Q 1. Answer Question #2 on page 224 of American Public Service: “How might contracting with government benefit a nonprofit organization? How might it harm such an organization?
As per the claim of the small government, contracting out decreases the size of the government, as fewer people are on the payroll of the government. In 2002, 5 million contractors replaced 107 million civil servants and 105 million military positions. Contracting with the government has its pros and cons (Kennedy & Schultz, 2011). The benefits are Flexible work that means more flexibility over a type of work one can accept or reject, Competition can reduce cost, and they have access to a specialized expert. The cons are management skills which are preferred are of a different kind as there are many rules to follow, the competence level is lost, the cost can increase loses ability to continue primary responsibility.
