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Theory
100
An organization is always required to be accredited. True or False?
False.
100
What are the problems the accountability movement is trying to combat within nonprofits?
Scandals, mismanagement of funds, fraud, embezzlement, conflicts of interest and corruption.
100
Ebrahim explains in the article that accountability is about
What is "Trust"
100
One example of a charity watchdog/rater would be?
U.S news and World Report Better Business Bureau Charity Navigator
100
DOUBLE JEOPARDY What is the most popular breakfast cereal in America?
Frosted Flakes
200
What are an organizations outcomes?
What an organization hopes to achieve.
200
What are the two two ways the NPO community has utilized to answer the accountability movement?
Compliance Based: focuses on rules, processes and procedures Performance Based: focuses on outcomes and results through program evaluation
200
There are 3 directions a nonprofit is accountable towards
What is upward- funders or patrons downward- clients and people served internally- to themselves and their mission
200
GROUP QUESTION Based on Case 6.1, what kind of program evaluation method could have prevented the CAI/Mortenson scandal? 1. Logic models 2. Standardized treatment 3. Change theory
Logic models
200
Which theory indicates that the environment shapes organizational behavior and structure? 1. Agency theory 2. Stewardship theory 3. Institutional theory
Institutional theory
300
Organizations that make more than this dollar amount are required to fill out a 990, 990EZ, and 990 PF 1. $75,000 2. $50,000 3. $100,000 4. $55,000
$50,000
300
What are the four benefits, according to Carman, that change theory provides?
1. It helps stakeholders to reach consensus on what they are trying to do and why. 2. It helps to generate knowledge about the hypotheses that underlie programs or initiatives. 3. It helps to influence policy by confirming or disconfirming theories associated with the policy or problems that are being addressed. 4. It helps to focus evaluation resources on key aspects of program or intervention.
300
Nonprofits are responsible for Who and What but How are they to achieve their goals of being held accountable?
What is Compliance and Strategy
300
Of the following which was not the name of a spice girl? 1. Cutie 2. Scary 3. Sporty 4. Baby
What is Cutie
300
Which theory suggests that funders and nonprofits inherently have different goals, interests, and motivations? 1. Agency theory 2. Stewardship theory 3. Institutional theory
Agency theory
400
The term "impact investing" means that an organization invests in another organization that does what sort of things?
Generates social and environmental impact
400
What are the four components of logic models?
Outcomes: the intended benefits or results of the planned activitites. Inputs: resources that are dedicated to a particular program or initiave. Activities: things the program does with the inputs or resources (interventions) Outputs: the direct products of the activities and are usually associated with the volume or level of the work that has been accomplished. These outputs help to understand program implementation.
400
In the article, Ebrahim discusses in the conclusion how a nonprofit should go about succeeding at meeting their accountability requirements...
What is strategy- driven forms of accountability that can help them achieve their mission.
400
What is the difference between social return on investment (SROI) and regular return on investment?
SROI is a way to put a dollar amount on the social value of an organization.
400
Which of the following is not a Dave Matthews song? 1. Ants marching 2. 1979 3#49 4. Tripping Billies
1979
500
The statement "We don't want to just follow government regulations, we want to hold ourselves to an even higher standard" would fall under which definition? 1. Transparency 2. State Regulations 3. Self- Regulation
Self -Regulation
500
What does Carman say coverage and intensity refer to within the accountability movement?
Coverage: has to do with the extent to which an intervention or initiative is delivered to all members of the target population. As a result, the accountability movement has missed entire segments of the target population, which explains why we see such wide variability in the evaluation practices of npos. Intensity: a corollary to the coverage problem. It is not uncommon to see intervention plans that are not strong or intense enough to produce hoped-for outcomes.
500
In the article, Ebrahim gave four clear definitions of "What" a nonprofit organization is responsible for...
What is finances, governance, performance, and mission.
500
Benchmarking is a way for nonprofits to do what?
Compare themselves to similar agencies
500
Which theory suggests that funders and nonprofits actually have collective goals, similar interests, and motivation to do good? 1. Agency theory 2. Stewardship theory 3. Institutional theory
Stewardship theory