nonprofit

(noun)

An organization that exists for reasons other than to make a profit, such as a charitable, educational, or service organization.

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Examples of nonprofit in the following topics:

  • For-profit marketing versus nonprofit marketing

    • As the terms connote, the difference between for-profit and nonprofit marketing is in their primary objective.
    • Nonprofit institutions exist to benefit a society, regardless of whether profits are achieved.
    • There are several other factors that require adjustments to be made in the marketing strategies for nonprofits.
  • The Role of the Nonprofit

    • A nonprofit organization (NPO) does not distribute profits or dividends.
    • The two major types of nonprofit organization are membership and board-only.
    • In general, nonprofit organizations have strong ties to their local communities.
    • Through these ties, nonprofits are able to accomplish local development and outreach.
    • Outline the characteristics of a nonprofit and their role in society
  • Nonprofit Organizations (NPOs)

    • A nonprofit organization is an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve goals rather than to distribute them as profit or dividends.
    • Feed The Children is an international, nonprofit relief organization with headquarters in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
    • A nonprofit organization (NPO) is an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals rather than to distribute them as profit or dividends.
    • The two major types of nonprofit organizations are membership and board-only.
    • Describe the types of nonprofit organizations, as well as their legal aspects and organizational goals
  • Types of Corporations

    • Four main types of corporations are designated as C, S, limited liability companies, and nonprofit organizations.
    • A nonprofit organization is an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals rather than distributing them as profit or dividends.
  • Government and Nonprofit Accounting

    • Governmental and nonprofit accounting follow different rules from those of commercial enterprises.
    • Governmental and Nonprofit accounting follow different rules to those of commercial enterprises.
  • Unique Issues in Nonprofit Marketing Strategies

    • In the United States, two of the wealthiest nonprofit organizations are the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has an endowment of 38billion,andtheHowardHughesMedicalInstitute(HHMI),whichhasanendowmentofapproximately38 billion, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), which has an endowment of approximately 38billion,andtheHowardHughesMedicalInstitute(HHMI),whichhasanendowmentofapproximately14.8 billion.
    • Excellent marketing strategies have enabled these two nonprofit organizations to be well known around the world for their efforts.
    • Designation as a nonprofit and an intent to make money are not related in the United States.
  • Direct Techniques

    • There are three lobbying laws in the U.S. that require a lobbying entity to be registered, allow nonprofit organizations to lobby without losing their nonprofit status, require lobbying organizations to present quarterly reports, places restrictions on gifts to U.S.
    • The Public Charity Lobbying Law gives nonprofit organizations the opportunity to spend about 5% of their revenue on lobbying without losing their nonprofit status with the Internal Revenue Service.
  • Legal Advice and Protection

    • Corporations, for-profit or nonprofit, are almost the only entities that ever pay attention to complex legal issues in free software.
  • Management in Different Types of Business: For-Profit, Non-Profit, and Mutual-Benefit

    • One component of nonprofit management that contrasts with the for-profit model is the existence of volunteer workers.
    • However, mutual benefit corporations are usually formed for nonprofit purposes like managing a condo association, a downtown business district, or a homeowners association.
  • Social Innovation

    • Organizations, both for for-profit and nonprofit, benefit enormously from incorporating social innovation into their operations.
    • Social innovation can take place within the government sector, the for-profit sector, the nonprofit sector (also known as the third sector), or in the spaces between them.
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