Non-profit Organisations Analysis

Bc. Lucie Kunová

Master's thesis

Abstract:

The diploma thesis focuses on the assessment of the financial situation the international level of the largest student non-profit organisation in Europe and aims to proposes recommendations for the future based on the findings from the analysis. The theoretical part reviews and explains the non-profit sector and its position in the national economy. The concept of non-profit organisation is explained detailing its definition, governance, types of activities and legal framework with a focus on Belgian legislature as the analysed organisation is based in Brussels, Belgium. The last part offers an explanation of different types of financial analysis tools. The practical part utilises the theoretical components to analyse the financial statement of the organisation between the years 2013 and 2018. The various components of the finances of the organisation are explained in detail to achieve understanding of the work of the organisation. The results show that the organisation is doing well with its financial management but may face complications in the future due to its ever-growing size.

Keywords

volunteering, non-profit sector, fund-raising, financial statement analysis, international organisation

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 29. 3. 2019

Thesis defence

• Supervisor: Ing. Tomáš Maier, Ph.D.

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Faculty of Economics and Management

Master programme / field:
Economics and Management / European Agrarian Diplomacy