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During my Introduction to Business class, the two gentlemen covered different topics about the Chamber of Commerce and on how to start a business. For example, they mentioned that the Chamber of Commerce promotes a strong local economy in Porterville by promoting other events such as the Iris Festival, different events on Main Street, and Children’s Christmas Parade. Another thing that the Chamber of Commerce does is promote tourism. The city of Porterville benefits when people outside of town…

There are many characteristics that can make a nonprofit administrator different from other agency management positions. An administrator’s goal in other agencies is almost always centered around making a profit for the company. To help accomplish this, they strategically hire very skilled, highly educated, and talented staff to work for them. In return, their employees are compensated monetarily and with other lucrative incentives (Reyes-Fournier, 2018). An administrator working for a…

AmeriCorps, makes America great again. AmeriCorps is a service organization that helps citizens of America: financially, academically, and residentially. Therefore, it would be an honor to be accepted as a volunteer for an organization that dramatically helps people. The attributes an AmeriCorps volunteer possesses are the love of helping others and the persistence to complete a job. I am the epitome of an AmeriCorps volunteer, for I am dedicated to educating children and assisting people.…

Stakeholders Conflicts in Organizations Stakeholders include all people of various disciplines, professions, religions, race, interest, opinions, concerns, and economic status. Both for-profits and not-for-profits organizations values dominated by inclusive stakeholders’ views of the organization. Each stakeholder views the organizational matters as inter-functional conflicts between each stakeholder groups, including investors, leaders or employees. Those assumptions are rest on an idealized…

Community Link “The definition of a volunteer is a person who donates his time or efforts for a cause or organization without being paid.” http://www.yourdictionary.com/. Helping other people in need can be a joyful experience, and something that many people believe is worth their time and effort. Some people volunteer because it makes them feel good about themselves. Other people volunteer to make themselves or their organization look good. Many people are required to volunteer due to…

A study was conducted to among 232 active volunteers from 18 nonprofit organizations to determine whether there is a difference between organizational commitment and task engagement. Many organizations utilize volunteers to accomplish their organizational mission. According to the Independent Sector Research, there is a recent decline in the number of volunteers. A common challenge faced by nonprofits is retaining volunteers who are satisfied and committed with the organization. In the…

In both the for-profit and nonprofit worlds, a good rule of thumb when making a decision is to ask whether you would want to be treated the same way and whether you would be comfortable seeing your decision on the front page of the local newspaper. Honesty: Being honest…

California has the largest amount of young veterans. A lot of veterans coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan are getting further education to enhance their chances at getting a job. With about 9,000 veterans in the city of Los Angeles United Way, a non-profit group has come up with a plan to decrease the rates in homelessness for veterans and to end it. PR Newswire says, “United Way will identify and unite stake holders in the development of a successful reintegration plan for LA County’s…

After reading a few chapters of Strengths Quest, I was instructed to participate in the Strengths Finder assessment (Anderson, Clifton, & Schreiner, 2006). This 30 minute assessment was an interesting tool that pointed out my greatest strengths. It also provided a detailed description of what having those strengths mean and examples of how they are prominent in a person 's life. After taking the StrengthsFinder survey, I discovered that my five dominant strengths are empathy, harmony,…

with the public could increase the following platform. Utilizing social media to acquire customers and maintain effective relationships, strong and effective marketing is key. It could make the difference between effective marketing strategies versus non-effective/informative platforms. Therefore, if the Humane Society enables their marketing resources, and utilizes social media to develop strong relationships with clients they will not only be able to drive revenue, but also establish new…