Blog 10- Funding non-profits

ARGUMENT: The central argument is nonprofits and social justice. Nonprofits are the seventh largest economy in the world. Most acquire funding from the government but in order to receive funding they must be registered as a 501(c) (3). This allows access to money.


CRITIQUE: Not all grants are given to nonprofits. Sometimes money runs out. When this happens where do nonprofits get their funding? How can nonprofits serve the community when there is no funding from the government. When this happens, nonprofits can turn to fondations to get donations, if their philosophy fits, one can ask for income to support their nonprofit. The problem is though, sometimes foundations philosophy and nonprofits philosophy do not always fit together smoothly and then the nonprofit will change their mission to fit the requirements to get money so they can continue to serve the community. This becomes an issue as now the nonprofit no longer serves the communities needs as their mission statement has changed. The nonprofit is now a new organization with a new mission although this was not its original purpose, this happened in order for them to stay open. This would only be positive if the new mission fit the needs of the organizations population. Most likely it doesn't and the organization will have to find a new population to fit their new mission
My internship: Where do I see this in my internship? I see it everyday! We are a child care center and many of our regulations relay on DCYF requirements. We can receive grants in order to buy new materials for the children. BUT, there is also income from the parents as they are paying around 300 dollars a week for their child to attend our center. Because they are paying a good amount of money. Concoder that many parents have two children at the center, that's 2,400 a month, some have more than two children at the center. Anyways, because they are providing so much income the parents get a say in their children's day. For example, one child has a pillow because they snore while they are taking a nap, it help with their breathing, BUT DCYF states no children can have a pillow, only a blanket at nap. if DCYF came in we would get cited for that pillow, so now the parent brings in an extra blanket to use as a pillow for their safety. technically, DCYF can now not cite us for that pillow. We also have a room ratio of 12. Right now there are 20 children in our room. Again, the parents are paying for their child to be here, so the director is not going to tell a parent their child can no longer attend the center. Because their are two infant rooms, this have to be okay in order to not turn babies away that have been attending since birth. Overall, accommodations must be provided in order to keep the parents, who are providing money weekly, happy and to keep the children attending the center.