Detail two initiatives you will execute to convince community members and K-12 parents or institutions of higher education alumni to support your fundraising effort and increase their contributions to the school.
Case Study #1. Lake Forest City Schools. K-12 School Division
You are the Vice President of Development at Lake Forest City Schools (LFCS). The school district is over 75 years old, with a solid academic reputation and a large, supportive alumni base. However, fundraising has never been a high priority in the school district. The school receives about $250,000 per year in tax donations. Your mission is to build a development staff as well as a fundraising plan to support the growth and challenges facing the school over the next five years.
This assignment will be completed in two parts. Part one of the assignment is written in such a way that you will address key discussion points through research and elaboration.
Part two of the assignment requires you to compare and contrast two public funding sources (for example, government grants) and two private funding sources (for example, private donations and alumni donations) in K-12 and higher education. You will compare and contrast the eligibility requirements for obtaining each type of funding.
Create a development plan to address short-term and long-term strategies. Include the following:
Specify how to make immediate improvements to the chosen fundraising program.
What do you intend to use the donations for?
Detail two initiatives you will execute to convince community members and K-12 parents or institutions of higher education alumni to support your fundraising effort and increase their contributions to the school.
Explain technological and non-technological ways to approach alumni and encourage them to contribute or increase their contributions to the school.
Develop a long-term goal to grow the funding.
How will you accomplish this goal?
Identify two private and public funding entities.
Outline the process for obtaining the funding sources in a table.
You selected a living facility in your community and presented an overview of that facility.Conduct an interview with an administrator from your chosen facility. You can use the following, or similar, questions for the interview: Is there a waiting list for your facility? How are new demographics affecting your facility? What marketing methods do you use to promote your facility? Who is the primary payer sourceout-of-pocket or private pay, insurance coverage, Medicare, or Medicaid? Are there any personal or nursing care services available in your living environment? In this part of the assignment, you will do a deeper dive into facility operations.
, you selected a living facility in your community and presented an overview of that facility. In this part of the assignment, you will do a deeper dive into facility operations.
Conduct an interview with an administrator from your chosen facility. You can use the following, or similar, questions for the interview:
Is there a waiting list for your facility?
How are new demographics affecting your facility?
What marketing methods do you use to promote your facility?
Who is the primary payer sourceout-of-pocket or private pay, insurance coverage, Medicare, or Medicaid?
Are there any personal or nursing care services available in your living environment?
What is the staff or organizational structure that supports the services available in your facility?
Are there any special amenities, such as a barber, beauty shop, or ice cream parlor?
If there are no special services on site, is transportation provided to nearby service facilities?
What recreational opportunities are available? Provide a list of opportunities.
What technological issues or challenges are present at the facility?
How do you anticipate health care reform will affect your facility?
How will medicine and health-related services that increase the longevity of the aging population have an impact on your facility?
What improvements would you, the administrator, like to make to the facility in the future?
Is there any current research in the field or study of gerontology that might affect the future planning for your facility, perhaps related to demographic data, health, and well-being?
Create a 15- to 20-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you outline the major takeaways from your interview.
Speaker notes are to be 75 – 250 words per slide.
Include a copy of your questions and responses with your presentation. These can be included in the speaker notes, or in a separate document.
Choose 1 country that the organization youve been working on in this course could consider expanding into. Analyze that potential international market by considering the 4 aspects of the Diamond of National Advantage
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Choose 1 country that the organization youve been working on in this course could consider expanding into.
Analyze that potential international market by considering the 4 aspects of the Diamond of National Advantage: industry rivalry, demand conditions, related and supporting industries, and factor endowments
Analyze the forces (in the home market and international market) that will help the organization succeed with its expansion, and the forces that may act as barriers to that expansion. Refer to your analysis of strengths and weaknesses completed in Week 1, the Porters Five Forces worksheet from Week 3, and your analysis of the Diamond of National Advantage.
Evaluate the 4 adjustments leaders must make when expanding internationally (Burkus, 2012). Recommend 1 specific leadership action for each adjustment. Explain each of: Develop a global mindset, Develop sensitivity to cultural differences, Decentralize, Decide on the level of involvement.
PowerPoint presentation to present your analysis?and recommendation
A cover slideIdentification of the country you have chosen. Include demographics. (1 slide, with brief speakers notes)1 slide for?analysis of?each of the elements of the Diamond of National Advantage. Explain both in terms of the country’s and the company’s abilities and attributes.) (4 slides, with speakers notes)Summary?of analysis?of the forces that will help the organization succeed in the new country (1 slide, with speakers notes)Summary?of analysis?of the forces that will hinder the organizations success in the new country (1 slide, with speakers notes)Leadership actions required to make the 4 adjustments identified by Burkus (2012). ( Explain each of:
Develop a global mindset, Develop sensitivity to cultural differences, Decentralize, Decide on the level of involvement) (1 slide, with speakers notes)A recommendation?and rationale?(1 slide, with speakers notes)Conclusion
Attaches are the assignment from week 1 and week 3 for reference and Burkus (2012). Please Include Images. Images need to be ADA compliant and have alternate text
Describe what it means to be a good follower and will consider your own effectiveness in that role.
Robert Kelley (1992), author of The Power of Followership, suggested that effective followers possess four common qualities:
They are self-managing and able to work effectively without direct supervision;
They are very committed to the organizations goals;
They possess a high level of competence and mastery of their job skills; and
They act with a high level of credibility and ethics in their job performance.
In this Discussion, you will consider SDescribe what it means to be a good follower and will consider your own effectiveness in that role.
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To prepare for this Discussion:
Review this weeks Learning Resources on followership.
Consider your own strengths and areas for growth as a follower and how you might improve your followership skills.
BY DAY 3
Post a summary of what effective followership entails, including an analysis of your own effectiveness as a follower. Based on your reading and analysis of this weeks Learning Resources, as well as your own experience and observations, respond to the following:
Do you see yourself as an effective follower? Why or why not? Be sure to provide examples.
What are your strengths and weaknesses, or shortcomings, in being an effective follower? What actions can you take to improve your followership skills?
How can being an effective follower translate to effective leadership? Hint: Your discussion should consider how the followers empower or enable the leaders behaviors (for good or bad).
What recommendations would you make for leaders to better empower and support their followers to meet their goals?
Note: Be sure to justify your conclusions with supporting examples from your own personal experiences or those of others, from current events, and from the Learning Resources.
Refer to the Week 4 Discussion Rubric for specific grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use this grading rubric to assess your work.
Read some of your colleagues postings.
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In a speech presented at the NAACP Conference in 2015, former President Barack Obama stated, We should not tolerate conditions in prison that have no place in any civilized country. What prison conditions might President Obama have been referring to? How might these prison conditions contribute to sexual violence in prisons? Consider the differences for men, women, and persons who identify as LGBTQ in your response.
Overview
In this assignment, you will reflect on gender diversity in prison populations and how federal policies have impacted sexual violence in corrections.
Prompt
In a speech presented at the NAACP Conference in 2015, former President Barack Obama stated, We should not tolerate conditions in prison that have no place in any civilized country. Now that youve reviewed the resources for this module, you have a better understanding of the impact of gender diversity on prison populations and how federal policies have impacted sexual violence in corrections. In this 150- to 300-word journal, address the following:
What prison conditions might President Obama have been referring to?
How might these prison conditions contribute to sexual violence in prisons? Consider the differences for men, women, and persons who identify as LGBTQ in your response.
Which federal policies have been created in an effort to improve prison conditions?
How might these federal policies help to improve prison conditions? Consider the impact of these policies for men, women, and persons who identify as LGBTQ.
Specifically, the following rubric criteria must be addressed:
Identify the prison conditions referred to by President Obama.
Explain how these conditions may contribute to sexual violence in prisons (for men, women, and persons who identify as LGBTQ).
Identify federal policies that have been created to address the prison conditions identified above.
Explain how these federal policies can help to alleviate these prison conditions.
Using a systematic approach, search a range of appropriate databases to identify ONE original, peer reviewed PRIMARY research article. The research design of your chosen article will include either qualitative and/or quantitative data. Discuss the difference here between quantitative (numeric values) and qualitative research.
Using a systematic approach, search a range of appropriate databases to identify ONE original, peer reviewed PRIMARY research article. The research design of your chosen article will include either qualitative and/or quantitative data. Introduction: This section introduces and recognises the importance of evidence-based practice within pre-hospital care. Critically reflect upon your own and other stakeholders involvement in the research process. Provide a brief introduction of your chosen area of enquiry to signpost the assignment. Background: This section will include how you formulated the research question and introduces the title of the primary study chosen for critical appraisal. Evidence of your search will be included either within this section or attached as an appendix. (PRISMA flow chart) Main body: This section includes the design and methodology of the study chosen; the strengths and weaknesses of the study and a critique using an appropriate critical appraisal checklist. (CASP check list). Describe here the difference between primary and secondary research. Discuss here the validity of the research such as factors such as did the research take place in just a rural or urban environment? How long the study took place? Did the research take place in an affluent or poor environment? And how would these factors affect the results and validity of the findings. Discuss the difference here between quantitative (numeric values) and qualitative research (opinions)Conclusion: This section summarises your interpretation of the findings, conclusions of the study and the impact on pre hospital healthcare.Ensure that it- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of research methodologies and methods and the show ability to appraise them. Demonstrate the ability to formulate a research question and critically use search skills to undertake a literature search. Demonstrate competence in appraising research and evidence. Understand and apply the necessary ethical considerations required of research specific to practice.
Explain the various culture dynamics that a family in this population deals with. Using the SAMHSA website, provide resources for the family to refer to in order to meet their needs. What challenges will this family system meet?
