Open AccessThe Role of Financial Burden in Nonprofit Sector Commitment
Author(s) -
Kerry Kuenzi,
Amanda Stewart,
Marlene Walk
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of public and nonprofit affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.246
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2381-3717
DOI - 10.20899/jpna.7.2.192-204
Subject(s) - nonprofit sector , work (physics) , financial sector , exploratory research , business , compensation (psychology) , graduate education , public relations , volunteer work , finance , political science , sociology , psychology , mechanical engineering , pedagogy , anthropology , psychoanalysis , engineering
Evidence about millennial work motivations and the increasing importance of compensation questions the durability of the donative labor hypothesis in explaining nonprofit sector commitment. Nonprofit graduate education offers an employment pipeline into the sector, but what if the importance of compensation is partly driven by the financial burden accrued from education? Could it be that financial burden contributes to choices about work and commitment to the nonprofit sector? Using longitudinal data of nonprofit education alumni, we inquire about their sector commitment in light of the financial burden from their degree. Findings of this exploratory study offer a starting point for future research into how nonprofit education alumni view career opportunities in the nonprofit sector.