Essays on Charity

This epic book captures the mood and the general feeling at the times of World War 1, when one of the most lethal viruses called influenza erupted in an army camp in Kansas. Given that it was a time of war, military camps were crowded, therefore: the virus found carriers among the military men. When the army moved eastwards, influenza moved with them and in the process, it killed millions of people. It is sad to note that, the epic influenza killed more people in a period of twenty-four months, more than AIDS ever did in twenty-four years. For Continue reading...

In a quick span of time, American Apparel has emerged as one of the leading Apparel companies in the US with a unique business strategy of appealing to consumers who look for natural beauty. Over the years since it was founded, American Apparel has earned reputation for its policies like sweatshop-free environment, and environmentally friendly business practices. These policies have made it one of the most respected apparel manufacturer in USA. It continually implemented social welfare programs for its employees like English language training, medical care, and job security. But the company has been facing an allegation regarding some Continue reading...

In the United States, health organizations are organized to the promotion of patient care and conducting scientific research. They include both profit and non-profit health organizations. For-profit health organizations, they offer profitable medical services to the community. The notable example is Becker healthcare in United States. The hospitals decide the services they are likely to offer depending the anticipated profits. In the profit health organization system, general hospitals are not compelled to provide a standard range of services. However, most of the profit hospitals specialize in their services. For instance, the method the hospitals adopt and the degree to Continue reading...

Introduction

Public Administration is linked to the subject of Public Policy (comparable with Business Management, Political Science, Political Affairs, and Organizational Management and Leadership). Graduates learn the nuances of budgeting, grant-writing, public relations, mediating, leadership, organization, research, policy-writing, and a lot of other aspects by studying Public Administration. It teaches them to engage in and discover realistic answers to the existing contemporary issues of our times, as sustainable living, climate-change, education, and health care reform. A Public Administration degree prepares and enables the student to administer public and private organizations, non-profit and service groups, and get employed in different organs Continue reading...

With every business or organization, there is a business model. Each individual industry tends to have a standard model in which organizations conduct their business. However, this is not always the case. Take for example the PGA Tour. Rather than follow the patterns of most other sports organizations and teams, this company has created its own model in order to make the best use of its resources. By making the best use of its limited resources, supporting charities and players, and creating a strong business culture, the PGA Tour creates an experience which retains its fans, players, and partnering Continue reading...

Introduction

Saint Thomas Aquinas is one of the people accredited for having brought theology into the limelight. However, though theology existed long before the emergence of philosophers and fathers if the church, individualistic drives such as those of Aquinas brought a deeper understanding into the mysteries of theology. Modern day theology would not have gotten any bearing without the impact of philosophers and scholars who simplified the understanding of theological concepts. While it cannot be independently verified what the motivation was behind the interest in theology, it is clear that theology is what it is because of the input of Continue reading...

Theoretically speaking, the term 'stakeholders' refers to "any group or individual who can affect or is affected by the achievement of organizations objectives" (Freeman, 2010). It is obvious to expect the differences in stakeholders expectations for a profit business to that of non-profit organizations.
The biggest difference is the monetary expectation. As non-profit organizations don't make monetary benefits from their operations, stakeholders cannot expect financial benefits. The goals of these firms are, usually, providing a charitable and educational service. As such, stakeholders including funders, volunteers, participants, clients and government officials may have different expectations ranging from providing quality service Continue reading...

Over the ages, money has proven to be the determinant of human life in terms of decision making, behavior and relationships. It is practically almost impossible to think of existence of life without putting money into consideration. Usually, there are varied implications attached to money in any single life of an individual owing to the fact that different folks have different understanding of the usefulness of money to themselves and to the society at large. At times, one of these implications is uselessness as it has been evident from my own life adventure and from the book “God bless Continue reading...

Introduction

Success is an abstract concept which is difficult to be defined in one single sentence. Success means different things to different people. One may weigh success in terms of material gains; another may weigh success in terms of spiritual values. Most of the people define success in terms of achieving a mission or a goal. For instance, in Genesis 1.28 of Bible, God while entering into a covenant with Noah blessed him with "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the Continue reading...

How Did Religion Influence Early U.S. History
A value of knowing the origin of nations helps to understand their social orders and laws. America is the only nation in which the starting point of a great person has been vividly observed. This is so because the growth of nations bears some marks of their origin. The situations that followed their birth and contributed to their development affect the nation. On evaluating the elements of state and the oldest monuments of American history, one can discover the prejudices, the habits and the ruling, which constitute the national character. This explains Continue reading...

Introduction:

The 20th century saw number of social reforms and reformers who aimed at bringing about relive to the world. These individuals brought about massive change to the history and set a new trend towards leadership, social reforms and welfare of mankind. They have set precedence for human welfare and noble deeds.

