...Running head: GENERIC BENCHMARKING WORKSHEET The Foundations Schools Generic Benchmarking Worksheet Deanna Fields, Kicia Gaines, Edward Thaxton University of Phoenix MMPBL/510 Implementing Organizational Initiatives Professor Joel Maier September 20, 2010 Task A: Problem/Opportunity Statement – Edward Thaxton The objective of our research study is to employ a team-based approach to identifying problem opportunity statements, effectively conduct generic benchmarking research, identify successful and unsuccessful generic benchmarking companies and recognize potential solutions to our problem opportunity statement and end-state goals. The design of the study includes peer-reviewed references, and utilization of a generic benchmarking worksheet. The team's approach to the research methods was to research the generic benchmarking information individually and incorporate our findings into one manuscript. Furthermore, the team-based research approach will provide enhanced solutions from three different perspectives and allow us to be more successful in our research, generic benchmarking methodologies and solution identification for California School Districts and Princeton Review. Task B1: Benchmarking - California School Districts – Kicia California’s 978 school districts receive the majority of their funding through a formula known as “revenue limits.” Revenue limit funds can be used by school districts for general purposes, unlike funds received through categorical...
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...Foundations Schools Generic Benchmarking Worksheet Team A University of Phoenix The Foundation Schools Generic Benchmarking Worksheet Task A: Problem/Opportunity Statement | Response to Task A: Problem Statement – The problem faced by Foundation Schools is the lack of committed board members to the set vision and goals. This could depict that there are too many programs in the objectives. The board of directors needs to analyze the program management to determine the viability of the projects. This way Nancy could select specific programs to run that will quickly realized the company’s vision, using what resource is availableProblem Statement – The board of Foundation School lacks the commitment to the mission and vision, to achieve their goals of growing enrollment and increasing revenue the school must embrace program management. Through the use of effective program management, Foundation management can prioritize the projects and staff with the appropriate resources to accomplish each task.Problem Statement – Foundations School major problem is the lack of follow- through necessary to achieve their goals and objectives. Everyone on the board has different plans on how to achieve increase in revenue and the resources to use that the communication surrounding the implementation has been unclear. The board’s strategic plan has to be clear, concise, provide strict guidelines and direction to achieve their objectives in the next two years.Problem Statement – Foundation...
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...Problem Solution: Foundation Schools Joseph Rehman University of Phoenix Problem Solution: Foundation Schools Introduction In the business world there are many challenges that may arise everyday of business. An effective manager must be able to carefully and accurately consider every situation, identify the problem, and then to try and come up with the solution that is needed. Being able to come up with and also be able to carry out any number of organizational strategies not matter how complex. Being able to carry out the organizational strategies out are important to the overall success of the company. Program management is one of the important tools that can help ensure that the organizational strategies that are properly executed. For a program management to be a success they need to have the ability to choose the project by an order of importance to come up with the optimal result. . Project managers must plan and budget projects and secure and coordinate the contributions of the project/program’s team members.(Gray & Larson) Program management is about pinpointing, qualifying, and dedicating time and resources to projects that tend to focus on the business strategy. Program managers are able to do this by being able to measure organizations resource demand, capacity, capability, and overall performance to help ensure that the projects strategies are being completed accordingly. Being able to measure these strategies being completed will help allow program managers...
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...Analyzing Thе Strong Impact of School Administration And Managеmеnt Trainings Along With Administrator’s Attitudе on Studеnt’s Lеarning Outcomеs By [Namе Of thе Writеr] [Namе of thе Univеrsity] ACKNOWLЕDGMЕNT I would likе to еxprеss my apprеciation and dеdication to parеnts and family mеmbеrs. My parеnts havе hеlpеd mе through my work in all difficult timеs. My parеnts and friеnds havе thе attitudе and thе substancе of gеnius, which is not found in many pеoplе. My parеnts convincingly convеyеd and еxprеssеd a spirit of advеnturе in rеlation to rеsеarch study and scholarship. My mothеr has also hеlpеd mе in studying with еasе and hard work. Without hеr guidancе and continual support, thе following rеsеarch study would havе nеvеr bееn possiblе. I would likе to bе gratеful to my friеnds, who havе always taught mе thе significancе of hard work and highеr еducation in my lifе. I would likе to bе thankful, as thеy has always еncouragеd mе to conduct thе study in thе most prеcisе and authеntic mannеr. I havе bееn ablе to conduct and makе thе following thеsis, as my parеnts and friеnds always motivatеd mе and еncouragеd mе to rеach to your drеams. DЕCLARATION I [typе your full first namеs & surnamе hеrе], dеclarе with complеtе confidеncе that thе еntirе contеnt which has bееn utilizеd in thе following thеsis has bееn my individual еffort. Thе contеnt which has bееn utilizеd in thе dissеrtation has nеvеr bееn publishеd bеforе. I would also likе to еxprеss that all thе opinions arе...
