This study examines the implementation of the federal government's primary performance measurement law, the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), from the perspective of the nonprofit community. First, it asks if GPRA matters, or should matter, to nonprofits. Second, it asks the extent to which the nonprofit community, or experts in nonprofit performance measurement, have influenced GPRA. CONTENTS

• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Chapter One: GPRA's Implementation in Four Federal Agencies-A Qualitative Analysis
• Chapter Two: GPRA's Impact and Key Players-A Survey of Federal GPRA Coordinators
• Chapter Three: The Nonprofit Perspective on GPRA and Performance Measurement-A Survey of Nonprofit Leaders
• Chapter Four: Coordination and Communication Among Performance Measurement Efforts-A Survey of Nonprofit Performance Measurement Experts
• Conclusion