Ashley Booker Ms. Jackson Multicultural Literature Research Paper 20 March 2014 The Importance of Non-Profits Red Cross, Josea’s feed the hungry and UNICE- what do they all have in common? They are all nonprofit organizations. Throughout the world, but especially in the United States nonprofit organizations are very important and a necessity for many cities. It has become one of the main focuses for a growing amount of majors and studies for many people. With more than 8 million employees and more than 80 million volunteers in the United States alone nonprofit are some of the most important job in recent times (Drucker). The importance of many nonprofit organizations could be the difference between many people’s lives and their deaths. The importance of nonprofit organizations is growing throughout the United States day by day. The fact that nonprofits are built solely on helping the people throughout your community and neighboring communities make nonprofits important based on that fact in itself. Nonprofit provide places to sleep when maybe a family has nowhere to go or somewhere to have a hot meal. This could be someone in your family, a close friend or even a distant neighbor but in all people are people and help is help so the reasons for nonprofit being important are ongoing. Nonprofits serve multiple roles in improving the quality of life (The Philadelphia Foundation)They are created and put in certain communities for different reasons pertaining to each situation and enhance the environment in that way. Think about it, when you drive through a community with lots of homeless people, what do you automatically think? It’s poor community, right? Well I do, and you never want someone to think poorly of the place you liv... ... middle of paper ... ...like it to. You always have to have the mindset that’s someone else’s day may be going worse than yours and your actions could push that person to be worse than it already is. Have you ever heard the saying “Make every day your best day”? Working with nonprofits organizations that should be your motto every day you step foot on the job. Throughout your life most of your current jobs open up better opportunities for your work experience. Nonprofit organizations also play a role within a region that is valuable in building the long-lasting ties that allow employers to attract and retain a skilled workforce. (Malholtra) You’re not only thinking about making and providing a better life for others, think to provide a better life for yourself and through that help for others will come. Nonprofits also provide essential services and cultural and recreational opportunities.
The nonprofit sector in America is a reflection some of the foundational values that brought our nation into existence. Fundamentals, such as the idea that people can govern themselves and the belief that people should have the opportunity to make a difference by joining a like-minded group, have made America and its nonprofit sector what it is today. The American "civil society" is one that has been produced through generations of experiments with government policy, nonprofit organizations, private partnerships, and individuals who have asserted ideas and values. The future of the nonprofit sector will continue to be experimental in many ways. However, the increase of professional studies in nonprofit management and the greater expectation of its role in society is causing executives to look to more scientific methods of management.
Nonprofits are dealing with many risks that seemed especially significant. For example, Nonprofits might encounter fiscal risk caused by the difficulty of finding enough resources and funds to subsidize their mission and objectives. Throughout history, fiscal distress has been a way of life for the nonprofit sector as many nonprofits are competing to access the needed resources and raising money to fund their activities. Nonprofits also might encounter the risk of losing market shares due to the uneven opportunity in accessing resources required to establish new facilities or new programs and services in response to the rapid surges in demand. Accordingly, nonprofits are required to maintain effectiveness
Subsidy will complicate their execution of services. It’s simple, without funding, programs are not able to exist and hiring employees is out of the question. Although they have overcame many hurtles to become what they are today, they still have much to work on. Finding hardworking and dedicated people is not much of a concern in this field because if people didn’t have a heart to wanting to improve the betterment of all people through service, they would not be working countless hours with a less than gracious pay. Volunteers are another concern to the effectiveness and efficiency of the nonprofit. Volunteers act as the glue to the program. They work solely with the mindset of helping others at their own expense. Would a volunteer necessarily feel that way about it, probably not, but regardless of why, the end goal is to assist those in need in order to get he or she improved
The role of business in society has been one of the major topics of discussion over the past few decades. People often have a pre-conceived notion about business that their sole purpose is to generate profit, but there are non-profit organizations that are socially responsible and works for the betterment of the society. A business can be defined as a commercial activity performed by organizations while non-profit entities also engage in business activities for several social and economic causes. Businesses can range from individually owned companies, small/medium sized enterprises to multinational organizations (Investopedia, 2009). In hindsight to the early developments of business, a simultaneous progress is evident in the human society and civilization. During the early days, people engaged in exchange of goods and services between one another which is also called as the barter system. There is also plenty of evidence suggesting that trade was done among different ancient civilizations such as India, China and Egypt (Kumar, 2012). As a result, so many barriers between countries were eliminated and helped to create a strong business relationship between one another. Since then, business evolved into a much organized and advanced entity that has been influencing the society in a radical way. It is important to analyse the different aspects of business and its purpose in the society. Ethics in business, corporate social responsibility, impact of globalization in society and the overall objective of business in society will be discussed further in the essay.
