American Red Cross The American Red Cross is an independent‚ volunteer-led organization‚ financially supported by voluntary public contributions and cost-reimbursement charges. It is an organization that provides services to all humanity both nationally and internationally. The International Red Cross works along side with the Red Crescent Movement and together they are the world’s largest humanitarian network‚ with a presence and activities in almost every country. The seven fundamental principals
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American Red Cross is a non-profit organization supported solely off of financial donations and volunteers (community). Red Cross mission is to “provide relief to victims to victims of disasters and help people prevent‚ prepare for‚ and respond to emergencies. Red Cross was founded in 1881 by Clara Barton. Who was inspired by the Red Cross during the Prussian War. She first implemented what she had experience over in Europe in the U.S. during the Spanish American War in the 1898. The Red Cross joins
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Founders of Nursing There were quite a few women who molded nursing history. I will be writing about Clara Barton‚ Linda Richards‚ and Florence Nightingale. Clara Barton was known as the “Angel of the Battlefield”. Linda Richards was recognized as the first trained nurse. Florence Nightingale was seen as the woman who established modern nursing. Here are a few more facts about these women‚ and a brief explanation of how they influence nursing in today’s world. During the Civil War‚ Clara Barton cared
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The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement. The Red Cross provides relief to victims of disaster and helps communities prevent‚ prepare for‚ and respond to emergencies. The Red Cross is a business whose effects are felt around the world. When disaster strikes the Red Cross is many times the first to react with the basic requirements for survival and the rebuilding
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The main ethical issue inside the American Red Cross is the general trust of employees and volunteers and believing that they have the same ethics and values that are needed to be in place in this nonprofit organization. For years‚ there has been a total lack of accountability when it comes to donations‚ supplies or equipment that is needed during an emergency. There are no checks and balances in place and the organization is far from transparent as to where the funds or equipment is going. A recent
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International Business & Economics Research Journal Volume 3‚ Number 1 American Red Cross Debora J. Gilliard (E-mail: gilliard@mscd.edu)‚ Metropolitan State College of Denver‚ USA Rajendra Khandekar (E-mail: khandekr@mscd.edu)‚ Metropolitan State College of Denver‚ USA Abstract The American Red Cross has been plagued with problems over the past two years from an antitrust lawsuit‚ repercussions from the distributions of funds from the Liberty Fund to the survivors of the World Trade Center
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the words “American Red Cross”‚ most of them think of big‚ blood drive busses or 1900’s nurses in baby-blue uniforms. A better way to define the Red Cross‚ however‚ would be to say that they are a humanitarian and disaster relief organization that was founded by Clara Barton‚ a self-taught nurse during the American Civil War. Barton started the United States chapter of the Red Cross on May 21st‚ 1881‚ after working with and appreciating the efforts of the International Red Cross in Europe during the
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Assignment 1 “The American Red Cross” Chantill Toyer Strayer University HRM522 Ethical & Advocacy for HR Professionals Dr. Jeanette Horner-Smith October 26‚ 2014 ABSTRACT Whether you open a business or a nonprofit organization one has to have a vision and mission for that organization. An organizational mission is the goals one is aiming towards. The mission of the American Red Cross (ARC) is to “prevent and alleviate human suffering in the
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The American Red Cross is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1881 by Clara Barton. “For more than 122 years‚ the mission of the American Red Cross (ARC) has been to help people prevent‚ prepare for‚ and respond to emergencies” (FEMA / Ready.gov‚ 2012). The focus of their mission is to assist people who have been affected by disasters with the help of volunteers and the generosity organizations’ and individual’s monetary donations. The assistance the Red Cross provides is through shelter
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The Red Cross The Canadian government and individual Canadians are also frequent supporters of international aid initiatives to assist people in war torn or developing nations. Canada has also been a key endorser to many international treaties and plays a very important role in promoting positive change socially and physically. We all probably have heard about the Red Cross. Some of us might have seen it in action helping people in need all over the world. Red Cross is an international
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