: Most-Cited Full-Text Articles http://nvs.sagepub.com/ Most-cited rankings are recalculated at the beginning of the month and are based on citations to articles on this journal site from articles in other HighWire-hosted journals. 2009-11-04 <![CDATA[The Rest of the Nonprofit Sector: Grassroots Associations as the Dark Matter Ignored in Prevailing "Flat Earth" Maps of the Sector]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/26/2/114?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 1997; 26:114-131
Article]]> David Horton Smith 1997-06-01 10.1177/0899764097262002 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Theses on Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/28/2/107?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 1999; 28:107-126
Article]]> Robert D. Herman, David O. Renz 1999-06-01 10.1177/0899764099282001 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Measuring the Unmeasurable: Empirical Studies of Nonprofit Organization Effectiveness from 1977 to 1997]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/27/2/183?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 1998; 27:183-202
Article]]> Daniel P. Forbes 1998-06-01 10.1177/0899764098272005 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Multiple Constituencies and the Social Construction of Nonprofit Organization Effectiveness]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/26/2/185?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 1997; 26:185-206
Article]]> Robert D. Herman, David O. Renz 1997-06-01 10.1177/0899764097262006 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Four Sectors or Five? Retaining the Member-Benefit Sector]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/20/2/137?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 1991; 20:137-150
Article]]> David Horton Smith 1991-06-01 10.1177/089976409102000203 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Defining Who is a Volunteer: Conceptual and Empirical Considerations]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/25/3/364?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 1996; 25:364-383
Article]]> Ram A. Cnaan, Femida Handy, Margaret Wadsworth 1996-09-01 10.1177/0899764096253006 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Differences in Personal Goals and Attitudes Among Volunteers]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/21/3/271?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 1992; 21:271-291
Article]]> Richard A. Sundeen 1992-09-01 10.1177/089976409202100306 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Volunteers' Motivations: Findings from a National Survey]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/25/4/485?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 1996; 25:485-505
Article]]> E. Gil Clary, Mark Snyder, Arthur A. Stukas 1996-12-01 10.1177/0899764096254006 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Community Variations in the Size and Scope of the Nonprofit Sector: Theory and Preliminary Findings]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/30/4/684?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 2001; 30:684-706
Article]]> Kirsten A. Gronbjerg, Laurie Paarlberg 2001-12-01 10.1177/0899764001304004 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Congregations and Social Services: What They Do, How They Do It, and with Whom]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/30/4/660?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 2001; 30:660-683
Article]]> Mark Chaves, William Tsitsos 2001-12-01 10.1177/0899764001304003 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Do Nonprofit Boards Make a Difference? An Exploration of the Relationships Among Board Structure, Process, and Effectiveness]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/21/3/227?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 1992; 21:227-249
Article]]> Pat Bradshaw, Vic Murray, Jacob Wolpin 1992-09-01 10.1177/089976409202100304 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Developing a Universe of Nonprofit Organizations: Methodological Considerations]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/18/1/63?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 1989; 18:63-80
Article]]> Kirsten A. Gronbjerg 1989-03-01 10.1177/089976408901800106 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[A Study of Factors Influencing the Growth of Nonprofits in Social Services]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/28/3/296?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 1999; 28:296-314
Article]]> John J. Corbin 1999-09-01 10.1177/0899764099283004 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Grassroots Associations are Important: Some Theory and a Review of the Impact Literature]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/26/3/269?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 1997; 26:269-306
Article]]> David Horton Smith 1997-09-01 10.1177/0899764097263002 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Decentralization and Equity in Public and Nonprofit Sectors]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/22/4/281?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 1993; 22:281-296
Article]]> Julian Wolpert 1993-12-01 10.1177/0899764093224003 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[A Methodological Comparison of Giving Surveys: Indiana as a Test Case]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/30/3/551?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2001; 30:551-568
Article]]> Patrick M. Rooney, Kathryn S. Steinberg, Paul G. Schervish 2001-09-01 10.1177/0899764001303011 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Diversification of Revenue Strategies: Evolving Resource Dependence in Nonprofit Organizations]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/28/3/246?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 1999; 28:246-268
