...I choose to write my foundations paper on an organization that is based in my area that I live in, and although it is in my area it is not just a local organization but one that actually has the ability to span across the nation with support from local companies, as well as government agencies. The organization with which I am speaking is the Freestore Foodbank. I will go into the details of the non-profit organization in further detail in this paper. The Freestore began in 1971 by a man named Frank Gerson who worked in Cincinnati’s incinerator. He saw that there was too many household items that were being wasted when there were so many in his community that needed help. So this man quit his job, and started the non-profit business out of his apartment. By 1979 it had grown too big for his little apartment to handle, so he decided to get a warehouse to handle the sorting, and distribution of the food items for his community. Also at this time the Freestore became a founding member of Feeding America, which helped the organization evolve into the Freestore Foodbank. Today the Freestore is one of over 200 foodbanks within the Feeding America networks, which helps serve communities across the whole nation, not just in the Cincinnati area. They distribute over 19 million meals through a network of 275 community agencies. www.fsfb.org. This is an astonishing number of meals that are handed out to those that are going hungry, which is the organizations main mission. No one should...
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...Characteristics and Environments of a Human Service Organization BSHS/462 Building Community In Organizations Human service organizations are all geared towards improving the lives of those who utilize their services. Each agency has its own visions, goals, trends, key stakeholders and ways of reaching the community that it is servicing. This paper will address these topics as well as other about the organization that services Wake County in North Carolina that strives to keep children safe through their services by helping the child, as well as, the parent. Characteristics and Environments of a Human Service Organization [The body of your paper uses a half-inch first line indent and is double-spaced. APA style provides for up to five heading levels, shown in the paragraphs that follow. Note that the word Introduction should not be used as an initial heading, as it’s assumed that your paper begins with an introduction.] Organization In 1992, . (JLR) established . was created as an agency to prevent child abuse. The organization’s purpose is to assist the human services offered in Wake County. “The Junior League Inc. is a member of an international organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.” (Junior League of Raleigh, 2014) Mission and Vision mission is to support Wake...
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...its organization by donations and federal grant; Businesses around the area donate funding for the human services Organizations. The Haven has many fundraisers to raise money to support the organization for overhead expenses and to support the various programs that offer the homeless people that they help. They offer many areas of help such as shelter, food, clothing, counseling, referrals, and housing assistance, these different programs require funding, and all donations help with these different programs. Businesses donate money, clothing, and food; the general public also donates food, and money to help the organization. The human service organization applies for federal grants to help with expenses. The government offers grants to help businesses and organizations that need help with keeping the organizations that need help with keeping the organization open and running in order to help people. In order to qualify for federal grants an organization needs to make sure all of the applications are filled out properly and all paper work is submitted on time. If applications and paper work are not filled out correctly then the approval process can be put on hold and the organization might not be able to help many people that need help The Haven organization funding sources are very reliable as long as all applications and paperwork is filled out correctly and submitted in a timely manner. All federal grants have a time dead line where all paper work must be submitted...
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...Yetman, Robert J. Yetman* Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824. Tippie College of Business, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52240 ______________________________________________________________________________ Abstract This paper examines how nonprofit organizations respond to incentives to manage their publicly available financial information. Prior research identifies two operating ratios donors commonly use to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of nonprofits (i.e., the program service ratio, defined as the fraction of total expenses committed to advancing the charitable mission of the organization, and the fundraising ratio, defined as the ratio of fundraising expenses to donations revenue). Nonprofit managers have an incentive to over-report the expenses classified as program services and under-report the expenses classified as administrative and fundraising in order to improve these ratios. We examine whether nonprofits respond to these incentives, and we find evidence consistent with opportunistic cost shifting to improve the program service and fundraising ratios. Additional analysis finds that smaller nonprofits that are more reliant on donations revenue manipulate their operating ratios to a greater extent. JEL classification: M4; L3 Key words: Nonprofit organizations, earnings management, disclosure, hospitals. ______________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author...
