REC 101 Final UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Non-profit is similar to Commercial sector: - Correct Answer- 1. decision authority and
autonomy,
2. skill utilization,
3. work pressure
Legal Position of non-profit - Correct Answer- Formation, operation, dissolution governed by
federal/provincial law.
Provincial level grants charitable status to orgs.
Non-profits in Canada - Correct Answer- Relatively large workforce, combination of paid
staff/volunteers, extensive government support for operations
HR Main purpose - Correct Answer- To ensure that the org. has the right number of people
with the necessary competencies to meet its goals and fulfill its mission
Volunteers - Correct Answer- Back bone of the nonprofit sector, someone who engages in an
activity oh his/her own free will for the benefits of others, without receiving monetary
remuneration
HR management's job - Correct Answer- Recruitment, supervision, selection, termination,
orientation, performance appraisals
HR in Non-profits - Correct Answer- Vast majority do not have specialized HR units, nor
designed HR offices
Challenges for nonprofit managers - Correct Answer- 1. absence of relevant guidelines for
managing HR
2. lack of HR management training
3. insufficient financial resources
4. employment uncertainty under protect funding
5. tension between volunteers and paid staff
, Immediate organizational challenge to Fundraising - Correct Answer- Reductions in funding,
need to compete for funding and volunteers, move toward project funding instead of general
support for org. activities, increasing requirements for financial accountability, mandated
collaboration with other orgs.
Implications for management - Correct Answer- Makes strategic planning difficult (hard to
think ahead with so much uncertainty), creates constant staff turnover (lack of funding=less
consistency), increases admin burden (recruiting, screening, training, grant writing)
Grant Seeking - Correct Answer- A systematic, logical process for articulating needs and
matching those needs with the goals and qualifications of a granting agency
Community Foundations - Correct Answer- Locally run, autonomous public foundations,
build and manage endowment funds to support local charitable activities, governed by
volunteer board of local leaders
Corporate Foundations - Correct Answer- Linked to corporation, usually focuses on
communities/country located in, funds come from the corporation, granting decisions
separate from corporate decision-making process and officers
Purpose of non-profit - Correct Answer- To serve the public good, normative standards and
policies that guide the political and social life of society
Functions of public leisure agencies/departments - Correct Answer- Promoter or specific
leisure activities. culturally neutral provider, social change agent, coordinator of leisure
opportunities, provider for rec department, enhancement of physical environment
Public Admin - Correct Answer- Entails civil servants implementing a specified policy within
the framework of government, the org. structures which form the basis for public decision-
making and implementation, the arrangements by which public services are delivered
Ways to describe market segments - Correct Answer- Sociodemographic (age, gender,
ethnicity SES), Geographic (location, accessibility), Behavioural (skill, usage, readiness),
Psychographic (opinions, attitudes, benefits sought)
and CORRECT Answers
Non-profit is similar to Commercial sector: - Correct Answer- 1. decision authority and
autonomy,
2. skill utilization,
3. work pressure
Legal Position of non-profit - Correct Answer- Formation, operation, dissolution governed by
federal/provincial law.
Provincial level grants charitable status to orgs.
Non-profits in Canada - Correct Answer- Relatively large workforce, combination of paid
staff/volunteers, extensive government support for operations
HR Main purpose - Correct Answer- To ensure that the org. has the right number of people
with the necessary competencies to meet its goals and fulfill its mission
Volunteers - Correct Answer- Back bone of the nonprofit sector, someone who engages in an
activity oh his/her own free will for the benefits of others, without receiving monetary
remuneration
HR management's job - Correct Answer- Recruitment, supervision, selection, termination,
orientation, performance appraisals
HR in Non-profits - Correct Answer- Vast majority do not have specialized HR units, nor
designed HR offices
Challenges for nonprofit managers - Correct Answer- 1. absence of relevant guidelines for
managing HR
2. lack of HR management training
3. insufficient financial resources
4. employment uncertainty under protect funding
5. tension between volunteers and paid staff
, Immediate organizational challenge to Fundraising - Correct Answer- Reductions in funding,
need to compete for funding and volunteers, move toward project funding instead of general
support for org. activities, increasing requirements for financial accountability, mandated
collaboration with other orgs.
Implications for management - Correct Answer- Makes strategic planning difficult (hard to
think ahead with so much uncertainty), creates constant staff turnover (lack of funding=less
consistency), increases admin burden (recruiting, screening, training, grant writing)
Grant Seeking - Correct Answer- A systematic, logical process for articulating needs and
matching those needs with the goals and qualifications of a granting agency
Community Foundations - Correct Answer- Locally run, autonomous public foundations,
build and manage endowment funds to support local charitable activities, governed by
volunteer board of local leaders
Corporate Foundations - Correct Answer- Linked to corporation, usually focuses on
communities/country located in, funds come from the corporation, granting decisions
separate from corporate decision-making process and officers
Purpose of non-profit - Correct Answer- To serve the public good, normative standards and
policies that guide the political and social life of society
Functions of public leisure agencies/departments - Correct Answer- Promoter or specific
leisure activities. culturally neutral provider, social change agent, coordinator of leisure
opportunities, provider for rec department, enhancement of physical environment
Public Admin - Correct Answer- Entails civil servants implementing a specified policy within
the framework of government, the org. structures which form the basis for public decision-
making and implementation, the arrangements by which public services are delivered
Ways to describe market segments - Correct Answer- Sociodemographic (age, gender,
ethnicity SES), Geographic (location, accessibility), Behavioural (skill, usage, readiness),
Psychographic (opinions, attitudes, benefits sought)
