Final for Hsm 230
Building an Ethical Organization Part 2
Tara Kelly
University of Phoenix, Axia
HSM 230 Ethical Issues in Human Services Organizations
Sara Trovatore, MSW
September 8, 2010
As the new director of Community Ties, a nonprofit social services organization, it is my duty to write a mission statement and a value statement for our organization as well as an explanation of each and how they tie together. The basis of the organization is to provide strength and support to our local community. Our aim is to grow and become a leader within our community that the people will respect and depend on. To meet this challenge, Community Ties needs to create a strong code of ethics, define the role of leadership, and create a solid ethical board of oversight. By creating a strong ethical base, Community Ties will become successful, sustainable, and a respected member of the community. With all these basics in place, it is the goal of Community Ties to engender an organizational culture that thrives on teamwork and celebrates diversities both within the organization as well as the diversities within the community we serve. Community Ties needs to do outreach and research regarding what and where the needs of the community are. We also need to attend and participate in community meetings, advertise our newly formed organization, and create pamphlets and flyers with information about local, state, and federal laws as well as facts sheets.
Description
Community Ties members consists of community-based organizations, professionals, and other community members. Community Ties is a community-based, nonprofit organization that helps individuals gain access to community supports and services for individuals in need of services such as counseling, rape crisis, behavioral health services, domestic abuse services, homeless shelters, soup kitchens, Salvation Army, Red Cross, and other such services. We aid and assist those individuals to take their first step toward a
Tara Kelly
University of Phoenix, Axia
HSM 230 Ethical Issues in Human Services Organizations
Sara Trovatore, MSW
September 8, 2010
As the new director of Community Ties, a nonprofit social services organization, it is my duty to write a mission statement and a value statement for our organization as well as an explanation of each and how they tie together. The basis of the organization is to provide strength and support to our local community. Our aim is to grow and become a leader within our community that the people will respect and depend on. To meet this challenge, Community Ties needs to create a strong code of ethics, define the role of leadership, and create a solid ethical board of oversight. By creating a strong ethical base, Community Ties will become successful, sustainable, and a respected member of the community. With all these basics in place, it is the goal of Community Ties to engender an organizational culture that thrives on teamwork and celebrates diversities both within the organization as well as the diversities within the community we serve. Community Ties needs to do outreach and research regarding what and where the needs of the community are. We also need to attend and participate in community meetings, advertise our newly formed organization, and create pamphlets and flyers with information about local, state, and federal laws as well as facts sheets.
Description
Community Ties members consists of community-based organizations, professionals, and other community members. Community Ties is a community-based, nonprofit organization that helps individuals gain access to community supports and services for individuals in need of services such as counseling, rape crisis, behavioral health services, domestic abuse services, homeless shelters, soup kitchens, Salvation Army, Red Cross, and other such services. We aid and assist those individuals to take their first step toward a
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