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Koo, Wai-ki Admond. "A study of the relationship between the sources of funding and the structure of non-governmental organizations in Hong Kong /." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1992. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B1341754X.
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Niklasson, Hanna, and Hanna Tholander. "The stories charities tell : An explorative study on the role of stories in charities' internal branding." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-202623.
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Charities struggle with scarce marketing and branding resources, as do many non-profits, but nevertheless they need to communicate a trustworthy external brand. A strong internal brand is suggested to enhance the external brand and storytelling is addressed as an established tool for internal branding. As charities seem to have a natural asset of corporate stories, we believe storytelling in terms of internal branding is of great use for the charity sector in order to create strong and competitive brands. The aim of this paper is hence to investigate what role storytelling could have on internal branding in the context of the charity industry. To do this, a qualitative case study with four different charities is conducted. A theoretical framework on internal branding and storytelling guides the data collection consisting of several interviews with managers, employees and volunteers. The findings indicate that both founder stories and recent stories play an important role for organizational culture, core values and internal communication. We conclude that storytelling can be strategically implemented in charities’ internal branding as stories have the possibility to embrace and include the entire organization, which is crucial for trustworthy and competitive brands.
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Lambert, Victoria. "Investigation of governance in Scottish charities." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/5969.
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This thesis investigates governance in large Scottish charities. In particular, the focus is on internal aspects of governance, predominantly the functioning of the board. The influence of business on charities is also investigated through considering the impact of individuals with business expertise on the boards of charities. Charity governance in the Scottish context has been under-research, this thesis attempts to fill this research gap. A multi-method approach was employed, encompassing both quantitative and qualitative research. The study utilised a survey in the form of a selfcompletion questionnaire, and three case studies to examine governance in Scottish charities. Social construction provides the framework of the analysis. This thesis provides an insight into the functioning of the boards of Scottish charities, in-line with previous research in other countries, governance issues are apparent. However, in relation to the impact of business expertise in charities, there is evidence that business members of charitable boards make contributions to the governance of these organisations, and charities can gain considerable value from having outside specialists on the board.
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Corfield, Alison. "Knowledge management in international development charities." Thesis, Open University, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.543848.
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This thesis investigates the effectiveness and potential longevity of Knowledge Management in three international development charities, in order to compare their experiences with the commercial context in which Knowledge Management originated. By this means, the research explores how well, or otherwise, Knowledge Management can be fitted into a different setting. It also throws significant light on the transfer of business practices more generally.Chapter one assesses the evolution of the discipline Knowledge Management. It also provides key information about International Development Charities. Chapter two identifies the theoretical foundations of Knowledge Management as a prescription for organisational effectiveness, together with recommended best practices. Two environmental factors are emphasised: the role of information technology and, given the historic link to Japanese workstyles, ideas about organisational `culture'. In chapter three, the methodology for practical enquiry, derived from organisational system theory, is presented, and the problems in assessing effectiveness are discussed. Chapters four and five provide the substantive outcome of the fieldwork. Patterns that emerge from the data are drawn together in chapter six, highlighting the selective nature of Knowledge Management in application and demonstrating both similarities to and divergences from the original concept. In particular, there are specific challenges posed by the international reach of development charities The overall conclusions in chapter seven confirm that Knowledge Management undoubtedly chimes with the broad aims of international charities. At the same time, the transferability of Knowledge Management depends crucially upon its adaptability to the organisations' aims, resources, and `culture'. Where it is accepted that knowledge handling is needed to build organisational capacity, then Knowledge Management can provide a framework which, when combined with technological advances, is a tool, rather than the answer, for international charities engaged in the continuing struggle to abolish poverty
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Armstrong, Hanafiah Helena. "Commerce and altruism in British charities." Thesis, Birkbeck (University of London), 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.418025.
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Ward, Mark. "Understanding organizational identity in UK charities." Thesis, University of Chester, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10034/326105.
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There is a great deal of academic research around the topic of organizational identity in a corporate setting and an increasing level of interest in the area amongst practitioners. This study considers an under-researched area of identity scholarship in the UK charitable sector, specifically the degree to which internal stakeholders (employees) in two small to medium-sized UK charities, share an internally common understanding of organizational identity. An explicitly internal organizational perspective is explored to illuminate the communicated perceptions of employees in the participating organizations. A qualitative methodology was employed, using sixteen in-depth, one-to-one, unstructured interviews with a purposive sample of employees from the two organizations. Interview data is explored via a thematic template comprising codes emerging concurrently with analysis. Secondary data is provided to add depth to research discussion and conclusions. Findings indicated some interesting features in the ways that particular groups of UK charity employees understand organizational identity. Managers and non-managers expressed a broadly consistent group of themes, in articulating their understanding of organizational identity. One participating organization had a more internally-diverse understanding of identity than the other, which might suggest links between organizational performance and understanding organizational identity. Employees with less than two years’ service expressed their understanding in a clearly distinct manner from employees with long service. Whilst acknowledging the limitations of the study in terms of generalizability, the researcher proposes areas, around which practitioners might focus their efforts to develop, or improve, a shared understanding of organizational identity in their workforce, including induction and internal communication. Understanding of organizational identity for UK charity employees is notably under-researched. This study makes a number of contributions to the field of academic knowledge: directly addressing a deficiency in the existing topic literature; making some observations on methodology; highlighting areas of interest for future scholarly activity; and suggesting areas of focus for practitioners, around approaches to managing organizational identity.
