One of the characteristics unique to governmental and not-for-profit organizations is the inability to eliminate unprofitable activities. Clearly, in the case of these activities, you cannot use profitability to evaluate success.

• How is success determined in service programs that must be subsidized, and how does it differ between governmental organizations and nonprofit organizations?

• Identify a governmental and a not-for-profit program of this nature and then do the following:

o Offer some background on each program.

o Indicate how success is measured in these programs.

o Review the posts of other students, and offer any suggestions you may have with regard to how the success is measured.