Loren Eiseley's The Starfish Story

There are many non-profit organizations that help people ranging from international, like the Lions Club, to small culture-specific, like the Lower Columbia Hispanic Council here in Astoria. Now more than ever does the community need these organizations who help those in need, no matter what a person's status is and the LCHC is a primary example of this. Sadly to our dismay not all of these organizations can last forever with members that are already old enough that they are great-grandparents, which goes to show that even my generation isn't fully aware of how beneficial they are to our growth and development. Just this last year the Lions Club helped with Jordans Walk for Wellness and gave around 200 eye screenings from John Jacob Astor to

Save the Whales, Screw the Shrimp is an essay written by Joy Williams, about the overwhelming complacency that todays culture shows towards nature.Williams argues in a very satirical way, that todays culture has all but completely lost touch with what nature really is, and that unless we as a nation change our morals regarding the role that nature plays in human existence, we may very well be witnessing the dawn of our own destruction.

Blackfish was released on the 19th of July 2013 in New York. Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s award-winning documentary is about a captive killer whale that has taken the lives of several people. This documentary explores the different stories of Tilikum’s attacks and the reasons for why these accidents are occurring in the sea park industry.

The lesson is clear. These decent Americans who remain close to the people of the countries they are working in are also America's best ambassadors. In fact, three years after this book's initial publication, John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps, whose philosophy and methods closely parallel the model of small-scale, people-oriented assistance Lederer and Burdick

Global Citizenship & Equity at Centennial College: Global citizenship refers to the social well- being of various communities and its main focus is to minimize inequity which means try to protect our surroundings and don’t harm others. Global citizens support equity at all levels local as well as globally. In equity we have to change different strategy not only changes the version of current strategy to ensure equity.

The Starfish Family Services internship is a perfect fit for me. Their mission “Strengthening families to create brighter futures for children” compliments my belief that all kids should be given as much support, resources and love as possible in order for them to reach their highest potential. Working for Starfish Family Services would allow me to apply the skills I have learned at Wayne State University into real world applications, while being a part of something that supports the community around me. As a parent of two children, ages 3 and under, it’s a great opportunity for me to showcase to them the importance of giving back and hopefully become a role model to them when they’re

Community service, one of the several pillars outlined by the National Honors Society (NHS), is defined as the desire to work and serve the community in order to improve the conditions for the citizens who dwell in it. Most importantly, those who uphold those standards do so without the need of money, or recognition; they are simply intrinsically motivated to make the world a better place. It wasn’t until I volunteered at an event hosted by the Jubilee Center that I learned the true meaning of community service and charity.

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In today’s world, it is very important for every person to demonstrate exceptional citizenship as it proves beneficial to the development of the world. In the video documentary, The Cove, Ric O’ Barry and his team of activists are protesting the dolphin slaughter occurring in Taiji, Japan. Their goal is to reduce the number of dolphins killed each year and hopefully stop the slaughter entirely. Mr. Barry and his team, are model global citizens as they abide by the law, are extremely informed about the cause they are protesting, and display purposeful and active citizens greatly through their work. Therefore, Ric O’ Barry and his team of activists are remarkable examples of global citizens based off of the four characteristics describing a good global citizen.

To begin with, the organization I have chosen to discuss is Keystone Community Services located at 2000 Saint Anthony Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55104 along with multiple other locations. Keystone Community Services is a public organization that was established in 1939. When Keystone Community Services was first found it initial ambition was to be a neighborhood-based community in Saint Paul, Minnesota. As the growing organization expanded their services variety, funding sources was an important factor of the organization to ensure stability to keep providing great services. Keystone Community Services is financed by the business partnership, private funding, grants, and donations. Business

The story he told us was something similar to, “There were a lot of starfish all washed up on the shore of a beach one day, and a boy saw them and began to throw them back into the ocean one by one. He was throwing them back for a long time until an old couple walked by, stopped, looked at him and said sadly, ‘You can't save them all.’ And the little boy bent over, grabbed a starfish, held it up, and replied smiling ‘I can't save them all, but I can save this one,’ and he threw it back into the ocean. Then he continued throwing the starfish back into the ocean so they would not die.” I have no idea why, but I never really thought about what our community was doing from that perspective. I mean, I always knew

Scattered throughout many cities in the U.S., one will find a variety of nonprofit organizations that assist and work with individuals and families suffering from addictions, homelessness, and poverty. A crucial part of the safety net, these organizations rely on a mix of public and private funding to fulfill their goals, which range widely across a number of constituencies and needs. Some of them are branches of international organizations, such as the Salvation Army, while others are often agencies with local roots. Some

To begin with, the organization I have chosen to discuss is Keystone Community Services located at 2000 Saint Anthony Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55104 along with multiple other locations. Keystone Community Services is a public organization that was established in 1939. When Keystone Community Services was first found it initial ambition was to be a neighborhood-based community in Saint Paul, Minnesota. As the growing organization expanded their services variety, funding sources was an important factor of the organization to ensure stability to keep providing great services. Keystone Community Services is financed by business partnership, private funding, grants, and donations. Business partnership funding sources are a great contribution to the organizations,

Another interesting strategic alliance involving Catholic Charities is with their partnership with the University of Notre Dame. Inspired by a common faith and a shared moral purpose, both will work together to utilize cutting-edge academic research and socially innovative techniques to create effective, scalable, and sustainable solutions (Alliance with the University of Notre Dame, n.d.). Catholic Charities is working close with the Mendoza College of Business and the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities to measure and examine the effectiveness and scalability of innovative anti-poverty programs and agencies associated with Catholic Charities will be able to attend a boot camp to help develop, refine, and present business plans for new or existing social ventures (Alliance with the University of Notre Dame, n.d.). I feel both of these strategic alliances fall in line with my suggestions and also provide

The NGOs running the program on behalf of Coca-Cola do most of the interaction with the local communities and it utilized its NGOs to learn about their specific needs and target assistance where it was most needed. It does not reach out the local communities it-self and primarily focused on the outputs of the programming, such as the number of communities students served and it measures whether the NGO partner meets the timeline, budget targets and amount spent per beneficiary reached. The risk is there that Coca Cola might not be having the true information as it is using NGOs as middle man. The true needs might be ignored and not properly addressed by the NGOs.