As a mental health worker, it is important for you to know how to examine the various cultural dynamics within greater culture and be able to explain specific cultural implications when working with various populations. This assignment will assist you in learning these concepts.
First, select a family system from the list below:
Same-sex mixed race family
As a mental health worker, you will create a brochure resource guide for your selected family system. Use the SAMHSA website and your state resources to assist you.
Address the following topics in your brochure:
Describe the needs of this particular population.
Explain the various culture dynamics that a family in this population deals with. Using the SAMHSA website, provide resources for the family to refer to in order to meet their needs. What challenges will this family system meet?
Describe the culture and subculture of the selected family system. Provide local community programs that your selected family system can use to meet their needs.
The brochure should be tri-fold and utilize the space on both sides. Include images, but be certain they are small files.You may use available Word templates for this assignment.
Cite two to five scholarly sources to support your claims. Provide a space for references on the brochure.
Create a narrated PowerPoint presentation designed to train others on the role of healthcare administrations in fiscal planning and fiscal management. Explain how fiscal planning ties into strategic planning.
Overview
For this assignment, you will create a narrated PowerPoint presentation designed to train others on the role of healthcare administrations in fiscal planning and fiscal management. Explain how fiscal planning ties into strategic planning. This is your opportunity to demonstrate what you have learned about what fiscal planning and management can and should look like for healthcare administrators.
Instructions
As a regional healthcare administrator for a long-term care organization, you have been asked to train a new group of healthcare administrators who just completed their degrees. They have no work experience in healthcare administration or financial management. For this assignment, you will develop a 10-12 slide narrated PowerPoint presentation explaining the role of healthcare administrators in fiscal planning and financial management.
Your presentation should address each of the following:
Explain how fiscal planning ties into strategic planning. Be sure to provide at least two concrete examples. In this context, fiscal planning may be considered strategic financing.
Describe the role (direct or indirect) that healthcare administrators play in budgeting. Specifically, address the role administrators play in the construction and implementation of operating and capital budgets.
Assess how fiscal planning and financial management help ensure that provider organizations remain compliant with federal, state, and local regulations. Conversely, you should assess how those regulations impact fiscal planning and healthcare financial management.
Review the 4 Cs of healthcare finance: cost, capital, control, and cash by writing a brief definition of each and explaining, with rationale, the impact of the 4 Cs on the success of health service organizations.
Propose the application of Lean Six Sigma concepts as a tool for strengthening the revenue cycle of provider organizations.
Take a position on Mission Statements:Select a mission statement of your choice. Discuss whether it meets the criteria of effective mission statements.
Take a position on Mission Statements:Select a mission statement of your choice. Discuss whether it meets the criteria of effective mission statements as discussed in Chapter two. Discuss if the mission statement is effective. Discuss how you might change it if it is not. Mission Statements are critical to a successful marketing organization versus Mission Statements rarely provide useful marketing value. Support your arguments. Provide examples. CHAPTER SUMMARY & STUDY GUIDE1. The value delivery process includes choosing (or identifying), providing (or delivering), and communicating superior value. The value chain is a tool for identifying key activities that create value and costs in a specific business.2. Strong companies develop superior capabilities in managing core business processes such as new-product realization, inventory management, and customer acquisition and retention. In todays marketing environment, managing these core processes effectively means creating a marketing network in which the company works closely with all parties in the production and distribution chain, from suppliers of raw materials to retail distributors. Companies no longer competemarketing networks do.4. The corporate strategy establishes the framework within which the divisions and business units prepare their strategic plans. Setting a corporate strategy means defining the corporate mission, establishing strategic business units (SBUs), assigning resources to each, and assessing growth opportunities.5. Marketers should define a business or business unit as a customer-satisfying process. Taking this view can reveal additional growth opportunities.6. Strategic planning for individual businesses includes defining the business mission, analyzing external opportunities and threats, analyzing internal strengths and weaknesses, formulating goals, formulating strategy, formulating supporting programs, implementing the programs, and gathering feedback and exercising control.7.Each product level within a business unit must develop a marketing plan for achieving its goals. The marketing plan is one of the most important outputs of the marketing process.
After viewing chapter 6 and this video https://youtu.be/R9zRapFoHV0?feature=shared, answer the following questions regarding executive summaries. When should the executive summary be written?How long should the executive summary be in terms of pages?
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Module 6 Homework
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After viewing chapter 6 and this video
, answer the following questions regarding executive summaries.
1. When should the executive summary be written?
2. How long should the executive summary be in terms of pages?
3. Why should you have an executive summary?
4. What are the six things you should include in the executive summary?
5. When would you need an effective executive summary?
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Module 7 Homework
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Create a bar chart using the information from the weekly chapter and this video
. The data listed below on graduation rates for 4 universities is to be used for this assignment. Insert the bar chart, i.e., copy and paste, into the word document. Please do not submit two separate documents. You are to submit 1 WORD document.
