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The Transnational NGO Initiative

The Transnational NGO Initiative. Presentation at the ISA Conference February 20 th , 2010 :: New Orleans. Crossing boundaries and mixing methods. The Research Problem. Literature primarily focuses on large and successful organizations/campaigns

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The Transnational NGO Initiative

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  1. The Transnational NGO Initiative Presentation at the ISA Conference February 20th, 2010 :: New Orleans Crossing boundaries and mixing methods

  2. The Research Problem • Literature primarily focuses on large and successful organizations/campaigns • Gap between in-depth case studies and (few) large-n datasets • Basic questions about TNGOs are unanswered • What are their goals and obstacles? • What does it mean for them to be effective? • To whom are they accountable?

  3. TNGO Study Design • Selection • Charity Navigator database of international nonprofits (2005) with 501(c)(3) status in the US • Proportionate stratified random sampling based on size, sector and fiscal health • Data collection • Confidential interviews with 152 TNGO leaders across the US (average of 84 minutes) • About 209 hours of interviews recorded and transcribed

  4. Interview Protocol • Interview protocol developed by interdisciplinary research team and with input by TNGO leaders: • Changes in organizational goals and governance structures • Effectiveness • Accountability • Funding as related to effectiveness and accountability • Communication, collaboration, networks and partnerships • Leadership characteristics and preparation • 68% response rate, 81% Presidents & CEOs

  5. Data transformation • Qualitative coding • Created a hierarchically organized codebook and implemented it in ATLAS.ti • Designed to facilitate qualitative information retrieval and quantification • Overall intercoder agreement: 0.80

  6. Data sets created • Qualitative dataset • Coded transcripts organized in ATLAS.ti for efficient retrieval of quotations • Frequency count report from ATLAS.ti exported to Stata • Quantitative dataset • Data transformed and labeled • Primary and secondary data merged • Dataset is 152 cases by about 400 variables

  7. Advantages of Method • The best of both worlds • Among the primary data, each datum is connected to the specific qualitative quotation from which it is derived • Statistics are easily contextualized and interpreted • We retain the qualitative nuance obtained from open-ended questioning

  8. Learn More • Take home a pamphlet • Check our website for updates: http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/moynihan_tngo.aspx • Review the white paper, protocol, codebook and working papers • The quantitative dataset will be available soon to the public • Email inquires to: tngoinfo@maxwell.syr.edu

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