Nonprofit and voluntary organizations play a major and integral role in American society. Each group exists today because it was created with the desire to help those in need by providing products, goods and services. In the article "Toward Nonprofit Reform in Voluntary Spirit: Lessons From the Internet," the authors stated that the nonprofit and voluntary sector can include professional organizations, paid nonprofits, and grassroots organizations (Brainard and Siplon, 2004, p. 435). Although these organizations may have the same or similar structures, I will compare and contrast the economic and political difference and similarity between the two. Compare and Contrast the Economic Model and the Voluntary Spiritual ModelThe Economic ModelBeing identified as a nonprofit organization does not necessarily mean it will be a charitable organization. Although the term has been applied to most nonprofit organizations, the fact is that most nonprofit organizations are structured according to the business model. The business model is based on the traditional management model designed to deal with the complexity of running an organization (Bradshaw & Hayday, 2007, p. 4). This model acquires funding from several sources such as: individuals, government grants, corporations and foundations. Although a nonprofit organization may be identified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as tax-exempt, it may use the same model and economic framework as a for-profit organization. According to Brainard and Siplon (2004), the nonprofit business model often mimics that of the private sector by using organized professionals to help determine the organization's goals and vision (p. 439). It is widely believed that most non-profit organizations use the business model with an aggressive approach...... middle of paper ....... (2007). Nonprofit Governance Models: Problems and Perspectives. The Journal of Innovation: The Journal of Public Sector Innovation, Volume 12(3). Retrieved from http://www.innovation.cc/scholarly-style/bradshaw5final.pdfBrainard, LA and Siplon, PD (2004). Towards a reform of non-profit organizations in a voluntary spirit: lessons learned from the Internet. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 33 (3), pp. 435-457. Retrieved from http://nvs.sagepub.com.ezproxy.liberty.edu: 2048/content/33/3/435.full.pdf+html Cacija, L. N. (2013). Fundraising in the context of strategic nonprofit marketing: Toward a conceptual model. Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues, 18(1), 59-78. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1418199977?accountid=12085Worth, M. (2014). Nonprofit management: principles and practices. 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc...