathers reported psychological distress, depression, and use of professional services. Fathers were more likely to resort to health services instead of social services and to use medication for depression. Study findings provide leads for health and social service providers for the development of intervention protocols and referral procedures sensitive to gender issues, and they shed new light on specific needs of nonoffending parents.     

An Empirical Analysis on Determinants of Aid Allocation by South Korean Civil Society Organizations

VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations - This paper examines whether three sets of factors—humanitarianism, the South Korean government’s official aid,...     

The Social Production of Invited Spaces: Toward an Understanding of the Invitational Character of Spaces for Citizens’ Initiatives

VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations - The rise of citizens’ initiatives is changing the relation between governments and citizens. This paper contributes...     

What's new in nonprofit management?

Managing the Nonprofit Organization: Principles and Practices, by Peter F. Drucker. New York: HarperCollins, 1990. 235 pp., $22.95 cloth. Changing Hats: from Social Work Practice to Administration, by Felice Davidson Perlmutter. Silver Springs, Md.: National Association of social Workers Press, 1990. 160 pp., $12.95 paper. Managing Voluntary and Non-Profit Organizations: Strategy and Structure, by Richard J. Butler and David C. Wilson. London: Routledge, 1990. 190 pp., $55.00 cloth.     

Doing Good and Selling Goods

VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations - This paper explores a network of organizations and their perspectives on the social enterprise commodity. Based on...     

Becoming INGO: A Case Study on Taiwan’s Tzu-Chi in the United States

VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations - This paper examines the humanitarian work of Taiwan’s Tzu-Chi in the U.S. and discusses how the work in the U.S. has...     

Does the Media’s Anti-Western Bias Affect its Portrayal of NGOs in the Muslim World? Assessing Newspapers in Pakistan

VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations - The media has a major influence on public opinions and legitimacy for NGOs, which can have a serious impact on the...     

Student perspectives on disclosure of mental illness in post-compulsory education: displacing doxa

This paper reports findings from a 12-month Australian study exploring beliefs and experiences of disclosure and course success in post-compulsory education for 20 students with mental illness. Enrolled students with disclosed or non-disclosed mental illness, teaching and support staff, and institutional practices across four sites providing vocational education and training were the three cases selected for this collective case study. Students participated in two semi-structured interviews over the course of one academic year. Disclosure was not preferred by students, most fearing that it would negatively impact upon their capacity to obtain employment in the occupation for which they were training. Further research exploring the processes, timing and outcomes of disclosure, in a wide range of post-secondary settings and with larger numbers of students, would allow for a deeper exploration of issues raised by this small study.     

Ineffectiveness,Poor Coordination,and Corruption in Humanitarian Aid: The Syrian Refugee Crisis in Lebanon

VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations - Corruption attracts scholar attention due to its harsh impact on people and institutions, especially in nonprofit...     

Changing Policy Environments in Europe and the Resilience of the Third Sector

VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations - In the article, we analyse the impact of changing policy environments on the development of the third sector in Europe....     

NGOization of Islamic Charity: Claiming Legitimacy in Changing Institutional Contexts

VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations - Islamic welfare organizations are currently going through processes of ‘NGOization’. Drawing on qualitative...     

Volunteerism and Burnout: Does Satisfaction of Motives for Volunteering Protect Against Symptoms?

VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations - Volunteering leads to many positive outcomes, especially when one’s reasons for volunteering are satisfied by...     

Marginal Players? The Third Sector and Employability Services for Migrants,Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the UK

VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations - Literature in the field of employability and the third sector has focused upon the impact of marketisation on third sector...