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Accountability in Local Government–Nonprofit Relationships
Gordon Whitaker, Margaret F. Henderson, Lydian Altman
Sunday, May 18, 2003
Book

Provides a framework for local governments in developing their own answers to such questions as: How can your local government hold nonprofits accountable for delivery of services paid for with public funds? How can attention to accountability help improve public services and fiscal integrity? Useful for local government officials and others involved in nonprofit-government relationships.

Establishing Mutual Accountability in Nonprofit-Government Relationships
Margaret F. Henderson, Gordon Whitaker, Lydian Altman
Monday, September 1, 2003
Article

Governments and nonprofits want to work as partners, but the ways in which they typically interact often fail to be satisfactory or fully productive. How can they move beyond a buyer-seller relationship toward share responsibility for improving public services?

Establishing Mutual Accountability in Nonprofit-Government Relationships (Establishing Mutual Accountability in Nonprofit-Government Relationships, 795.68 KB)
Public Officials - Local and State Government Roles