the concept of responsibility centers
After reviewing all of this week’s materials, consider the concept of responsibility centers. Write a 3-5 page APA-formatted paper explaining the four types of responsibility centers. Include discussion of the value of this model in human services. Include at least 2 resources (the link provided with this week’s Readings and Resources may serve as one).
ARTICLES
- The New Human Services Industry: Changing the World for the Profit or For the Better? (Links to an external site.) – Review all 11 pages of this article exploring the complexities of providing human services in both the nonprofit and for-profit environments. Pay special attention to the lessons to be learned by nonprofits from their for-profit counterparts.
- Nonprofit Accounting (Links to an external site.) – Read Part 1: Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting, from the Accounting Coach.
- Managerial Accounting: Types of Responsibility Centers (Links to an external site.) – Review this article on Revenue Center designations. The four types of Revenue Center designations (revenue, cost or expense, profit, and investment) can be used to help human service administrators engage program managers in financial management.
