Accountability is usually assumed to be an unmitigated good for Third Sector organisations – the more the better. While there are some benefits from externally imposed accountability requirements, they can also be counterproductive – undermining responsibility and leading to what we have coined as ‘funder capture’. A typology of funder capture is presented, suggesting some of its more subtle forms are likely to be the most insidious.
- Featured: All, Grants, Funding, Contracts & Fundraising, Non-profit Sector
- This Research Has: been peer reviewed by academics at a university
- Creator | Kaihanga: Garth Nowland-Foreman
- Year of Creation | Tau:
- Publisher | Kaiwhakaputa:
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- Bibliographic Citation | Whakapuakanga: Nowland-Foreman, Garth. (2009) “The Challenge of Accountability, the Opportunity of Responsibility for Third Sector Organisations”. Paper presented to 6th International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR) Asia Pacific Regional Conference, Taipei, November 2009
- Main Language | Reo Matua: English
- Submitter's Rights | Nga Tika o te Kaituku: I am the author / creator of this resource
