...With a plethora of issues facing our planet, many non-profit organizations have been established in recent years in order to aid people in need. These non-profit organizations ranging from health services to Education services with big names such as Doctors without Borders and The Global Partnership for Education. With so many Organizations and sectors that need our attention I found myself in a dilemma trying to decide which one of these large nonprofits was best suited to my interest in contributing, however, the more I looked into their projects the more I realized that the projects would be near impossible to attend with my high school schedule so I began looking into more localized projects. I began to start routinely visiting a school...
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...Non-Profit Analysis Project Michele Holt Liberty University BUSI 602-B02: Non-Profit Management Professor Dr. Marjorie Carlson Hurst July 6, 2012 Author Note This paper was prepared for Non-Profit Management, Section BUSI 602, taught by Professor Dr. Marjorie Carlson Hurst. Abstract The roots of America’s nonprofit, steam from the ancient traditions of charity, philanthropy, and voluntarism (Worth, 2012, p. 19). Charity can be defined as giving intended to meet current individual human needs or to alleviate current human suffering (Worth, 2012, p. 20). Volunteerism is defined as a very active process that requires active involvement with either the beneficiaries directly or an organization or group that serves a specific population in need (Worth, 2012, p. 20, 21). Virtually all cultures and religion include some emphasis on the importance of service to others, which includes giving or voluntary action (Worth, 2012, p. 19). The Bible teaches us, “Then the righteous will answer him, Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you? The King will reply, truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me” (Matthew 25:31-46, NIV). This paper will examine the importance of a Christian worldview as it relates to nonprofit...
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...Do you own a restaurant and you're thinking about expanding your outdoor area? Maybe you need a larger kitchen than the one you currently have? In order to make sure that things are done properly, you're going to want to hire a contractor to oversee the whole project. If you've never hired a commercial contractor before, it can seem confusing when you try to chose between the ones that are available. But here are some questions you can ask to help make sure that you get the right contractor for the job: Have you done any projects like this before? A good commercial contractor will be able to help you with all aspects of your expansion. If you are expanding your outdoor seating area, he or she can often find and install tables and chairs that...
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...The federal government does not have a long history of providing social services to its citizens; the idea was brought about during the great depression, when a significant number of citizens were unable to provide some services on their own. Now, as the number of citizens who rely on federally provided social services has increased, the government can no longer fully provide those services on their own; instead they have passed the duty onto nonprofits, whose sole goal is to provide these services at little to no cost to the recipient. In return for providing the services, the nonprofits receive money through the form of grants given by the federal government. Nonprofits who receive these grants are almost always dependent upon them and the removal of these grants could be detrimental to the services that they were used to provide. Federal funding affects nonprofits depending on the majority status of those in congress by decreasing the amount of grants they receive, thereby limiting the social services they can provide. One of the major theories between nonprofits and federal funding struggles to find a connection between the amount of money a nonprofit is given and how much political power they seem to have. In his journal “Does Government Funding Suppress Nonprofits’ Political Activity?” Mark Chaves discovers a negative connection between the amount of money that a nonprofit receives through grants and how much political power they have on Capitol Hill. Chaves found that...
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...Non-profit organizations including hospitals, function under special state and federally mandated provisions that incorporate the idealization of law in each state. They play a big role in community service and act as a “safety net” for those in the community that seek aid when they have nowhere else to go. Non-profit organizations use a specially designed structure of financing which would never work for organizations that seek profit. This is simply due to the objectives sought by each entity. Non-profit organizations provide for the application and funding of diabetes as well as obesity. They generally have a disposition that is intended for reducing the cost of operation unlike profit organizations. Hospitals and research centers that aim for making a profit will only provide their services to those that can afford it. From that perspective, a citizen is only as healthy as they can afford to be. Unlike non-profit hospitals where everyone is cared for no matter what socio-economic class they are from, those looking to make extra money will actually reject some patients that can’t afford potentially save lifesaving...
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...or examine by arguments. Examining the key points and possible interpretations, sift and debate, giving reasons for and against and then draw conclusion.(The Learning Centre 2012). ORGANISATION This is an institution, an association consisting of a group of people having common aim and objective, working in a common platform. Profit making organization: The organizations which are working for their benefit as well as for the benefit of the common people are called as the Profit Making Organization, for example cooperatives. A profit organization exists primarily to generate a profit, that is, to take in more money than it spends. The owners can decide to keep all the profit themselves, or they can spend some or all of it on the business itself. Or, they may decide to share some of it with employees through the use of various types of compensation plans, e.g., employee profit sharing. Non profit making organisation: A non profit organization exists to provide a particular service to the community. The word "non profit" refers to a type of business one which is organized under rules that forbid the distribution of profits to owners. "Profit" in this context is a relatively technical accounting term, related to but not identical with the notion of a surplus of revenues over expenditures. The main aim of these organisations is helping the community and is concerned with money only as much as necessary to keep the organisation operating. TREASURY MANAGEMENT. Treasury management...
