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  • 4 - What Makes Good Nonprofit Sector Theory?

  • from Part I - Overviews
  • Edited by Eva Witesman, Brigham Young University, Utah, Curtis Child, Brigham Young University, Utah
  • Book:
    Reimagining Nonprofits
    Published online:
    11 January 2024
    Print publication:
    01 February 2024, pp 71-88

  • Summary

    This chapter explores the nature of nonprofit-sector theory. To do this, we first examine what we theory, and what we mean by nonprofit-sector theory. We also propose a framework for evaluating what makes good nonprofit-sector theory, based on the function of theory (define, describe, explain, prescribe, predict, and evaluate) and the theory's depth, breadth, and relevance. For this volume, we have taken a broad and inclusive approach to nonprofit-sector theory, defining it as answering the questions, “What is the nonprofit sector?” and “Why does the nonprofit sector exist?”