Many leaders of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) lack strategies to build and maintain a financially sustainable organization to continue providing vital social services. The purpose of this single case study was to explore the financial strategies some NPO leaders used to maintain financial sustainability during general economic downturns. Five purposively selected leaders of an NPO in northwestern Indiana participated in the study. The resource dependency theory and the change management theory were the conceptual frameworks that guided the study. Data were collected from face-to-face and telephone interviews and a review of company documentation. Member checking was conducted with participants and data triangulation occurred with an analysis of organization documents that reinforced the validity of the findings. Data were analyzed using Yin's 5-step process of coding of participants' responses, including examining, categorizing, tabulating, creating a data display, and testing the data. Data analysis of organizational documents, interview transcripts, and the organization's social media sites revealed 3 themes: partnerships, fundraising, and diversification as the strategies used to maintain financial sustainability during periods of economic downturns. The findings of this study might contribute to positive social change by providing information to NPO leaders to help improve financial strategies and sustainability for community service organizations during general economic downturns and maintain social services.

This paper compares the theology and praxis of Canadian Mennonite giving to the biblical texts of Paul’s collection for Jerusalem, particularly 1 and 2 Corinthians. It is based on interviewing Mennonite donors and fundraisers, and using the resulting issues about giving to probe the Pauline texts for practical details about asking for money and donating money. The paper suggests how Pauline theology and praxis might further inform giving and fundraising in the Mennonite church.

The private equity industry has had a fluctuating history. In the years between 2003 and  2007 the private equity industry expanded tremendously, yet in 2008 a financial turmoil  caused significant deviation in the activity of the industry. During the credit crunch the  liquidity in the market decreased affecting the sources of capital available. When several  firms compete about the capital available, fundraising becomes increasingly difficult and  competition intensifies. Sweden is one of the largest private equity markets in Europe and  has among the Nordic countries been able to raise the largest amount of funds. The  purpose of this study is to examine the fundraising process implemented by private equity  firms, nevertheless the relationship that emerges between the fund manager and the  investor. The authors’ objective is to provide an adequate interpretation of the private  equity industry in Sweden.   The authors have implemented a qualitative method, as the objective has been to obtain a  profound picture of how private equity firms manage their fundraising. The abductive  approach has been used in order to collect empirical data and semi-structured interviews  have been carried out with representatives from four private equity firms. In addition, a  smaller survey has been performed with two institutional investors to add to the objectivity.  Subsequently, the empirical data has been analysed in regards to theory and compared in  relation to the sources to end up in a conclusion.  The authors have through the study concluded that private equity firms in Sweden with a  focus in buyouts not have a common fundraising model. Private equity funds are selective  in their choice of investors and prefer professional, loyal investors with a long-term  perspective and strong capital base. It has from the analysis emerged that good reputation,  history, team and experience is valuable in fundraising. Firms that are successful in their  operations and management appeal to investors. The investors are typically institutionalised  and invest in different asset classes, hence the diversification is mainly in the hands of the  investor.

This paper compares the theology and praxis of Canadian Mennonite giving to the biblical texts of Paul’s collection for Jerusalem, particularly 1 and 2 Corinthians. It is based on interviewing Mennonite donors and fundraisers, and using the resulting issues about giving to probe the Pauline texts for practical details about asking for money and donating money. The paper suggests how Pauline theology and praxis might further inform giving and fundraising in the Mennonite church.

In recent years, network's spreading has already been more valued by everyone. The blog is one of the newly arisen network media tool. The personal user are fast growing and popular to every social field. The Non-profit organization is so called the third section, signing with the government and enterprise together. There are more than 26,000 houses already in the domestic various Non-profit Organization , according to the Ministry of Interior statistics. The research aims at making use of network's dissemination study of influence to carry on a research to the Non-profit Organization to blog. Expect that it can offer some advice to the majority with less of Non-profit Organization, then build up a low cost and a powerful functional blog interaction piping. This research uses a case study method. The research interviewee is the financial group of ¡§Children are us Foundation¡¨. We are currently use it to go on the observation and research. And aim at executive of the result and processing of carry out the statistics and analysis. From the result, the Blog is a low technique part, low cost, and also combining the media, such as network and non- network...etc. to carry on the promotion. In addition to the Blog can become the piping of the Non-profit Organization and get a chance to be famous. It can also collect the money effectively by dissemination behavior. However, the successful component is lying in the blog usage which is familiar with a net friend habit. In order to provide the interaction with net friends and cohere with net friends to become clubs; furthermore; it will create contribution through blog dissemination. To be successful, it needs to take some time. The Blog must be put more effort over a long period of time. Then, it will have opportunity to make good use of blog connection. In the end, it creates the extreme influence of network dissemination for the Non-profit Organization.

