Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2020
College/Unit
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Department/Program/Center
Social Work
Abstract
Applications of the tools of modern business and public management to human service administrative problems has become increasingly sophisticated. In this article, the author presents Break-Even Analysis (BEA) as one such management tool useful for financial planning in nonprofit and public human services organizations, particularly those with multiple sources of funding. The original article, published in 1976, was the first-ever presentation on this topic in human services, and the core of the author's 1980 first-ever book on financial management in nonprofit human services. In this revision of the original article, Break-Even Analysis is presented as a compact, easily administered “early warning system” that can allow administrators to detect fiscal opportunities and problems months - in some cases, years - in advance of their actual onset. Moving beyond the original, which featured only graphic techniques of analysis, this revision also includes basic formulas and a number of additional illustrations.
Digital Commons Citation
Lohmann, Roger A., "Break Even Analysis: A Tool for Budget Planning (Revised)" (2020). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 2585.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/2585
Source Citation
An earlier version of this manuscript was published in Social Work. 21.4. (July, 1976). 300-307.
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Nonprofit Administration and Management Commons, Social Policy Commons, Social Welfare Commons, Social Work Commons