Challenges Facing Public Agencies

Running head: FINAL PROJECT

Challenges Facing Public Agencies/Not-for-Profit Institutions etc.

LaToyia N. Daniels

Ashford University

Instructor: Ken Edick

Business 600

05/31/2010

Challenges Facing Public Agencies/ Not-For-Profit Institutions etc.

Mangers of non-profit organizations are constantly facing difficult issues while achieving the organizational mission. Operational constraints including limited available funding, volunteer boards, low quality internal support systems and over ambitious goals are among the many challenges. Often, mangers are expected to work 70+ hour work weeks supervising and underpaid staff at a salary inconsistent with for-profit and government counterparts. Nonetheless, non-profit organizations provide public services not often available from any other source and are critical to the communities and citizens they serve (student guide).

The purpose of the project is to provide public awareness regarding the life threatening nature and intense traumatic impact of high risk youth in low income communities. The proposal for the hypothesis: If there was more funding for nonprofit organizations to assist at risk youth in the community, would there less crime or a better success rate in changing crime.

Definition of Term: Nonprofit Organization

In general, a nonprofit organization is one that is organized to achieve a purpose other than generating a profit. A nonprofit organization is not precluded from making a profit or engaging in profit-making activities. It is prohibited from passing along any profits to those individuals who control it, like founders, directors, officers, employees, and members. Nothing, however, prevents a nonprofit from paying reasonable salaries to officers, employees, and others who performs a service for it. A nonprofit business organization is one that serves some public purpose and therefore enjoys special treatment under the law (Citmedialaw.org).

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