Shena Ashley
Biographic Data
| ID | 4170037 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shena Ashley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shena |
| FAMILY NAME | Ashley |
| SIGNATURE | ASHLEY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Syracuse University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Participatory Grantmaking
Because small, community-based organizations play a critical role in delivering services and expressing diverse community values, it is important to find ways to minimize disparities in their access to philanthropic resources. Participatory grantmaking is widely viewed as a practice with good potential to mitigate this tendency. This article addresses the design of this approach to grantmaking and, specifically, whether changing the decision-maki…
Executive Summaries
Participatory grantmaking is increasingly being seen as an approach to philanthropy that can shift power dynamics. This article addresses whether changing the decision-making process in addition to changing the decision-makers has an effect on how grants are allocated. It examines the design of two grant review processes -one based on popular voting, the other a more traditional rubric approach -and compares their outcomes to learn whether a more…
Insights for Measuring Social Value
The measurement of performance and the evaluation of social change efforts are vital yet challenging issues for practitioners and researchers in the social sector. Although tools exist to measure social value, they tend to focus on converting non-monetary costs and benefits into monetary terms to demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of operations. The capabilities approach provides a value-based alternative that could potentially enable a broader a…
The Impact of Government Funding on Competition in the Nonprofit Sector
Changes in the scope and structure of public sector funding over the past few decades have had significant effects on the organizational environment in which nonprofit organizations operate. This article presents an integrative model within which the empirical literature regarding government funding effects on nonprofits is reviewed. This model conceptualizes the effects as deriving from two discrete forces – supply dynamics that have immediate p…
Executive Summary
Building on the concepts of venture philanthropy
Is the Inequality Equitable? An Examination of the Distributive Equity of Philanthropic Grants to Rural Communities
The primary question in this study is whether the inequality observed in rural and urban giving patterns is equitable. Practitioners and policy makers have expressed concern about equity in foundation giving, but these concerns are often conflated with equality measures. The focus of this article is to disentangle equity and equality and then propose—in the absence of equity standards in philanthropic literature—three equity standards that can be…
The Influence of Administrative Cost Ratios on State Government Grant Allocations to Nonprofits
Government has come to rely on nonprofit organizations to deliver publicly funded human and cultural services, and it has become a significant donor to the nonprofit sector. When government agencies make grants to nonprofit organizations, administrative cost ratios are often requested, but it is not clear whether or how these ratios influence allocation decisions. Theoretical perspectives alternatively frame the administrative cost ratio as an in…
The Family Difference? Exploring the Congruence in Grant Distribution Patterns Between Family and Independent Foundations
Using a broad group of family and independent foundations from a representative sample of Georgia foundations, the authors examined differences in giving patterns between family and independent foundations
Nonprofit Performance, Fund-Raising Effectiveness, and Strategies for Engaging African Americans in Philanthropy
During the past two decades, the field of philanthropy has grown in its knowledge base, knowledge sharing, and sophistication in reaching out to and cultivating donors and volunteers. The growing literature focusing on African American philanthropy has contributed to that knowledge base. Throughout much of the research conducted, African Americans are found to be an untapped philanthropic resource who have yet to be leveraged. Yet previous studie…
The Influence of Administrative Cost Ratios on State Government Grant Allocations to Nonprofits
Government has come to rely on nonprofit organizations to deliver publicly funded human and cultural services, and it has become a significant donor to the nonprofit sector. When government agencies make grants to nonprofit organizations, administrative cost ratios are often requested, but it is not clear whether or how these ratios influence allocation decisions. Theoretical perspectives alternatively frame the administrative cost ratio as an in…
The Family Difference? Exploring the Congruence in Grant Distribution Patterns Between Family and Independent Foundations
Using a broad group of family and independent foundations from a representative sample of Georgia foundations, the authors examined differences in giving patterns between family and independent foundations
Insights for Measuring Social Value
The measurement of performance and the evaluation of social change efforts are vital yet challenging issues for practitioners and researchers in the social sector. Although tools exist to measure social value, they tend to focus on converting non-monetary costs and benefits into monetary terms to demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of operations. The capabilities approach provides a value-based alternative that could potentially enable a broader a…
Nonprofit Performance, Fund-Raising Effectiveness, and Strategies for Engaging African Americans in Philanthropy
