Chapter 11Operations

The area of organizational operations may be the single functional area that most closely resembles its counterpart in commercial and governmental organizations. If programs and services are the most visible parts of a nonprofit organization, operations (sometimes referred to as back-office operations) are the functions that make programs and services work. Keeping the lights on and the plumbing working are just as important for nonprofit organizations as for any other organization, but, despite the similarities, there are some differences. This chapter identifies some of those differences; it also highlights the main operational areas of risk that you should be focusing on.

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