The Impact Of Npos On Nonprofit Organizations

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The economic downturn in the United States has been intensifying every month since September 2008, and it is having significant impacts on numerous nonprofit organizations (NPOs). It is clear that the economic downturn was more severe than anything ever experienced in over 50 years and it affected every sector of the economy. NPOs are facing numerous obstacles while at the same time facing an increase in vital services needed by the public population. The most critical issue lack of funding is forcing NPOs to rethink the current fundraising methodologies and to become more aggressively in their approach. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe challenges with fundraising and the various methods to include event based, grant writing, …show more content…

NPOs exist many forms to include traditional charity organizations, service organizations such as homeless and hungry, children services, pet rescue and many more. NPO status is also adopted by museums, hospitals, universities and churches. NPOs vary in sizes and forms but each must adhere to five specific characteristics: 1) they are organized; 2) private (separate from the government); 3) self-governing; 4) non-profit-distributing and 5) voluntary. All profits must be reinvested in the efforts to support the organization and its …show more content…

Making the job is challenging in both getting a foot in the door, selling myself as not overqualified and getting the trust and buy-in of a future NPO employer to take a chance on me and my willingness and passion to make the jump into the world of NPO. Secondly, I am especially interested in the humanitarian branch of NPOs that target children’s welfare, homeless and hunger. My interest there stems from my adoption of two special needs children who were born to a drug addicted mother unable, and unwilling, to provide for these kids. In that journey, I became aware of the struggles that they had with both emotional maturity and academic learning. I became their biggest advocate, worked within the system to uncover services, schooling, and rights that they were entitled to in an effort to help them become successful and healthy

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