Networks of nonprofit organizations and power relations

Abstract

This study aims to understand how power relations between the most central actors of a Social Network of Non-Profit Organizations in Londrina – PR influence access to its resources. A quantitative and qualitative approach research was adopted, and data collection was done using survey, interviews and document analysis. Findings show that the most central organizations possess and exchange in their relations resources considered scarce in the Third Sector (such as inspection and credibility), and thus, the impact of the two categories of centrality (Degree and Proximity) can be confirmed.