Week 5 – Discussion 1
Zero-Based Budgeting
Zero-based budgeting is very common in non-profit agencies. Discuss the pros and cons of this type of budgeting related to mental health service provision based on answering the five ZBB questions on page 92 of your text.
Resources
Readings
1. Textbook:
Dropkin, M., Halpin, J., & LaTouche, B. (2007). The budget-building book for nonprofits (2nd ed.). Jossey-Bass.
Chapter 16: Allocating Administrative, Overhead, and Shared Costs
Chapter 17: Revising Draft Operating Budgets
Chapter 18: Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB)
Chapter 19: Capital Budgeting
2. Video:
Rae, W, [ehowfinance]. (2009, February 6). Making a Budget: How to Create a 0-Based Budget [Video File]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/4HNFnNrSNjA (Links to an external site.)
Recommended Readings
1. Websites:
SAMHSA. (n.d.) Grants. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Retrieved from https://www.samhsa.gov/Grants (Links to an external site.)
National Institute of Health (NIH). (2015). Grants and funding: NIH’s central resource for grants and funding information. National Institute of Health (NIH). Retrieved from http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm
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