| Summary: | 碩士 === 佛光大學 === 經濟學系 === 95 === Based on the concepts of risk management and organizational performance, this study attempted to examine the correlation between risk management and organizational performance of non-profit organizations and propose suggestions as a reference for non-profit organizations in Taiwan.
Legal Aid Foundation was selected as the research subject in the study, and data were collected using the case study method and interviews. The results revealed: 1) the first-year goal of Legal Aid Foundation was to achieve its performance by increasing the number of cases; 2) the biggest risk of the foundation was the instability of funds; 3) there was a correlation between risk management and organizational performance of the foundation. Besides, suggestions to non-profit organizations in Taiwan included: 1) in the industry, a special position of the organization or a clear goal should be worked out; 2) in the aspect of human resources, training and recruiting full-time employees should be conducted according to the features of the organization; 3) an all-round marketing strategy should be fulfilled to raise funds.
Non-profit organizations exist to serve people, and their susceptibility to the environmental changes (interest rate cut in banks and people’s low willingness to donate due to economic recession) would result in predicament in fund-raising. Additionally, it has been definitely prescribed in our laws that non-profit organizations can only exploit the yield of the principal. Thus, manager’s capability would influence the management of a non-profit organization and its balance of revenue and expenditure. This study pointed out the current situations of Legal Aid Foundation and future hardships it might need to cope with, introduced the concepts of risk management and organizational performance, and attempted to outline the current predicament and possible solutions.
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