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McDonnell, Diarmuid. "Risk and resilience in Scottish charities." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/26114.
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Concerns have long been raised about the conduct and accountability of charitable organisations, particularly the adequacy of reporting and oversight mechanisms. Consequently, charities and the institutions that monitor the sector are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their legitimacy. This thesis focuses on the ways in which risk is operationalised by the Scottish Charity Regulator and experienced by charities. In particular, it examines the nature, extent, determinants and outcomes of four types of risk: complaints concerning charity conduct, regulatory action in response to a complaint, financial vulnerability, and triggering accountability concerns. The thesis begins with a detailed review of the overlapping literatures of risk, regulation and charity theory, and the development of a contextual framework for guiding the empirical work. The thesis draws on contemporary large-scale administrative social science data derived from the regulator, supported by modest use of primary social survey and qualitative data. Findings from the four empirical chapters provide evidence that the risks explored in this research are uncommon for individual charities but are a persistent feature of the sector as a whole, and vary in predictable ways across certain organisational characteristics. The results also reveal the concern of charities with financial risks, their willingness to demonstrate transparency regarding their actions (particularly in response to complaints), and the perceived lack of regulatory burden. The thesis makes an original contribution in the form of new empirical knowledge about the charity sector, in particular through the use of large-scale administrative social science data to ‘peer under the hood’ and shine a light on aspects of charity behaviour that are often overlooked. The thesis concludes with a reflection on the key findings and comments on potential areas for future research.
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Semmler, Mark. "Governing charity in Minneapolis, 1884-1916 the churches, the city, and the Associated Charities /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1991. http://www.tren.com.
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Garton, Jonathan Edward James. "The regulation of charities and civil society." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2005. https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-regulation-of-charities-and-civil-society(d12aba24-3db4-471d-89bb-8d512b1cdc30).html.
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Atkinson, Karen Elizabeth. "Charities and collaborative campaigning : law, regulation and practice." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.485853.
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This thesis considers the problems (legal and non-legal) which arise in 'political' campaigning activity by charities, and explores the benefits and problems of approaching campaigning through collaborative arrangements. In particular, it considers whether the benefits and problems of collaborative working tend to alleviate or exacerbate the existing difficulties of campaigning work. In light of the problems identified, it also explores potential directions for reform of law, policy and practice. The thesis has a socio-Iegal basis, combining doctrinal and literature-based analysis of relevant issues with analysis of original empirical data. As this thesis is the first legal analysis focused on collaboration in campaigning it is exploratory in nature. It adopts a qualitative, grounded theory approach intended to produce detailed but indicative (rather than general) results. The doctrinal and literature-based element of the thesis considers: charity law relating to political objects and activities; wider laws which affect campaigning (specifically broadcasting law and criminal laws relevant to public demonstrations and protests); the legal implications ofcollaboration; and the effect of the policy environment on the nonlegal proble~s of collaborative campaigning. The analysis reveals complexity and unpredictability in the law relevant to campaigning and identifies the potentially severe consequences of contravening both the law on campaigning and the law relevant to collaboration. It also criticises the explanation of legal issues in relevant Charity Commission guidance and notes the effect, genesis and implications of the prevailing focus on risk management in Commission guidance. . The empirical study, which involved detailed interviews with charity personnel, found general low levels of awareness of legal issues and an overriding concern with a variety of non-legal issues of campaigning. These issues all related either to protection of reputation, resource and funding issues or relationships with external parties, themes which were mirrored in the data relating to how collaboration can both alleviate and exacerbate the problems ofcampaigning. The thesis concludes that the tendency of study participants to ignore relevant legal issues in campaigning and collaboration is a serious concern, given its potentially severe consequences. However, it also contends that the practical issues which the participants tended to prioritize are actually und~rpinned by the law. This is because the law is responsible for a further phenomenon: the perception of a pervasive bias within society against campaigning a s a legitimate charitablefunction. It is contended that charity law relating to politics both initiated negative attitudes towards campaigning and continues to contribute to the perpetuation of such attitudes within government policy, funding bodies and the general public. Nevertheless, the thesis also concludes that at the time ofits submission, attitudes towards campaigning are becoming more positive. This shift has catalysed calls for reform which have, to an extent, been addressed by government policy. Whilst the thesis concludes that planned reforms will be insufficient to address all of the problems identified, it also notes that the complex relationship between societal attitudes, law and government policy may have a domino effect and catalyse further reforms in future.
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Loch, Ericha. "Financing Terrorism: Examining State Sponsors, Narcoterrorism and Charities." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2006. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/972.
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Drake, Robert Francis. "'A little brief authority'? : a sociological analysis of consumer participation in voluntary agencies in Wales." Thesis, Cardiff University, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.259988.
