HalaAltamimi.bsky.social
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Assistant professor of Public Administration
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Nonprofits turning to flexible labor to cut costs may be hurting themselves. A study of over 7,800 arts organizations found it doesn't improve long-term financial health and can reduce attendance significantly.
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Relying heavily on contractors can cut attendance by 27% for museums, theaters and other arts nonprofits – new research
Relying on flexible labor arrangements does not provide lasting financial benefits for nonprofits, making them more of a Band-Aid than a cure.
theconversation.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Nonprofits turning to flexible labor to cut costs may be hurting themselves. A study of over 7,800 arts organizations found it doesn't improve long-term financial health and can reduce attendance significantly.
buff.ly/TrSc65A
buff.ly/TrSc65A
Marketization in public & nonprofit services, driven by New Public Management (NPM) thinking, has normalized lean staffing & outsourcing. Efficiency is the promise. But what happens to mission-driven work & public value when the market logic dominates? 🧵 1/
Hala Altamimi and Qiaozhen Liu analyse a decade of panel data on non-profits in the US, showing that flexible labour negatively influences operational outcomes - particularly when these workers are involved in core organizational functions www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
August 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Marketization in public & nonprofit services, driven by New Public Management (NPM) thinking, has normalized lean staffing & outsourcing. Efficiency is the promise. But what happens to mission-driven work & public value when the market logic dominates? 🧵 1/