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Over the last several years a number of articles and reports related to the Indiana Nonprofit Sector Project have been published, in addition to papers presented at various colloquiums and conferences. The following citations are a compiled list of the papers related to the project. Click on the name of the paper for an abstract. To obtain a complete version of an unpublished paper please contact Kirsten Grønbjerg at kgronbj @ indiana.edu (eliminate spaces).
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Nonprofit Capacity Assessment
Phase I of this survey, designed to develop a better understanding of capacity building and technical assistance needs among Indiana nonprofits, was completed in May 2007. Commissioned by the Indiana Grantmakers Alliance(IGA) in collaboration with Lumina Foundation for Education (LFE), this survey asked the 91 responding charities to identify their most significant needs in each of seven broad areas of capacity building area and the best ways to address them.
Online Statewide Reports
Nonprofit Capacity Assessment: Indiana Charities, 2007, by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Laney Cheney, with the assistance of Scott Leadingham and Helen Liu. Online report. Indiana Nonprofit Capacity Survey Series, Report #1. May 2007.2002 Indiana Nonprofit Survey
This survey of 2,206 Indiana nonprofits was completed in the spring and early summer of 2002 with a response rate of 29 percent using a stratified random sample drawn from our comprehensive Indiana nonprofit database. It covered congregations, other charities, advocacy nonprofits, and mutual benefit associations.
Published Articles and Conference Papers
"Infrastructure and Activities: Relating IT to the Work of Nonprofit Organizations," by Richard Clerkin and Kirsten A. Grønbjerg. Pp. 3-20 in Nonprofits and Technology, edited by Michael Cortés and Kevin Rafter. Chicago: Lyceum Books. 2007. Revised version of paper presented at Symposium on Nonprofit Technology Adoption, University of San Francisco, Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management, October, 2004.
"Nonprofit Advocacy Organizations: Their Characteristics and Activities," by Curtis Child and Kirsten A. Grønbjerg. Social Science Quarterly 88 (No. 1, March):259-81. Revised version of paper presented at the Biannual Conference of the International Society for Third-Sector Research, Toronto, Canada, July 11-14, 2004.
"The Capacities and Challenges of Faith-Based Human Service Organizations," by Richard Clerkin and Kirsten A. Grønbjerg. Public Administration Review 67 (1, 2007): 115-126. Revised version of paper presented under somewhat different titles at the annual meetings of the Academy of Management, Seattle, August 3-6, 2004, the American Sociological Association, Atlanta, August 14-17, 2003.
“Nonprofits
in Context: Assessing the Regional-level Correlates of Nonprofit Capacity
Resources,” by Curtis D. Child, Kirsten A. Grønbjerg,
and Hun Myoung Park. Paper presented at the annual meetings of ARNOVA,
Chicago, IL, November 16-18, 2006.
"Researching Collaborative Structures and/or Their Outcomes: Challenges of Measurement and Methodology." Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, GA, August 14-16, 2006. Revised and expanded version of "Examining Collaborations and Networks: Lessons from the Indiana Nonprofit Sector Project," paper presented at Conference on Measuring Progress in Joint Partnerships with Government: Methodologies to Assess the Voluntary Sector Initiative. Social Development Canada. Ottawa Canada, December 5-7, 2005.
"Nonprofit Networks and Collaborations: Incidence, Scope and Outcomes," by Kirsten Grønbjerg and Curtis Child. Paper presented at the annual meetings of ARNOVA, Washington, D.C., November 17-19, 2005.
"A Portrait of Membership Associations: The Case of Indiana," by Kirsten Grønbjerg and Patricia Borntrager Tennen. Paper presented at the annual meetings of ARNOVA, Washington, D.C., November 17-19, 2005.
"Examining the Landscape of Indiana's Nonprofit Sector: Does What you Know Depend on Where you Look?" by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Richard M. Clerkin. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 34 (June, No. 2): 232-59. Copyright © 2005 by Sage Publications, Inc. Revised version of paper presented under slightly different titles at Annual Conference of the Academy of Management, New Orleans, LA., August 8-11, 2004 and the Annual Meetings of ARNOVA, Denver, Colorado, November 18-20, 2003.