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...Volunteering – The personal benefits Prewriting – For Prewriting this essay, I chose to use brainstorming. I wrote a list of what I felt the benefits of volunteering were as well as different things about volunteering and then used them to create my essay. Draft Are you bored with your life? Do you feel that you want to do something new or more for your community? Volunteering can be a great way for you to meet new people, get involved with your community and feel good. When you volunteer, whether it’s helping others or volunteering on a project or program, what you are doing will benefit an individual person or many people. Volunteering can be a short or long term situation, but whichever you choose, you should make sure that you are able to commit to the time involved. I volunteer at my church. The program that I volunteer in is called Friendship Ministry. With volunteering for the Friendship Ministry, I share God’s love with people who have impairments and help them become an active member of God’s family. Each mentor is assigned a “friend” that they will develop a relationship with. We sit with our friends and have lunch with them and play activities and sing with them while teaching them that we were all made special and are God’s family. We do this the third Sunday of each month. Each mentor interacts with their friends differently, but makes them feel special. I developed a special relationship with my friend Susan. She lives in a group home run by the state...
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...aspects of its activities in light of what it learned about sustainable development and society's changing expectations towards the behaviour of business. In 1997, Shell decided that, in parallel with its efforts at internal transformation, it would launch a new global, social investment effort that would concentrate on working with external partners to advance sustainable development worldwide. This decision ultimately led to the establishment of the Shell Foundation. Shell’s worldwide social investment initiative promotes sustainable development. Their main aim is to maximize benefit to the society and environment and to have integrity in their operations. The main aim is to maximize benefit to the society and environment and to have integrity in their operations. There are 6 main programs under the Shell Foundation namely: Aspire, Trading UP, Embarq, Breathing Space, Excelerate, and Climate Change ASPIRE: Through a long and close partnership with GroFin - a specialist business developer and financier - Shell Foundation helped pioneer a new business model specifically designed to service the Growth Finance sector. GroFin actively work with local entrepreneurs to help them establish sustainable businesses and in so doing, realise both attractive financial returns for investors and a suite of social returns, including job creation. Trading UP Trading UP acts as a...
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...TO: Paul Welch, Vice President of Research FROM: Colten Harris, Jackson Wallace, Easton Heigley, Daniel Gift DATE: March 10, 2015 SUBJECT: America’s Wealthy Introduction Since America’s conception, new pioneers have walked this country not with a goal to finish a map like Lewis and Clark, but to strive for “The American Dream” and never settle for less than absolute success. Each man researched is from a different time period, with different circumstances surrounding them. With different presidents, different rules and regulations, even with different life expectancies. However, all men had one dream, to make America a better place. From oil pipelines to windows operating systems, these men truly did create things that changed the lives of all Americans for the better. They are the unspoken heroes. Not of war or battle, but of ingenuity, hard work and of sound mind. These are America’s Wealthy. Findings John D Rockefeller was born on July 8, 1836. He began with humble beginnings and is a perfect definition of a rags to riches dream that many Americans that try to live by. His life at home was somewhat shaky. His father was never at home very much because he was a traveling salesmen who sold elixirs. In his early teens his family moved to a suburb of Cleveland, there he took a 10 week business course that would help him later in his life as the richest man in America. His first job was with a bookkeeper at a commission firm. He excelled at keeping track of...
