News Release
RAND Study Finds Nonprofits Spend Much Time and Money Meeting Reporting Requirements
Jul 12, 2006
Meeting Funder Compliance
A Case Study of Challenges, Time Spent, and Dollars Invested
Download
Full Document
Full Document
| Format | File Size | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| PDF file | 0.4 MB | Use Adobe Acrobat Reader version 10 or higher for the best experience. |
Summary Only
| Format | File Size | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| PDF file | 0.1 MB | Use Adobe Acrobat Reader version 10 or higher for the best experience. |
Purchase
Purchase Print Copy
| Format | List Price | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add to Cart | Paperback80 pages | $18.00 | $14.40 20% Web Discount |
Funders provide financial support to nonprofit organizations, which use the funding to implement programs that provide services to clients. A key part of this relationship is the need for nonprofits to ensure funding compliance — the need to report program progress and expenditures to funders. This case study, the first of its kind, examines the management processes of one nonprofit in terms of staff time investments in tracking outcomes, reporting results, and meeting funder compliance, and is guided by research questions, developed in partnership with the Forbes Funds, addressing the related challenges, experiences, and costs through interviews and focus groups with nonprofit staff. The recommendations of this case study point to specific areas for improvement and increased efficiency in nonprofits’ compliance-related activities, as well as areas in which funders might reevaluate their compliance requirements. This study includes sample survey instruments for interviews and focus group discussions with nonprofit management and field staff that address the challenges and costs, from a staff perspective, of achieving and maintaining funder compliance. Although this study focuses on a single nonprofit organization, the findings of this study may be applicable to any organization that is seeking to improve compliance-related processes.
Related Products
Table of Contents
Chapter One
Introduction
Chapter Two
Overview of Case Study Site
Chapter Three
Case Study Findings
Chapter Four
Conclusions and Recommendations
Appendix A
Management Staff Interview Protocol
Appendix B
Field Staff Interview Focus Group Protocol
Appendix C
Field Staff Confidential Interview Protocol
Appendix D
Distribution of Compliance Hours
Appendix E
Distribution of Compliance Dollars
The research described in this report was supported by the Forbes Funds, a supporting organization of the Pittsburgh Foundation, and through the RAND Corporation’s continuing program of self-initiated independent research. This research was conducted within RAND Labor and Population, a unit of the RAND Corporation.
This report is part of the RAND Corporation monograph series. RAND monographs present major research findings that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors. All RAND monographs undergo rigorous peer review to ensure high standards for research quality and objectivity.
Permission is given to duplicate this electronic document for personal use only, as long as it is unaltered and complete. Copies may not be duplicated for commercial purposes. Unauthorized posting of RAND PDFs to a non-RAND Web site is prohibited. RAND PDFs are protected under copyright law. For information on reprint and linking permissions, please visit the RAND Permissions page.
The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND's publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors.