<Li> Doctors Without Borders </Li> <P> According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS), there are more than 1.5 million non-profit organizations registered in the United States, including public charities, private foundations, and other non-profit organizations . Contributions to different charities reached $358.38 billion in 2014, which was an increase of 7.1% from the 2013 estimates . Out of these contributions, Religious organizations received 32%, educational institutions received 15%, and human service organizations received 12% . Between September 2010 and September 2014, approximately 25.3% of Americans over the age of 16 volunteered for a non-profit </P> <P> Non-profits are not driven by generating profit, but they must produce enough income to pursue their social duties . Non-profits are able to raise money in four different ways . This includes income from donations from private donors or organizations, government funding, income from their sales or services, and income from investments . Each NPO is unique in which source of income works best for them . With an increase in NPO's within the last decade, organizations have adopted competitive advantages to create revenue for themselves to remain financially stable . Donations from private individuals or organizations can change each year and government grants have diminished . With changes in funding from year to year, NPO's become efficient in one of the four ways to gain revenue . Trying to use multiple forms of creating revenue can increase an NPO's costs and they can lose money . </P> <P> NPO's challenges primarily stem from lack of funding . Funding can either come from within the organization, fundraising, donations, or from the federal government . When cutbacks are made from the federal government, the organization suffers from devolution . This term describes when there is a shift of responsibility from a central government to a local, subnational authority . The shift is due to the loss of funds; therefore, resulting in changes of responsibilities in running programs . Because of this frequent challenge, management must be innovative and effective in the pursuit of success . </P>

Source of income for non profit making organisation