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Abstract
The purpose of this quantitative descriptive correlational study was to examine the relationship between community benefits and organizational effectiveness and the practice of collaboration and support for innovation in nonprofit organizations. The study included a random sample of staff and volunteers from 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organizations in rural and urban areas in the State of Arizona. The study revealed a significant relationship between support for innovation and the practice of collaboration and organizational effectiveness, but no significant relationship between support for innovation on organizational effectiveness unless combined with the practice of collaboration. The study also revealed no differences with these variables in urban and rural settings. This study further demonstrated that for-profit business practices and strategies could add value when strategically implemented in the nonprofit environment.
