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Matching Missions to Means: Targeted Resource Allocation in the Non-Profit Sector
Matching Missions to Means: Targeted Resource Allocation in the Non-Profit Sector
Matching Missions to Means: Targeted Resource Allocation in the Non-Profit Sector

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자료유형  
 학위논문 서양
최종처리일시  
20250211150944
ISBN  
9798383481868
DDC  
320.6
저자명  
Suresh, Akshaya.
서명/저자  
Matching Missions to Means: Targeted Resource Allocation in the Non-Profit Sector
발행사항  
[Sl] : Yale University, 2024
발행사항  
Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2024
형태사항  
274 p
주기사항  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 86-01, Section: B.
주기사항  
Advisor: Kaplan, Edward H.
학위논문주기  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Yale University, 2024.
초록/해제  
요약This dissertation addresses the challenge of optimizing resource allocation in the non-profit sector. Non-profit organizations have to make real-time decisions that are not only efficient but also equitable. In many cases, new analytic approaches could allow for better informed, data-driven decision-making. Yet, despite their critical role, these organizations often lack the capacity to tap into these tools to increase their impact. This research attempts to bridge this gap through two applications: the identification of students with reading disabilities and the matching of volunteers to organizations. Chapter 2 critiques the current process for diagnosing reading disabilities among students, highlighting the inefficiencies and inequities of the existing system. Drawing on data from a collaboration with the Florida Center for Reading Research, it proposes optimal evaluation policies and improvements to the identification process that could significantly enhance student outcomes by better allocating limited resources within school systems.Chapters 3 and 4 study volunteer labor allocation, using data from VolunteerMatch (VM), a platform connecting non-profits with volunteers. The study identifies VM's imbalanced system-where demand for volunteers often exceeds supply-and the varied sources of traffic to the site. Chapter 3 introduces an improved ranking algorithm, Adaptive Capacity, designed to mitigate this imbalance in the presence of multiple traffic sources, attaining near-optimal theoretical guarantees in some regimes. Chapter 4 assesses the real-world impact of a version of Adaptive Capacity through a series of experiments in Texas and Southern California, employing a difference-in-differences analysis to demonstrate its significant effects on access to volunteers. Through these two collaborations, this dissertation contributes actionable strategies for non-profits to more effectively and equitably manage their limited resources, thereby facilitating more informed decision-making and fostering social good.
키워드  
Matching markets
키워드  
Online platforms
키워드  
Policy evaluation
키워드  
Reading disabilities
키워드  
Sustainable operations
키워드  
Volunteering
기타저자  
Yale University Management
기본자료저록  
Dissertations Abstracts International. 86-01B.
전자적 위치 및 접속  
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