Books
Young, D., Searing, E.A.M., and Brewer, C. (eds.). (2016). The Social Enterprise Zoo: A Guide to Perplexed Scholars, Entrepreneurs, Philanthropists, Leaders, Investors and Policymakers. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
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Paperback version published in March of 2018.
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Journal Articles
2025
2025
2024
Montrone, A., Searing, E. & Poledrini, S. (2024). How did the Pandemic Crisis Affect the Financial, Economic, and Social Performance of Social Enterprises? Insights from Italian Social Cooperatives. Nonprofit Policy Forum. Free download at: https://doi.org/10.1515/npf-2023-0106
2024
Young, S., Wiley, K., and Searing, E. (2024). “Nonprofit Human Resources: Crisis Impacts and Mitigation Strategies.” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/08997640241251491
2024
McDonald, B., et al. (231 additional coauthors). (2024). Establishing an Agenda for Public Budgeting and Finance Research. Public Finance Journal, 1(1), 9–28. Free download at https://doi.org/10.59469/pfj.2024.15
2023
Searing, E., Rutherford, A., and Grasse, N. (2023). “The Promise and Perils of Comparing Nonprofit Data Across Borders.” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 52(1) Suppl: 130S-159S. 50th Anniversary Special Issue. https://doi.org/10.1177/08997640221114140
2023
Searing, E. (2023). “Beyond Donations: Isomorphism and Revenue Mix in Nonprofit Start-Ups.” Administrative Sciences, 13(3): 89. Free download at https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci13030089
2022
Searing, E., and Grasse, N. (2022). “A Guide to the Canadian T3010 for Users of the U.S. Form 990.” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 52(4): 845-1137. https://doi.org/10.1177/08997640221122813
2022
Wiley, K., Searing, E., and Young, S. (2022). “Haunted by Nonprofits: Themed Teaching Cases for Halloween and Dia de los Muertos.” Journal of Public Affairs Education. Free download at https://doi.org/10.1080/15236803.2022.2119643
2022
Poledrini, S., Searing, E., and Montrone, A. (2022). “The COVID-19 economic crisis and public support for social enterprises: A model for directing and modulating public interventions.” Nonprofit Policy Forum, 13(4), 307-332. Free download at https://doi.org/10.1515/npf-2021-0030
2022
Grasse, N., Searing, E., and Neely, D. (2022). “Finding Your Crowd: The Role of Government Level and Charity Type in Revenue Crowd-Out.” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 32(1), 200-216. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muab019
2022
Searing, E., and Lecy, J. (2022). “Growing Up Nonprofit: Predictors of Early-Stage Nonprofit Formalization.” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 51(3), 680-698. https://doi.org/10.1177/08997640211014280
2021
Searing, E. (2021). “Resilience in Vulnerable Small and New Social Enterprises." Sustainability, 13(24):13546. Free download at https://doi.org/10.3390/su132413546
2021
Searing, E., Poledrini, S., Young, D., and Nyssens, M. (2021). “The Hybrid Nature of Social Enterprises: How Does It Affect Their Revenue Sources?” Social Enterprise Journal, 18(2), 321-343. https://doi.org/10.1108/SEJ-02-2021-0010
2021
Wiley, K., Searing, E., and Young, S. (2021). “The Utility of the Advocacy Coalition Framework in a Regional Budget Crisis.” Public Policy and Administration, 36(3), 401-426. https://doi.org/10.1177/0952076720905007
2021
Searing, E., and Berkovich, Z. (2021). “The Importance of Methodological Pluralism in Nonprofit Finance.” Voluntas. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-021-00419-6
2021
Searing, E., Wiley, K., and Young, S. (2021). “Resiliency Tactics during Financial Crisis: The Nonprofit Resiliency Framework.” Nonprofit Management and Leadership. Free download at https://doi.org/10.1002/nml.21478
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2021
Berkovich, Z., and Searing, E. (2021). "The Elephant in the Dark: the Social Origins of Research in Nonprofit Financial Management." Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPBAFM-04-2020-0048
2020
Searing, E. (2020). “Life, Death, and Zombies: Revisiting Traditional Concepts of Nonprofit Demise.” Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, 6(3), 354-376. https://doi.org/10.20899/jpna.6.3.354-376
2020
Searing, E., and Tinkelman, D. (2020). “Accounting for Combinations of Non-Profit Hospitals After SFAS 164: Has the FASB Achieved Its Objectives?” Advances in Public Interest Accounting, 22, 59-79. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1041-706020200000022004
2020
2020
Young, S., Wiley, K., and Searing, E. (2020). “‘Squandered in Real Time’: How Public Management Theory Underestimated the Public Administration-Politics Dichotomy.” American Review of Public Administration, 50(6-7), 480-88. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0275074020941669
2020
Saidel, J., and Searing, E. (2020). “Pervasive Policy Uncertainty and Public Agency Responses: Managing Medicaid Managed Care Design and Implementation.” Perspectives on Public Management and Governance, 3(3), 239-255. https://doi.org/10.1093/ppmgov/gvaa011
2020
Wiley, K., Searing, E., and Young, S. (2020). “The Utility of the Advocacy Coalition Framework in a Regional Budget Crisis.” Public Policy and Administration. https://doi.org/10.1177/0952076720905007
2019
2019
Calabrese, T.D., and Searing, E.A.M. (2019). “The Strategic Use of Pensions by Not-for-Profit
Organizations.” Journal of Pension Economics & Finance, 18(3), 388-414.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474747218000021
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2018
Searing, E.A.M. (2018). “Determinants of the Recovery of Financially Distressed Nonprofits.” Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 28(3), 313-328. https://doi.org/10.1002/nml.21296
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2015
Lecy, J., and Searing, E.A.M. (2015). “Anatomy of the Nonprofit Starvation Cycle: An Analysis of Falling Overhead Ratios in the Nonprofit Sector.” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 44(3), 539-563. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0899764014527175
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2014
Lugo, K., and Searing, E. (2014). “The Impact of Situational Factors on Forum Choice and Criminal Justice System Development in Bangladesh.” Emory International Law Review, 29, 327-451.
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2014
Searing, E.A.M. (2014). “Charitable (Anti)Trust: The Role of Antitrust Regulation in the Nonprofit Sector.” Nonprofit Policy Forum, 5(2), 261–288. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/npf-2014-0006
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2013
Searing, E.A.M. (2013). “Love thy neighbor? Recessions and interpersonal trust in Latin America.” Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 94(0), 68-79. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2013.07.010
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Reprinted in Estrella, A. (ed.) (2017). Chapter 7. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
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2013
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