During the past two decades, the field of philanthropy has grown in its knowledge base, knowledge sharing, and sophistication in reaching out to and cultivating donors and volunteers. The growing literature focusing on African American philanthropy has contributed to that knowledge base. Throughout much of the research conducted, African Americans are found to be an untapped philanthropic resource who have yet to be leveraged. Yet previous studie…
Is the Inequality Equitable? An Examination of the Distributive Equity of Philanthropic Grants to Rural Communities
The primary question in this study is whether the inequality observed in rural and urban giving patterns is equitable. Practitioners and policy makers have expressed concern about equity in foundation giving, but these concerns are often conflated with equality measures. The focus of this article is to disentangle equity and equality and then propose—in the absence of equity standards in philanthropic literature—three equity standards that can be…
Participatory Grantmaking
Because small, community-based organizations play a critical role in delivering services and expressing diverse community values, it is important to find ways to minimize disparities in their access to philanthropic resources. Participatory grantmaking is widely viewed as a practice with good potential to mitigate this tendency. This article addresses the design of this approach to grantmaking and, specifically, whether changing the decision-maki…
The Impact of Government Funding on Competition in the Nonprofit Sector
Changes in the scope and structure of public sector funding over the past few decades have had significant effects on the organizational environment in which nonprofit organizations operate. This article presents an integrative model within which the empirical literature regarding government funding effects on nonprofits is reviewed. This model conceptualizes the effects as deriving from two discrete forces – supply dynamics that have immediate p…
Nonprofit Performance, Fund-Raising Effectiveness, and Strategies for Engaging African Americans in Philanthropy
During the past two decades, the field of philanthropy has grown in its knowledge base, knowledge sharing, and sophistication in reaching out to and cultivating donors and volunteers. The growing literature focusing on African American philanthropy has contributed to that knowledge base. Throughout much of the research conducted, African Americans are found to be an untapped philanthropic resource who have yet to be leveraged. Yet previous studie…
The Family Difference? Exploring the Congruence in Grant Distribution Patterns Between Family and Independent Foundations
Using a broad group of family and independent foundations from a representative sample of Georgia foundations, the authors examined differences in giving patterns between family and independent foundations
The Influence of Administrative Cost Ratios on State Government Grant Allocations to Nonprofits
Government has come to rely on nonprofit organizations to deliver publicly funded human and cultural services, and it has become a significant donor to the nonprofit sector. When government agencies make grants to nonprofit organizations, administrative cost ratios are often requested, but it is not clear whether or how these ratios influence allocation decisions. Theoretical perspectives alternatively frame the administrative cost ratio as an in…
The Impact of Government Funding on Competition in the Nonprofit Sector
Changes in the scope and structure of public sector funding over the past few decades have had significant effects on the organizational environment in which nonprofit organizations operate. This article presents an integrative model within which the empirical literature regarding government funding effects on nonprofits is reviewed. This model conceptualizes the effects as deriving from two discrete forces – supply dynamics that have immediate p…
Executive Summary
Building on the concepts of venture philanthropy
Is the Inequality Equitable? An Examination of the Distributive Equity of Philanthropic Grants to Rural Communities
The primary question in this study is whether the inequality observed in rural and urban giving patterns is equitable. Practitioners and policy makers have expressed concern about equity in foundation giving, but these concerns are often conflated with equality measures. The focus of this article is to disentangle equity and equality and then propose—in the absence of equity standards in philanthropic literature—three equity standards that can be…
Insights for Measuring Social Value
The measurement of performance and the evaluation of social change efforts are vital yet challenging issues for practitioners and researchers in the social sector. Although tools exist to measure social value, they tend to focus on converting non-monetary costs and benefits into monetary terms to demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of operations. The capabilities approach provides a value-based alternative that could potentially enable a broader a…
Participatory Grantmaking
Because small, community-based organizations play a critical role in delivering services and expressing diverse community values, it is important to find ways to minimize disparities in their access to philanthropic resources. Participatory grantmaking is widely viewed as a practice with good potential to mitigate this tendency. This article addresses the design of this approach to grantmaking and, specifically, whether changing the decision-maki…
Executive Summaries
Participatory grantmaking is increasingly being seen as an approach to philanthropy that can shift power dynamics. This article addresses whether changing the decision-making process in addition to changing the decision-makers has an effect on how grants are allocated. It examines the design of two grant review processes -one based on popular voting, the other a more traditional rubric approach -and compares their outcomes to learn whether a more…
Business (6 works) · Community Development and Social Impact (6 works) · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · Public economics (3 works)