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Fadhil, Omary Idd. "Governance and accountability : an exploration of Chairs-CEOs relationships in large Scottish charities." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2013. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=201657.
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Pinches, Sylvia Margaret. "Charities in Warwickshire in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/31045.
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Recent decades have seen proliferating debate about charity and welfare provision. Passing beyond a satisfaction with the welfare state in its mid-twentieth century form, such discussion has been associated with the contested revision of state welfare, with the ways in which public sympathies were drawn to third-world famine and related crises, and with the possible effects of national lotteries upon charitable giving. Historians need to set such modern concerns into perspective, and this thesis is a historically focused contribution towards that. It explores the changing legal, structural and social aspects of charity in Warwickshire. Warwickshire was chosen partly to redress the generalised or metropolitan bias of many previous studies. The county comprised the ancient city of Coventry, the burgeoning conurbation of Birmingham and a varied rural hinterland. It thus provides three very different socio-economic contexts within which to examine the operation of charitable institutions and organisations. The thesis takes a long perspective on charity - bearing in mind the ancient origins and legal forms of charity - although the main focus is on the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The period under closest consideration straddles the pivotal decades in English history from the mid-1780s to the mid-1830s, during which there was a major reassessment of social responsibility. This was manifested by much debate on the role of public welfare and private charity, with the poor law enquiries resulting in important legal revisions. At the same time, there was a shift in the foundation of new charities from the endowed to the voluntary form. This transitional period has been little studied by historians of charity, and the present work goes some way towards filling this lacuna. The thesis begins with a review of the historiography of charity and of the theoretical writing on the subject, both historical and modern. Chapter 2 explores the development of the law governing endowed charities, which itself reflected changing attitudes towards charity and its recipients. The next two chapters are detailed analyses of the structures of endowed and voluntary charities, and of the incidence of the two types in Warwickshire. Having drawn out the distinctiveness of these forms of charity, the following two chapters examine their similar objectives. An investigation is made of the ways in which these objectives were pursued by endowed and voluntary charities, organised under the headings of the promotion of religion, the advancement of education, the relief of poverty, and other objects of public utility. Among the concerns here are whether certain objects were more likely to be supported by one form of charity than another, and whether there were any changes over time in the kind of support given. The way in which voluntary and endowed charities interacted with each other and with agencies of the state, sometimes in co-operation and sometimes in competition, emerges from this examination. The final chapter examines the motivations for and meanings of the charitable impulse, and discusses patterns of localism and tradition which informed charitable acts even at the end of the nineteenth century.
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Newberry, Susan Margaret. "Special issues of accounting for charities in New Zealand." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Department of Accountancy, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/4021.
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The role of the nonprofit sector is increasing because of 'new public
management'. Calls for improvements in the accountability of nonprofit
organizations led to the sector's inclusion in the FASB's conceptual framework
developed in the United States and, consequently, in other conceptual frameworks
including New Zealand's, as they have relied on the FASB's model. Application of
the conceptual framework to the nonprofit sector has been criticized and claims
made that it should not be applied to charities. This research focuses on charities in
New Zealand to determine whether there are special issues relating to them. It
involves a survey of thirty five charities using a pattern matching approach to
determine whether patterns observed overseas match those to be found in New
Zealand. Two of the conclusions drawn are likely to apply to all charities. The
economic focus of the conceptual framework has not been defined but charities
commonly have non-economic objectives and take part in transactions that may not
be economic events. Charities rely on receiving resources from lay users of
financial reports. The definitions adopted in the conceptual framework together
with insistence on 'conceptually pure' financial statements requiring a focus on
change in net assets is likely to result in misunderstanding of those financial
reports. Consequently such financial reports will not be decision useful. Two other
conclusions apply specifically to charities in New Zealand. Supervision of charities
and their fundraising practices is lacking and, despite the increased role of the
nonprofit sector and dependence on it, opportunities for abuse have the potential
to damage the fundraising abilities of genuine charities. The conceptual
framework's applications to the nonprofit sector requires an understanding of the
sector's fund accounting roots. The development of decision useful standards
requires recognition of the place of fund accounting and development of
authoritative support for acceptable fund accounting practices.
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Yates, Elizabeth. "Winding up and insolvency of charities : including rescue mechanisms." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.366404.
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This study aims broadly to explore the legal and practical problems of winding up and insolvency for charities that are, or ought to be, registered with the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales and to explore possible 'rescue mechanisms.' It seeks to identify common underlying factors or trends associated with charities becoming insolvent or being wound up. The methodology consisted of book work and practical research in which a detailed study was made of 130 charitable companies and the experiences of legal and accountancy practitioners were sought. Twenty case studies were put together from information provided by the practitioners and from the author's own experience. The areas of legal complexity explored include problems associated with land and endowments, and the augmentation principle in respect of bequests to a corporate charity that has been dissolved. Some issues such as property holding and personal liability are more complex in an unincorporated association. Practical difficulties such as disputes between trustees, between staff and trustees, or between members are significant as are the legal and practical complexities associated with the contract culture. Charities represent an important sector of the economy, collectively being worth £19.7bn in 1998, and their success or failure is of public concern. The research indicates that charities are affected by societal changes, legislative change and changes in the attitudes of beneficiaries. Their dissolution or winding up is often a result of a combination of factors, both internal and external and service providing charities appear to be particularly vulnerable. The quality, cost, and availability of professional advice is considered. It is suggested that the role of local intermediary bodies could be enhanced and that a means be found for accrediting the competence of charity advisors, whether professional or lay.
