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Forty-nine Appalachian nonprofit organizations that were recipients of federal funding in the fiscal year of 2021 were chosen, and using information found on their publicly available websites, the following characteristics were analyzed for: racial diversity in staff and board, gender diversity in staff and board, board size, staff management, and online presence. The results of this study suggest that an Appalachian nonprofit organization’s online presence, management of staff, and size of board may have an influence on its likelihood of receiving federal funding. The gender diversity of an Appalachian nonprofit organization’s staff and board may not have an influence on its likelihood of receiving federal funding, and its racial diversity seems to have an inconclusive impact.","abstract_html":"How nonprofit organizations function and their relationship with federal funding is a topic that has been scrutinized in analytical literature. Appalachian nonprofit organizations and their unique attributes has also been a topic of interest. However, there is little in the current literature on the intersection between Appalachian nonprofit organizations and federal funding. This study expands on the topic by examining characteristics present in Appalachian nonprofit organizations and how they relate to the likelihood of receiving federal funding. Forty-nine Appalachian nonprofit organizations that were recipients of federal funding in the fiscal year of 2021 were chosen, and using information found on their publicly available websites, the following characteristics were analyzed for: racial diversity in staff and board, gender diversity in staff and board, board size, staff management, and online presence. The results of this study suggest that an Appalachian nonprofit organization’s online presence, management of staff, and size of board may have an influence on its likelihood of receiving federal funding. The gender diversity of an Appalachian nonprofit organization’s staff and board may not have an influence on its likelihood of receiving federal funding, and its racial diversity seems to have an inconclusive impact.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Stewart, Jordan C."],"institution":null,"degree_name":"Master of Public Administration (MPA)","degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":"Government","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2023,"date_issued":"2023-05-12T07:00:00Z","date_published":"2023-05-12T07:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-24T02:16:00Z","subjects":["Appalachia;Characteristics;Federal Funding;Nonprofit Organizations"],"languages":[],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/785","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Stewart, Jordan C."]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Government"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Master of Public Administration (MPA)"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Appalachia;Characteristics;Federal Funding;Nonprofit Organizations"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/785"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["How nonprofit organizations function and their relationship with federal funding is a topic that has been scrutinized in analytical literature. Appalachian nonprofit organizations and their unique attributes has also been a topic of interest. However, there is little in the current literature on the intersection between Appalachian nonprofit organizations and federal funding. This study expands on the topic by examining characteristics present in Appalachian nonprofit organizations and how they relate to the likelihood of receiving federal funding. Forty-nine Appalachian nonprofit organizations that were recipients of federal funding in the fiscal year of 2021 were chosen, and using information found on their publicly available websites, the following characteristics were analyzed for: racial diversity in staff and board, gender diversity in staff and board, board size, staff management, and online presence. The results of this study suggest that an Appalachian nonprofit organization’s online presence, management of staff, and size of board may have an influence on its likelihood of receiving federal funding. 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