Intended Date of Award
2015
Degree Name
Master in Nonprofit Management (MNM)
Chair
Kim McKeage, PhD, Hamline University
Vice-Chair
Ann DeLaVergne
Committee Member
Ann DeLaVergne
Second Committee Member
Robert L. Routhieaux, PhD
Abstract
Growing food has become an increasingly common activity for nonprofit organizations, and doing so offers many opportunities to confer benefits to individuals and communities. Through a qualitative methodology, this research project uses a grounded theory approach to explore the challenges, opportunities, and issues faced by nonprofits in the Twin Cities that conduct food-growing activities as part of their mission. The study found three main categories of themes relevant to this sub-sector: Food Philosophy and mission prioritization, business model and economic concerns, and integrated program design characteristics. These factors are discussed from a nonprofit management lens, and implications for leaders are explored. Finally, an analytical/descriptive model is proposed to describe relationships between these factors and as a potential framing tool for organizational leaders.
Recommended Citation
Stoltzfus, Marcos, "Growing the Mission: Nonprofit Organizations Conducting Food-Growing Activities in the Twin Cities of Minnesota" (2015). School of Business Student Theses and Dissertations. 5.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hsb_all/5
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DigitalCommons@Hamline
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School of Business Student Theses and Dissertations