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...What is social entrepreneurship? The animation is made to explain the concept of social entrepreneurship to the general public and raise awareness of the importance of this type of business.... Social entrepreneurship is the attempt to draw upon business techniques to find solutions to social problems.This concept may be applied to a variety of organizations with different sizes, aims, and beliefs. Conventional entrepreneurs typically measure performance in profit and return, but social entrepreneurs also take into account a positive return to society. Social entrepreneurship typically attempts to further broad social, cultural, and environmental goals is often associated with the voluntary sector. At times, profit also may be a consideration for certain companies or other social enterprises. There are continuing arguments over precisely who counts as a social entrepreneur. Thus far, there has been no consensus on the definition of social entrepreneurship, so many different sorts of fields and disciplines are associated with social entrepreneurship. Philanthropists, social activists, environmentalists, and other socially oriented practitioners are referred to as social entrepreneurs. For a clearer definition of what social entrepreneurship entails, it is necessary to set the function of social entrepreneurship apart from other socially oriented activities and identify the boundaries within which social entrepreneurs operate.[4] Some have advocated restricting the term...
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...Being or Becoming Heraclitus (535-475 B.C.) (Wikimedia Foundation Inc., 2010) and Parmenides (515-440 B.C.) (Wikimedia Foundation Inc., 2010) took philosophy to a new level from trying to understand the changing world to trying to understand change itself. Parmenides being one of the most miss-understood philosophers theorized that “being is; and non-being, is not.” His philosophy was based on that change was simply an illusion and believed that the senses can be deceiving so in order to reconcile the perpetual change he perceived with his sense. Heraclitus focused on the circle of life such as the human body and water. (Hooker, 1996)He explains change and becoming by the theory of “it is not possible to step twice into the same river.” As an example Heraclitus uses the river to make a connection with time. Rivers flow only in one direction such as time, the flow of the river can’t be changed nor the flow of time. (Hooker, 1996) Although their theories are meant to provide concrete vicarious the encounters with the world, Heraclitus and Parmenides adhering to some abstract principles begin to govern the world. Heraclitus didn’t belong to a school of thought. He had independent thinking and actually criticized many philosophers. He developed many important philosophical ideas that are still admired today. Among his most important ideas are "Flux" and "Unity of opposites". Heraclitus is called a monist because he believes fire is the underlying principle. Heraclitus works have...
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...Bart King (1873–1965) was an American cricketer, active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. King was part of the Philadelphia team that played from the end of the 19th century until the outbreak of World War I. This period of cricket in the United States was dominated by "gentlemen cricketers"—men of independent wealth who did not need to work. King, an amateur from a middle-class family, was able to devote time to cricket thanks to a job set up by his teammates. A skilled batsman who proved his worth as a bowler, King set numerous records in North America during his career and led the first-class bowling averages in England in 1908. He successfully competed against the best cricketers from England and Australia. King was the dominant bowler on his team when it toured England in 1897, 1903, and 1908. He dismissed batsmen with his unique delivery, which he called the "angler," and helped develop the art of swing bowling. Sir Pelham Warner described Bart King as one of the finest bowlers of all time, and Donald Bradman called him "America's greatest cricketing son." (Full article...) Recently featured: Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway – Herrerasaurus – Lê Quang Tung Archive – By email – More featured articles... Did you know... From Wikipedia's new and recently improved content: Two Skytop Lounges in their original Milwaukee Road paint scheme. These cars were part of the Twin Cities Hiawatha equipment pool ... that after their retirement, two of the Milwaukee...
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...Bbbbbbgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg ggggggggg\kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\ F F D Fddd D D D D Dd D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D Dd D D D D D D D D D D D D D D Dd D D D D D D D D D D Dd D D D Dd Dd D D D D D Dd D D D D D D DFirepower is the military capability to direct force at an enemy. It is not to be confused with the concept of rate of fire, which describes cycling of the firing mechanism in a weapon system. It involves the whole range of potential weapons. The concept is taught as one of the key principles of modern warfare wherein the enemy forces are destroyed or have their will to fight negated by sufficient and preferably overwhelming use of force as a result of combat operations. Through the ages firepower has come to mean offensive power applied from a distance, as there is an immediate dissonance with the thought of one-on-one close quarters combat. Firepower is thus something employed to keep enemy forces at a range where they can be defeated in detail or sapped of the will to continue. The term firepower also commonly describes the collective offensive capabilities of a military force. Contents[hide] * 1 History * 2 Later examples * 3 Further reading * 4 References | History The earliest forms of warfare that might be called firepower were the slingers of ancient armies(a notable example...
