This paper examines the success and failure of the once pre-eminent New Zealand charity, the Council for the Organisation of Relief Services Overseas (CORSO). While delivering aid for government in its early years was a factor in its success, so too was its broad membership base. Voluntary...

Purpose – This paper seeks to analyse accountability relationships developed since the introduction of reforms requiring nonprofit primary health organisations (PHOs) to discharge holistic accountability. Design/methodology/approach – Case study data were obtained principally through...

This research demonstrates how sustained charity fraud is supported when organisations do not develop strong accountability links to salient stakeholders. Whilst increased regulation is one response to reduce charity fraud and to increase organisational accountability, regulators seldom...