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Perceptions of Nonprofit Funding Decisions: A Survey of Local Public Administrators and Executive Directors of Community-Based Housing Organizations (CBHOs)

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This article compares how local public administrators and executive directors of community-based housing organizations (CBHO) perceive nonprofit funding decisions. The article’s findings suggest that both groups shared perceptions about the scope of affordable housing and factors influencing its funding. Yet, important differences existed. Public administrators were ambivalent about nonprofit capacity and affordable housing outcomes. They also underestimated the importance of networks, partnerships, and minority leadership. Professionals in the nonprofit sector underestimated fair housing concerns and overestimated the importance of promoting homeownership. These insights improve our understanding of the connection between funding patterns, public-nonprofit sector relations, local governance, and administrative structures.

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  1. Neighborworks® American was originally called the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. It changed its name to Neighborworks® America in 2005.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported in part by a small research grant from the Baldy Center for Law & Social Policy at the University at Buffalo. I would like to thank Maddi Zachacz, CaTyra Polland, and Michael Grimble for assistance with database development and the compilation of the mailing list for this research. I would also like to thank the two anonymous reviewers from Public Organization Review for their comments.

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Silverman, R.M. Perceptions of Nonprofit Funding Decisions: A Survey of Local Public Administrators and Executive Directors of Community-Based Housing Organizations (CBHOs). Public Organ Rev 9, 235–246 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-009-0083-x

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