MBA -II sppu syllabus

1. Unit-I Fundamentals of Non-
profit organization

2. Learning Objectives
• Introduction of Non- Profit Sector & Non- Profit Organizations:
• Key concepts in Non-Profit management including board of governance,
staffing, regulation, and volunteer management.
• Concept of Non-Profit leadership and governance and the functions of boards
in organizational governance
• The Board's Role and Responsibilities.
• Elements of board behavior for effectiveness of organization.
• Developing Leadership and Improving Governance in Non-Profit
Organizations,
• Improving the Effectiveness of Boards of Directors and the tools used to
facilitate assessments of board performance

3. Definition
• Nonprofit organizations are organized for a public or mutual benefit other
than generating profit for owners or investors (Salamon 1999).
• The non-profit distributing characteristic means that – contrary to the
common belief – nonprofits can generate profit but they cannot distribute
it to owners or directors. The profit must all be used to support the
operation of the organization (Anheier 2014).
e.g. Smile Foundation: It was established in 2002. It promotes the source of
education amongst deprived children. The people behind the Smile
Foundation have visualized children to build their future and hence have
developed programs under heading healthcare, education, livelihood,
women empowerment to a system where privileged children can help their
deprived corresponds

4. Dimensions of Nonprofit Organization:
• Governance & Boards The board of directors
• Fundraising & Financial Management
• Communications & Relationships
• Planning, Technology, & Administration Programs
• Management & Culture

5. Board of Governance:
1. The board of trustee or the governing body
2. Chairperson of the Board:
3. Vice Chairperson
4. Standing Committees
• Executive Committee:
• Finance Committee
• Nominating Committee
• Ongoing Committees:
• Ad Hoc Committees or Task Forces:
5. Advisory Committees

6. Staffing
• “Staffing process involves identifying jobs according to needs of
organization, recruitment of human resource based on their qualification
and skills, providing training as per need” Profit or nonprofit organiztion .
Staffing Process:
• Assessing personnel needs:
• Recruiting personnel:
• Screening, selecting, and hiring personnel
• Regulation through orienting new volunteers to the organization:
• Appraisals, when coupled with specific job expectations, help boost
performance:

7. Volunteer Management
• Volunteer management is the process of a nonprofit takes to recruit, track,
engage, retain volunteers, volunteer appreciation, and create a positive
experience for them. Effective Volunteer Management program is helpful
to develop a long-term relationship of a volunteer with the organization.
• Types of Volunteer's Engagement
1. Formal
2. Governance:
3. Informal
4. Project-based
5. Skill-based

8. Volunteer Management Practices in the nonprofit
organization:
1. Value the Role of Volunteers: volunteer's most valuable asset in
your nonprofit organization.
2. Define Rules and Expectations
3. Develop Volunteer Management Skills
4. Provide orientation and Training for Volunteers:
5. Provide Supervision
6. Recognize volunteers' Contributions

9. The Board's Role and Responsibilities.
• Chairman:
• Vice-Chairman
• Board Secretary
• Treasurer

10. Elements of board behavior for the
effectiveness of a nonprofit organization.