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Mohd, Zain Noor. "The relationship between accounting and governance in Islamic charities." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2011. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/351330/.
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Koo, Wai-ki Admond, and 古維基. "A study of the relationship between the sources of funding and the structure of non-governmental organizations in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1992. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31249243.
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Chui, Man-kee Rhoda. "An assessment of the unit rate subvention systems for welfare services in Hong Kong." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1985. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B12316179.
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Choi, Jae Young. "The association of uncompensated care with profitability in Washington state hospitals from 2000 to 2004." Online access for everyone, 2006. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Spring2006/J%5FChoi%5F042706.pdf.
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Yuen, Yiu-kai Terence. "Governing Hong Kong's welfare sector : an institutional analysis /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2000. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B22054534.
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Ndoro, Girlie. "Executive compensation and firm performance : evidence from the UK charities." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2012. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/12678/.
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The past two decades have seen extensive research on governance structures of the firm, executive compensation and performance. However, most of these studies are in the context of profit-making organisations with relatively very little attention being given to this subject in respect of non-profit making organisations. This study examines the determinants of executive compensation and firm performance in charities. Specifically this study attempts to answer the following questions: What are the main determinants of CEO compensation in the UK Charities? What performance measures do the UK Charities use? What are the factors that influence performance in the UK charities? Using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, the study reports a number of interesting findings. Regarding the executive compensation, the study finds that organisational size, CEOs qualification and CEO’s tenure have a positive bearing on executive pay. However, the results suggest that the sector of the organisation and CEO duality have no impact while and CEO experience had significantly negative relations with CEO pay. Turning to the performance measures, it was found that five performance measures categories are used by the UK charities, namely, financial, the customer; the internal business process, benchmarking and learning and innovation. To get deep insights into performance, the study examined the managers’ opinions on the factors influencing performance. However, CEO pay and the sector of operations have a statistically negative influence on performance. The results indicated that four factors, namely, board size, board independence, CEO pay and sector of operations, have statistically significant influences on the overall performance of the UK charities. The also results suggest that board size and board independence have positive and significant influence on performance. In terms of individual performance measures, the size of the board has a positive and significant influence in respect to financial, customer, internal business and overall performance. The results also indicate that board independence has an influence on financial performance, internal business, benchmarking and overall performance. On the contrary, benchmarking has a positive, but not significant, relationship with CEO pay. This relationship is not surprising, as it supports the social comparison and equity theory. The results also show that the gender of the CEO appears to have a positive, but not significant, impact on the CEO’s performance, with the exception of innovation and learning.
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Golant, Benjamin David. "The discursive constitution of organisational identity in three English charities." Thesis, Royal Holloway, University of London, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.417705.
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McConville, Danielle. "Reporting recommendations and accountability in UK charities : a stakeholder perspective." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2015. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.678819.
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Given the importance of the United Kingdom (UK) charity sector to the UK economy and society, key stakeholders have long demanded increasing transparency and accountability from charities. Particular calls have been made for improvements in annual reporting, including good quality financial and performance reporting. Responding to these legitimate stakeholder needs, successive Statements of Recommended Practice (SORP) for charities have been used to improve accounting and reporting. This thesis examines both the development of these reporting recommendations and the extant reporting practices of UK charities. Using the theoretical lens of stake holder theory (Freeman, 1984; Donaldson and Preston, 1995) and stakeholder salience (Mitchell, Agle and Wood, 1997), this thesis explores: the influence of stake holders on the development of the SORP; the implications of a particular SORP change on transparency to stakeholders; the extent and manner of performance reporting by UK charities and the implications of this for stakeholders; and charity managers' perspectives on accountability and transparency to stakeholders. This research contributes to empirical knowledge on the development of reporting recommendations, on the extent and manner of reporting on performance, (specifically on efficiency and effectiveness) and to the debate on how such reporting should develop in the future. It also contributes to the understanding of stakeholder influences (and particularly salient stakeholder influences) on the development of reporting recomendations and on charity managers' reporting decisions. It argues that, in this not-for-profit context, both ethical and legitimation-orientated motivations are seen in managers' responses to stakeholders, and these may be more complex, and more in tension with each other, than previously suggested. This thesis contributes to the literature on stakeholder salience by exploring salience in a context where stakeholder needs may align, rather than compete, and highlights charities' responses to stake holders perceived as legitimate, even when they may not be salient.
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Scott, Margaret Ann. "Organisational factors that drive fundraising effectiveness in Australian health charities." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2014. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/74880/1/Margaret_Scott_Thesis.pdf.