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...SWOT Analysis Assignment Letanya Mercer Strategic Planning for Business - 4 Instructor: Lois Chipman-Sullivan Everest University In order to complete this assignment correctly we have to have the full understanding of a SWOT analysis. According to inevestopedia.com SWOT analysis can be defined as; a tool that identifies the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of an organization. Specifically, SWOT is a basic, straightforward model that assesses what an organization can and cannot do as well as its potential opportunities and threats. The method of SWOT analysis is to take the information from an environmental analysis and separate it into internal (strengths and weaknesses) and external issues (opportunities and threats). Once this is completed, SWOT analysis determines what may assist the firm in accomplishing its objectives, and what obstacles must be overcome or minimized to achieve desired results. (http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/swot.asp) For this assignment we have to create a SWOT analysis for a fictitious organization providing variations for a small business, not for profit, a government agency, and multinational corporation. For this part of this assignment the company that I am creating will be called; Mercer & Riggins Industries. I googled the name to make sure that there isn’t a company with this name already seeing as this SWOT analysis has to be fictitious. This company produces designer clothing and hand bags. The SWOT analysis...
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...Running Head: Non-Profit to Profit Making Plan Non-Profit to Profit Making Plan Assignment Two Strayer University HSA 505 Health Services Strategic Marketing Non-profit and for-profit hospitals come with their own set of rules, regulations, and expectations. They both work financially differently and it is known that for-profit hospitals generate millions of dollars in revenue every fiscal year. This is not the same for non-profit hospitals. Non-profit hospitals work with what the state and federal government allots them and they do not make money hand over fist. The obvious motive for turning a non-profit hospital into a for-profit hospital is for money. This paper will address the external and internal factors that influence decisions, the theory and practical framework of data, market segmentation, and analyzing of data for the switch from non-profit to for-profit hospitals. Describe the external and internal factors that influence the executive team’s decision making and specify which might be most instrumental in making the decision to become a for-profit entity. Why do you think so? It is imperative to understand the differences of internal and external factors, especially in terms of decision-making due to the fact that a problem has to be recognized in order to establish a next crucial step. In this instance the next crucial step is the decision to move from a non-profit to a for-profit entity. Within this move both internal and external factors...
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...operating profit is $1 million, and it pays taxes at a 40% rate. It has $5 million in assets and, because it is all equity financed, $5 million in equity. Suppose the firm is considering replacing half of its equity financing with debt financing that bears an interest rate of 8%. a) What impact would the new capital structure have on the firm’s profit, total dollar return to investors, and return on equity? b) Redo the analysis, but now assume that the debt financing would cost 15%. c) Repeat the analysis required for Part a, but now assume that seattle health plans is a not for profit corporation and hence pays no taxes. Compare the results with those obtained in part a. Answer: a) With 50% debt levels, the new capital structure will be 50:50, the value of debt will be $5 million @ 8%, so the interest expense will be $0.4 million. Amount in Millions Operating Profit: $1 Less: interest expense 0.08 Profit before tax 0.92 Less tax @40% 0.368 PAT 0.552 Return on equity 11.04% b) Amount in Millions Operating Profit: $1 Less: interest expense 0.15 Profit before tax 0.85 Less tax @40% 0.34 PAT 0.51 Return on equity 10.2% c) Amount in Millions Operating Profit: $1 Less: interest expense 0.08 Profit before tax 0.92 Less tax 0.0 PAT 0.92 Return on equity 18.4% In part (a) the return to equity shareholders is 11.04% whereas in part c it is 18.4%, this difference in return is due to non inclusion of tax in part c because of non profit...
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...Leadership 6 Servant Leadership 9 Organizational Learning 10 Organizational Performance 13 Analysis 14 Theoretical Framework 16 Hypothesis 16 Methodology 17 Data Analysis and research findings 19 Conclusion and Discussion 28 Bibliography 29 Bibliography 29 Acknowledgment The process of research is a complex one and requires immense guidance at all stages. We are thankful to our respected advisor Mr. Muhammad Ali who guided us on every stage despite our shortcomings. We are also thankful to our respected advisory committee for their valuable feedback and suggestions. We would be thankful for further feedback from our Evaluation Committee. Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of two comparative leadership styles on organizational learning and performance of non-profit organizations. The leadership style undertaken is transformational leadership and servant leadership. A sample of 100 participants is taken from non-profit organizations based in Pakistan. Data was gathered through quantitative surveys on a five point likert scale. SPSS was used for analysis purpose. The results showed that the level of organization learning doesn’t affect organization performance. These results mean that organizations should focus on other factors rather than the type of leadership they are following if they want to improve their learning or performance Scope and Purpose Non Profit Organizations are working towards creating a public good. The role of leadership is of...