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...current form for teaching or research purposes. If you use it in your classroom, e-mail me about how this was received and tell me how I can improve it. Always cite the original document when using. You may cite it asKrishnamurthy, Sandeep (2005), “The Launching of Mozilla Firefox- A Case Study in Community-Led Marketing”, Working Paper, Available at http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/sandeep2.pdf. 4If you notice any errors or omissions in this document or if you have other suggestions for improvement or collaboration, e-mail me at sandeep@u.washington.edu. 2- 3- 2 The Launching of Mozilla Firefox- A Case Study in Community-Led Marketing ABSTRACT Mozilla Firefox is a Free/Libre/Open Source (FLOSS) browser supported by the Mozilla Foundation. This browser was recently released and has met with considerable success- it has been downloaded more than 20 million times and has already taken considerable market share from its prime competitor- Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. In this paper, I chronicle how the efforts of 63000 volunteers led to a community successfully competing with a powerful corporation. I identify four factors as the key facilitators to Firefox’ success- complacent competition, product superiority,...
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...Industrialization after the Civil War Monyea Anthony Professor Adam McBride History 105: Contemporary U.S. History August 3, 2014 The industrialization after the civil war had affected American in different ways. Industrialization influenced the U.S society by the number of employed children under the age of 15 were increasing when children were suppose to be getting an education but instead are working underage. The steel and oil industries fueled the growth of the American economy. U.S. politics were influenced by the industrialization by creating laws that prohibited many immigrants from obtaining their freedom and rights. The three major aspects that influenced U.S. society, economy, and politics during the industrialization were first the types of employment of geographical region. Workers in the south primarily farmed. The women in both the rural and urban areas engaged in paid labor inside and outside the homes. There work was occupied with the work they traditionally performed on the farms before the industrialization. The south had little to none manufacturing capability in which cotton was one of the most valuable exports in the south. The north was already exposed to the industry and was highly industrialized. The pace of the working industry of...
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...charity and the public. 2. Major differenceS between 501 (C) (3)tax exempt organization and a 501(C)(7) tax-exempt organization is 501(3) consists of charitable, religious, scientific, literary, educational, testing for public safety and 501(7) consist of social and recreational clubs. Under 501(3) is the opportunity to apply for grants from foundations and government agency which often limit funding to public charities. 3. The NFP organizations that have to file form 990 are all not-for- profit organization except religious organizations and government NFP. Tax continues with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less per year will file a form 990-N e- postcard. Form 990 – EZ will be filed by tax exempt entities with annual gross receipts of between $50,000 and $200,000 and will less than$500,000 in total assets. Larger NFP organizations with file form 990. Private foundations, will prepare annual warm 990 – PF. 4. A private foundation is one that receives its support from a small number of individuals or corporations and investment income rather than from the public at large. It exists to make grants to public charities. Pvt. foundations file an annual form 990-PF and are subject to several excise tax:(1) failure to take certain actions (such as distribute a minimum amount to public charities),(2)for prohibited behavior(such as speculative investing, self-dealing transactions with...
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...Tyronda R. Cole D03199304 Negotiations HR595 June 18, 2011 This paper will focus on the strategies and techniques used by members of a community in Cordova, Tennessee to prevent the opening and continued success of Stella Marris, a restaurant owned by Steve Cooper, a well established business owner within the community. Currently, the residents in Cordova are working diligently to stop a suspected strip club from opening in their area. Stella Marris Coastal Cuisine and Lounge, located at 7955 Fischer Steele Road, and owned by Steve Cooper originally opened in October 2009 but closed in the Summer of 2010 for renovations in order to upgrade the facilities. Based on Stella Marris’ Facebook page, they have implemented the following changes to the establishment in order to enhance and make the facility more conducive and elaborate for its clients and staff: Improvements to the property as well as operational refinements are being made to the facility. A new parking lot adjacent to the current lot and entry way from Germantown Parkway will be constructed for added convenience. Definitive signage along Germantown Parkway will be added for visibility. New bathrooms in place of some private rooms will be constructed. Some refinements in the lighting and sound system for disc jockey and live entertainment are in the works. Bar area, computer and surveillance systems will be upgraded. The planned renovations were based in part from feedback and operational handicaps...
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