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Faith‐Based Social Service Organizations and Government Funding: Data from a National Survey

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  • Helen Rose Ebaugh
  • Janet Saltzman Chafetz
  • Paula F. Pipes

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Objective. The objective of the research reported in this article is to test four hypotheses concerning government funding among faith‐based social service coalitions: that it is positively related to size and organizational professionalism; positively related to attitudes toward government funding; positively related to social activism; and negatively related to organizational religiosity. Method. Our method is the application of OLS and probit analysis to data from a national survey of 656 such organizations. Results. Using three measures of government funding and 12 predictor variables, results are mixed in their support of the size and professionalization hypothesis and generally support the remaining hypotheses. These findings are replicated when we compare coalitions that had and had not applied for government funding. Conclusions. Our findings emphasize that greater religious expressiveness dissuades coalitions from both seeking and receiving government funding, but higher levels of social activism expedite both.

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  • Helen Rose Ebaugh & Janet Saltzman Chafetz & Paula F. Pipes, 2005. "Faith‐Based Social Service Organizations and Government Funding: Data from a National Survey," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 86(2), pages 273-292, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:socsci:v:86:y:2005:i:2:p:273-292
    DOI: 10.1111/j.0038-4941.2005.00302.x
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    1. Christopher P. Scheitle, 2009. "Identity and Government Funding in Christian Nonprofits," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 90(4), pages 816-833, December.
    2. Pettijohn Sarah L. & Boris Elizabeth T., 2018. "Testing Nonprofit State Culture: Its Impact on the Health of the Nonprofit Sector," Nonprofit Policy Forum, De Gruyter, vol. 9(3), pages 1-13, October.

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