Nonprofits and evaluation: Empirical evidence from the field

New Directions for Evaluation

Volumn 2008, Issue 119, 2008, Pages 51-71

  Carman, Joanne G ^a   Fredericks, Kimberly A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b Russell Sage College   (United States)

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EID: 69849125411     PISSN: 10976736     EISSN: 1534875X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ev.268     Document Type: Article

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