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...National, State, and Local Human Service Organizational Structures and Processes Summary National, State, and Local Human Service Organizational Structures and Processes Summary Team A selected three organizations to analyze and understand their organizational structures and processes, and also to compare and contrast their similarities and differences. The organizations selected include the Red Cross, Arizona Child Protective Services, and Native Connections. Each organization will be examined for their organizational structure and whether the organization is governmental, private, for-profit, or nonprofit. The paper will analyze the departments, divisions, or specific areas of program delivery and how the organization builds community. How building community affects the value of the organization will also be discussed. The organizational culture will be examined and why the culture is important to the organization. The Blake and McCanse’s Leadership Grid and Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational Leadership Model will be related to the each organization’s human relations model. A relevant strategic plan or organizational chart for each organization will be examined and a summary will be given of the differences between the national, state, and county or local human service organizations selected. Organizational Structure Organizational structure defines how the organization is arranged and operates (Lewis, Packard, Lewis, 2007). The Red Cross is structured in a combination...
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...Rachna Foundation [RACHNA ON THE CROSSROADS] Rachna Foundation is in a turbulent phase with greater than expected influx of mentally disabled children and government’s strict new regulations. Amidst the usual battle for arranging finances it is finding it hard to keep its mast upright. Rachna on the crossroads On a busy Friday morning, while Dr. Lalitha was busy attending to her patients at her home based clinic, she got a call from the office of Rachna Foundation. The office staff had received a call from the Paper cup machine supplier in Sivakasi, Tamilnadu requesting them to send a scanned copy of the draft at the earliest. The task was simple but a copy of requisition letter signed by her was also required along with the copy of the draft. She hurled into the office at 11 am, completed the formalities and ordered the office staff to complete the rest of the task. In her 2 hours stay at the office, she attended to the teaching staff’s issues and concerns, talked to the parents, called up the corporation office to fix an appointment with the counsellor and called up an NGO which was willing to collaborate with Rachna Foundation. One her way back to the clinic (also her home), she thought of paying a visit to Rachna Foundation’s new building at Palluruthy, Cochin. Even under the 40 degrees hot sun, the construction work was in progress and she was happy with the progress made so far. She slid into her car and was dreaming of the new building which was planned to become...
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...BSHS/462 August 6, 2012 Karen Korotzer Characteristics and Environments of a Human Service Organization The local organization chosen is the E. Carlton Powell Hospice Center, which provides care within the center for patients who have been given 6 months or less to live and are not able to remain in their homes. Apart from the hospice center they also have a home care agency that provides care for patients that remain in their home or in nursing facilities. This paper will discuss the vision, mission, how it is governed and staffed, the stakeholders and their influences on the organization, marketing strategies and importance, values of diversity, and any environmental trends in which they are faced. Mission and Vision The Community Home Care and Hospice provides care within the Carolinas and is the largest provider. The agency was developed in 1995, by the Carrolton Management Corporation. The agency has grown in response to the increase in admissions, the 24/7 care, and the efforts of personal care. The foundation is non-profit 501 © 3 organization. The mission and visions of the agency is: “As a charitable wing of Community Home Care Hospice, the Community Hospice Foundation raises funds to support the crusade against life-limiting conditions by contributing to community awareness and education; scholarships and research; and programs that engage in the practical ministry of indigent care while honoring those we serve and memorializing those for whom we have...
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...purpose of a commercial business is to make money. A non-profit organization’s purpose is to provide a service, without compensation from the people being served. The source of revenue comes from net income, which comes from a sale of goods or services in the private sector or in the public sector comes from tax dollars or donations. The longevity potential for a private business depends on the ability to generate a profit. In contrast a non-profit relies upon tax dollars or donations. The stakeholders of a private corporation are the owners/stockholder/investors. The stakeholders of a public organization are the taxpayers and general public being served. The budget in the private sector is flexible, depending on revenues and directors. The budget within a public organization is typically not flexible and has to be followed exactly. 1-3. Identify and briefly describe the three organizations that set standards for state and local governments, the federal government, and nongovernmental not-for-profit organizations. FASAB: Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board provides accounting standards for congressional oversight groups, executive agencies, and other users of federal financial information. FASB: Financial Accounting Standards Board provides standards within the private that govern the preparation of financial reports by nongovernmental entities GASB:...