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This research sought to explore organisational factors that drive successful fundraising. Drawing on Strategic Management theory, this qualitative study examined the key intraorganisational factors that organisations develop to be effective at fundraising within the context of extraorganisational factors that can affect fundraising effectiveness. In this way, it helps build a fundraising effectiveness theory.
The findings from this study afford leaders of nonprofits an opportunity to reflect on their reasons for pursuing fundraising as an income stream, their level of understanding of fundraising, the degree of investment they are willing to make and the critical leadership required by the CEO.
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Gärdström, Jennifer, and Hanna Lundberg. "Types of ads within humanitarian charities - How do they affect people?" Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Medie- och Informationsteknik, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-130026.
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Just nu är miljontals människor världen över i akut behov av hjälp och stöd. Det finns idag en stor mängd humanitära välgörenhetsorganisationer som arbetar med just detta. Deras verksamhet är beroende av att privatpersoner går in och stöttar, vilket innebär att organisationernas kommunikation utåt är avgörande för att kunna nå dem. Syftet med denna studie är därför att undersöka hur olika annonstyper inom humanitära välgörenhetsorganisationer påverkar människor. I en pilotstudie identifierades tre olika annonstyper som använts i denna studie. För att se om någon av annonstyperna fick en starkare respons användes en kvantitativ enkät där 70 respondenter svarade. För att undersöka hur bild och text i annonstyperna påverkade mottagare genomfördes nio kvalitativa intervjuer. I både enkät och intervjuer fick de som deltog se de tre olika annonstyperna och svara på frågor kring dessa. Resultatet av studien visar att de tre annonstyperna väcker olika känslor och reaktioner hos olika människor, samt att en för hög exponering av en viss annonstyp kan leda till att mottagaren inte påverkas i lika hög utsträckning. Detta tyder på att en varierad kommunikation är den mest effektiva för att humanitära välgörenhetsorganisationer ska kunna påverka så många människor som möjligt.
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Maurutto, Paula. "Governing charities church and state in Toronto's catholic archdiocese, 1850-1950 /." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape15/PQDD_0017/NQ27305.pdf.
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Love, A. C. "Modelling support of charities by individuals : key influences and managerial implications." Thesis, Swansea University, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.637951.
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This thesis is concerned with donations of time and money to charitable institutions in Britain. The Charities Aid Foundation annual Charity Household Survey is statistically analysed and profiles of individuals likely to donate money to charity, and those likely to donate at different levels, are produced. A model of direct and indirect influences on charity donations is developed and the implications of the results for fundraising managers discussed. These analyses are then repeated for volunteers. Those most likely to volunteer and those who are likely to give at higher levels are profiled. A model of both direct and indirect influences on volunteering is developed and again the implications of the results for charity managers are discussed. In addition to the statistical analyses, interviews with fundraising managers from large British charities were conducted. These provided an additional check of the validity of the original findings and indicated areas where further research would be desirable.
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Connolly, Ciaran. "Accounting and accountability : a study of British and Irish fundraising charities." Thesis, University of Ulster, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.272188.
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Moreland, Jaime. "Charities that charge: A communicative investigation into the social entrepreneurial nonprofit." Connect to online resource, 2008. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1460869.
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Ma, Mei-lin Linda. "Multimodal discourse analysis of advertisements of Hong Kong charity organizations." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2005. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B31789729.
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Farrell-Vinay, Giovanna. "The old charities and the new state : structures and problems of welfare in Italy (1860-1890)." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/23885.
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Polson, Edward Clayton Bader Christopher David. "Taken for granted? Exploring the relationships between social service agencies and religious congregations." Waco, Tex. : Baylor University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2104/4204.
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Christy, Sean M. "Essays on the economics of signaling goodness." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2006.
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Selbee, Kevin L. "Volunteering in Canada an application of social resources theory to the likelihood of being a volunteer, and to the determination of volunteer effort /." Ottawa, Ont. : Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University, 2004. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/librarytitles/Doc?id=10213043.
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Ho, Mary. "Being and becoming donors : how children and young people engage with charities." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/5968.
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Extant research on nonprofit marketing and specifically donor behaviour have been quantitative and focused on profiling donors or examining motivations for giving. Prior research in these areas has also focused on adult populations, neglecting children and young people in general and those under 16 in particular. This dearth of research on children and young people in the nonprofit sector is even more surprising in light of the wealth of research on this group in the commercial domain. Furthermore, current understandings of the socialisation of children into donors are largely fragmented. It is important to give children and young people a voice in the literature, and one which reflects their contribution to society. There is also a need to examine how children and young people learn about charities and how they currently behave as donors. This interpretive study sought to explore how children and young people understand, donate and relate to charities. It aimed to provide a thick description of children and young people’s donor behaviour and their socialisation as donors, and to understand their charity consumption experiences through their eyes. Research was guided by child-centred, participatory research principles, with the multi-method research design involving thirty-three individual/paired interviews and focus groups with 91 children and young people and three surveys completed by a total of 606 9-24 year-olds in Scotland. The main findings are that children and young people engage in a variety of charitable activities and have a generally positive image of charities. Their knowledge, awareness and understanding in relation to charities become increasingly complex as they age, reflecting their cognitive and emotional development and greater life experience. Their donor behaviour also changes with age, and this is related to a range of personal and social influences, including the charity consumption arenas in which giving takes place. The process of donor socialisation extends into young adulthood, offering evidence of lifelong socialisation processes in the nonprofit context. The thesis concludes by considering the implications of the study for charity marketers, educators and public policy makers, and by outlining several fruitful avenues of future research.
