To Profit Or Not to Profit

To Profit Or Not to Profit

Author: Burton A. Weisbrod

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2000-05

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9780521785068

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Nonprofit organizations are increasingly resembling private firms in a transformation bringing with it a shift in financial dependence from charitable donation to commercial sales activity. This book, first published in 1998, examines the reasons and consequences of the mimicry of private firms by fundraising nonprofits. User fees and revenue from 'ancillary' activities are mushrooming, with each having important side effects: pricing out of the market certain target groups; or distracting the nonprofit from its central mission. The authors focus first on issues that apply to nonprofits generally: the role of competition, analysis of nonprofit organization behavior, the effects of distribution goals and differential taxation of nonprofit and for-profit activity revenue, the effects of changes in donations on commercial activity, and conversions of nonprofits to for-profits. They then turn to specific industries: hospitals, universities, social service providers, zoos, museums, and public broadcasting. The book concludes with recommendations for research and for public policy toward nonprofits.


Nonprofit Organizations in a Market Economy

Nonprofit Organizations in a Market Economy

Author: David C. Hammack

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Published: 1993-06-25

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Expert contributors offer insights from economics, history, and other disciplines to define the nonprofit's place and mission in a market economy--from soliciting contributions and recruiting volunteers to government regulation of nonprofit activity.


The International Guide to Nonprofit Law

The International Guide to Nonprofit Law

Author: Lester M. Salamon

Publisher:

Published: 1997-11-10

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Comprehensive reference book to tax-exempt law, covering a.o. associations, foundations, mutual-benefit organizations, service-providing agencies such as hospitals, universities, and day care centers, advocacy groups, grass-roots development agencies, and self-help groups. Subjects covered for each country include: basic non-profit law, types of organizations, internal management controls, taxation, reporting requirements, business income, lobbying, employees and board compensation and benefits, international activity, and general trends.


Nonprofit Management

Nonprofit Management

Author: Michael J. Worth

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2018-08-24

Total Pages: 577

ISBN-13: 1506396879

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Michael J. Worth’s student-friendly best-seller, Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice, Fifth Edition, provides a broad, insightful overview of key topics affecting governance and management of nonprofit organizations. Worth covers the scope and structure of the nonprofit sector, leadership of nonprofits, managing the nonprofit organization, fundraising, earned income strategies, financial management, nonprofit lobbying and advocacy, managing international and global organizations, and social entrepreneurship. Written specifically for students, this applied text balances research, theory, and practitioner literature with current cases, timely examples, and the most recent data available. New to the Fifth Edition New cases related to accountability and governance highlight new approaches to recent controversies and risks to nonprofits. Cases include the Wounded Warriors Project, Sweet Briar College, 4-H, Housing First, the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, the National Audubon Society, and an expanded study of governance issues at the Hershey Trust. Expanded discussions of risk management offer new insights on developing strategy, building capacity, and managing risk. New social networks and social media content provides students with practical strategies for using social media when fundraising and marketing. A new comprehensive case on the Girl Scouts of the USA recounts reforms undertaken by this iconic organization and current challenges it faces. The chapter on financial management has been substantially revised to reflect new requirements for nonprofit financial statements issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in 2016, as well as an expanded discussion of audits. An updated chapter on fundraising includes information on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed in December 2017, which has implications for charitable giving. New references at the end of every chapter guide readers to relevant cases in the Appendix, making it easy for instructors to incorporate the cases into classroom discussions.