Nonprofit organization data: What we have and what we need

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2002, Pages

  Lampkin, Linda M ^a   Boris, Elizabeth T ^a  

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EID: 0038115685     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764202045011005     Document Type: Review

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