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Termination of Nonprofit Organizations

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Bankruptcy; Closure; Dissolution; Organization death; Organization failure

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Private nonprofit organizations serve many purposes in modern society such as provision of a wide range of social and health services, advocating on behalf of special groups, and supporting research and community awareness around issues including historic preservation and disease prevention. Nonprofit organizations have worked collaboratively both with and alongside government for hundreds of years, often evolving to meet changing needs and environmental pressures and sometimes closing their doors. The closure of a nonprofit organization due to the successful resolution of the problem or issue targeted by its mission is the ultimate measure of success. However, nonprofit organizations can face termination for reasons other than success that may leave needed and desired services not provided or not provided sufficiently to meet demand or need (Norris-Tirrell 2001).

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  1. Academic Affairs and Research, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance, 1801 Main Street Suite 200, 64108, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

    Dorothy Norris-Tirrell

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  1. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA

    Ali Farazmand

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Norris-Tirrell, D. (2017). Termination of Nonprofit Organizations. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2580-1

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