@article{moore_lawrence_2023, title={The Essential Role of Human Service Nonprofits in Restorative Justice Policy Implementation}, volume={9}, ISSN={["2154-3348"]}, url={https://doi.org/10.1515/npf-2022-0040}, DOI={10.1515/npf-2022-0040}, abstractNote={Abstract Evidence demonstrating the essential role of human service nonprofits in restoring justice to communities has led to an increased need in understanding how these nonprofits view their service delivery role in relation to the state in a restorative justice context. Despite the increase in funding dedicated to restorative justice programs and increased collaborations between states and nonprofits, few studies have explored perceptions of collaborative restorative justice roles in state-led initiatives. This exploratory qualitative study uses semi-structured interviews to understand how leaders in these programs view their organization’s roles in restorative justice implementation. The analysis evaluates the variations in perceptions among nonprofits leaders as well as the differences in perceptions between nonprofit versus public managers/policy makers. Results indicate that nonprofit leaders and public managers/policy makers view nonprofits as pivotal to restorative justice policy implementation given their capacity to engage in grassroots problem-solving and develop strengths-based programs.}, journal={NONPROFIT POLICY FORUM}, author={Moore, Paige L. and Lawrence, Kara L.}, year={2023}, month={Sep} }
 @article{cody_lawrence_prentice_clerkin_2022, title={Examining the relationship between board member selection criteria and board boundary spanning into internal, upward, and outward accountability environments}, ISSN={["1542-7854"]}, DOI={10.1002/nml.21511}, abstractNote={Abstract Previous literature establishes a contingency‐based framework of external conditions, internal organizational characteristics, and board attributes and composition that impact board effectiveness and calls for more industry‐specific nonprofit studies to build the field's knowledge of the factors that lead to nonprofit board effectiveness. In this manuscript, we use a national study of nonprofit charter school boards to answer this call. Controlling for internal organizational characteristics and external conditions, we examine how board member selection criteria is related to levels of board boundary spanning in inward, upward, and outward accountability environments. Selecting board members because of their knowledge of the organization, have membership in the group being served and for their willingness to give time is all associated with higher levels of inward, upward, and outward accountability activities. Alternatively, selecting board members because they are friends/acquaintances of current board members is associated with lower levels of activities across all three accountability environments. Our findings suggest that charter school boards may be recruiting board members who can relate to multiple stakeholder groups across accountability environments rather than selecting for members who operate in distinct accountability environments.}, journal={NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP}, author={Cody, Christopher A. and Lawrence, Kara L. and Prentice, Christopher R. and Clerkin, Richard M.}, year={2022}, month={Apr} }
 @article{varkey_lawrence_chelbi_stewart_clerkin_2022, title={Outcome Insights: Applying an NPG Lens to Examine a Capacity Building Initiative Among the Government and its Partner}, volume={10}, ISSN={["1532-4265"]}, DOI={10.1080/01900692.2022.2111579}, abstractNote={Providing services for a diverse population requires a shift in paradigms and mechanisms. New Public Governance (NPG) provides insights on the need for collaborative actions between organizations from all sectors. This study applies an NPG lens to investigate a state’s effort to enhance mental health and substance use recovery through building capacity in peer-support service providing organizations (SPOs). We used 37 participant interviews from a training program. Results show variations between intended and actual outcomes and highlight NPG as a relevant framework for capacity building and co-creation of public value in dynamic partnerships between the public sector and SPOs.}, journal={INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION}, author={Varkey, Sapna and Lawrence, Kara and Chelbi, Leila and Stewart, Amanda J. and Clerkin, Richard M.}, year={2022}, month={Oct} }
 @article{melville-holder_lawrence_leight_johnson_stewart_2022, title={Preparing Nonprofit Professionals: An Educational Needs Assessment from a Worker Perspective}, volume={12}, ISSN={["2157-0604"]}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.18666/jnel-2022-11450}, DOI={10.18666/JNEL-2022-11450}, abstractNote={Nonprofit management education is informed by curricular standards and feedback from students and alumni on the utility of its curriculum components. In a professionalizing and diverse nonprofit sector, we were curious to ask nonprofit workers about the skills and competencies they need for their work. Applying a survey design, we asked nonprofit workers about the skills and abilities they used in their work relative to general professional and nonprofit curricular standards. In our findings, we explore differences according to the professional profiles to make sense of the sector’s diverse workforce. Our assessment supplies fresh insight into the competencies nonprofit education promotes, describing how nonprofit professionals view the skills needed for their work, and how they think about professional development. The findings inform those who teach or administer nonprofit degree programs, as well as those who work or want to work in the nonprofit sector.}, number={4}, journal={JOURNAL OF NONPROFIT EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP}, publisher={Sagamore Publishing, LLC}, author={Melville-Holder, Jo'Ann L. and Lawrence, Kara and Leight, Matthew D. and Johnson, Brad A. and Stewart, Amanda J.}, year={2022}, pages={1–19} }