“The Role of Congregations in Delivering Human Services" by Richard M. Clerkin and Kirsten Grønbjerg (Acrobat file). Paper presented at the Independent Sector Spring Research Forum, Washington, D.C., March 6-7, 2003. Revised versions presented at the Academy of Management meeting, Seattle, WA, August 6-8, 2003, American Sociological Association Meetings, Atlanta, GA, August 15-17, 2003, and Independent Sector Spring Research Forum, Washington, D.C.: March 6-8, 2003.. (Click here to download a copy of the Acrobat program to read the paper.)
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Online Reports - Statewide Analysis
Indiana Nonprofits: A Portrait of Religious Nonprofits and Securlar Charities, by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, Patricia Borntrager Tennen, Curtis Child and Richard Clerkin. Online report. Survey Report #7. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs, June 2006.
Indiana Nonprofits: A Profile of Membership Organizations, by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Patricia Borntrager Tennen. Online report. Survey Report #6. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs, September 2005.
Indiana Nonprofits: Affiliations, Collaborations, and Competition, by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Curtis Child. Online report. Survey Report #5. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs, November 2004.
Indiana Nonprofits: Managing Financial and Human Resources, by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Richard M. Clerkin. Online report. Survey Report #4. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs, August 2004.
Indiana Nonprofits: Impact of Community and Policy Changes, by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Curtis Child. Online report. Survey Report #3. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs, June 2004.
The Indiana Nonprofit Sector: A Profile, by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Linda Allen. Online report. Survey Report #2. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs, January 2004.
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Online Reports - Community Profiles
Scott Nonprofits: Scope and Dimensions.Nonprofit Survey Series, Community Report #12, by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, Abigail Powell and Patricia Borntrager Tennen. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, November 2006.
Miami Nonprofits: Scope and Dimensions.Nonprofit Survey Series, Community Report #11, by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, Kerry S. Brock and Patricia Borntrager Tennen. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, November 2006.
Dubois Nonprofits: Scope and Dimensions.Nonprofit Survey Series, Community Report #10, by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, Abigail Powell and Patricia Borntrager Tennen. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, November 2006.
Cass Nonprofits: Scope and Dimensions.Nonprofit Survey Series, Community Report #9, by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, Andrea Lewis and Patricia Borntrager Tennen. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, November 2006.
Bartholomew Nonprofits: Scope and Dimensions.Nonprofit Survey Series, Community Report #8, by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, Kerry S. Brock and Patricia Borntrager Tennen. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, November 2006.
South Bend Nonprofits: Scope and Dimensions.Nonprofit Survey Series, Community Report #7, by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, Kerry S. Brock and Patricia Borntrager Tennen. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, November 2006.
Fort Wayne Nonprofits: Scope and Dimensions.Nonprofit Survey Series, Community Report #6, by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, Abigail Powell, Andrea Lewis and Patricia Borntrager Tennen. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, November 2006.
Indianapolis Nonprofits: Scope and Dimensions.Nonprofit Survey Series, Community Report #5, by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Patricia Borntrager Tennen. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, November 2006.
Evansville Nonprofits: Scope and Dimensions.Nonprofit Survey Series, Community Report #4, by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, Curtis Child and Patricia Borntrager Tennen. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, June 2006 (revised November, 2006).
Muncie Nonprofits: Scope and Community Dimensions, Community Report #3, by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Patricia Borntrager Tennen. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs, June 2006.
Northwest Indiana Nonprofits: Scope and Community Dimensions, Community Report #3, by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Patricia Borntrager Tennen. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs, February 2006.
Bloomington Nonprofits: Scope and Community Dimensions, by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Patricia Borntrager Tennen. Online report. Nonprofit Survey Series, Community Report #1. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs, October 2005 (revised December 2005).
The Indianapolis Nonprofit Sector: Management Capacities and Challenges, by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Richard Clerkin. Online report. Preliminary Survey Report #1. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs, February 2003.
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Indiana Nonprofit Employment Analysis
This analysis of nonprofit employment for the state of Indiana, conducted in collaboration with the Indiana Business Research Center, examines paid employment by Indiana employers as reported in ES202 quarterly employment reports, also known as Covered Employment and Wages (CEW) data.
Online Statewide Reports
Indiana Nonprofit Employment, 2007 Report. Nonprofit Employment Report No. 3, by Kirsten Grønbjerg, Andrea Lewis and Pauline Campbell. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs, September 2007.
Indiana Nonprofit Employment, 2005 Report. Nonprofit Employment Report No. 2, by Kirsten Grønbjerg and Erich Eschmann. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs, May 2005.