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Wilson-Cole, Dennis E. N. "Governance within the UK charity sector : case study evidence from three charities." Thesis, Kingston University, 2011. http://eprints.kingston.ac.uk/22394/.
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In 2001, charities in the UK celebrated the 400th anniversary of their legal birth. They now wield considerable economic influence in their contribution to the economy as changes made to the welfare state over the last 20 years have transferred the delivery of some essential public services to the sector. However, the research problem (and hence pressing challenge facing charities) is whether their governance systems and processes are keeping pace with their growing role in Britain today. The objectives and purpose of this study become, therefore, to examine, describe and evaluate the various elements of charity governance from an 'insider-trustee' perspective and from there to build both theoretical understanding of, and insight into effective charity governance, such as to bridge identified gaps in the literature. This has become necessary because, 'for the first time in history, charities are ... now receiving more cash from the state than private donors' (Brindle, 2010, p. 1), and need, therefore, to demonstrate accountability to the UK taxpayer. Three research questions have guided this study: (i) What constitutes effective charity governance?; (ii) How does the Charity Board contribute to effective charity governance?; and (iii) Who are the stakeholders in charities, and does their recognition and engagement contribute to effective charity governance? The study adopts a descriptive, comparative, cross-sectional and multiple case study approach in order to explore the experiences, procedures and systems of third sector governance in three UK charities. This research design is considered suitable because it offers a robust, scientific methodology to investigate and understand the emic nature of the research problem. A conceptual framework developed on the three main themes of: (i) organisation structure and strategy, (ii) internal governance mechanisms, and (iii) external governance mechanisms, is used to provide the intra-and cross-case analysis presented. Participatory observation of governance meetings provides both an insider and direct access, insight into and understanding of, governance in the object charities. Document analysis is also employed to collect relevant data. However, the main data collection method employed is in-depth, face-to-face, open-ended interviews with trustees, Management Committee members, directors and Chief Officers of the object charities. The findings from the study reveal that although there are various elements of best practice governance in the object charities, significant room remains for improvement in organisation structure and both internal and external governance mechanisms in order to achieve effective charity governance. The study has made contributions to theory, practice and policy in several areas. In the area of theory, this research presents the first comparison of the development of corporate and charity governance in Britain. The study offers suggestions on how corporate governance codes can be 'flexed' for charities. In the area of practice, specific governance recommendations are made to transform the practices of the three charities. Training courses for trustees, chief officers and other executive directors have been developed from the empirical data and the literature. In the area of policy, changes in regulations are suggested. Finally, the empirical findings and literature provide a model which can be used by charity trustees and chief officers to assess the effectiveness of their governance arrangements. This model has been classified as the emergent principles of effective charity governance being: (i) optimal, responsive organisation structure; (ii) clear direction of travel based on defined goals and objectives; (iii) committed and focused governing body; (iv) sound financial and risk management; and (v) open, ethical and accountable stakeholder engagement.
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Van, Niekerk Elizabeth. "Not-for-profit marketing :branding, brand equity and marketing of smaller charities." Thesis, University of South Africa, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/65.
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Decades after the idea of not-for-profit marketing was first introduced the uptake has
not been universal. This study investigates the application of commercial marketing
principles in a sector where objectives other than profit are pursued. In particular, it
seeks to establish the effectiveness of not-for-profit marketing in encouraging the
public to “pay” the required “price”; to investigate the influence of charity brands on
stakeholder choices; the influence of a charity’s reputation on donor behaviour; and
whether smaller charities are aware of and use their brands. A questionnaire tested
donor perceptions and through a focus group insight was gained into the marketing
practices of smaller charities. The results indicate that not-for-profit marketing is
effective and that smaller organisations can compete through less expensive
marketing techniques, that charity brands are extremely valuable but underutilised,
and that an organisation’s reputation is its most valuable asset. Recommendations
are made to improve the performance of smaller charities by addressing marketing
and wider management practices.
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Shapely, Peter. "Voluntary charities in nineteenth century Manchester : organisational structure, social status and leadership." Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.241554.
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Matthews, Ronald Eric. "Charitable choice and faith-based organizations welfare, policy and religion in American politics /." [Kent, Ohio] : Kent State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=kent1164121218.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Kent State University, 2006.Title from PDF t.p. (viewed 16 January, 2007). Advisor: Erin O'Brien. Keywords: charitable choice, faith-based organizations, welfare, poverty, evangelicals. Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-176).
