THE NEW WORK OF THE NONPROFIT BOARD Nowadays it seems crucial to reframe the work of the Nonprofit Boards in order to redefines nonprofit governance. In fact it appears that today’s Nonprofit Boards have multiples roles and responsibilities to face with. However it seems they have lost slowly of their efficiency during the years and “The New Work of Nonprofit Board”‚ article by Barbara Taylor‚ Richard Chait and Thomas Holland helped us to understand the reasons of this decline and in a second
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Consequences of Climate Change: Consequentialism and Environmental Ethics A somewhat commonly held concern is that consequentialism is an inadequate moral theory for tackling the issue of climate change. In this paper I will argue that consequentialism can successfully respond to climate change by‚ at times‚ evaluating the morality of character traits instead of actions. First‚ I will provide a couple major objections that consequentialism must overcome if it is to be successful in addressing the
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Williams’ main critique of consequentialism is that it is too demanding. Moreover‚ Williams thinks that consequentialism is self-defeating‚ since its “teleological maximizing structure actually destroys a primary source of value in rational human life” (Powerpoint). This is because in consequentialism‚ we care only about maximizing the good and minimizing the bad‚ and not about how this is accomplished. And because of this‚ argues Williams‚ consequentialism destroys personal integrity‚ which plays
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Running head: Differences in a Statistics Based Classroom Differences between Traditional and Non-traditional Students in a Statistics Based Classroom Abstract This report examines the differences between traditional and non-traditional students in terms of three aspects; anxiety towards statistics‚ attitude towards statistics and computer self-efficacy. A review of literature was conducted and hypotheses were formed about the three aspects. The three hypotheses tested were and what was
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Strategic Planning for Profit and Non-Profit Organizations Name School Table of Contents Abstract 3 Introduction 4 Discussion 4 Role of government in regulation of non-profit fundraising 4 Demanding of disclosure statements 4 Provision of more funding 5 Appointment of external auditors 5 Role of states in regulating non-profit fundraising 6 Sarbanes-Oxley-type legislation in non-profit fundraising 8 Importance of Sarbanes-Oxley type legislation 8
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years‚ there has been a substantial increase in the creation and consolidation of non-profit organizations of various sizes‚ with diverse objectives and different scopes of action. More often than not‚ these organizations are managed by individuals who are dedicated or committed to the company ’s goals but have not had the opportunity to undergo specific training for this purpose. There are diverse types of non-profit organizations globally e.g. hospitals‚ social‚ cultural and political organizations
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Non-profit organization is not organized for the purpose of generating profits but to fulfil a charitable mission. Among the many non-profit organizations in Colorado‚ Liver Health Connection (Previously Hepatitis C Connection) is the only non-profit organization in the state that provides coordinated and in-depth Hepatitis C education and prevention services. Liver Health Connection (LHC) was founded in 1995 by Ann Jesse and a small group of enthusiastic individuals. At a time‚ it was founded under
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Tiffany Russell 1/27/13 Consequentialism‚ Deontology‚ and Virtue Ethics The philosophies of consequentialism‚ deontology‚ and virtue ethics are guidelines for decision making that utilize very different theories of how an ethical dilemma should be approached. Consequentialism is a philosophy that asks whether or not the end justifies the means. “In other words‚ an act and therefore a decision is ethical if its favorable consequences outweigh its negative consequences” (Brooks‚ 2007‚ p. 329)
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American Life League (ALL) Non-profit organization E-marketing Critique MKT 610 G-Assignment 2 Wang‚ Ziyuan Nov-9th-2012 Client Overview ······························3 Introduction··················································3 Mission······················································3 Leader Ship ··················································4 Relationships··················································5 Marketing mix·················································6
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enterprises that sustainable business success and shareholder value cannot be achieved solely through maximizing short term profits‚ but through market oriented yet socially responsible activities of the business. Therefore‚ the social responsibility and non price competition tools practices has become an important part of today’s business agenda‚ which indicate the commitment of the business to behave ethically and contribution towards improving the quality of work and social life of the workforce and
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