Abstract
AbstractCivil society organizations (CSOs) that deliver services on behalf of public authorities operate under increased competitive and standardization pressures. Given this background, many CSOs experience a need to justify why public authorities should continue to fund them. In this article, we underpin and develop a new understanding of added value, proposing it to be the perceived social value of services or programs provided by a CSO that differs positively from the perceived social value of services or programs provided by other organizations and can be identified as functional, altruistic, emotional, or social. We elaborate on these four forms of added value and discuss the theoretical and practical implications of this understanding.
Funder
Haraldsplass Foundation
Virke
Diakonhjemmet
Blue Cross Norway
Crux
Diakonova Foundation
OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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