Financing non-profit organizations (NPOs) differs from financing business companies. Based on a literature review this article highlights that many aspects of nonprofit development are defined at the stage of the organizations' foundation. Thus, we apply the path dependence theory as a basis for...

Philanthropic acts aim at a change in habits or situation in the life of others. The current debate on performance measurement and professionalization of the philanthropic sector leads - despite the altruistic tenor of the acts - to the question, which consequences the beneficence has and to...

In the course of professionalization in the nonprofit sector, specialized nonprofit support organizations emerge, which provide other nonprofit organizations (NPO) with strategic management competencies. These nonprofit support organizations coexist with forprofit consultancies in a mixed...