Caring for the Community

According to Seidner, Zietlow and Hankin, (2013), a non-profit organization is aimed at aiding the society. This entity is not about making money. Instead, it seeks to ameliorate lives of less fortunate society members. There are numerous institutions offering charitable services to the community. Such institutions are funded by well wishers who ply the route of charity. One would ask how such non-profit organizations are sustained. The fact is that there are many individuals, and corporations that fund these organizations. In addition, most governments have added value to such organizations by including them in the fiscal budget of the nation. This discourse, therefore, discerns the non-profit organizations. It shall consider what makes such organization flourish. Apart from that, the discussion shall zero in to the challenges that such organizations face. Untimely, it shall make a number of recommendations to improve the working of such organizations.

Many people have lots of doubts regarding the sustainability of non-profit organizations. Nonetheless, there is a lot of positivity in such institutions. To know that a non-profit organization is operating well, one has to see the manner in which it is funded. Normally, most financiers would only fund an organization that is giving positive results in its operations. Once such results are apparent, there shall be a stream of financiers coming in to offer support to the organization. There have been numerous non-profit organizations which have had overwhelming donations from various individuals as well as corporate bodies. Therefore, such unending support is a key indicator that an organization is thriving.

Another key indicator to show that a non-profit organization is doing well is the results as per the mandate of the institution. For instance, if the non-profit organization is a hospital, there should be top notch health services. Availability of drugs, doctors and health workers are a good