For a long time the ways that non-profit organizations raise money was the same. They used solicitation letters as a way to reach out and engage new audiences to financially support their organizations. Then with the rise of the internet, they were able to use mass emails. Now there is an even newer form of technology that allows organizations to fundraise and gain new audiences. This new medium is social media. Stone brings up some good points about using social media to fundraise. He quotes Stannard-Stockton, chief executive of Tactical Philanthropy Advisors, as saying, “It’s pretty well documented that social media is by no means an easy way to raise money, but it is a rather fantastic way to build a network of supporters.” Using a few other articles this paper will explore how nonprofits need to properly use social media and how it can help their organizations in return.
When we think of a nonprofit and for profit healthcare organizations what typically will come to mind, is that the big difference between the two is unlike for profits, a nonprofit will have more access to large public tax subsidies, are prohibited from distributing profits to owners or other controlling persons of the organization, and are exempt from taxes on corporate and donations (Pan, 2013, p. 675). Nonprofit hospitals were established by various charities, and they typically accept everyone who comes through their doors regardless of their ability to pay for their services. A nonprofit receives a tax exemption, and usually a nonprofit hospital especially in large urban cities, may be busier at any given time than a for profit hospitals. A nonprofit hospital is governed by the communities they serve.
As stated above, there are various actors in the international community. These actors include intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations who help shape the foundation and creation of human rights. IGOs and NGOs listen to the international community to monitor and protect their human rights. According to the textbook, nongovernmental organization have been especially vocal and effective in the international system when it comes to human rights. NGOs groups that have a great impact on human rights through specific groups like Amnesty International, and the Human Rights Watch. IGOs and NGOs make the public aware of human rights issues, put pressure on good and bad states to confront issues, and lobby international organizations. As stated
Other types of non-profit organizations founded by individuals such as foundations should exist and should be allowed to operate without the burden of taxes. Whatever the motives of their owners were to found them in the first place, they should not get in the way of the much greater possibilities these foundations offer when it comes to helping society in numerous ways. Together with governments’ efforts to increase the average living standard, and companies’ effort when it comes to reducing pollution, we are on a good path of preserving our planet and securing a safer future for the future generations.
Nonprofit educational institutions compete for resources and market share like any other entity. “The same competition for resources, customers, fund balances (profits) and endowments exist, and higher education is facing the same demands from its customers, students and parents, as well as from its revenue sources… alumni…” More broadly, both for profit and nonprofit firms act to create value. Harvard College, like its competitors in the Ivy League, is a private, nonprofit institution. Harvard creates value by accomplishing its mission, to educate “citizens and citizen-leaders for our society.” While for profits and nonprofits compete differently, qualitative criteria such as reputation and trust
Finally, I believe that nonprofits are important to American culture and society because they meet crucial needs within local communities. Every community has its own challenges and needs. In low-income and impoverished areas of a city it is vital to always provide an avenue of support for shelter and food. Nonprofits, like local food banks, not only provide food for those in need, they provide educational resources. They inform the community of how to gain community or government assistance for needs like: medical, food stamps, domestic violence shelters, family planning, and veteran benefits.
Although the article had numerous facts throughout, I wanted to share these next three. First, I learned that for an organization to be considered a nonprofit they must be “primarily engaged in the promotion of social welfare”. Another fact from this article is Lois Lerner, a director in the I.R.S.,
In modern society, we often hear some news about social enterprises, TV, magazine, and internet. We cannot neglect the function of social enterprises in our country. Social enterprises play a vital role in perspectives of helping homeless people, offering employable opportunity, increasing national income, promoting economic growth. While, controversy follows. However, positive appraisal is more than the negative one. People still hope to see more social enterprises appearance.
... “The Nonprofit Sector: For What and for Whom?” Working Papers of the Johns Hopkins Comparative Nonprofit Sector Project, no. 37. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies, 2000
Throughout U.S. history the nonprofit and government sectors have addressed needs that are not being met by the marketplace through the provision of a variety of social goods and services ranging from health and human services to environmental conservation. In response to increased demand for these services, the number of nonprofits has grown by 59% over the past 20 years (Powell and Steinberg, 2006; NCCS, 2010). There are now over 1.5 million nonprofit organizations in the U.S. which account for 5 percent of GDP, 8.1 percent of the economy’s wages, and 9.7 percent of jobs (Wing, 2008). Over the same time period, government social programs also rapidly expanded in number and per capita cost (OCED, 2010) .
Philanthropy is powerful because everyone can be affected by the love for mankind, this can change the world for better. Philanthropy is not the practice of self importance and putting yourself above others. Philanthropy and its power of changing the world is about donating to charity your time, belongings, or even sharing kind words or advice in an effort to better others. It is about giving to others less fortunate, and caring about other humans. Whether you know them or not, helping others and caring for the welfare of those less fortunate can change the world. One person can change the life of someone else's by one simple act of charity or kindness. Bill Gates is a wonderful example, due to his material advantages, he can give his belongings to others to help them, rather than keeping all his success to himself. Over his lifetime Mr. Gates donated $27