Describe the Difficulty in Comparing the Financial Performance of a Not-For-Profit

question 29

Essay

Describe the difficulty in comparing the financial performance of a not-for-profit organization to other similar organizations. What benchmarks are available to assist in this task?

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A conditioned response is a learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus through conditioning.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, it is a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior learning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Response

is a natural, automatic reaction to a stimulus that occurs without prior learning or conditioning.