NLS EXAM Flashcards
1 in ___ jobs; the majority are in ____ and ___
10, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE
There are nearly ___ nonprofits in the US
2 MIL
Most nonprofits are __ with less than 500,000 in operating expenses
SMALL
D___
DONATIONS
T
TUITION
T____ S___
TICKET SALES
Membership D____
DUES
G____ grants and contracts
GOVERNMENT
Foundation G____
GRANTS
Each year in the US 300 billion is donated to ___
CHARATIES
83% of all donations are made by ___
INDIVIDUALS
Nearly ½ of all donations support _____ and ___
EDUCATION AND RELIGION
WHAT IS PHILANTHROPY?
VOLUNTARY ACTION FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD
WHAT IS AN ALTRUIST?
FOCUSED ON THE WELL BEING OF OTHERS
VOLUNTARY
GIVING
VOULNTARY
SERVICE
VOLUNTARY
ASSOCIATION
Philanthropy seeks to… Reduce ____and Improve ____
SUFFERING, THE QUALITY OF LIFE
Social Entrepreneurs Create new approaches to
SOCIAL CHANGE
WHAT ARE THE THREE SECTORS IN SOCIETY
private, public, nonprofit
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE VARIOUS NAMES CHARITABLE NONPROFITS ARE CALLED?
-501(C)3 TAX CODE
-NGO NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
-Not-FOR-PROFIT
-PHILANTHROPIC
-INDEPENDENT/SOCIAL /THIRD VOLUNTEER Sector
WHAT ARE THE 6 CHARACTERISTICS OF CHARITABLE NONPROFITS?
-Formally constituted(officially established)
-Private (as opposed to governmental)
-Not profit-distributing
-Self-governing
-Voluntary
-Of public benefit
Charitable Nonprofits:
-Are exempt from ___ taxes
-donations to the nonprofit can be ____ on taxes
-can’t engage in some ____ activities
MOST, DEDUCTED, POLITICAL
WHAT ARE THE 5 ROLES OF PHILANTHROPY?
Service role
Advocacy role
Cultural Role
Civic Role
Vanguard role
Two basic realities: The human ___ and human ___
CONDITION, NATURE
Things often ____, and things could always ____
GO WRONG, BE BETTER
Circumstances, N____ and M____
NAUTRAL, MAN-MADE
Life in a Natural W____
WORLD
Life C____
CHANCES
Human Nature, G___ and E____
GOOD, EVIL
Responses, S____, M____-aid, G____ assistance, P___
SELF-HELP, MUTUAL-AID, GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE, PHILANTHROPY
Private Charitable Foundations, there are over ___ in the US
70,000
Established by an ____ or corporation to support charitable activities
INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY
Guiding Principles, “Seek to do ___ but do no ___
GOOD, HARM
AMERICA’S PHILANTHROPIC TRADITION: 2 strands/core values:
COMPASSION AND COMMUNITY
In the American colonies, the church and governing agencies followed the _____ model, taking responsibility for providing for those in need”
BRITISH
