NPM700 Lecture 1: Intro to NP Management SC 2
Document Summary
Differences within the nps 2 main types of npo: mutual benefit or membership orgs. Volunteers: degree of use of volunteers, source of funds independence, a. Single funder: two main problems with dependence on a single source of funds, conformity to the funder"s agenda destroys the delivery orgs, nonconformity presents the possibility of a termination of contract, b. Many sources of funds: with no one funder predominating, the org relies on, fundraising appeals to public, seeking grants from federated funders like the united way, foundations, corporations, Governments (cutting back), selling goods and services: must develop fundsourcing skills to become sustainable, available resources and competition, age and stage of development. The board is the ultimate authority but the executive director makes every day decisions and controls the flow of information. The executive director may feel the board interferes too much. Internal concerns: people, money, information, organization and planning. External concerns: politics, economics, social values, technology, demographics.