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...Profit Versus Not-for-Profit Hospitals In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Health Services Systems HSM 541 Blaise X. Schmidt DeVry University Keller Graduate School of Management September 2012 1.0 Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conduct a comparative analysis between for-profit hospitals and not-for-profit hospital. It will discuss the characteristics of each as well as factors affecting the operations of both systems. Additionally, it discusses potential areas of improvement and some of the challenges associated with each relative to finance and operations. 2.0 Comparing Not-for-Profit and For-Profit Hospitals Not-for-profit hospitals are organized under the Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax code, and as such, are exempt from federal and state taxes and generally from local property and other taxes. Not-for-profit hospitals also have access to tax-exempt bond financing and have tax-deductible status for gifts and contributions (Barton, 2010). For-profit hospitals do not have this luxury. Public or private hospitals can be classified as non-profit. Non-profits include a majority of the hospitals in the US. The two types of hospitals differ mainly in regulatory rules. Not-for-profit hospitals do not need to pay property, sales, or income taxes. For-profit hospitals do. Despite these differences, the two types of ownerships have been becoming more and more similar and many hospitals...
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...| MARKETING FOR A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION By: Ahmed Alhalal, Charles Hazzard, Dreu dixon, Faisal Al Mubayedh, Kelly Walker April 11, 2013 Introduction to Engineering Management- 2111-001 MARKETING FOR A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION By: Ahmed Alhalal, Charles Hazzard, Dreu dixon, Faisal Al Mubayedh, Kelly Walker April 11, 2013 Introduction to Engineering Management- 2111-001 | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY At the start of this project, our team was given a special opportunity to develop a hands-on marketing project with a non-profit organization. This non-profit organization goes by the name of The Lightfactory, and is known as one of four museums of photography and film in the United States. The board of directors requested our team to develop an e-mail campaign strategy to improve membership and donor rates. However, as systems engineers, none of our team members had any prior knowledge of marketing or segmenting. Therefore our team was forced to do some extensive research on non-profit marketing, as well as database segmenting. The ideals and concepts learned throughout the research process were eventually used as a foundation for completing the project objectives proposed by the Lightfactory board of directors. Segmenting the database was a success and provided some key insights about the LightFactory’s customer base. Most of the customer’s in the database were segmented into three major populations: Big givers, Middle givers, and Low givers. These segments are customers...
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...Organizational Change Plan: Part III September 16, 2013 HCS/587 Professor Georgetta Baptist Organizational Change Plan: Part III The AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin (ARCW) is currently attempting to implement an extensive change by establishing a new needle exchange program within Duluth, Minnesota. It has become apparent that the prevalence and incidence of Hepatitis C and HIV cases are steadily increasing, resulting in a strong need for a prevention facility such as this. Consequently, ARCW management must assess the overall readiness for change within the organization. By utilizing internal and external resources, identifying significant roles within this change process, providing various means of monitoring the implementation of this plan, and encouraging effective communication techniques, the change process will flow smoothly. After the change has been successfully executed, management must determine the effectiveness of the change post-implementation. In order to accomplish this, identifying and understanding outcome measurement strategies is essential. Most importantly, outcome strategies related to quality, cost, and satisfaction can give management clear insight into how far they’ve come and how far they have yet to go. Determining Effectiveness of Change after Implementation It is vital that the effectiveness of the new needle exchange program be determined after its implementation. Management should have established clear goals and objectives prior...
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...established and run by the parents and guardians of disabled people. Autism is a kind of disability usually identified in children at the age between 18 months to 3 years. The affected children suffer from mainly 3 difficulties. These are: Verbal or non verbal communication, Impaired social inter-action and limited activities/interest with rigidity in thinking and repetitive behaviour. These children may improve and live a close to normal life if appropriate intervention and proper training is imparted in time. Though we have many organizations in Bangladesh working with various fields of disability but there is hardly any quality institute developed exclusively for the autistic children. The problem further aggravated with the unavailability of any training centre to train trainers or teachers to work with autistic children. Similarly, there is no facility available for the training or motivation of parents or caregivers of autistic children. We neither have any centre for caring a child for the whole day nor do we have any residential training facility. The dream of rehabilitation is not yet even thought off. At this backdrop, we started the ‘Autistic Children Foundation of Bangladesh (ACFB)’. The foundation is purely a non profitable organization, established exclusively for the welfare of the autistic children. The main purpose of choosing this idea is the willingness...
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...Liam Mulloy 11445008 (one-term Student) Business in Society, Assignment 2, due 02/01/2014 Andrew O’Regan “The John Hopkins International Comparative Non-profit Sector Project has provided important data on the non-profit sector internationally. How has this data informed the development of theories of the non-profit sector?” Introduction The non-profit sector is essentially that part of social activity undertaken by non-governmental and non-profit organisations. Also known as the civil sector, public sector, voluntary sector or the third sector, this part of the economy is gone largely unnoticed but since the 1970s has become under investigation from scholars and economists alike who realised the sector’s large economic contributions. The industry subsequently began to expand; “Prompted by dissatisfaction with the cost and effectiveness of exclusive reliance on government to address the social welfare and developmental challenges of our time, efforts have been launched to find alternative ways to respond”. (Anheier and Salamon, 1992) Seemingly, citizens felt they could no longer rely on the government to neither solve their problems nor provide essentials. Accordingly this shifted the focus of attention to the emerging voluntary sector, which had long contributed to the alleviation of social problems on a global scale, but had long been overlooked in scholarly and economic analyses. Thus the third sector began to grow and became institutionalized in university based...
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