The Performance of Non-profit Housing Developments in the United States

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 595-618 ◽  
Author(s):  
William M. Rohe ◽  
Roberto G. Quercia ◽  
Diane K. Levy
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Housing Developments

The Incorporation of American Religion: The Case of the Presbyterians

1991 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-118
Author(s):  
Louis Weeks
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Voluntary Associations ◽  
The United States ◽  
Colonial Period ◽  
American Religion ◽  
Cultural Patterns ◽  
Christian Church ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Protestant Denominations ◽  
Family Groups

The Christian church, including all its various branches, has been consistently susceptible to the forces that form or change cultures. Scholars claim that this adaptability has been extremely important in the rise and spread of the religion. In the American environment, Protestants formed voluntary associations that attracted people individually and by family groups. This environment actually shaped “denominations” even during the colonial period. One such denomination was the Presbyterians, who pioneered in the formation of a communion that existed as neither a “state church” nor a “dissenting” church body. As the United States experienced industrialization and growing complexity in economic and cultural patterns, the Protestant denominations were affected by those same forces. Thus, denominations naturally became what came to be termed “non-profit corporations,” subject to the limitations and problems of such organizations but also the beneficiaries of that system as well.

scholarly journals How do Public Officials Learn About Policy? A Field Experiment on Policy Diffusion

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Miguel M. Pereira
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Interest Group ◽  
Policy Diffusion ◽  
The United States ◽  
Causal Link ◽  
Policy Learning ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
Non Profit

Abstract Prior research suggests that partisanship can influence how legislators learn from each other. However, same-party governments are also more likely to share similar issues, ideological preferences and constituency demands. Establishing a causal link between partisanship and policy learning is difficult. In collaboration with a non-profit organization, this study isolates the role of partisanship in a real policy learning context. As part of a campaign promoting a new policy among local representatives in the United States, the study randomized whether the initiative was endorsed by co-partisans, out-partisans or both parties. The results show that representatives are systematically more interested in the same policy when it is endorsed by co-partisans. Bipartisan initiatives also attract less interest than co-partisan policies, and no more interest than out-partisan policies, even in more competitive districts. Together, the results suggest that ideological considerations cannot fully explain partisan-based learning. The study contributes to scholarship on policy diffusion, legislative signaling and interest group access.

scholarly journals ANALISIS RELEVANSI PENERAPAN AKUNTANSI DANA PADA AKUNTANSI PEMERINTAH INDONESIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Hari Sugiyanto
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
The United States ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Indonesian Government ◽  
Government Accounting ◽  
Fund Accounting ◽  
Rule Out

The Indonesian government has applied the accrual basis in preparing its financial statements. However, it is possible to implement fund accounting. In the PP Conceptual Framework Number 71 Year 2010 it is stated that the Indonesian government can apply fund accounting for control purposes. Fund Accounting is an accounting system that is often used by non-profit organizations and public sector institutions, including government. The system is a method of recording and displaying entities in accounting such as assets and liabilities which are grouped according to their respective uses.This study aims to determine the relevance of the application of fund accounting in Indonesia and conduct a literature study on fund accounting practices in the United States government.Although the Indonesian government has applied accrual-based accounting, it does not rule out the possibility that fund accounting will be applied. Of course the authorized entity needs to draw up relevant regulations so that the accounting of funds is relevant to the implementation of accrual-based government accounting.

Accountability Challenges in Networks and Partnerships: Evidence from Educational Partnerships in the United States

2004 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 331-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhittin Acar ◽  
Peter J. Robertson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Field Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Interorganizational Networks ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Educational Partnerships ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
K 12

The study from which this article is drawn constitutes one of the first attempts to remedy the paucity of research on accountability in the context of interorganizational networks and public–private partnerships. The data for the study were drawn from field research focusing particularly on partnerships formed between K-12 public schools and private and/or non-profit organizations in the United States. The most frequently cited difficulties associated with accountability in partnerships were the availability of and access to information, sectoral and personal differences, and frequent changes in personnel, resources, and partners.

