Strategic Planning for Profit and Non-Profit Organizations Name School Table of Contents Abstract 3 Introduction 4 Discussion 4 Role of government in regulation of non-profit fundraising 4 Demanding of disclosure statements 4 Provision of more funding 5 Appointment of external auditors 5 Role of states in regulating non-profit fundraising 6 Sarbanes-Oxley-type legislation in non-profit fundraising 8 Importance of Sarbanes-Oxley type legislation 8
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ounting cycle Accounting Cycle The accounting cycle comprises of the cycle of accounting process. It begins with analysis of the transactions and ends with carrying forward the balances in balance sheet to the next accounting period. It produces numerous records‚ entries‚ documents‚ reports and statements. The most important output of accounting cycle is an enterprise’s financial statements. The following are the steps that summarises an accounting cycle. The accountant performs the steps
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NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS 13 2 Not-for-profit organisations Key points Many not-for-profit organisations (NFPs) feel they are poorly understood by government and the general public. Pressures to be more efficient have seen overhead spending reduced at considerable detriment to effectiveness and improved resource allocation over time (allocative efficiency). The sector is diverse‚ but NFPs display some common behavioural patterns: – Whereas the behaviour of for-profit business is driven mostly
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The accounting cycle refers to the process by which companies produce their financial statements for a specific period of time. It is called a cycle because the steps are repeated each reporting period. The organization at which I am employed completes its accounting cycle monthly. The organization is a privately owned nursing facility licensed and incorporated in the state of Virginia that has been in business since 1966. An explanation of the overall accounting cycle at the organization including
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Governance in Non-Profit Healthcare University of Maryland University College MGMT 640 Executive Summary Good leadership‚ financial management‚ and governance are the essentials for success in any organisation‚ whether the organisation is a non-profit organisation or a for-profit organisation. In non-profit healthcare the seamless interaction of all the parts makes the organisation successful as a whole. Service provided must be
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The five accounting cycles in an organization are: The revenue cycle‚ expenditure cycle‚ financing cycle‚ fixed assets cycle‚ and the conversion cycle. The revenue cycle is the set of activities in a business bringing about the exchange of goods or services with customers or consumers for cash‚ such as sales orders‚ accounts receivables‚ cash receipts (Hall‚ 2004)‚ and cost of goods sold. The expenditure cycle is an external exchange of information between vendors and the company. The expenditure
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Accountants (AICPA) and the Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) an N.P.O(Non Profit Organization) is defined in terms of their characteristics that distinguishes them from a business entity as a contribution of significant amount of resources from resources providers who do not expect commensurate or proportionate pecuniary returns‚ operating purposely other than to provide goods or services at a profit and absence of ownership interest
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| Accounting Cycle Paper | Accounting Cycle of Walmart | | Melanie Bartholomew | September 2‚ 2012 | When a company‚ like Walmart‚ begins to prepare financial statements and reports at the end of an accounting cycle they generally use Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and “the collective process of recording and processing the accounting events” (Definition of ‘Accounting Cycle’‚ 2012)‚ known as the accounting cycle. There are nine steps involved in the accounting cycle. Walmart
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Page 1 Nonprofit Versus For-Profit Healthcare Organizations and Options to Improve Both of Their Images Hospitals in the United States first came into existence as “institutions of social welfare‚” to provide for the sick‚ the poor‚ and to treat diseases. These facilities were mainly run and supported by charities. (Barton‚ 2009‚ p.252). Over time‚ with America’s capitalistic society‚ the emergence of for-profit hospitals began to compete with non-profit hospitals. Similarities between the two
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Non-profit vs. For-profit in Healthcare Organizations In the healthcare industry there is a universal goal of treating patients and taking care of people. How that is accomplished is also similar‚ but the organizations behind the healthcare service provider can vary greatly. In this paper we will analyze the characteristics of non-profit and for-profit healthcare organizations and the factors that impact their operations. Additionally‚ we will look at the various ways a non-profit organization
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