Field

Specific Examples

History, Definition, Size & Scope

• Definition, size, and scope of the nonprofit sector in a changing environment of social economy, hybrid organizations, etc.
• What data needs building up?
• Study of Korean foundations

Management, Leadership, Strategy

• What changes has nonprofit management undergone? What are the reasons for such changes and their implications?
• What changes has nonprofit leadership undergone? How and why?
• Are nonprofit and charitable organizations adopting new strategies in response to the values of public interest?
• How do the management and leadership of organizations with different purposes change?

Accountability,

Transparency

• What does accountability and transparency of nonprofits mean?
• How can accountability towards the public be conducted? Is it effective?
• How can accountability and transparency be measured and checked?

Effectiveness, Outcome, Impact

• Do the customary evaluation methods and measurement indices accurately gauge the effectiveness of nonprofit and voluntary activities?
• What kind of nonprofit and voluntary programs succeed or fail? Why?

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

• To what extent are social changes or new approaches to services re-defining the work in the nonprofit and voluntary sector?
• What are the emerging new (or hybrid) organizational structures? What do these structures mean?

Boards and Governance

• What are the existing models for boards, and what their pros/cons?
• How can a board model be applied? How will it be changed?
• Are there any cases of new board governance?
• What are the major challenges of a board? How will they be met?
• Are specific board cases more/less related to positive/negative outcomes?

Regulations, Self-Regulation

• What roles do nonprofit organizations play in the policy process?
• What rules and regulations govern nonprofits, and do they need to adapt to the changing environment?
• How are nonprofit organizations carrying out advocacy on policies and missions?

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• A paper in the final stage of evaluation or that has completed evaluation, or is already receiving funds from another institution cannot be submitted.
• If no application meets the standard, the program for that category may be canceled.
• Even after a paper is selected, if it is later revealed to have been selected due to wrongful conduct (plagiarism, etc.), the selection will be canceled and the grant must be returned.
• The final paper must be submitted by October 2021, and for inevitable reasons the period can be extended up to six months after discussion with the Center.
• The final paper must be submitted in two forms (full paper, summarized paper), and for theses and dissertations, 3 hard copies must be submitted (to be used for the promotion of philanthropy by uploading on the Center’s webpage, publishing it in the Center’s source book).
• During the research period or after the submission of the final paper, the grant recipient must make a presentation at a Center event (to be announced later).
• The final paper must indicate that the research was funded by The Beautiful Foundation.
• The recipient may re-submit the paper to a research association, but must reveal that the paper was funded by The Beautiful Foundation, and if it is later revealed that the recipient did not check whether the association allows such recognition and the paper is published or this becomes a problem in the publishing process, the recipient shall hold sole responsibility for it.