Non–profit organizations
This assignment is being submitted on July 2, 2015
Comparing economic model and voluntary spirit model of Non–profit organizations
Comparison and contrast analysis between economic and voluntary spirit models.
Answer. After comparing the various notions of the economic model and voluntary model of non-profit organizations following contrasting features are elicited:
The operational ideology behind the economic model is based on assuming similitude of various public, private and non private organizations, in terms of application of general management principles to all of them (Brainard & Siplon, 2004). On the other hand, the rationale behind voluntary spirit model is drawn from religious notions of helping the needy people generously and calls for volunteers to dedicate their time and resources for the welfare of deserving recipients(Worth, 2014).
The economic model perceives non-profit organizations as different type of businesses, those who believe in gaining funds from a specific cadre of the society and aim at maximizing revenues from them. However, the Christian theory of giving is the key rationale behind the voluntary spirit model and such organizations have laid their focus on more organized volunteerism and services to needy, rather than prioritizing on assimilating funds (Worth, 2014).
The economic model considers its human resources to be specific economic factors who aid in maximizing funds collection and hence should be benefited and incentivized in return of their services. On the contrary, the voluntary spirit model regards its volunteers to be public spirited and those who seek their motivation to work further by seeing the relief of needy (Brainard & Siplon, 2004).
The economic model lays stress over adoption of typical private sector business profit maximization via being competitive and resorting to marketing practices; however, the voluntary spirit model lays stress on active participation, enhanced volunteerism and sense of solidarity among various other organizations working with similar rationale (Brainard & Siplon, 2004).
The economic model based non-profit organizations admire the private companies’ pattern of hierarchical hiring of specifically educated professionals, who use their refined ways of motivating team members towards the vision(Brainard & Siplon, 2004). Although, in case of the voluntary spirit model, it is the utter desire of self-composition and attainment of one’s own identity, that drives people.
Analysis of acquisition and use of resources ( charitable donations and volunteers)
Answer. For the economic model based organizations, the foremost important source is assumed to be the professional and expert guidance over maximization of funds, thereby subduing the vital need of enhanced volunteerism (Worth, 2014). The impact of market forces, revenue drivers and professionals, in such organizations changes volunteers as fund gatherers. On the other hand acquisition of more hands for rendering elaborate service is the key urge in voluntary organizations, shaping group destiny by efforts. Acquisition of charitable funds is also important but not the ultimate objective for such organizations.
Correlation between charitable donations and volunteerism (Christian principle of ‘giving’).
Answer. The Christian principle of Giving, explains the notional value of volunteerism to serve the needy people for justifying the eligibility criteria of seeking the God’s grace (2 Cor. 8:1-4). Hence, the Christian giving emphasizes on gaining by giving the owned money to others and serving them. The voluntary spirit organizations use this link between donations and volunteerism, so that both these forms of giving are encourages by social gatherings, educational attainment, church groups, passive rationality, moral obligation and ubiquitous acknowledgement for the need of contributions and rendering (Hill, 2012). Studies have proved a direct correlation between these two on basis of above mentioned factors. Thus it can be concluded that charitable donations encourage volunteerism and vice versa (Hill, 2012).
References
Brainard , L. A. and Siplon , P.A. (2004), Toward Nonprofit Organization Reform in the Voluntary Spirit: Lessons from the Internet, George Washington University. Non-profit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. vol. 33 no. 3, 435-457. doi:10.1177/0899764004266021.
Hill, M. (2012), The relationship between volunteering and charitable giving: review of evidence.CGAP working paper, 3-7. http://www.cgap.org.uk/uploads/Working%20Papers/WP%20volunteering%20and%20charitable%20giving%20MH.pdf
Worth, M. J. (2014). Nonprofit management: Principles and practice (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. ISBN: 9781452243092.
