Non-profit

. According to theories on nonprofit governing boards and executive leadership, control of a nonprofit lies with the executive director or CEO.

false, lies with the non-profit

One of the responsibilities of a nonprofit CEO is to recruit and select new members to the board of directors.

false- board members reviewing and selecting CEO

The board responsibility to "obedience" means that the board must do what the CEO asks them to do.

false- means making sure leadership foloows all the laws

"The Gospel of Wealth" was written by John D. Rockefeller

false. carnige wrote it

Education is the most commercialized of the nonprofit subsectors.

false. health is the most

501(c)3 private foundations are not permitted to engage in lobbying.

true

According to the "trust theory", scholars believe the public trusts nonprofits because they believe nonprofit leaders are driven by altruistic motivations.

true

Collaboration is when two or more organizations work together toward common objectives.

true

The nation's first school of management was the:

wharton at the uni of Pennsylvania

what are specif quaniufed target that represent steps toward accomplishing goals

objectives

what government entity grants non profits their charters

state governments

Which decade marked a turning point in public policy, with government outsourcing more of the delivery and management of social and human services to nonprofits?

1980s

54. Nonprofit management literature is drawn from all the following areas except ______.

IRS finacail reports

. Which university was the first to offer a bachelor's degree in philanthropy?

Indiana university

52. Which organization was founded in 1970 and began to accredit public administration degree programs?

The National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration

54. Nonprofit management literature is drawn from all the following areas ARE

a. Social science research b. Organizational theory c. d. Practitioner reports

53. The double bottom line concept means CEOs must:

b. achieve the mission within financial means.

55. The University of Georgia, Institute for Nonprofit Organizations offers graduate school coursework through the departments of social work, political science, and management. This is an example of studying the field of nonprofit management applying a(an):

b. interdisciplinary approach.

According to Lohmann, after private goods and public goods, the third category of goods is charitable goods.

false

Beginning in the 1980s, federal spending for many social programs was sharply reduced under President Gerald R. Ford, and this changed the form in which federal support is provided.

false

Most nonprofits receive revenue from government funding only.

false

Strategic planning is focused on the day-to-day operations of the nonprofit.

false

Nonprofit organizations are less well-managed than business

false - because perception that non-profits are manged worse than business because it is not for profit

. Transformational leadership primarily uses rewards or punishment to influence and change the behaviors of others.

false it is transactional

9. The person credited with helping to establish the distinction between the concepts of charity and philanthropy was Warren Buffet.

false, carnige

58. Who was the first individual to suggest that management be a distinct field of study with its own literature?

haenry towne

stragtic planning many not make sense to an orginaization that

is in a tsate of crisis

a theoretical explanation of the links all the way through a process is called an

logic model

The requirement that nonprofits meet the expectations for measurable results has increased the need for:

management

which is not one of the four components in the logic model

mission

Most nonprofits obtain revenue from:

multiple sources.

7. Bill Shore recommends that philanthropic foundations change their focus to funding:

nonprofit capacity

what of LA piana 3 levels of strategy apprears at the top of the pyrimid of the pyrmid and should be adresses first

orginaizational streagery

all non profits except the ... are required to file tax with the IRS annually

religious organizations

what do many nonprofits voluntarily adopt as a way to demonstrate integrity and transparency

sarbanes-oxely provisos

. According to Frumkin, the "expressive" purpose of nonprofits is to:

serve as social institutions

51. Which have driven the nonprofit management revolution of recent decades? a. changes in funding patterns.

the introduction of competition resulting from all the above.

Managers of nonprofit organizations must measure their success by:

their ability to achieve a mission and to meet their financial bottom line

which of the following can not be indenidted by excesing a swot ananylisis

trends

. Health services was one of the first subsectors to become professionalized in its management.

true

501(c)4 advocacy organizations are tax-exempt but they cannot receive tax-deductible gifts.

true

501(c)4 advocacy organizations can spend money on lobbying without limitation.

true

A board governs the nonprofit organization while the CEO manages it.

true

A nonprofit classified as 501 (c)(3) cannot support candidates for public office and must limit its expenditures on lobbying

true

A nonprofit organization, a public organization, and a private for-profit entity have decided to join forces to resolve an unmet community need. According to your textbook author, this relationship may be referred to as a cross-sector collaboration.

true

Benchmarking is a way for nonprofits to compare themselves among other similar organizations.

true

Fundraising is an important aspect of the external activity of many nonprofit CEOs.

true

Giving intended to meet current individual human needs or to alleviate current human suffering is referred to as charity

true

Many nonprofits have voluntarily adopted Sarbanes-Oxley provisions as a way to assure their donors and funders that they are operating with high integrity, transparency, and sound governance.

true

Museums, orchestras, and nonprofit colleges & universities are classified as 501(c)3 by the IRS.

true

Nonprofits are subject to the unrelated business income tax (UBIT) if they generate revenues from activities that are not related to the mission.

true

Philanthropy is a more rational form of long-term investment in the infrastructure of society

true

Resource dependency theory explains the behavior of organizations in terms of their dependence on external constituencies.

true

Salamon identifies five defining characteristics of nonprofit organizations: they are organized, they are private, they are non-profit distributing, they are self-governing, and they are noncompulsory.

true

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has a provision to protect whistle-blowers.

true

The revolution in nonprofit management in recent decades has been caused, in part, by an economic downturn that led to a reduction in funding & an increase in the need for services.

true

The term "open systems" means that nonprofits are dependent on and interact with their external environment.

true

Very high fund-raising costs may suggest that an organization is inefficient, or even participating in unethical or fraudulent behavior.

true

When it comes to executive transitions, most nonprofit CEOs are recruited from outside the organization.

true

The beginning of management as a field of study dates approximately to the late 19th century

true pg 8

Assessing how much a nonprofit spends on fundraising is a method of financial performance measurement.

true true

The "instrumental purpose of nonprofits" is to provide the services and meet the needs.

true. expressive purpose of non profits express people mission of the company and sharing the values they all share

A merger requires the total dissolution of one or more former organizations.

ture