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Fries, Deborah. "The past, present and future of the third sector." Instructions for remote access. Click here to access this electronic resource. Access available to Kutztown University faculty, staff, and students only, 1987. http://www.kutztown.edu/library/services/remote_access.asp.
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Lukawiecki, Teresa (Teresa L. ). Carleton University Dissertation Social Work. ""Class, gender, and charity: the experiences of older women in three Ottawa charitable institutions, 1865-1890."." Ottawa, 1993.
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Rodriguez-Rey, Patricia. "A balancing act anti-terror financing guidelines and their effects on Islamic charities." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2006. http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion.exe/06Dec%5FRodriguez%5FRey.pdf.
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Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense))--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2006.Thesis Advisor(s): Harold Trinkunas, Abbas Kadhim. "December 2006." Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-84). Also available in print.
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Browne, Julie Margaret. "A bridge too far? : survivors, charities and the politics of child sexual abuse." Thesis, Lancaster University, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.260143.
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Molyneaux, David Christopher. "Ethical issues for the management and accountability of Christian charities in facing change." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/30530.
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This thesis explores issues, ethical demands and appropriate responses relevant to those managing and accountable for change in charities founded with Christian inspiration. While Business Ethics and motivational factors within profit-orientated corporate entities have received increasing attention, ethics relating to the operations of the 'not-for-loss' voluntary sector and of ecclesiastical bodies remain relatively less investigated. The purpose of the research is to discern, then formulate, pragmatic guidance which is both theologically based and managerially useful to those responsible not only for charities but also for many other institutions. It focuses on aspects of religious endeavour where, although often perceived separately, sacred and secular are inextricably entwined. Charitable and income-generating activities of churches ought to be prime proving grounds, for wider potential application within other and diverse organisations, of ethical principles put into practice. The methodology, concentrates on observation of three case-studies, one literary/historical and two contemporary, with active participation in the latter two so that the sharpness of the dilemmas and attempts at solutions reflect in-depth experience. The literary/historical study describes the experience of St Basil and fellow bishops in Fourth century Cappadocia in defining functions and boundaries for senior clergy as churches developed into major religious and social institutions adopting many state responsibilities. Against this historical and, possibly, paradigmatic background, the second study monitors, over 3 years, the breadth and complexity of the factors relevant to progressing an initiative requiring expenditure of £9.5 m to develop a property-based, overseas activity of an established UK church. By contrast, the third study examines the strains with the governance and management functions of a charitable enterprise which, since foundation in 1977, has grown seemingly successfully, so that by 2000 it has 500 employees and spends £8m p.a.
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Parry, Elizabeth Anne. "Services for children with cancer : the views of parents, professionals and relevant charities." Thesis, University of South Wales, 2002. https://pure.southwales.ac.uk/en/studentthesis/services-for-children-with-cancer--the-views-of-parents-professionals-and-relevant-charities(8d858f5d-6304-40cc-af82-75e55db22ea4).html.
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In adopting a tabula rasa approach, this study sought to determine those elements of care that should be prioritised in the service provision for families with children who have cancer. An innovative approach was adopted, as opposed to a conventional thesis structure, in which the literature in this study was used both as a means of informing the research rationale and design as well as being a data source in its own right and precluded providing a conventional literature review. Conventionally a thesis contains an introduction, chapters that review the literature, describe the methods, present results and ends with a discussion and conclusions. However, because there are many different elements to this thesis it is intended to structure it differently. Given that each form of data requires a different form of analysis, each data source has its own chapter. The reader will therefore find chapters headed The Professional Literature, The Charity Leaflets, and The Delphi Study. Furthermore, within each chapter methodological considerations, and the reasons for the methodological decisions taken are discussed. These are made in the appropriate places. Three sources of data were investigated including the professional and relevant charity leaflets literature and a Delphi study was undertaken to obtain the views of both professionals («=31) and families («=15). A content analysis was conducted for the first two sources of data and the first round of the Delphi study. All sources were essential in compiling a comprehensive list of desirable elements of care. The salient elements of care from the three sources of data were synthesised in order to identify elements that were common to all data sources. The elements of care were grouped under six headings as categories with relevant subcategories. The main categories were 'Communication and Cooperation', 'Maintaining Normality', 'Professional Issues', 'Research', 'Resources and 'Treatment Issues' for the professional literature and charity leaflets. Inter-rater reliability was established indicating a high level of agreement between both raters (Kappa = 0.677 and 0.958 respectively, p < 0.001 in both cases). 'Partnership in Care' was the analytical framework devised from the government directives of involving patients and their carers more in the healthcare process. The framework adopted was based on the families' participation as informed, decision making and empowered families. The framework was then used as a means by which the data for all three sources could be summarised, compared and contrasted. This then enabled a comparison between the service provision advocated for children with cancer and what the Delphi study of the families' opinions had highlighted. Given the rhetoric of policy directives in involving the family more in participation of care, the findings have shown that there is a disparity between the perspectives of the families and professionals. In line with policy directives, the professionals had prioritised the involvement of families as partners. However, their commitment to the partnership is questionable, as they did not regard more training in understanding the impact of the disease on the family as important. The main emphasis was on clinical service provision in terms of dedicated adolescent units in regional centres and emergency contact provision. The families placed an emphasis on communication in terms of their contact with the GP in avoiding late diagnosis, having a key worker, providing continuity between hospital and home, and training courses for the professionals to better understand the impact of the disease in the family. By contrast the professionals placed an emphasis on clinical provision namely age appropriate environment for care and 24 hour emergency contact and input from regional units. The findings suggest that in reality, families cannot always be equal partners with the professionals, nor do they necessarily wish to be. From the families' perspective a partnership in care has been defined as mutual respect, advocacy, encouragement, and having continuity of care between hospital and home, given by practitioners who have the expertise and who understand the impact of the disease on the family.
