Account of profits

Food aid began in the United States by one man George McGovern. It was stated in the 1940’s when the General Assembly made a firm decision to distribute the excess food to disadvantage areas in the United States. Many people in these disadvantage areas were suffering from food deficiency. After President Kennedy took office with several other official leaders which included the US Department of Agriculture, a study was completed to identify how the government can better provide assistance to…

This past summer, I was named one of the two chairpersons of the Anna’s Celebration of Life Foundation (ACOLF) youth board, an organization dedicated to raising money in order to buy life enhaning gifts for children with special needs living in Indiana. After working with this organization for the last sixteen months, I have fallen in love with the cause, and it is because of this organization that I am considering a career in nonprofit organization management. In working with ACOLF youth, I…

Share Our Strength Brings World Hunger to a Halt Communities just outside of Little Rock, Arkansas are deprived of food and jobs. A woman named Heather is the mother of 3 beautiful children; although, they all have struggled through the curves of life. Heather explained to the Share Our Strength volunteers that it was one summer day that changed her thoughts about life in an unbelievable way. Share our Strength volunteers state her exact words, “Heather told me about a day last summer when she…

Introduction A great deal of political ideologists believe that “public services or goods that gain support from a majority of constituents will be provided by public agencies; those more controversial or preferred by only a minority will be provided by nonprofits” (Ott & Dicke, 2016). If this ideology is true, then nonprofits are in the business of serving the few, who in a majority of cases end up being societies that have a large population of with middle and lower-class constituents.…

Contemporary Health Care Issue Technology is one of the key elements for both for-profit organizations and nonprofit organizations in providing modernized medical services for the vast amount of populace in all the various geographic locations. At one time, the means of one doctor being able to consult with another doctor was by either sending messages or a messenger or by traveling to the other practitioner via stage coach or horse and buggy, depending on the geographic location. Today…

Extracurricular activities like the FFA and 4-H Organizations, help students, like me, gain experience in a variety of areas that will enhance our future. Through participation in these organizations, I have learned cooperation, teamwork and time management. By serving as an officer, I have also gained responsibility, as well as problem solving and communication skills. FFA has opened doors to new leadership roles at both a local and multi-county level. I have been given the opportunity to serve…

Free the Children – Charity When looking at organizations in relation to social economy “Free the Children” can be recognizes as an international charity. Free the children’s main projects involve adopting a village (in Africa, Asia, and Latin America) where their main focus is on children and education. This organization was founded in 1995 by human rights advocates Craig Kielburger and Marc Kielburger after reading though Toronto Star newspaper and coming across an article about the murder of…

GENCO and Home Depot have teamed up to develop what they call the Home Depot Liquidations Do-It-Yourself Profit. Any return a consumer sends back to Home Depot ends up in the GENCO liquidation center where they prepare up to 500 pallets a day for resale at a discount price on GENCO Marketplace (GENCOMarketplace GMP, 2013). Nick Stoner, GENCO Marketplace Store Manager, says that most returns they process in the liquidation center are fit to be resold at nearly perfect shape, and that only a small…

Oxfam is an “international confederation”, which is comprise of 17 member organizations, including Great Britain and Hong Kong .These organizations also work together with partners and local communities in more than 90 countries. Oxfam is committed to make a world without poverty and it emphasizes the power of people, through practical, innovative ways to help to alleviate poverty and injustices. The initial concern of Oxfam was simply food provision to relieve famine, and over the years it…

One of the key difference between for profit organization and the nonprofit lies in the word itself, for profit relies on writing proposals for both the organization itself and other organizations. When profit organization writes proposals for their own organization those proposals are meant to increase productivity and increase profit for the company. The general audience would be the company workers and the heads, the writer would have to persuade them to take the initiative. Some form of…