Open AccessThe Role of Local Governmental Funding in Nonprofit Survival
Author(s) -
Karl Besel
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
advances in social work
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2331-4125
pISSN - 1527-8565
DOI - 10.18060/191
Subject(s) - nonprofit sector , social work , revenue , work (physics) , nonprofit organization , sustainability , business , public relations , internal revenue , salient , service (business) , public administration , dependency (uml) , public funding , political science , economic growth , marketing , finance , economics , mechanical engineering , ecology , law , engineering , biology , systems engineering
Nonprofit social service organizations in America originally relied on private donations and charitable events to sustain their operations. As the number of nonprofit organizations has proliferated over the last few decades, so has nonprofit dependency on governmental and other sources of revenue. A case study design was used to examine factors that have impacted the survival of the original Indiana Youth Service Bureaus. This study highlights salient factors that influence survival and explores the characteristics and circumstances of selected organizations that enhance their sustainability. The findings suggest that social work administrators need to foster long-term relationships with local funders as a means of enhancing organizational survival.