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Reddan, Peter S. "Biting the hand that feeds you abuse of Islamic charities by terrorist organizations." Thesis, Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School, 2009. http://edocs.nps.edu/npspubs/scholarly/theses/2009/Dec/09Dec%5FReddan.pdf.
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Thesis (Master of Arts in Homeland Security )--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2009.Thesis Advisor: Looney, Robert E. Second Reader: Trinkunas, Harold A. "December 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on January 29, 2010. Author(s) subject terms: Terrorism, Charities, Tribalism, Financial Action Task Force, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Hamas, Al-Qaida, Wahhabism. Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-68). Also available in print.
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Meakin, Robert Grant. "Limits on the Powers of the Charity Commission to Remove Charities from the Register." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.490712.
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The aim of this thesis is to demonstrate that it will be rarely the case that charities can be removed from the register and it will be even rarer for both the governing instrument ofa charity and its property to be removed. The research methods employed included a review of literature, case law and experience drawn from working as a lawyer at the Charity Commission from 1988-1993 and subsequently in private practice to the present day. In Chapter 6 documentary analysis was undertaken when examining the issue of removal from the register in the context of Charity Commission inquiries through an examination of inquiry reports over a two-year period between 2003-2004. The research methods used have been followed with a view to securing an upto- date objective analysis ofthe law as it relates to the removal of charities from the register and then an analysis of the Charity Commission's approach to the removal of charities from the register. The thesis is written on the basis that the Charities and Companies Acts 2006 have been implemented. Otherwise the law is stated as it exists on 1st October 2007.
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Chan, Kathryn. "Taxing charities, imposer les organismes de bienfaisance : harmonization and dissonance in Canadian charity law." Thesis, McGill University, 2006. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=99555.
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For many years, the determination of which organizations should qualify for the significant tax benefits accorded to "registered charities" ( "organismes de bienfaisance enregistres") under the Canadian Income Tax Act has been based, in all provinces, on the concept of charity developed by the English common law of charitable trusts. However, there are other sources of meaning for the concept of "charity" ( "bienfaisance") in Canada, including ancient, civil law sources that continue to form part of the basic law of Quebec.This study challenges the longstanding, unijural approach to the registered charity provisions on the basis of the constitutional division of powers, and the federal government's commitment to respecting bijuralism and bilingualism in its legislative texts. It explores the diverse, legal sources concerning charity and the devotion of property to the public good that form part of the law of property and civil rights in the provinces. Finally, it examines how these diverse provincial sources might affect the current approach to the registered charity provisions, and the project of ensuring that federal laws are accessible to each of Canada's Francophone civil law, Francophone common law, Anglophone civil law and Anglophone common law audiences.
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FitzGerald, J. R. S. "Kitchen-table UK charities funding educational projects in sub-Saharan Africa : issues of sustainability." Thesis, London South Bank University, 2018. http://researchopen.lsbu.ac.uk/2734/.
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My research addresses the question: How can UK kitchen-table charities that focus their efforts on educational projects in sub-Saharan Africa mitigate factors that negatively affect the sustainability of their work? Kitchen-table charities are managed by volunteers that meet in the home of one of the trustees, usually around the kitchen table. My professional experience as a founder member and Chair of Trustees of a kitchen-table charity, whose mission is to provide secondary education in a remote area of Tanzania, is integral to this research. Despite the contribution of small charities to the funding of education at grass-roots level in sub-Saharan Africa, research into their experiences and challenges appears non-existent. My study has three objectives: to identify issues that affect the long-term sustainability of kitchen-table charities, to investigate and record ways of building resilience to these issues and to produce an original research information booklet, based on my findings, as a practical tool for practitioners. I adopted action research as the methodological framework and used grounded theory as my analytical approach to the data. Key findings have been drawn from the generation of sub-categories that I connected to core-categories and include: lack of an exit plan; problems relevant to management at a distance; corruptive practices in-country; no succession plan. Issues of sustainability can be mitigated with increased awareness and thought for the preparedness of problems. My research has shown that small charities encounter common issues relating to sustainability. I devised a template based on an action research model to assist with problem-solving and forward planning strategies. This template is included in a Research Information Booklet entitled A Practitioner's Handbook (Appendix 1). The booklet contains the findings of my research and has been welcomed by the participants and other interested trustees.