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The Resource To profit or not to profit : the commercial transformation of the nonprofit sector, edited by Burton A. Weisbrod, (electronic resource)

To profit or not to profit : the commercial transformation of the nonprofit sector, edited by Burton A. Weisbrod, (electronic resource)

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Nonprofit organizations are increasingly resembling private firms in a transformation bringing with it a shift in financial dependence from charitable donation to commercial sales activity. This book, first published in 1998, examines the reasons and consequences of the mimicry of private firms by fundraising nonprofits. User fees and revenue from 'ancillary' activities are mushrooming, with each having important side effects: pricing out of the market certain target groups; or distracting the nonprofit from its central mission. The authors focus first on issues that apply to nonprofits generally: the role of competition, analysis of nonprofit organization behavior, the effects of distribution goals and differential taxation of nonprofit and for-profit activity revenue, the effects of changes in donations on commercial activity, and conversions of nonprofits to for-profits. They then turn to specific industries: hospitals, universities, social service providers, zoos, museums, and public broadcasting. The book concludes with recommendations for research and for public policy toward nonprofits.--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xii, 340 pages)
Contents
  • Lewis M. Segal and Burton A. Weisbrod ; Conversion from nonprofit to for-profit legal status : why does it happen and should anyone care?
  • John H. Goddeeris and Burton A. Weisbrod
  • pt. II. Industry studies.
  • Commercialism in nonprofit hospitals
  • Frank A. Sloan ; Universities as creators and retailers of intellectual property : life-sciences research and commercial development
  • Walter W. Powell and Jason Owen-Smith ; Commercialism in nonprofit social service association : its character, significance and rationale
  • Dennis R. Young ; Zoos and aquariums
  • Louis Cain and Dennis Meritt, Jr. ; Commerce and the muse : are art museums becoming commercial?
  • Helmut K. Anheier and Stefan Toepler ; The funding perils of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
  • Craig L. LaMay and Burton A. Weisbrod
  • The nonprofit mission and its financing : growing links between nonprofits and the rest of the economy
  • pt. III. Overview, conclusions, and public-policy issues.
  • Commercialism among nonprofits : objectives, opportunities, and constraints
  • Estelle James ; Conclusions and public-policy issues : commercialism and the road ahead
  • Burton A. Weisbrod
  • Burton A. Weisbrod
  • pt. I. Basic issues and perspective.
  • Competition, commercialization, and the evolution of nonprofit organizational structures
  • Howard P. Tuckman ; Modeling the nonprofit organization as a multiproduct firm : a framework for choice
  • Burton A. Weisbrod ; Pricing and rationing by nonprofit organizations with distributional objectives
  • Richard Steinberg and Burton A. Weisbrod ; differential taxation of nonprofits and the commercialization of nonprofit revenues
  • Joseph J. Cordes and Burton A. Weisbrod ; Interdependence of commercial and donative revenues
Isbn
9780511625947
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511625947
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Label
To profit or not to profit : the commercial transformation of the nonprofit sector
Title
To profit or not to profit
Title remainder
the commercial transformation of the nonprofit sector
Statement of responsibility
edited by Burton A. Weisbrod
Contributor
Editor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Nonprofit organizations are increasingly resembling private firms in a transformation bringing with it a shift in financial dependence from charitable donation to commercial sales activity. This book, first published in 1998, examines the reasons and consequences of the mimicry of private firms by fundraising nonprofits. User fees and revenue from 'ancillary' activities are mushrooming, with each having important side effects: pricing out of the market certain target groups; or distracting the nonprofit from its central mission. The authors focus first on issues that apply to nonprofits generally: the role of competition, analysis of nonprofit organization behavior, the effects of distribution goals and differential taxation of nonprofit and for-profit activity revenue, the effects of changes in donations on commercial activity, and conversions of nonprofits to for-profits. They then turn to specific industries: hospitals, universities, social service providers, zoos, museums, and public broadcasting. The book concludes with recommendations for research and for public policy toward nonprofits.--
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Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