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...Julia Ann Minnocci March 4, 2013 Dr. Hector Garcia Financial Contingency Planning Introduction This paper will provide details how the upcoming sequestration will affect the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division’s Lasting Impressions Child Development Center (LICDC). In addition to possible sources of revenue, temporary assistance, and funding assets as part of financial contingency planning, the paper will discuss the following: public-private partners; nonprofits; bond issuance; grants; multi-level government financing, and the effects of taxation. Also the paper will evaluate the role that financial efficiency will play in obtaining funding at the state and local levels as well as how to identify sources of fundsfor the project. Financial Contingency Planning The FBI CJIS Division decided to build a daycare center for the use by the FBI Employees. The FBI built the LICDC facility on the CJIS Division’s campus in June 1993; however, it did not open until June 1995. FBI Employees are given first priority to enroll their child/children at the facility. Once the FBI Employees enrolled their child/children, the following individuals are permitted to enroll their child/children at LICDC in the following order: contractors working at CJIS, other federal agencies, and the community. This was the process followed until the center reached its capacity of 153 children. In order...
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...Tsunami Evaluation Coalition (TEC) The International Community’s Funding of the Tsunami Emergency and Relief NGO Funding Denmark Rie Andersen Marina Buch Kristensen June 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS .......................................................................... II DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................. III INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 METHODOLOGY ...............................................................................................................3 Limitations with respect to definitions and formats...................................................... 3 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF NGO CONTEXT IN DENMARK ............................................4 Selection of NGOs ...................................................................................................................... 5 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF BUDGET SOURCES AND ALLOCATIONS ................................6 Allocation Sectors ....................................................................................................................... 7 Allocation Country....................................................................................................................... 8 Disbursements.......................................................................
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...equitably to the capital required and accept a fair share of the risk and benefits of the undertaking in accordance with universally accepted cooperative principles [Chapter I Art.2 Sec.8 of RA 6938]. 2. What government agency is charged with promotion and development of cooperative? The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) which was created by Republic Act No. 6939 is the government agency that has the obligation to promote and help develop cooperatives. 3. What is meant by the registration of cooperative? In law, the registration of the cooperative is the operative act that grants juridical personality to a proposed cooperative and is evidenced by a certificate of registration [Art. 5, par. 7]. 4. What other documents have to be submitted to CDA for purposes of the registration of a cooperative? Document that describes the structure, purposes and economic feasibility of a cooperative that is being organized, its area of operation, the size of membership and other pertinent data are required to be submitted to the CDA [Art. 11] 5. With what CDA office may cooperatives be registered? To facilitate registration, applicants for registration should go to the nearest CDA office, which is located in the regional centers of the country, and ask for all the papers required for the registration of cooperatives. 6. What remedy has an applicant for registration if the application is denied by the CDA? The applicant may appeal to the Office of the President within 90 days from...
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...Upon searching for a non-profit organization to write my research paper on, I was over whelmed because there are numerous amounts of organizations throughout the country that assist people and communities with different services. My first priority was to stay far from excessively popular large organizations and bring to light a less popular one. I looked up the meaning and functions of ‘non-profit organization’ which is defined as “an incorporated organization which exists for educational or charitable reasons, and from which its shareholders or trustees do not benefit financially.” After carefully considering many exemplary organizations, and knowing of what exactly a non-profit organization is, and how the said organization should operate I selected the Expand Your Horizons non-profit organization. The Organization began in 1974, as a Math and Science Network with an informal group made up of women scientists, and educators, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The concerned with the low female participation in math and science courses initiated them to plan and coordinate programs to strengthen girls in these topics. A two year grant from the Carnegie Corporation in 1978 was awarded to the small Network to help establish it as a formal organization and soon the organization operated at the Mills College campus in Oakland, California. The mission of this organization is to “encourage young teenage girls in middle and high school to pursue science, technology, engineering and...
