Organizations

an American nonprofit organization for people with with vision loss. The American Foundation for the Blind sees a world where blind people have equal access and opportunities to excel at school, at work, and in their communities. American Foundation for the Blind helps blind people by giving them opportunities by letting them earn scholarships online, sending transcripts to them and they will find you a college, send you letters of Recommendation. AFB is a great organization for whomever is…

AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization. They have a membership of more than 37 million and use their resources to advocate for better healthcare, employment security and retirement planning to provide security, protection and empowerment to older persons in need. They are an affiliated charity foundation who gets their support from thousands of volunteers, donors and sponsors. They have staffed offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands…

About 15 years ago, I was employed as a Program Liaison and Group Leader for a wonderful non-profit organization in South Philadelphia. This organization focused on providing resources and supports to low income families within an inner city environment. The program operated weekly and was housed in a local elementary school. Usually, students enrolled in the school would utilize our resources services for after-school programming and their parents would request additional assistance such as…

The only thing worse than World Trade Organization is no World Trade Organization. I view this statement as true in relation to the benefits brought to the agriculture sector due to trade liberalization of the World Trade Organization (WTO). One of the major oversights of the WTO concerns the implementation and creation of trade deals regarding agriculture products. Agriculture may not represent a great percentage of the economy today, but it still directly impact many and viewed as an important…

III. Board Board The board of directors plays vital roles in every organization. In fact, its roles of the board of directors in a nonprofit organization are quite similar to those of any other organization. Specifically, the role of a board in a nonprofit organization is to review the mission statement so as to figure out the organization’s goals and strategies. This includes participation in the overall planning process. Additionally, the board’s members agree on the responsibilities of the…

Internal communication in non-profit organizations Many non-profit organizations are so focused on communicating with an external audience, such as volunteers, donors and the media, that they forget the importance of communication with its own staff (Bruner, 2011). Internal communication should be guided by clear policies and practices. The management of an organization should actively listen and respond respectfully to the employees that have something to say, and also encourage those who do…

There are two types of organizations, for-profit and nonprofit, especially in terms of their financial and economic policies. The first main difference between the two is the fact that for-profit companies are generally founded to generate income for entrepreneurs and their employees, while nonprofits are generally founded to serve a humanitarian or environmental need. In term of financial policies, non-profit organizations place all their donations and financial means into their programs,…

According to an article in Psychology Today (2014), there are a number of advantages to participating in charity organizations. Volunteers tend to be healthier, happier, live longer, and have a better outlook on life than non-volunteers. The challenge for any nonprofit organization is to create an atmosphere that harnesses the resourcefulness of people who are willing to buy into its social purpose, while maintaining financial integrity. With this in mind, chief officials have to ensure that the…

Health care organizations are known to value assets on their historical or acquisition costs. What types of asset valuation methods are useful for finances, stocks, bonds, tax returns, and financial statements? Response 5 As a potential CFO, valuing assets is a crucial need for not-for-profit health care organizations (NFP). A well-managed health care organization with auditors, management, and CFO would ensure the assets, stocks, bonds, tax returns, and financial statements are being valued…

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 have discovered a love for fundraising…