This diploma thesis is focused on the Czech citizen attitude to the issue of donation and is aimed at finantial support of non for profit organizations providing social services. It deals with understanding preferences and behavior of donors. To achieve the goal the author uses a questionnaire survey conducted on sample of 500 respondents. The data for quantitative survey were collected from March to April 2015. The qualitive survey was done through the with in-depth interviews (n = 22), data was collected from April to August 2014. The survey results allowed to formulate recommendations for non for profit organizations providing social services.

The master thesis focuses on effective ways of fundraising for non-profit organizations. Its aim is to design the aforementioned methods, because fundraising has become a critical discipline for non-profit organizations in the pursuit of sustainable funding. Mastering appropriate fundraising methods and establishing relationships with donors, organizations ensure not only peace but also the freedom to make decisions and can fulfill its mission. With an effective attracting funding also related communication outwards With an effective attracting funding also related communication outwards because with no promotion is difficult to obtain an individual or corporate donors. The research is based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches. The quantitative part is based on a survey, which deals with non-profit organizations and their fundraising. Further investigation is focused on the money that is spent on fundraising and the success of fund-raising projects. The qualitative part consists of semi-structured interviews that help to understand the deeper areas detected. From the survey results and interviews is compiled vivid picture of contemporary fundraising in the Czech environment and proposing effective methods of funding. Fundraising is seen as a vital discipline for the sustainability of organizations, but a minimum of them makes it to the professional level. It was also found that the Czech non-profit environment due to their delayed development offers great scope for practicing new fundraising methods, which are commonly used abroad.

Práce pojednává o neziskových organizacích, především nadacích, které podrobně charakterizuje. V teoretické části se věnuje také fundraisingu, Nadačnímu investičnímu fondu a novele občanského zákoníku. Praktická část seznámí čtenáře s Nadací Terezy Maxové, s její činností a hospodařením.

Diplomová práce je zaměřená na finanční analýzu a fundraising nestátních neziskových organizací. V teoretické části je uvedena metodika finanční analýzy a popsány možné způsoby získávání finančních prostředků pro činnost neziskových organizací. V praktické části je představena nestátní nezisková organizace - Oblastní charita Třebíč, pomocí nástrojů finanční analýzy je hodnocena její činnosti. Je popsán vývoj organizace, největší provedené investice. Práce uvádí také, z jakých zdrojů je organizace financována.

This quantitative study utilized secondary data furnished by 652 institutions of higher education which participated in the 2008 Voluntary Support of Education (VSE) national study managed by the Council for Aid to Education. This study investigated the relationships among private and public status across baccalaureate, masters and doctoral degree typologies and total alumni giving, restricted giving and unrestricted giving per full time equivalent (FTE) for the 2007/08 academic year. The independent variable included the three degree-granting sub-categories of institution as categorized by either public or private status. The dependent variables included total computed alumni giving for 2008 per FTE, restricted alumni giving for 2008 per FTE and unrestricted giving by alumni for 2008 per FTE. ANOVA main effects were calculated and statistical significance determined using the &#945; < .05 level. Tukey Post-Hoc calculations were computed and Cohen's f 2 was used to determine effect sizes. Total alumni giving per student FTE differed at statistical significance across the six institution types, F (5, 651) = 37.181, p < .001, f 2 = .29. Total restricted giving per student FTE differed at statistical significance across the six types, F (5, 651) = 28.90, p < .001, f 2 = .22. Total unrestricted giving per student FTE differed at statistical significance across the six types, F (5, 651) = 35.371, p < .001, f 2 = .27. This study's restricted giving index documents alumni make differentiated choices concerning gifts based on institution type. Recommendations are issued for further research and professional practice.