Question

Compare and contrast the economic model to the voluntary spirit model.

Answer 1

Non-profit organization roles can be categorized into two roles namely economic model and the voluntary spirit model.

Factors	Economic Model	Voluntary Spirit Model
Basic assumption	All organizations (private or public or non-profit) are relatively similar.	Non-profit organizations are distinct from other organizations.
Meaning	Non-profit organizations envision is simply another type of business firm and efficiently responds to market failures and demands to meet the requirements.	Non-profit organizations have a distinct place in democracy. It is based on the diversity of the principles in the economy. Hence, they are not similar to public or private sectors.
Motivation	Individuals are provided with three types of incentives such as material incentives, solidary (social interaction) and incentives, and purposive incentives (reward system).	The non-profit organizations are based on charity and they do not view individuals as economic factors to influence. They are viewed as public-spirited to do charity.
Marketing and competition services	These practices are aggressive to raise funds and provide services to the people.	Not very aggressive though. The people are involved as a drive for self- and mutual-empowerment