Primum non nocere

Personnel Staffing decisions can easily be classified as one of the most important decisions that a nonprofit organization will make. In order to do this effectively, nonprofits need to assess the framework in which their organization will be ran while being mindful of their mission statement. Bottom line, nonprofits rely on its personnel to execute their strategies and advance their goals. Peter F. Drucker states that “The quality of these human decisions largely determines whether the…

working skills for the real world. The ACE Mentor Program of America helps mentor high school students and inspires them to pursue careers in design and construction. This program reaches over 8,000 students per year. The Jackie Robinson Foundation is a non profit organization which provides scholarships and also internships to minority youths for higher education then eventually career experience. United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is an American philanthropic organization that funds scholarships…

GASB VS. FASB The Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) established in 1984, is an independent organization that determines and improves generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for U.S. state and local government entities. However, GASB is not a government entity, it is an operating component of the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF), a private sector not-for-profit entity (GASB, "Facts About GASB "). The accounting and financial reporting standards established by GASB are…

It was in the 90s when Sir John first told his peers and friends at a time when society was ignorant in its acknowledgement or understanding of depression. At this time within the police it would have been almost impossible for someone to admit to suffering from depression, potentially admitting to having a mental illness. The police as it was then would have had difficulty understanding or accepting that someone suffering from depression could be considered capable of still performing their…

Religion in philanthropy and faith-based organizations have been frequently discussed in academic literature and research. Through this literature review, I will discuss the research on both. All major religions emphasize generosity to those in need. In Christianity, believers are called to love their neighbors (Seelarbokus, 2016). In Islam, there are the concepts of the zakat and sadaqua to care for those in need (Lambarra & Riener, 2015). Judaism stresses the importance of tithing to…

supplied by the federal government. State and local government, non-governmental organizations and local businesses also need to assist in the organizing and raising funding for emergency management operations (Haddow, Bullock, and Coppola, 2013). This is why I placed partnerships as the third most important challenge for emergency management. The coordination and cooperation of all levels of government and voluntary, nonprofit, and non-government organizations provides the best outcomes for…

Human Resource Sergeant would fall under. The Army Writer lists the duties of a Human Resource Sergeant include, but are not limited to, providing administrative support to staff, maintain soldier’s personnel records, medical records, and process Non Commissioned Officer Evaluation Report…

All good leaders in the Military have a mentor or leader that possess certain core competencies that influence the way they lead others. In this paper, I will describe how Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Michael Evans’ leadership style influenced me as a senior Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) and how I apply these to the way I lead and interact with soldiers. Additionally, at the end of the conclusion I will outline how I want to be remembered, my legacy, when I leave the United States Army. I…

It is evitable that businesses will always see a change of employees. Mondy (2012) states that “Even when an organization is totally committed to making its environment a good place to work, workers will still resign” (Mondy, 2012, pg.374). Employees leave the organizations where they work for a variety of reasons. When organizations experience a high employee turnover, they need to analyze what the possible causes could be. While they may think that employees are leaving for personal reasons or…

The Healing with Horses Foundation is based in Buccoo, Tobago which was created in 2010 as a non-profit organization by its founder Veronika Danzer La Fortune and her husband Lennon La Fortune whose strategic focus was working with differently abled children through therapeutic e interactions with horses. The members of the foundation love the work they do by providing equine therapy programs and other activities that would aid in physical, social and communication skills for special needs…