Since Silent Spring: New Voices, New Analyses, and New Movements

2003 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Patricia Hynes
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Civil Rights ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Environmental Policies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Agricultural Technologies ◽  
Rachel Carson ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Silent Spring ◽  
Pollutant Discharge

Forty years ago, in the enormously praised and fiercely criticized book, Silent Spring, Rachel Carson demonstrated the dangers of pesticides to humans and ecosystems and called for precaution in their use. Yet, the majority of environmental regulations passed since 1962 have primarily addressed pollutant discharge rather than cleaner products and technologies. The number of active ingredients in pesticides used in the United States has risen from 32 in 1939 to 860 in recent times, while the overall volume of agrochemicals applied has nearly doubled since the publication of Silent Spring. The last 40 years have brought significant changes with respect to environmental policies, agricultural technologies, urbanization, civil rights, women's rights, the roles of non-profit organizations and community development, and increased poverty, hunger, and economic inequality. In recent years, new voices, new analyses, and new movements have emerged offering fresh perspectives on how we can answer Carson's clarion call to protect our planet and ourselves.

National Science Foundation

1978 ◽  
Vol 8 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 110-110
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
International Programs ◽  
Cooperative Research ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Grant Support ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
National Science

Within the National Science Foundation, the Division of International Programs administers the United States-Africa Cooperative Science Program. Three types of cooperative activities receive grant support under the program: cooperative research projects, scientific seminars or workshops, and scientific visits including travel to plan or confer about scientific activities. Priority is given to projects which focus on resources, food and nutrition, ecology, and engineering. Organizations which are eligible for grant funding include non-profit higher educational institutions, scientific institutes, scientific and technical institutes and similar organizations that are chartered to do business in the United States. A list of project grants for FY 1976 and FY 1977 was not obtained.

scholarly journals The state of China’s collective rights management in the context of the United States and Japan

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fengyan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Music Industry ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Collective Rights ◽  
Rights Management ◽  
Compare And Contrast ◽  
Collective Rights Management

With the rapid expansion of China’s economy, China’s music industries have shown rapid growth, and new companies have entered the marketplace. As these companies have had little pre-existing experience with the music industry—not to mention that music industry is a relatively new concept in China—the expansion has been not only rapid but also disordered and chaotic. One component of a mature music industry are collective rights management or performing rights organizations, which are independent non-profit social organizations that collect license fees on behalf of copyright holders (songwriters, composers, music publishers) and distribute these fees as royalties to members whose works have been performed. In this “In Focus” report, we compare and contrast the state of collective rights management in China, the United States, and Japan. Recognizing that China’s representative, the Music Copyright Society of China, is new to the scene, we should not be terribly surprised that it is lagging behind the other countries. Herein, we cite various areas where improvement is necessary so that China’s collective rights management can be in part with its international peers.

The Medic-Alert Foundation, International Extension Program

1985 ◽  
Vol 1 (S1) ◽  
pp. 306-308
Author(s):  
Alfred A. Hodder ◽  
Douglas S. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Charitable Organization ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Emergency Medical ◽  
The People ◽  
Volunteer Organizations ◽  
Tax Exempt ◽  
Medical Identification ◽  
Extension Program

From the Medic Alert Foundation International, PO Box 1009, Turlock, CA 95381 USA.Medic Alert Foundation International is dedicated to the thesis that one universally recognized symbol of emergency medical identification will best serve all people. This is why Medic Alert conducts an active program to expand its services internationally.Volunteer groups in 17 countries presently provide Medic Alert services to over 1.7 million people worldwide. The Foundation's purpose is to give a lifetime of fast reliable protection for a modest, one-time fee. Medic Alert is a non-profit, tax-exempt and charitable organization.The volunteer organizations in these 17 countries are affiliated with the international headquarters in the United States, but each is autonomous in providing protection to the people of its nation. National boards and staffs actually deliver the total services to their members within their country.

Charity-State Relations: A Conceptual Analysis

1986 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Deans ◽  
Alan Ware
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Comparative Research ◽  
Conceptual Analysis ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
State Relations ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACTThis article examines the issues and the problems confronted by those conducting comparative research of charity-state relations in England, Canada and the United States. It also provides an explanation of why the interaction between charities and the state is important for political science: in part this is because in all three countries charities have become increasingly dependent on government for their income. In section I, the article examines the relationship between the concepts of a third sector, voluntary sector, non-profit sector and charity and concludes that the last might be the most appropriate to employ in comparative analysis. In section 2, the authors argue that in both England and Canada the state is formally responsible for the formation of certain kinds of charities; they also argue that in the United States a stricter separation between state and charity exists but that, in practice, the boundaries between charities and the state and the market are not clear ones.

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