Nelson Mandela stands as central figure who aimed at bringing the two set of people and communities together that were divided by all means and metrics of social standing. Nelson Mandela was born in 1918. He hailed from a family that enjoyed considerable repute and recognition and had Continue reading...

Society (k) is a social enterprise that trades to support a community’s environmental, economic, and social welfare. This kind of organization declares the following items: and the environmental mission to benefit the public; has to declare a substantial level of income reserved to the work of charity; the company has to reinvest most of the profit to fulfill the organization objective. Social enterprises have private ownership to enable independent authority and can wind up operations after attainment of objective. The duties of a social enterprise go beyond the observance of corporate social responsibility since it is an integral Continue reading...

Big Rivers Electric Corporation

Big rivers Electric Corporation is a company that generates and transmits electricity. It is a partnership company that is a member –owned. The company is non-profit making company. It has three main cooperatives to which electric power and services are provided in wholesale. They include the Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation, Kenergy Corporation, and Meade County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation. The three cooperatives distribute the electricity to 22 counties in western Kentucky.
According to financial statements for the year ended 31st, 2007, the Big Rivers Electric Corporation had a utility net of $ 911, 634. It had total utility net of $ Continue reading...

McDonald’s has come under sharp criticism lately due to our advertisements that are aimed at children. This public outcry highlights the ethical dilemma that is marketing to children and youth especially for products that are unhealthy. Seeing as McDonald’s is the world’s largest fast food chain with 34000 outlets worldwide (Simon), it is imperative that we ensure that all our advertisements are not only legal but also ethical. The negative publicity is hurting our company’s image and may lead to a decline in our profits which are currently at $ 27 billion annually (Simon).

Those in our marketing department believe that marketing to children is ethical because of the following reasons;

- There Continue reading...

Differences between National and International NGOs -

A Case Study of the US, Bahrain and India
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1 Introduction
Non-Governmental Organizations or NGOs have become influential actors of societal development and change on a national as well as international scale. Beginning as non-governmental consultants to the United Nations, the number of NGOs across the world has witnessed exponential growth since the 1980s. Although most people understand what an NGO is - the name itself makes it very clear that these are organizations that are not government run – there is little consensus on what may be described as key characteristics of an NGO. As Continue reading...

Section 1: Relationship between reward systems and achievement of objectives

A strategic reward system is critical in measuring several aspects of team productivity. Some of the components of a strategic reward system include financial recognitions, awards, promotions and benefits. Organizations, which adopt such initiatives, do so with an expectation of an increase in productivity and quality of services. Reward systems are either tangible or intangible. Organizations use tangible rewards to employees for those tasks that are performed (Brown, 2001). These tasks must meet or go beyond the initial expectations. For the intangible rewards, employees are complimented in public based on their achievements in an organization.
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Budgeting

- The Make Way Foundation

Why the Funding of the Children’s Summer Expense Project was Overlooked

Fund management is critical especially for non-profit or charity organizations with limited resources, and dependent on private or public donations. Competing priorities could lead to misallocation of funds. In the case of Children’s Summer Expense Project, its omission in the Foundation’s list of priorities could be one of the reasons why funding was insufficient. In many cases, programs to be funded are based on how strong their proponents are in advocating for their cause(s). If a program has no assigned proponent to lobby for its full financial support, it will be Continue reading...

The world, today, is facing several issues and problems that pose a threat to the wellbeing of humanity. It is important for all humanity come together to find a solution to these global problems facing us. The gap between poverty and the wealth continue to rise between countries, and it is important to act early or risk an increase in poverty level throughout the world. The other issue facing us is protection of our environment as we seek better economic prosperity for developed and developing countries. Several other issues affecting us include global pandemics, drugs trafficking that pose major Continue reading...

Comment and Response of a Research Problem Purpose

In this research, the overall research problems as it regards the National Helping hand, has been dealt with in the following ways.
The researcher took an example of the Chinese earthquake. It had led to massive destruction of property and entitlements to non-profit organizations. In the approach taken by the writer, the study problem has been identified. The impact of the earthquake to non-profit organizations is what is of major concern in this context. In the evaluation of the effects of the earthquake especially to non-profit organizations proper solution can be found.
The research takes the form of identifying Continue reading...

Unequal development and economic status have been a persistent problem in America. The gap between the rich and the poor is high and is been amplified by several factors. How can an individual help reduce this gap? There is a great deal of actions that an individual can do. This concerns the development of alternative economic institutions including practical problem solving that have begun centered on egalitarian wealth, nurturing democracy and community life and avoiding climate catastrophe and fostering liberty.
A small, thoughtful group can change the world. The following are some of the areas small groups can focus Continue reading...

