Tsars, Task Forces and Standards: The New “IRS”?

Casey John ()
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Casey John: Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College, City of University of New York (CUNY), New York, USA

Nonprofit Policy Forum, 2016, vol. 7, issue 1, 29-37

Abstract: Institutional processes for regulating government-nonprofit relations in the U.S. are experiencing substantial growth, particularly at the state level. First, cabinet-level nonprofit “tsars” are being appointed by state governments as point persons for communication and coordination with nonprofits. Second, high-level cross-sector task forces are being established to examine the current relations between the sectors and to recommend reforms in regulatory and oversight processes. Third, nonprofit industry associations are developing statements of operating standards that seek to promote greater discipline in operations. These processes are potentially harbingers of the creation of new institutionalized relationship systems (IRS). This paper examines the emergence of these new institutional arrangements, analyzes their short-term impacts and speculates about their durability.

Keywords: nonprofit-government; relations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1515/npf-2015-0036

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