This paper provides detailed examinations on the use of GIS in nonprofit organizations. We interviewed planners and GIS experts in key nonprofit organizations in the City of Chicago to comprehend their actual usages o...This paper provides detailed examinations on the use of GIS in nonprofit organizations. We interviewed planners and GIS experts in key nonprofit organizations in the City of Chicago to comprehend their actual usages of GIS, faced challenges, and accumulated experiences. Organizations reported on dozens of projects where GIS was used for practical urban planning applications. Findings indicate that nonprofit organizations offer extremely useful lessons on using GIS for projects at the local, regional, and national levels. They provide extensive experiences on GIS technical problems and solutions, methodologies, and data issues. Their projects often support philanthropic efforts and respond to the needs of low-income communities. However, the organizations’ resources are dwindling. This paper raises a concern about the importance of sustaining their GIS operations particularly with the current economic downturn. We call on government officials to support nonprofit organizations in order to ensure the continuity of their GIS activities.展开更多
The Non-Profit Sector(NPS)is composed of several non-profit institutions,whose social objectives and purposes are of general benefit to society and independent of the government and companies.Nonprofit foundations pre...The Non-Profit Sector(NPS)is composed of several non-profit institutions,whose social objectives and purposes are of general benefit to society and independent of the government and companies.Nonprofit foundations present themselves in modern society as philanthropic and altruistic agents.Foundations play an extremely important role in society because they act autonomously,in a long-term project and preserve their own economic resources,playing the role of substitutes for the state.There are foundations of a public and private nature.The current accounting standards approved for the NPS were developed and considered the different objectives and specificities of this type of entities.Through the accountability process,reliable information on the management of funds entrusted to foundations,as well as the results obtained during activities,is provided to all stakeholders.展开更多
文摘This paper provides detailed examinations on the use of GIS in nonprofit organizations. We interviewed planners and GIS experts in key nonprofit organizations in the City of Chicago to comprehend their actual usages of GIS, faced challenges, and accumulated experiences. Organizations reported on dozens of projects where GIS was used for practical urban planning applications. Findings indicate that nonprofit organizations offer extremely useful lessons on using GIS for projects at the local, regional, and national levels. They provide extensive experiences on GIS technical problems and solutions, methodologies, and data issues. Their projects often support philanthropic efforts and respond to the needs of low-income communities. However, the organizations’ resources are dwindling. This paper raises a concern about the importance of sustaining their GIS operations particularly with the current economic downturn. We call on government officials to support nonprofit organizations in order to ensure the continuity of their GIS activities.
文摘The Non-Profit Sector(NPS)is composed of several non-profit institutions,whose social objectives and purposes are of general benefit to society and independent of the government and companies.Nonprofit foundations present themselves in modern society as philanthropic and altruistic agents.Foundations play an extremely important role in society because they act autonomously,in a long-term project and preserve their own economic resources,playing the role of substitutes for the state.There are foundations of a public and private nature.The current accounting standards approved for the NPS were developed and considered the different objectives and specificities of this type of entities.Through the accountability process,reliable information on the management of funds entrusted to foundations,as well as the results obtained during activities,is provided to all stakeholders.