Although the United States has adopted a new approach to making health care more accessible to its citizen through the Affordable Care Act, many people continue to say that the government should not be involved in controlling health care. Most people agree that Medicare has been providing, successfully, needed health care to America’s senior citizens for decades, with a very low administrative overhead. But, to expand that coverage to all Americans is seen as a dilution of individual freedom. Others argue that universal health care will cause services to degrade, cost too much in taxes, deny patients choice, Continue reading...

Re: How to increase membership, community participation, and revenue

Recommendations:
Short term (immediately to one month)
- Investigate hiring a marketing consultant to develop a Marketing Plan.
- Clear any unused equipment such as the Bingo Machine from the public spaces.
- Contact the Charity Casino of Thunder Bay, Royal Canadian Legion, Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Elks regarding joint events at the large LOWB Family Centre.
- Contact the former Knights of Columbus to see if they would like to use the hall for meeting and partner with the LOWB on events such as the Fish Fry.

Medium term (one month to three months)

- Create an Internet presence including a web site Continue reading...

Business Process Model and Use of Technology Assessment at Catholic Charities

The Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington is a human services organization commissioned by the Catholic Church. The Catholic Charities Organization is tasked with the role of spreading the gospel to over twenty one countries worldwide and more than six independent cities to the northern part of Virginia through charitable actions and programs to the poor and vulnerable. It has a working force of more than 100 specialized staff and over 1000 volunteers all situated at different sub-branches and offices within different parts of the countries under which it operates who monitors the running of its programs which Continue reading...

The Pew operates in the United States of America with headquarters based in Washington D.C. It aims to provide information regarding social issues, public opinion, and demographic trends that are most prevalent within the country. There are several projects that are overlooked by the Pew Research Center. This includes Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, Pew Global Attitudes Project, Pew Hispanic Center, and a few other projects. The government performance project has an objective of providing a better service to its citizens by utilizing fewer resources. This is made possible because the state governments learn from the successes Continue reading...

The Constitution was written for the purpose of granting the people of the United States their inalienable rights. The constitutional rights were established in the Bill of Rights and the First Ten Amendments that include some of the rights that people and the courts still used every day. This paper is tasked with providing an analysis of the case, Korb v. Raytheon, 707 F. Supp 63 (D. Mass. 1989). This paper will discuss the challenges that were discussed in regards to the Constitutional rights. This paper will provide supporting cases that touch on the same themes in order to Continue reading...

Summary of a Scholarly Article

Introduction
This paper by Helen Nebeker criticizes the short story by William Faulkner, ‘A Rose for Emily’. It mentions how the story fails to associate with the main problem of the narration and the focus of the story. Additionally, the failure in fully exploring the importance of the narration obscures the essential points in the story, above all is the importance of the underlying horror in the real theme of Faulkner. He has managed to keep the theme successfully hidden over the years with his deliberate ambiguity of the anonymous narrator. The truth behind the episode of Miss Emily Continue reading...

Introduction

Human life is guided by principles, thoughts and considerations, which determine what activities, are right or wrong to undertake in any situation. The ability to reason and act out of a set of determined principles differentiates humans from animals. All activities conducted by humans, therefore find their basis in some ethic that makes them acceptable or not. Humanitarian effort finds its foundation in the willingness by other people to sacrifice some of their resources for the improvement of someone else’s life. The decision to participate in a humanitarian effort is voluntary and not guided by formal laws. Additionally, Continue reading...

The Dove centre was established in April, 1993, by a group of community leaders, citizens, and business owners. Some of the prominent organizations that came up with this establishment include the office of the county commissioner, department of human services, and the city council members. The organization is owned by a board of trustees. This paper outlines the kind of services offered by the Dove agency, how it helps women who are abused and the type of degree requirements to work within the agency.
The Dove centre was constructed with contributions from the community. Land was provided by the Continue reading...

In order for a company to succeed, it needs to exhaust all of its resources and information to maintain its level of success in the industry. If a firm fails to plan what it will do for the next year and what direction to move to in the long term, it will have trouble allocating its resources, streamlining its processes, and yielding the highest possible profit in the following years.
Strategic planning is the process of developing and maintaining a strategic fit between the organization's goals and capabilities and its changing marketing opportunities. It can be achieved with the Continue reading...

The Crash of 1929

Stock market crash of 1929 was the result of one of the largest in the history of crazy speculation. Few years, anticipating the year 1924, the U.S. Dow Jones index, estimating shares of industrial companies fluctuated within a relatively narrow price range with strong pressure from sellers at every level reaches 110. At the end of 1924 year stock broke through this level, demonstrating the tremendous rise to 150 in 1925. Rise of the stock index warned about a few good years in the future. Since 1921, when the stock market was very depressed, and by 1928 the volume Continue reading...