Indiana Nonprofit Employment, 2001. Nonprofit Employment Report No. 1, by Kirsten Grønbjerg and Hun Myoung Park. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs, July 2003.
Online Regional Reports
Evansville Economic Region Nonprofit Employment, 2005 Report. Nonprofit Employment Report No. 2D, by Kirsten Grønbjerg and Erich Eschmann, with Kerry Brock. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs, June 2006.
Muncie Economic Region Nonprofit Employment, 2005 Report. Nonprofit Employment Report No. 2C, by Kirsten Grønbjerg and Erich Eschmann, with Kerry Brock. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs, June 2006.
Northwest Economic Region Nonprofit Employment, 2005 Report. Nonprofit Employment Report No. 2B, by Kirsten Grønbjerg and Erich Eschmann, with Kerry Brock. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs, May 2006.
Bloomington Economic Region Nonprofit Employment, 2005 Report. Nonprofit Employment Report No. 2A, by Kirsten Grønbjerg and Erich Eschmann, with Kerry Brock. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs, September 2005.
Bloomington Nonprofit Employment, 2001. Nonprofit Employment Report No. 1, Supplement A, by Kirsten Grønbjerg and Sharon Kioko. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs, August 2003.
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Personal Affiliation Survey Analysis
We completed a telephone survey of 526 Indiana residents in May 2001, using random digit-dialing sampling techniques, in order to evaluate the utility of an alternative approach to sampling Indiana nonprofits (as compared to drawing a sample from a comprehensive nonprofit database).
Published Articles and Conference Papers
"Performing Different Types of Volunteer Work: The Role of Religious and Other Networks" by Kirsten Grønbjerg and Brent Never. Nonprofit Management and Leadership 15 (Winter, No. 2). Revised version of paper presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Salt Lake City, October 31-November 2, 2002.
"Individual Engagement with Nonprofits: Explaining Participation in Association Meetings and Events" by Kirsten Grønbjerg. Paper presented at the ARNOVA Meetings, Montreal, Canada, November 14-16, 2002.
"Volunteering for Nonprofits: The Role of Religious Engagement" by Kirsten Grønbjerg and Brent Never. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Religion. Chicago, August 14-16, 2002.
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Indiana Nonprofit Database Analysis
The development of a comprehensive database of Indiana nonprofits began in 1999 with the most recent update completed in 2004. It includes (1) all IRS registered charities and other exempt entities with Indiana reporting addresses, (2) all religious congregations listed in the yellow pages and (3) all not-for-profit corporations registered with the Indiana Secretary of State (SOS). The database includes also (4) nonprofits identified by local field associates from a wide variety of local listings in eleven selected communities across the state as well as (5) those identified by a telephone survey of Indiana residents about their personal involvement with nonprofit organizations as employees, congregants, volunteers, or participants in meetings or events.
Published Articles and Conference Papers
“Extent and Nature of Overlap Between Listings of IRS Tax-Exempt Registrations and Nonprofit Incorporation: The Case of Indiana" by Kirsten Grønbjerg and Laurie Paarlberg. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 31 (No. 4, December, 2002): 565-94. Revised version of paper presented at the Annual Meetings of ARNOVA, Miami, FL., November 29-December 1, 2001.
“Evaluating Nonprofit Databases." American Behavioral Scientist 45 (July, 2002, No. 10): 1741-77. Resources for Scholarship in the Nonprofit Sector: Studies in the Political Economy of Information, Part I: Data on Nonprofit Industries. Revised version of paper presented under slightly different titles at the Annual Meetings of ARNOVA, Miami, FL., November 29-December 1 and at Conference on Data Resources and Research Opportunities, Social Science Research Council. Washington, DC October 4. 2001.
“Community Variations in the Size and Composition of the Nonprofit Sector: The Case of Indiana” by Kirsten Grønbjerg and Laurie Paarlberg. Paper presented at the Small Cities Conference, Muncie, IN, September 14-15, 2001. Revised and expanded version of paper presented at the 2000 ARNOVA Conference.
Community Variations in the Size and Scope of the Nonprofit Sector: Theory and Preliminary Findings by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg & Laurie Paarlberg. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 30 (No. 4, December, 2001) 684-706. Revisedversion of paper presented at the 2000 ARNOVA Conference.
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