More than direct profit and loss, sponsorships of highbrow sporting events are about brand building.
But in addition, the non-profit receives direct operational expense off-setting services that strengthen the organization and enable that non-profit to then serve a greater number of clients in need.
It is quite similar to social entrepreneurship, although that term tends to involve a non-profit structure with a direct focus on a cause or the environment.
Rockefeller knew that going direct gave him more leverage, more profit and more insight.
This means the athletic department profit number is probably the most reliable in terms of direct comparison.
But even as money is lost, epistemological profit is gained, distilled through the learning effects of direct experience.
At least 20 companies didn't turn a profit last year, including airline Virgin Express, Virgin Direct and V2, its record label.
Groupon will continue to grow and could remain the leading direct player in the space, but there will never be any profit in it for them.
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To protect the company from the danger that cheap new computers will squeeze the margin on refurbished ones, Mr McKie is developing direct sales of more powerful second-hand machines to non-profit bodies, such as charities and schools, and to individuals.
The regional offices had a direct correlation with the highest customer satisfaction scores also having the highest gross profit!
His not-for-profit organization, Carbon Manna Unlimited, has developed a system of direct micro-payments to rural people who offset their carbon production through the use of high-efficiency stoves.
Thread LLC was founded in 2011, and is focused on the triple bottom line of people, planet, and profit to create opportunity for cleaner, safer, and healthier communities as a direct result of profitable business.
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For marketing to be relevant in the board room there needs to be a direct link made between what is happening in the marketplace, marketing investments, and the resulting revenue and profit generated.
Either way, the direct bill for America's crisis-era rescues is likely to be remarkably small or to show a profit.
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