Description
Organizations vary in their types of funding sources. Funding often depends on the type of organization: public or private, for-profit, or non-profit. With these various avenues of funding also comes various levels of influence the funding has on the agency. Many funds come with stipulations that dictate how they are used by the agency. For example, most government funding sources have very stringent demands that are accompanied by layers of complex regulations. Private funding sources may require less paperwork and stringent guidelines, but they may have ideological expectations that the agency upholds. It is a delicate balance to accept funding from sources while not compromising the agency mission statement and client services. In this Discussion, you critically assess funding sources and how they affect organizations receiving their support.
For this Discussion, review this week’s Learning Resources and how funding sources affect the agencies receiving the money as well as the noncash revenues of the agency.
LEARNING RESOURCES
Required Readings
Netting, F. E., Kettner, P. M., McMurtry, S. L., & Thomas, M. L. (2017). Social work macro practice (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
Chapter 8, “Assessing Human Service Organizations” (pp. 226–266)
Document: Community Assessment: Social Concerns/Problems Category List (Word document)Download Community Assessment: Social Concerns/Problems Category List (Word document)
Document: Planned Change in the Generalist Intervention Model (Word document)Download Planned Change in the Generalist Intervention Model (Word document)
Document: Community Assessment: Program Development PowerPoint Outline (Word document)
Post the following:
Identify one example of a funding source for an agency.
Explain how this funding source could affect the services an agency provides for its clients.
