ContentsSummary-------------------------------------------------------------------------------3Background----------------------------------------------------------------------------3Problems for Greenhill------------------------------------------------------------3-5Advises & Suggestions------------------------------------------------------------5-9Conclusion-----------------------------------------------------------------------------9Reference-----------------------------------------------------------------------------10SummaryIn this case of "Greenhill Community Center", described as a executive director - Leslie was dealing with several issues within this non-profit organization, she had learned MBA and thought having experiences to fit her position, but after one year of managing the center, she felt frustration and anger.…
3. The account title “Resources Released from Restriction” is reported by a ‘restricted fund’ as a…
Revenue is the first major component. The primary goal of a not-for-profit corporation is financial viability which is generally given in a mission statement in terms of service to the community (Gapenski, 2008). Because most not-for-profit establishments follow a tedious set of requirements, they usually have a tax-exempt status and can accept and or issue tax-exempt bonds (Gapenski, 2008). Revenues usually represent sales, but because there isn’t any clientele or shareholders, revenues must be re-invested into the company. In this case, revenues can be represented by donations, cash received, payer obligation, net patient service, interest earned on investments, and or rental income.…
A semi-detailed business overview of the non-profit organization known as the YMCA or Young Men’s Christian Association is discussed. A brief history of the origins of the company is detailed along with the definition or explanation of the company’s mission statement. The organization’s basic legal, social, and economic environment is described. Likewise the YMCA’s management structure, operational issues, as well as financial issues are discussed. Lastly, the possible impact that potential change factors, which includes the role of technology, can present to the YMCA business organization are discussed.…
Scenario: Use GOOGLE search, the Devry-Keller Online Library and/or one of the approved websites posted in the Webliography to find a research article(s) (no older than 2001) related to non-profit versus for-profit healthcare and organizations. Analyze the characteristics of each type of organization and the factors which impact operations. Discuss options to improve the financial and operational performance of non- profit organizations and the criticisms leveled at for-profit healthcare organizations. Your resultant written paper should be 750 words, double spaced, and in APA or other approved Devry-Keller format/style. Your primary text and the journal/website research article must be used as references to support your analysis/summary paper. Use at least 3 references. Comments: Shemeke, you did an excellent job on your assignment regarding the financial health of not-profit and for-profit organizations. You provided some excellent details about the financial performance of both types of organization. You adhere to the paper length and the proper format.…
Nowadays it seems crucial to reframe the work of the Nonprofit Boards in order to redefines nonprofit governance. In fact it appears that today's Nonprofit Boards have multiples roles and responsibilities to face with. However it seems they have lost slowly of their efficiency during the years and “The New Work of Nonprofit Board”, article by Barbara Taylor, Richard Chait and Thomas Holland helped us to understand the reasons of this decline and in a second approach gives a lucid guide to an important renewal, and provides a road map that leads Nonprofits boards, trustees and executives to governance as leadership.…
March of Dimes is a non-profit organization. It was founded by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944 (March of Dimes Foundation, 2017). The headquarters are in White Plains, New York. This organization pursues to improve the health of mothers and babies. Their focuses are premature babies and birth defects. Premature babies are babies that are born before they are fully developed. Premature babies tend to be born with birth defects that can have negative effects on their lives. They are also more likely to die prematurely. On the March of Dimes home page, fifteen million babies are born prematurely every year. Out of those fifteen million babies, 1 million of them die each year (March of Dimes Foundation, 2017). This organization funds research projects…
The Non Governmental Organization that I am going to write about is MercyCorps. MercyCorps mission is to alleviate suffering, poverty, and oppression by helping People build secure, productive and just communities. MercyCorp is helping make the world a better place, in many different areas from conflict relief, learning, human rights issues, and much more.…
Non-profit organizations, also known as 501(c) (3) organizations, uses their revenues to accomplish their mission statement, rather than making profit out of it. 501(c) (3) organizations are organizations that earned the tax-exempt status. There are many different types of nonprofits. It varies from clubs to charities, locally and globally. Nonprofits can either be member-serving or community-serving. "Non-profit organizations include churches, public schools, public charities, public clinics and hospitals, political organizations, legal aid societies, `volunteer services organizations, labor unions, professional associations, research institutes, museums, and some governmental agencies." (Cornell). There are also many successful and well-known…
The history of the nonprofit sector is not as specific and straightforward. It is believed that charity and philanthropy which eventually shaped the nonprofit sector began during the early human civilization where the hunters hunt, gather food and provide shelter for each other. In Carl Milofsky’s (1979) “Not for Profit Organization and Community”, proposed that there were six traditions of American participation that shaped the nonprofit sector. They are (1)Protestant Patrician, (2)Urban Ethnic, (3)Free Professional, (4)Organizational Professional, (5)Inter-Organizational Coordination and (6)Corporate Philanthropic traditions.…
The nonprofit sector is a melting pot of helping entities. This group of businesses includes religious, environmental, educational, and humanity-centered purposes. None of these groups appeal to all peoples but they all fill a natural role globally and locally. The goals of these nonprofits are attainable with a few necessities; leadership, funds, and volunteers. Funds for nonprofits are dependent on effective management. Effective management of a nonprofit includes successful recruitment of volunteers. Volunteers are the backbone of every nonprofit. Every nonprofit needs volunteers; there are specific tools and ways to recruit them. The efficiency of the nonprofit will diminish without best practices.…
Successful nonprofits must be resourceful. Providing tremendous resources to the nonprofit community is The Foundation Center. The Foundation Center (2011a) is a national, nonprofit service organization that connects nonprofits and grant makers to useful tools and information. (Dustin, 2013) Two of the non-database resources I found most interesting was 1) Newsletters and 2) IN-Person Training.…
Pakroo, P. (2012). Building your non-profit 's board. Nolo: Law for All. 1 (5), 1-3.…
The below non-profit SWOT analysis explains some of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats: (Hirsch, Gandolf, 2012)…
Hopkins, Bruce R.. Starting and Managing A Nonprofit Organization. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2009.…