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...wemakemoves123@gmail.com Jacqueline Kelleher, Pace University, jk56646n@pace.edu Katy Kaestner, Trinity University, kkaestne@trinity.edu ABSTRACT The processes and outcomes of a service learning project conducted by a group of five students and engaged with a nonprofit organization are described in this paper. The processes and outcomes are evaluated with respect to the effectiveness of service learning as an educational means and the contribution to the nonprofit sector made by service learning initiatives. The findings include the benefit of the initial ambiguity of the service learning project and the benefit of the project outputs to the nonprofit agency. It is concluded that researchers may need to figure out the absolute relationship between initial ambiguity and the effectiveness of a service learning project and that between project outputs and the benefits received by the organization concerned. It is also concluded that researchers need to study how to keep participants’ passion towards the nonprofit sector after completion of their service learning project. KEYWORDS Service learning, volunteering, nonprofit organizations, social enterprises 1. INTRODUCTION The primary goal of this paper is to describe the processes and outcomes of a service learning project conducted by a group of five students and engaged with a nonprofit organization. The processes and outcomes are evaluated with respect to the effectiveness of service learning as an educational means and the contribution...
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...non-profits such as United Way, and agencies such as Chevron, Cisco, AOL, and Yahoo, they were to collect donations in sponsored donation events. Pipe Vine was created in 1993 as a subsidiary of United Way to complete backend paper work and maintain an even flow of collections as well as payouts. Originally called United Nonprofit Operations the name changed when it was spun off to be PipeVine as a separate nonprofit organization with its own independent board members and no longer is affiliated to United Way. PipeVine was created to handle large amounts of money and maintain the incoming payments made by the public and then allocate them to the proper organizations. The Mission of this company is stated as:” to assist the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good”. In the recent events the PipeVine Inc.’s reputation has been tarnished and now finds itself in defense of recent accusations. PipeVine Inc. was housed in San Francisco, handling more than $100 million a year. Today PipeVine finds them having to explain the loss of funds pay to them. According to the Journal “PipeVine Inc., which handled charitable contributions for United Way campaigns in the Bay Area and around the country, deliberately diverted at least $2 million in donations to keep itself afloat over the past three years, The Chronicle has learned. The San Francisco nonprofit company -- which processed more than $100 million in donations a year before it abruptly shut down...
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...Marketing Mix MKT 421 March 18, 2013 Ken Metz Marketing Mix This paper will discuss how each of the four elements of marketing mix affects the development of Wesley Glen Ministries’ marketing strategy and tactics. It will describe how each element is implemented and the industry in which Wesley Glen Ministries falls under. The marketing mix includes the product, place, price and promoting. Wesley Glen Ministries is a nonprofit organization that is part of the South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church that has Personal Care Homes for adults with developmental disabilities. Wesley Glen Ministries offers 24/7 care in their personal care homes. The homes are staff around the clock 365 days a year. Other services that Wesley Glen Ministries offer are transportation to and from medical appointments, transportation to activities in the local community, like to church, to Special Olympic events, grocery shopping and any other activity the person served may want to attend. Wesley Glen Ministries also provides nutritional oversight for people served by cooking foods that are healthy or foods that are on a person served diet ordered by a doctor. An example would a low sodium diet or a low fat diet. Wesley Glen Ministries also provides exercise activities in their multimillion dollar Life Skills Center. They offer walking, treadmill, bicycling, weight lifting, volley ball, tennis and basketball. The Life Skills Center also has an educational room where a person served...
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