Article]]> Karen A. Froelich 1999-09-01 10.1177/0899764099283002 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[A Methodology for Measuring the Financial Vulnerability of Charitable Nonprofit Organizations]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/20/4/445?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 1991; 20:445-460
Article]]> Howard P. Tuckman, Cyril F. Chang 1991-12-01 10.1177/089976409102000407 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Internal Revenue Service 990 Data: Fact or Fiction?]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/25/1/40?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 1996; 25:40-52
Article]]> Karen A. Froelich, Terry W. Knoepfle 1996-03-01 10.1177/0899764096251004 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Does Participation in Voluntary Associations Contribute to Social Capital? The Impact of Intensity, Scope, and Type]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/31/1/32?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2002; 31:32-61
Article]]> Dag Wollebaek, Per Selle 2002-03-01 10.1177/0899764002311002 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[When Missions, Markets, and Politics Collide: Values and Strategy in the Nonprofit Human Services]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/29/suppl_1/141?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2000; 29:141-163
Article]]> Peter Frumkin, Alice Andre-Clark 2000-03-01 10.1177/089976400773746373 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Measuring the Effectiveness of Nonprofit Boards]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/27/2/159?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 1998; 27:159-182
Article]]> Douglas K. Jackson, Thomas P. Holland 1998-06-01 10.1177/0899764098272004 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Religious People, Religious Congregations, and Volunteerism in Human Services: Is there a Link?]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/22/1/33?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 1993; 22:33-51
Article]]> Ram A. Cnaan, Amy Kasternakis, Robert J. Wineburg 1993-03-01 10.1177/089976409302200104 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Cooperation and Compromise: A Network Response to Conflicting Institutional Pressures in Community Mental Health]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/33/3/489?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2004; 33:489-514
Article]]> Keith G. Provan, Kimberley R. Isett, H. Brinton Milward 2004-09-01 10.1177/0899764004265718 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Implications of Welfare Reform: Do Nonprofit Survival Strategies Threaten Civil Society?]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/28/4/452?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 1999; 28:452-475
Article]]> Jennifer Alexander, Renee Nank, Camilla Stivers 1999-12-01 10.1177/0899764099284005 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Determinants of Voluntary Association Participation and Volunteering: A Literature Review]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/3/243?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 1994; 23:243-263
Article]]> David Horton Smith 1994-01-01 10.1177/089976409402300305 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Embarking on a Republic of Benevolence? New Survey Findings on Charitable Giving]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/27/2/237?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 1998; 27:237-242
Article]]> Paul G. Schervish, John J. Havens 1998-06-01 10.1177/0899764098272007 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Measurement Issues in Surveys of Giving and Volunteering and Strategies Applied in the Design of Canada's National Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/30/3/515?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2001; 30:515-526
Article]]> Michael H. Hall 2001-09-01 10.1177/0899764001303009 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Wealth and the Commonwealth: New Findings on Wherewithal and Philanthropy]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/30/1/5?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2001; 30:5-25
Article]]> Paul G. Schervish, John J. Havens 2001-03-01 10.1177/0899764001301001 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Strategic Collaboration Between Nonprofits and Business]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/29/suppl_1/69?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2000; 29:69-97
Article]]> James E. Austin 2000-03-01 10.1177/089976400773746346 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Local Human Services Provision by Religious Congregations: A Community Analysis]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/21/2/107?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 1992; 21:107-117
Article]]> Robert J. Wineburg 1992-06-01 10.1177/089976409202100202 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Responsibility for Critical Events in Nonprofit Organizations]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/19/1/59?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 1990; 19:59-72
Article]]> Richard D. Heimovics, Robert D. Herman 1990-03-01 10.1177/089976409001900107 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[And Lettuce Is Nonanimal: Toward a Positive Economics of Voluntary Action]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/18/4/367?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 1989; 18:367-383