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1931-
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Weisbrod, Burton Allen
Series statement
Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks
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  • Nonprofit organizations
  • Associations, institutions, etc.
  • Public institutions
  • Fund raising
  • Voluntarism
  • Profit
Label
To profit or not to profit : the commercial transformation of the nonprofit sector, edited by Burton A. Weisbrod, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511625947
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Publication
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Lewis M. Segal and Burton A. Weisbrod ; Conversion from nonprofit to for-profit legal status : why does it happen and should anyone care?
  • John H. Goddeeris and Burton A. Weisbrod
  • pt. II. Industry studies.
  • Commercialism in nonprofit hospitals
  • Frank A. Sloan ; Universities as creators and retailers of intellectual property : life-sciences research and commercial development
  • Walter W. Powell and Jason Owen-Smith ; Commercialism in nonprofit social service association : its character, significance and rationale
  • Dennis R. Young ; Zoos and aquariums
  • Louis Cain and Dennis Meritt, Jr. ; Commerce and the muse : are art museums becoming commercial?
  • Helmut K. Anheier and Stefan Toepler ; The funding perils of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
  • Craig L. LaMay and Burton A. Weisbrod
  • The nonprofit mission and its financing : growing links between nonprofits and the rest of the economy
  • pt. III. Overview, conclusions, and public-policy issues.
  • Commercialism among nonprofits : objectives, opportunities, and constraints
  • Estelle James ; Conclusions and public-policy issues : commercialism and the road ahead
  • Burton A. Weisbrod
  • Burton A. Weisbrod
  • pt. I. Basic issues and perspective.
  • Competition, commercialization, and the evolution of nonprofit organizational structures
  • Howard P. Tuckman ; Modeling the nonprofit organization as a multiproduct firm : a framework for choice
  • Burton A. Weisbrod ; Pricing and rationing by nonprofit organizations with distributional objectives
  • Richard Steinberg and Burton A. Weisbrod ; differential taxation of nonprofits and the commercialization of nonprofit revenues
  • Joseph J. Cordes and Burton A. Weisbrod ; Interdependence of commercial and donative revenues
Control code
CR9780511625947
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xii, 340 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9780511625947
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)708567342
Label
To profit or not to profit : the commercial transformation of the nonprofit sector, edited by Burton A. Weisbrod, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511625947
Publication
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Lewis M. Segal and Burton A. Weisbrod ; Conversion from nonprofit to for-profit legal status : why does it happen and should anyone care?
  • John H. Goddeeris and Burton A. Weisbrod
  • pt. II. Industry studies.
  • Commercialism in nonprofit hospitals
  • Frank A. Sloan ; Universities as creators and retailers of intellectual property : life-sciences research and commercial development
  • Walter W. Powell and Jason Owen-Smith ; Commercialism in nonprofit social service association : its character, significance and rationale
  • Dennis R. Young ; Zoos and aquariums
  • Louis Cain and Dennis Meritt, Jr. ; Commerce and the muse : are art museums becoming commercial?
  • Helmut K. Anheier and Stefan Toepler ; The funding perils of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
  • Craig L. LaMay and Burton A. Weisbrod
  • The nonprofit mission and its financing : growing links between nonprofits and the rest of the economy
  • pt. III. Overview, conclusions, and public-policy issues.
  • Commercialism among nonprofits : objectives, opportunities, and constraints
  • Estelle James ; Conclusions and public-policy issues : commercialism and the road ahead
  • Burton A. Weisbrod
  • Burton A. Weisbrod
  • pt. I. Basic issues and perspective.
  • Competition, commercialization, and the evolution of nonprofit organizational structures
  • Howard P. Tuckman ; Modeling the nonprofit organization as a multiproduct firm : a framework for choice
  • Burton A. Weisbrod ; Pricing and rationing by nonprofit organizations with distributional objectives
  • Richard Steinberg and Burton A. Weisbrod ; differential taxation of nonprofits and the commercialization of nonprofit revenues
  • Joseph J. Cordes and Burton A. Weisbrod ; Interdependence of commercial and donative revenues
Control code
CR9780511625947
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xii, 340 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9780511625947
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)708567342

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