In a philanthropy group I’m affiliated with‚ we worked to raise funds for nonprofits‚ so we’ve had to decide on how we would raise money and which non-profits we would give it to. We each provide suggestions and argue for why they deserve some amount of the money we had raised. One of the non-profits I was arguing for ended up receiving some of the money we raised. I needed to use my communication skills in order to argue for my point and convince others to come to my side to some extent. We were
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Creating tomorrow’s philanthropists: - A study on attitude‚ intentions and behaviours of Youth towards Philanthropy. By Prof Prachi Gupta &Prof Neena Nanda ABSTRACT: Youth philanthropy as a term denotes the inclination of children and youth towards philanthropic causes through the donation of time‚ energy or resources‚ including money. A survey was conducted among a group of B-school students to understand their attitudes‚ intentions and behaviours towards philanthropic activities which may involve
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what extent is the culture type you identified in question 2 consistent with the accomplishment of this mission or vision? Explain. Cisco’s mission statement is: " Cisco enables people to make powerful connections whether in business‚ education‚ philanthropy‚ or creativity. Cisco hardware‚ software‚ and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible- providing easy access to information anywhere‚ at anytime." This statement pointed out the external dimension
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solution through the dialectic exchange of ideas. In the article‚ Rodgers sets up an over powering but nonetheless effective Argument. The corporate social responsibility of a company is not just limited to philanthropy; it varies with the nature of the company. Rodgers argument is that philanthropy can be done in many ways and doesn’t have to be in the way a Whole food does it. The main point of Rodgers argument is “Why is it that Whole foods gives money to a worthy cause‚ it serves high moral objective
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political influence of the Walton family‚ the heirs of Wal-Mart Stores founder Sam Walton. She brings a sense of social obligation to the reader‚ in which Wal-Mart is not meeting‚ according to her. She tells the reader of the evils of Wal-Mart’s philanthropy‚ privatized education‚ and of the anti-governmental practices found through the dispersion of the Walton’s Money. However‚ she never explains social obligation and justifies her scrutiny of the giving practices of the Walton heirs. Liza Featherstone
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7 February 2013 Gospel of Wealth Andrew Carnegie has a very unique perspective pertaining to the wealth in America and its distribution. Not only is he concerned about how much money is put to good use‚ but when; such as if the person donating the money is in life or after death. The “Gospel of Wealth” brings perspective of the nation’s money recirculation and the worth of a man by his generosity while living. Carnegie lists three ways how extra money (that is left behind) should be handled
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Mary Pérez Marranzini as a Philanthropist Philanthropy is “a voluntary action for the public good” (Payton & Moody‚ 2008). When a person realizes actions to help people to solve public problems in his country or in any place and the person do this voluntarily. “According to Helmut Anheier and Regina List‚ philanthropist refers to the use of personal wealth‚ skills‚ and time for the benefit of pubic causes”(Anheier and List 2005: 1969).A person act in a Philanthropic way when she take her money to
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Kellogg’s CSR Critique Sirine Al-Tayech Ola El Ali Zeeshan Halim Khalid Al Ani Agenda 1. Company Overview 2. Reporting Framework 3. Marketplace 4. Workplace 5. Environment 6. Community 7. Wrap-Up Company Overview • American food manufacturing company producing mainly cereal • Extensive brand list of cookies‚ granola bars‚ frozen waffles‚ but mostly cereal • Huge emphasis on nutrition and healthy consumer lifestyles • Winner of several awards for ethical performance such as “Worlds most ethical
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for the best uses of the funds under their care. To help manage his philanthropy‚ Rockefeller hired the Rev. Frederick T. Gates‚ whose work with the American Baptist Education Society and the University of Chicago inspired Rockefeller’s confidence. With the advice of Gates and‚ after 1897‚ his son‚ John D. Rockefeller Jr.‚ Rockefeller established a series of institutions that are important in the history of American philanthropy‚ science‚ and medicine and public
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Writing a Media Analysis Prepared for the Communications Consortium Media Center Douglas Gould and Company October 2004 Non-profit organizations and foundations need to understand the media landscape in order to gain a thorough understanding of how to present their positions on critical issues. Media analyses can be used to identify messages‚ examine how those messages are framed‚ and see how existing coverage of an issue could be improved. These analyses entail systematically taking a “slice”
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