Income Composition and The Great Recession: A Longitudinal Examination of U.K. Voluntary Organisations

EasyChair Preprint 1427

Abstract

Social policy in England has, for some decades now, placed growing emphasis on the contribution of the third sector and considerable expectations are invested in voluntary organisations as a result. Drawing on the benefits theory of nonprofit finance, this paper examines longitudinal patterns in the income profiles of a representative sample of registered charities in England and Wales. We find evidence of a declining reliance on government funding over the 10-year study period (2006-2016). We also show that a significant proportion of voluntary organisations play a multifaceted role alongside the state and market, providing a mix of collective and private benefits through their activities.

Keyphrases: Donations, charity finance, revenue streams

@booklet{EasyChair:1427,
  author    = {Diarmuid McDonnell and John Mohan},
  title     = {Income Composition and The Great Recession: A Longitudinal Examination of U.K. Voluntary Organisations},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 1427},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2019}}