Y-M-C-A! A Business Overview of a Non-Profit Organization Crystal Hunter American Intercontinental University Abstract A semi-detailed business overview of the non-profit organization known as the YMCA or Young Men’s Christian Association is discussed. A brief history of the origins of the company is detailed along with the definition or explanation of the company’s mission statement. The organization’s basic legal‚ social‚ and economic environment is described. Likewise the YMCA’s management
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professional capacity within the non-profit industry prior to taking this class. I chose this industry because of my personal goal of wanting a career where I was not driven by a bottom line‚ but rather by my commitment for wanting to leave this world a better place for the next generation. Unfortunately‚ I never really had an employer place such a high paramount on ethical issues prior to my joining the Casey Foundation. Yet at Casey‚ this is something that every employee is expected to demonstrate
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Training is an attempt to improve current or future performance. It is important for new or present employees. It is related to present job competencies. It has a current orientation and helps employee master specific competencies needed to be successful (Ivancevich‚ 2010). Training is an important requirement for organizations to undertake because it is the systematic process of altering the behavior of employees in a direction that will achieve organization goals through giving employees the knowledge
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Managing non-profit organisations: Towards a new approach Civil Society Working Paper 1 Helmut K. Anheier January 2000 Abstract This paper puts forth the thesis that the management of non-profit organisations is often ill understood because we proceed from the wrong assumptions about how these organisations operate. Based on this premise‚ this paper develops a model of the non-profit form as a conglomerate of multiple organisations with multiple bottom lines that demand a variety of
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Executive Summary The Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development (CORD) was established in 1985 in Himachal Pradesh‚ India. CORD started its work by providing Rural Primary Health Care to the surrounding under developed villages in the area. However whilst engaging closely with the rural communities CORD soon realized that critical healthcare issues were inextricably intertwined with the harsh reality of rural India’s poverty‚ illiteracy‚ and gender discrimination‚ all of which hinted at the formidable
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Assignment Title: Managing employee retention at store 24 Objective: This report aims to determine whether employee tenure does in fact relate to store profitability‚ as has been the standard so far or whether new factors should also be considered. A random sample of several of our branches was analyzed and in this report we will outline the findings and suggest strategies aiming to increase profitability. Methodology * We chose a random sample of 7 stores (every tenth store) *
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Non-profit Organization Analysis: World Vision * Background and History World Vision‚ founded in the USA in 1950 by a young pastor Robert Pierce‚ is one of the largest relief and development organizations in the world whose total revenue coming grants‚ product and foreign donations is about $2.6 billion. The first area that World Vision focused on was orphans and other children in need‚ beginning in South Korea‚ and then expanding throughout Asia. Today‚ they operate in more than 90 countries
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The Role of Non-Profit Organizations in Development: the Experience of the World Bank | | | | | In both industrialized and developing countries‚ there is a growing body of experience‚ which attests to the positive roles that non-profit organizations (NPOs) play in development. (Clark‚ 1991) These roles include‚ in particular: - * providing goods and services - especially meeting needs which have not hitherto been met by either the State or by the private sector; * assisting the government
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Research Paper Proposal Team C Topic-: Research and report on how to fund a non-profit community book festival for a major United States city. Consider recent changes in the economy. History and Purpose: Arizona was awarded the dumbest state award‚ by Morgan Quitno Press. The award is based on several criteria including literacy. Over 60% of residents had an education level of only 12 years (www.phoenix.gov). Phoenix Arizona is the 5th largest city in the U.S. and is younger than the national
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Introduction: Training is an important and internal part of organization process. Training is a process where employee improves his efficiency‚ capacity‚ and effectiveness at work by developing his knowledge and understanding the skills relevant to do his job. Thus‚ training is a sequence of learning a programmed behavior. Training is must in every organization to have experienced people to do their work efficiently. To be more competitive in market the organization needs training to build and sustain
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