Article]]> Roger A. Lohmann 1989-12-01 10.1177/089976408901800407 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Nonprofit Advocacy Organizations: Assessing the Definitions, Classifications, and Data]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/27/4/488?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 1998; 27:488-506
Article]]> Elizabeth Boris, Rachel Mosher-Williams 1998-12-01 10.1177/0899764098274006 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[The Influence of Demographics and Distance on Nonprofit Location]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/26/2/207?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 1997; 26:207-225
Article]]> Wolfgang Bielefeld, James C. Murdoch, Paul Waddell 1997-06-01 10.1177/0899764097262007 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Public Benefit and Member Benefit Nonprofit, Voluntary Groups]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/22/1/53?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 1993; 22:53-68
Article]]> David Horton Smith 1993-03-01 10.1177/089976409302200105 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[The Emergence of Hybrid Organizational Forms: Combining Identity-Based Service Provision and Political Action]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/31/3/377?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2002; 31:377-401
Article]]> Debra C. Minkoff 2002-09-01 10.1177/0899764002313004 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Nonprofit Boards: Crucibles of Expertise or Symbols of Local Identities?]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/30/1/51?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2001; 30:51-73
Article]]> Rikki Abzug, Joseph Galaskiewicz 2001-03-01 10.1177/0899764001301003 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Financial Measures in Nonprofit Organization Research: Comparing IRS 990 Return and Audited Financial Statement Data]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/29/2/232?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 2000; 29:232-254
Article]]> Karen A. Froelich, Terry W. Knoepfle, Thomas H. Pollak 2000-06-01 10.1177/0899764000292002 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Assessing the Value of Volunteer Activity]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/28/1/3?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 1999; 28:3-17
Article]]> Eleanor Brown 1999-03-01 10.1177/0899764099281001 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Kindling Points of Light: Volunteering as Public Policy]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/18/3/249?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 1989; 18:249-268
Article]]> Susan M. Chambre 1989-09-01 10.1177/089976408901800307 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Trends in Voluntary Association Participation]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/28/2/199?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 1999; 28:199-212
Article]]> Thomas Rotolo 1999-06-01 10.1177/0899764099282005 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Philanthropic Styles in the United States: Toward a Theory of Regional Differences]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/25/2/190?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 1996; 25:190-210
Article]]> John C. Schneider 1996-06-01 10.1177/0899764096252004 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Understanding Collaboration Among Nonprofit Organizations: Combining Resource Dependency, Institutional, and Network Perspectives]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/34/3/340?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2005; 34:340-361
Article]]> Chao Guo, Muhittin Acar 2005-09-01 10.1177/0899764005275411 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[A Regression Model Explaining Predisposition to Collaborate]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/31/4/549?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 2002; 31:549-564
Article]]> Mary K. Foster, Agnes G. Meinhard 2002-12-01 10.1177/0899764002238100 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Measurement of Volunteering: A Methodological Study Using Indiana as a Test Case]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/31/4/484?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 2002; 31:484-501
Article]]> Kathryn S. Steinberg, Patrick M. Rooney, William Chin 2002-12-01 10.1177/0899764002238097 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Managing for Value: Organizational Strategy in For-Profit, Nonprofit, and Governmental Organizations]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/29/suppl_1/183?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2000; 29:183-208
Article]]> Mark H. Moore 2000-03-01 10.1177/089976400773746391 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Alternative Models of Government-Nonprofit Sector Relations: Theoretical and International Perspectives]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/29/1/149?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2000; 29:149-172
Article]]> Dennis R. Young 2000-03-01 10.1177/0899764000291009 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Trusting that of God in Everyone: Three Examples of Quaker-Based Social Service in Disadvantaged Communities]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/28/3/269?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 1999; 28:269-295
Article]]> Jo Anne Schneider 1999-09-01 10.1177/0899764099283003 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Mapping Volunteer Activity]]> http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/4/335?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 1994; 23:335-351
Article]]> Ram A. Cnaan, Laura Amrofell 1994-01-01 10.1177/089976409402300404 SAGE Publications