Our project group, with the help of the Key Bridge Foundation, has identified an issue with donor education. The people who donate money to the Key Bridge Foundation often do not know where their money is going. The thought process is that if the donors know their money is being used to truly benefit troubled youths, then they will be more likely to continue donating or possibly donate more money. The Key Bridge Foundation is a non-profit organization with a 501(c) charter, so all money donated goes directly towards benefitting the community. Our solution is to make a video that explains what the Key Bridge Foundation is to both current and potential donors. This video will show the donors that the Key Bridge Foundation is a restorative
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The majority of the video, which will only last about 2 to 3 minutes, should be dedicated to showing the donors exactly where their money goes. Because KBF is a 501(c), their financial records are public information. We should be able to provide a detailed layout of KBF’s accounts and show donors how effective their money currently is, and will be. Furthermore, we can show that KBF is actually in need of more donations, because even as a non-profit, the last fiscal year ended with negative numbers. After showing where the money goes, we can give specific facts and figures on the effectiveness of the community conferencing program. The program has a high success rate, with resolutions agreed upon over 90 percent of the time and resolutions completed over 80 percent of the time. On top of that, schools come back to the program and stay with the program nearly every time. Community conferencing is clearly a great solution for schools that have problems with young adults and even young children acting out. When you get an individual’s loved ones all into one room, you get the opportunity to see some of the underlying issues the person may be dealing with. This could help the participating members come up with effective resolutions to the problem at
The majority of the video, which will only last about 2 to 3 minutes, should be dedicated to showing the donors exactly where their money goes. Because KBF is a 501(c), their financial records are public information. We should be able to provide a detailed layout of KBF’s accounts and show donors how effective their money currently is, and will be. Furthermore, we can show that KBF is actually in need of more donations, because even as a non-profit, the last fiscal year ended with negative numbers. After showing where the money goes, we can give specific facts and figures on the effectiveness of the community conferencing program. The program has a high success rate, with resolutions agreed upon over 90 percent of the time and resolutions completed over 80 percent of the time. On top of that, schools come back to the program and stay with the program nearly every time. Community conferencing is clearly a great solution for schools that have problems with young adults and even young children acting out. When you get an individual’s loved ones all into one room, you get the opportunity to see some of the underlying issues the person may be dealing with. This could help the participating members come up with effective resolutions to the problem at