Resiliency tactics during financial crisis: The nonprofit resiliency framework
Department
School of Government and International Affairs
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2021
Abstract
The ability of nonprofits to weather hard times is a popular theme in the literature, yet most of the research is spent on predicting organizational closure. Unfortunately, this offers little guidance to nonprofits attempting to both survive and deliver services during crises. We use the lived experiences of 31 nonprofits—a mix of umbrella groups and direct human service providers—during the Illinois state budget impasse to understand nonprofit organization resilience in times of crisis. We establish the Nonprofit Resiliency Framework using qualitative analysis, mapping tactics in five areas: financial, human resources, outreach, program and services, and management and leadership. This study not only provides further empirical investigation of organizational resilience, but also useful advice for nonprofits on how to weather a complex financial crisis.
Journal Title
Nonprofit Management and Leadership
Journal ISSN
10486682
Volume
32
Issue
2
First Page
179
Last Page
196
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1002/nml.21478