Identifying the appropriate questions to direct and guide the researcher is potentially the most important element in the research process. Unfortunately; like many problem sets, the questions regarding the funding of nonprofits are not clear and concise and all aspect should be carefully considered. Nonprofit organizations span from social and recreational clubs to major public charities and human services. Has the Federal government and State financial reductions affected all of the nonprofits equally? If not, how have the cutbacks differed among the different elements and types of nonprofit…
McCambridge, R. (2004). Understanding the power of nonprofit governance. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 33(2), 346-354. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0899164004263551…
The economy continues to fall apart more every day. Many people are have been laid off from work and have no choice but to turn to places like food banks or depend on welfare to put food on his or her family’s plates. This paper will mention a local organization that gives food to the individuals in need, explore the organization’s mission/vision, and mention the governing/staffing of the organization. The paper will also mention the organization’s stakeholders and the influence that the stakeholders have on the organization. The paper will also mention how the organization demonstrates the value of diversity, what environmental trends the organization faces, and how the organization manages those trends. Finally the paper will mention the role the organization plays in the community and why it is important to each of them.…
Diane Nilan expresses that she feels the resources available to help homeless families is just a theory. Back in 1987 President Reagan designated money and administrative attention to address homelessness. Now the McKinney Vento Act is the federal plan to help address homelessness. With this act in place, it is still not enough as the homeless crisis continues to grow. Instead Nilan (2013) goes into detail about the criminalization of homelessness. This meant that federal funds were barely used to address homelessness. This was difficult to read because today homelessness is still criminalized. Instead of policy being created to help homeless individual’s the policy punishes them and continues a cycle of poverty. I feel that to help homeless…
My human services organization is a non-profit organization that helps the elderly that are living below poverty level with everyday living. We get our funds for the organization from the government, grants, donations, and we have fund raisers to assist with helping the elderly, handicap, and disable. The organization helps them with getting the proper healthcare assistances and make sure they are living in a good stable environment. The organization also helps with transportation, prescriptions, and activities for senior citizens, handicap, and disable. This organization purpose is to make everyday living easier and comfortable for the elderly, handicap, and disable so they don’t have to worry about not being able to afford help and healthcare. We believe everyone deserves assistance if they are in need no matter what the financial situation is.…
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.…
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.…
The organization must engage only in activities that pursue its purpose. Essentially, activities should align with the nonprofit’s mission.…
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…
Nonprofits provide a service with the ultimate goal which do not include profits. Businesses are always improving to make the most money for their company. Nonprofits play a great part in the economy. They provide jobs and take in revenue, they produce goods and services and contribute in significant ways to our region’s economic stability and growth.…
A problem that persists through every part of the world is a lack of compassion for the homeless. No matter how many charities are available for people to donate to, they are often careless and forgetful. This problem stems from laziness and a lack of motivation to be involved. This carelessness can account for the lack of resources or the lack of knowledge about resources for the homeless.…
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.…
The concept of paternalism is heavily evident in most organizations, especially in areas concerning homeless people. While America prides itself as the most giving nation in the world, the idea behind different charities often juxtaposes this ideology. This idea of paternalism has been the practice for most food organizations in order to help the greater community. The notion that an organization should have the authority to disregard homeless people the right of their liberty for the sake of their protection has perpetuated and contributed to the practice of paternalism.…
In the United States, there are many different types of non-profit organizations. These organizations help with many things, like building homes, protecting wildlife and animals, and giving people food. These organizations are also made to help enforce some of the laws. Without organizations like MADD, ASPCA, and Habitat for Humanity, our community would be worse than it is now.…
Sororities are commonly known as a college social club or organization for women, with particular distinction given to the African American sororities. Brought about at the time in history when traditional roles of women were being challenged, the founders of the first black sororities had to overcome the stereotypical views of sexism as well. They were considered unique, although college wasn’t really an option for African American’s. Within society they were being treated in rejection because they were black. They wanted to have an organization that would be called sisterhood and ties into their community. Nine dedicated women wanted peace, sisterhood and wanted to become leaders amongst their communities so they formed the first African American sorority in 1908 called Alpha Kappa Alpha. With over a quarter of a millions members in the black sororities numbers are increasing over the years. They continue to be a part of their communities and educate youth in their community. When actual Greek letters were formed for sororities and fraternities white letter groups didn’t think black fraternity groups would be capable of understanding the meanings of the letters and Greek study as they did.…