Non-profit organizations are not in business to make a profit. This simple but significant issue points to the absence of profits or losses in the non-profit world--a major difference as compared with the for-profit firms.
Dr. Seuss had no children and, despite authoring children's books, he was neither fond of nor comfortable around those of others. He would brag about a daughter, Chrysanthemum-Pearl, but she was a work of fiction.
The main character in the book, Marco, is named after the son of Dr. Seussâ former classmate and editor at Vanguard Press, Marshall âMikeâ McClintock, and Helene McClintock, for whom the book is dedicated.