There is a growing area of concern between the rights of patients and the often necessary practical needs of the students in the medical field. The debate has majorly focused on whether patient’s rights are infringed when a case of negligence or misdiagnosis has happened in a medical facility that has been set up to cater for the needs of the patients and to horn the skills of medical students. Cases of medical malpractice have been on the rise which has led to fatalities and other unplanned costs (Lim, pg. 6). There have been a number of cases Continue reading...

My thesis statement is that medical charities are utmost important for the nation as well as humanity in general as they help to cope with medical emergencies and necessities thus saving several precious lives and providing much needed medical help on time. This is the reason I have chosen medical charities from among the other charities to donate the sum of $10,000 at my disposal. For efficiently gauging which are the best medical charities, I have done some preliminary research by poring through their websites in detail supported by secondary research of going through their performance parameters and Continue reading...

Background

The Healthcare One health care systems is a non-profit, independent health care organization. We are known for the highest quality of patient care. Our dedication to excellence, compassion and innovation is rooted in our corporate culture. Also, our devotion to art and science of healing will guide us towards creation of our mission and vision. By creating a clear mission and vision statements, we intend to powerfully communicate our intentions, and also to motive our team to realize its goals.

Mission and Vision

Mission
Our mission statement defines our purpose and our primary objectives. It is for internal reflection – to define key Continue reading...

Clara Barton was a nurse who dedicated her life to humanitarian efforts and founded the American Red Cross. Clara was born in 1821 and spent most of her early years with her parents on a farm. In the year 1838 she started teaching in a number of schools in Canada as well as in West Georgia where she had exemplary performance. She furthered her education in writing and languages at Clinton Liberal Institute in New York. She became the first person to open a free school in New Jersey, which had high growth in attendance under her leadership. She Continue reading...

Strategic planning is essential to an organization because it helps the company evaluate some of its strengths, weaknesses, and objectives (Jackson 34). Food banks are important because they ensure that there is enough food for people who are in need. This means that management has to keep count as how much food is available and how many people are in need. Given that this is a non-governmental organization, the food bank relies for charity and philanthropists who buy food for the organization. This means that the organizations act as the distributor of food items in a given states so Continue reading...

Introduction

This report presents an analysis of Cyrenians, a charitable housing organization whose activities are based in West London. It documents the activities of the company in the community of Hounslow detailing the needs of the residents of Hounslow in West London with regard to the services provided by Cyrenians. Centrally, the aim of the report is to establish the role that Cyrenians play in ensuring equality and diversity in housing, in its areas of operation taking the example of Hounslow as a study case.

The Community of Hounslow

The London Borough of Hounslow is an outer London borough situated in West London. It Continue reading...

Introduction: Oprah Winfrey is known across the world as the host of the most popular talk show. Due to her talk show, Oprah became a household name and her show has millions of viewers. Oprah is also one of the richest women of the world. At the same time, she has also raised millions of dollars for charities.
Early Life: Born in 1954 in Mississippi, Oprah experienced child abuse when she was growing up which made her work for the rights of the children later on in her life (Mair 1995). She helped in drafting a bill that was Continue reading...

Gustav Mahler’s Symphony Nr 8, ‘Symphony of a Thousand’

Gustav Mahler’s symphonies are considered to be some of the most important pieces of music in the whole classical repertoire and the ‘Symphony of a Thousand’ is certainly no exception. It is definitely a work which transgresses humanity and in Mahler’s own words seems to describe ‘the planets and suns revolving’. Although it is truly on a massive scale lasting almost 90 minutes its message is short and succinct and definitely regulates one’s mind and places the person in the centre of the universe. It uses texts from Goethe’s Faust in the Second Part and Continue reading...

PART I

British Petroleum Company Profile
BP plc, formerly known as British Petroleum, is a UK based multinational oil and Gas Company with its headquarters located in London, England, United Kingdom. As of 2012, BP is the world’s sixth largest energy company in terms of market capitalisation, fifth largest company by revenues, and sixth largest oil and gas company by production (BP. Financial and Operating Information, 2008-2012). BP is a vertically integrated organisation and it has a strong presence in all areas of the gas sector, including exploration and production, refining, promotion, distribution, power generation, and trading. The company also Continue reading...

Financial management in health care organizations

Introduction
Health care organizations are those organizations that do operate in a non-profit making basis. These kinds of organizations are service providers that are slightly different from the manufacturing businesses; they mainly offer health care services to their clients (Murray, 2010). Even though they are non-profit making institutions, they still have sources of revenue and areas of spending. The first view is the financial perspective. Manager of the health care organizations is receiving finances from various areas, from the service delivered, from the sale of drugs, from the ward beds, laboratory checkups and many other activities. The managers also Continue reading...