(1) CONTRASTING REVENUE FOR GOVERNMENTS AND NONPROFITS (2) CHANGING STRATEGIC DIRECTION

Part ONE

CONTRASTING REVENUE FOR GOVERNMENTS AND NONPROFITS

Whether a public administrator is working with a government or a nonprofit organization will impact the types of revenue sources they can utilize. One source of revenue for government and nonprofits is grants. Grants represent a transfer of spending power from one government or entity to another government or entity, predicated on the idea that the government or entity closest to the local conditions, needs, and priorities can use the grant revenue to address such issues or needs.

Grants also typically include controls on the use of the funds. Examples of government grants include categorical grants that have special-purpose spending requirements, block grants that allow broader, flexible spending in a certain functional area, and revenue sharing that uses a formula distribution to disperse funding that can be used with broad discretion (Mikesell, 2018).

For this Discussion, you explore different revenue options that might be available for each type of public organization—government and nonprofit. You also will deepen your understanding of grants as revenue sources for nonprofits and government organizations.

TO PREPARE

Review the Learning Resources, focusing on the difference      between revenue sources for nonprofits and government organizations.

Consider other Learning Resources regarding revenue sources you      have read in previous weeks.

BY DAY 3

Post your response to the following:

When considering a government organization as opposed to a      nonprofit organization, what are some different revenue options that might      be available?

Compare and contrast grants as revenue sources for nonprofits      and government organizations.

PART TWO CHANGING STRATEGIC DIRECTION

Strategic plans act as a roadmap to help organizations achieve their goals. Strategic plans can change. Typically, the change is in response to a need to adapt to a change(s) in the context of the organization and often with the goal of improving effectiveness and efficiency achieving the goals of the organization. It is also common for the process of changing the strategic plan to change the organization’s budget.

For this Assignment, you return to Walden Heights to meet with board officers Michelle Liu and L.C. Creighton and discover that the board of directors at the Support Alliance for Depression, Anxiety & Bipolar (SADAB) of Walden Heights nonprofit organization has just approved a new goal in their strategic plan. Since you understand the important connection between the budget and the strategic plan, the board of directors is seeking your assistance in finding ideas for some new funding streams that can help them achieve their new goal. For this Assignment, you prepare a proposal on new revenue sources they might consider pursuing and create a narrated PowerPoint presentation through which to share your proposal with the SADAB board of directors.

TO PREPARE

• At the Support Alliance for Depression, Anxiety & Bipolar      (SADAB) of Walden Heights nonprofit organization, listen to      the discussion at the board meeting and then review the following      documents in the Learning Resources:

SADAB 202V-202Z Strategic Plan Change (PowerPoint)

Statement of Financial Position–SADAB (Excel spreadsheet)

SADAB of Walden Heights 202X Annual Report (PowerPoint)

SADAB Budget Proposal Briefing (PowerPoint)

Review the “SADAB of Walden Heights Strategic Plan Board      Meeting Scenario.”

Review the “PowerPoint and Narrated PowerPoint” resources in      the Learning Resources and use the information, as needed, for this      Assignment.

Review the “SADAB Changing Strategic Direction Proposal      Example” PowerPoint in the Learning Resources.

ASSIGNMENT (5–7 SLIDES, NOT INCLUDING TITLE SLIDE AND REFERENCES SLIDE(S)):

Create a 4- to 5-minute narrated PowerPoint presentation for      the board containing a proposal of new revenue sources that can be pursued      that will help the organization progress towards its new strategic      goal. Note: Refer to the “SADAB Changing Strategic      Direction Proposal Example” in the Learning Resources.

The PowerPoint must include the following components:

Changes in Revenue categories

Changes in Disbursement categories

At least one chart