This week on the Nonprofit Science Podcast I am joined by Dr. Lise Anne Slatten.
Dr. Slatten is the Associate Dean for Administration & Quality in the Moody College of Business Administration and a Professor of Management at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL). Her research areas include nonprofit certification and accreditation, nonprofit governance and management, and entrepreneurship. Prior to teaching, Dr. Slatten spent twenty years working in the nonprofit sector.
During this conversation we discuss:
⦿ [6:00] Historical nonprofit scandals and how that has caused distrust of the nonprofit sector today
⦿ [9:30] How influencers are shaping accountability for nonprofits
⦿ [11:05] The similarities and differences between accreditation, code of ethics, and watchdog agencies
⦿ [20:00] What is web-based accountability
⦿ [23:00] Who are nonprofits accountable to and what are nonprofits accountable for?
⦿ [28:20] How nonprofit legitimacy is tied to a web presence
⦿ [33:00] How changes in the last several years have shifted the culture such that nonprofit websites are now a tool for establishing trust
⦿ [36:00] Specifically, what information should be on nonprofit websites for web-based accountability
⦿ [50:00] The signals nonprofit websites send about the organization based on the availability of information
Here’s what you can expect to take away from this episode…
⦿ An understanding of how accountability and transparency became important topics for nonprofit organizations
⦿ Why establishing a web-presence is important for nonprofits
⦿ What information should be on nonprofit websites for transparency and accountability
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LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
⦿ Learn more about Dr. Lise Anne D. Slatten’s work
⦿ Article: Nonprofit ethics and accountability: Synthesizing research on nonprofit regulation programs
⦿ Article: Web-based accountability: An integration of extant knowledge, research gaps and future directions
⦿ Article: Web-based accountability for nonprofits: Environmental quality, protection and beautification category
⦿ Article: Web-based accountability in the nonprofit sector: A close look at arts, culture, and humanities organizations
⦿ Article: Web-based accountability for nonprofits: Youth development organizations
