Over the past decade The American Red Cross has been overwhelmed by rapid turnover of leadership and has struggled to restore a reputation damaged by the downfalls of leadership and harsh criticism of response reactions in recent disaster situations, such as Hurricane Katrina. Prior to the current president and chief executive, Gail McGovern, taking control in April 2008 the organization was led by Mark Everson, who was forced to resign because of an inappropriate relationship with a female subordinate
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Assignment 2: Ethical Socially Responsive Business Felicia White Professor Porter BUS 100-Introduction To Business December 13, 2015 Ruby Tuesday, Inc.’s “RTI or the Company” vision is to provide great value to guest and a great working environment for our team members. In keeping with this vision, the Company has adopted this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. They take pride in honest, integrity, and ethical behavior. Ethical behavior goes beyond the basics. Your actions can be legal
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The Case Analysis of the American Red Cross For this project, I select the American Red Cross (ARC). The ARC, founded in 1881 by Clara Barton, is an independent organization, supported by public donations and volunteerism. As a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the ARC joins more than 175 other national societies in bringing aid to victims of disasters throughout the world. All Red Cross societies must conform to seven fundamental bylaws:
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example that has made a significant mark on my career was a donation shipment received from a United States military installation in Germany to be distributed to centers for children with special needs in Bulgaria in collaboration with the Bulgarian Red Cross. As an employee of the United States Embassy in Bulgaria, my responsibility encompassed the coordination of the customs clearance and distribution of the donation following the donor’s intent. Not long after the project finished, I received a phone
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Internet literate. Professional Accomplishments: • Facilitated educational projects successfully over the past two years for Northern California blood centers, a FDA regulated manufacturing environment, as pertaining to cGMP, CFR's, CA state and American Association of Blood Bank (AABB) regulations, and assure compliance with 22 organization quality systems. • Provided daily operational review/quality control of education accountability as it relates to imposed government regulatory requirements
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Canton, New York A.S., Liberal Arts 6/10 Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, New York CPR Certified, First Aid Trained, American Red Cross 4/13 EXPERIENCE Research Assistant 08/13-12/13 D’Youville College Buffalo, New York Baker Victory Services 12/13-Present Teacher Assistant Buffalo, New York * Assists classroom
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Competency Community Agency: The American Red Cross Linda Rahnn BSHS 422/ Cultural Diversity and Special Populations May 11, 2013 The American Red Cross serves our nation as one of the most premier humanitarian organizations around the world for helping people in crisis. Depending on the public’s contributions such as blood, time and money to support the resources needed to help the people in need. The Red Cross organization was founded by Clara
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is always a need for blood in America. Currently, our local Red Cross chapter has put out a call for donations due to national levels becoming dangerously low. It is requested that we hold a blood drive in the main conference room of the Pechanga Casino Entertainment Center. This drive will assist our community with replenishing our local blood supply and possibly bring more business to the casino. As you know the American Red Cross is a non-profit organization which is dedicated to supplying
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Case 18: American Red Cross The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton in 1881 after she brought the model of the International Red Cross back from her travels with IRC. The setup of this organization is to help those who need disaster relief assistance. The ARC has helped with the World Wars and numerous other wars that the U.S was in. They provide relief to over 70,000 disasters each year. However, within the last decade they have been widely criticized for their response to two major
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Denise Robinson | Home: (704) 992-9540 | 261 COLUMBIA DRIVE | Cellular: (609) 724-8775 | HUNTERVILLE, NC | deniser574@yahoo.com | Objective | Experienced self-starter looking to secure a position in a professional human service environment which will encourage opportunities for growth and advancement. | Education | University of Phoenix | Expected graduation: | May 2016 | | BA: Human Service Management | | Skills and Abilities | * Ability to effectively communicate with people of all
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