Unrestricted funding and nonprofit capacities: Developing a conceptual model

• Published in: Nonprofit management & leadership Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 801 - 824
• Main Authors: Wiepking, Pamala, Wit, Arjen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA Wiley Periodicals, Inc 01.07.2024; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Academic staff; Conceptual models; COVID-19; donor‐imposed restrictions on funding; Financial management; flexible funding; Funding; grantmaking; Innovations; nonprofit capacities; nonprofit capacity; nonprofit effectiveness; Strategic planning; unrestricted funding

Unrestricted or flexible funding practices are increasingly popular among funders. There is initial empirical support for the assumption that fewer donor‐imposed restrictions on funding have positive outcomes for nonprofit capacities, including the ability to better deal with external shocks such as...