Analysis of a Foundation PA571 Nonprofit Organizational Management Jared Stock 08/17/14 Linda Shoemaker and Steve Brett founded the Brett Family Foundation in 2000 to invest in the creation of a more compassionate and just society. The Brett Family Foundation originally had an annual grant making budget of $500,000 and an endowment of $10 million. The Great Recession took our endowment down to approximately $6.5 million, and we decreased our annual grant making budget to $350,000…
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education, IDEA Laws, over-representation, minority, CLAD students, CLAD parents/families, social power, social capital, and culturally responsive practices. Clear, research based, theoretical definitions of these terms will serve as the foundation for my literature review of the proposed research questions. The purpose of providing definitions is two-fold; a way to communicate and establish a shared understanding of a complex social phenomena/institution, such as the special education process/experience…
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West End's Recovery Shelter by Amber Blevins Class taught by Kim Dresher, APRN Abstract Greater public awareness of the devastating consequences of domestic violence has caused alarm in the United States. The general consensus has been to stiffen criminal and domestic relations laws in an effort to curtail the violence and generate greater access to social services both public and private, affording victims a means to escape the abuse. The services available to domestic violence victims…
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electronics, computer software, online services, and personal computers (www.apple.com). Apple is a very established and diversified company that offers consumers several choices in electronics that has the capability to simply our daily lives. In my opinion, Apple’s most successful product consists of their mobile devices with internet capabilities that allow you to access your information from any location that offers a wireless firewall (Wi-Fi). Apple was developed on the 1st of April, 1976…
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Ila Ann Still Capstone Project Week 10 Final Application Assignment May 10, 2014 Professor Cynthia Jackson Several problems exist when it comes to laws, investigations, testimony, training, education, information sharing and the debate between the legal and psycholegal community when it pertains to the cases of child abuse. In 2012, the Federal Bureau of Investigations reported that an estimated 1,214,462 violent crimes occurred (U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2012)…
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logic relied on, have been left up to them, in something of a black box. Information goes in, decisions come out – and who knows what happens in between? Second, unlike other business processes, decision making has rarely been the focus of systematic analysis inside the firm. Very few organizations have “reengineered” their decisions. Yet there are just as many opportunities to improve decision making as to improve any other process. Useful insights have been available for a long time. For example, academics…
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American Intercontinental University Individual Project 1 Abstract Victims of crimes come in all ages, race, nationality, and sex. Studying the victims is important to determine why they were chosen, and how they were affected. Civil rights have come a long way in the past century, and continue to get better. Child rights groups continue to fight and win wrongful rulings in, so the kids can someday redeem themselves. First of all let’s take a look at what victimology is shall we. Victimology…
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TOOL KIT Is Yours a Learning Organization? Using this assessment tool, companies can pinpoint areas where they need to foster knowledge sharing, idea development, learning from mistakes, and holistic thinking. by David A. Garvin, Amy C. Edmondson, and Francesca Gino L Daniel Chang EADERS MAY THINK that getting their organizations to learn is only a matter of articulating a clear vision, giving employees the right incentives, and providing lots of training. This assumption is not merely…
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take to run the daily operations. As Americans we must clear understanding on the principles that help “govern the changes underway, namely being people-centric, results-driven, and forward-looking” (Secretary Shinseki). Competitive marketing analysis The VA hospitals strengths are remarkable, furthermore, the compassion to serve and maintain a strong foundation by building a competitive advantage for our veterans. The hospitals never wavier from the readiness to the community and qualified…
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care as a system. They served both to indicate serious problems and to assist in policy making, and then again to monitor the effects of the new policies. She pioneered the use of evaluative statistics and saw reforms achieved as a result of her advocacy. This article explores three key aspects selected from Nightingale’s more than 40 years of applied statistical work: her adaptation of Quetelet’s methodological foundations, the use of statistics in monitoring public health care systems, and her…
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