That movement was spurred by reports from the National Center for Charitable Statistics at the Urban Institute, The Chronicle of Philanthropy and academic researchers, which found that a quarter to a third of larger charities -- with revenues of $500,000 or more -- declared no fund-raising expenses on their 990's.
The first part of that finding, at least, fits with recent academic research which found, in an experiment, that people who were first told about Tim Cook's outspoken stance on a "religious liberty" said they were more likely to buy Apple products.
Regan pointed to a recent academic study which found that many British women seeking an early-stage medical abortion had encountered "access barriers including long waiting times, distance to a clinic, work or childcare commitments, and prior negative experiences of abortion care".
This was the finding of a recent study by a group of female academics at Harvard Business School, which found that women have more overall life goals than men, but are less likely to strive for powerful jobs, and are more likely to anticipate negative outcomes from potential promotion.
The authors cited a pilot study in three boroughs – Durham, Newham, and Wolverhampton – under the last government, which found academic benefits that outstripped those from the introduction of the literacy hour, in 1998.
Further doubt has been thrown on the industry's claims by a newly released academic study from Cornell University which found that generating electricity from shale gas – because of the difficulty in extracting it from rocks – produces at least as much carbon dioxide as coal-fired power, and perhaps more.
The service has recently been scrutinised by health academic Prof Siobhan McLelland which found there were significant issues with the service including concerns about accountability.
Take the research paper by academics in Portsmouth and Birmingham, which found that Muslim parents are homeschooling their children because of bullying.
This taste for controversy and a willingness to raise the hackles of the pompous and complacent went hand-in-hand with a more academic trait in her personality which found expression in her keen interest in local history and genealogy.
