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To Profit or Not to
Profit: The Commercial Transformation of the Nonprofit Sector
Burton A. Weisbrod, ed. (Cambridge University Press,
1998)
Nonprofit organizations are changing dramatically in the
ways they are financed. They are becoming increasingly commercial, operating
more like private firms. Far more is involved than the generation of revenue.
As donations decline in importance and user fees and money-raising ancillary
activities come to dominate, they bring side effects on the social missions
that justify public support. This book examines these little-recognized
relationships for the overall nonprofit charitable sector and then focuses
on each of six industries; important differences are found among hospitals,
universities, social service providers, zoos, museums, and public broadcasting.
Softcover, 352 pages, $22.95
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