Measuring Research and Development Expenditures in the U.S. Nonprofit Sector Conceptual and Design Issues: Summary of a Workshop (2015) / Chapter Skim
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6 Summary of Key Themes from the Workshop
6 Summary of Key Themes from the Workshop
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activities in a portion of this dynamic sector have not been directly measured in 18 years. This workshop brought together experts in economics, survey methodology, and nonprofit sector research, as well as representatives from different nonprofit organizations and the National Science Foundation (NSF)
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A related theme that many participants discussed at length was the unique nature of R&D in the nonprofit sector. Representatives from six nonprofit organizations who presented at the workshop described a wide range of activities ranging from basic and applied research to educational and social service innovations, among others, using various terms.
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However, presentations and discussions addressed ways in which NSF could build in flexibility for future data needs and/or establish partnerships to enable broader research goals to accompany NSF's specific goals for the survey. Suggestions included collaborating with other government agencies to provide a clearer view of the nonprofit sector or developing partnerships with external researchers or foundations that can conduct complementary research on a wider range of nonprofit organizations.
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He added international groups of labor statisticians have considered changes to the definition of work to include volunteer labor as a form of work, ultimately including it in the system of national accounts, signaling a major shift in thinking about work. These shifts would redefine gross domestic product, and he suggested that future measurement of work, including R&D, be informed by these decisions.
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This qualitative research would facilitate future research efforts that build on the NSF survey that will already have been implemented. In Salamon's view, this additional research would expand the sample and add a broader body of data on the nonprofit sector that is a more accurate reflection of its diversity.
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In addition, he expressed interest in learning how other larger government statistical agencies, such as the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, are engaging with the nonprofit sector and what they have learned. Gawalt stated that the workshop had "achieved one thing, which is to take my thinking from ‘I need a survey with a set of numbers' to ‘I need to be able to explain or describe the nonprofit sector and how research fits in and how that sector contributes.'" He said the workshop has broadened his thinking about the sector, future analyses, and ways to highlight the nonprofit sector on a national stage.
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