The effects of nonprofit accountability ratings on donor behavior

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 220-236

  Sloan, Margaret F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Charity standards; Nonprofit ratings; Watchdog ratings

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249168153     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764008316470     Document Type: Article

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