Ellisa Gladney
Sociology 192
Spring 2015 Final Exam
6 May 2015
You must answer 5 out of 7 essay questions for a total possible score of 100. For each essay question, you are expected to explain your answer in approximately two-three paragraphs (approximately 10-20 sentences). Each response should give a detailed answer explaining a nonprofit situation, variable, aspect, etc. The grade will be based on your ability to explain in detail IN YOUR OWN WORDS and grammatical errors will be taken into account. If you do take words straight out of the book, powerpoint, or other resource you must put them in quotes and site them. Answer each question directly under each question. Type your name on the top left of this sheet and “save as” to
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Fundraising and grantwriting also differ in the way that they communicate. Grantwriting, for the most part, includes writing a proposal and submitting it nonverbally. On the other hand fundraising requires people who are trying to raise funds to communicate on a regular with the community, donors, or anyone who is helping with the fundraiser. Fund raising also calls for solicitation of donors and grantwriting does not.
One example of fund raising includes special events where it costs to attend and the proceeds go toward a nonprofit an. For example the Shreveport Bossier Rescue Mission holds an event called the Community Gold Classic in which people come and play golf and they make donations that benefit the Mission. Also another example of fund raising is a bake sale. At a bake sale people bake goods and donate them to a nonprofit or organization and they are sole to the public and the proceeds go back to the nonprofit or organization. An example of grantwriting is finding a grant such as The Sadie Meyer and Louis Cohn Foundation Grant and writing a proposal for the grant including thing such as what the grant would be used for and how much they are seeking.
2) Describe the role of the Board of Directors in comparison to the role of the Executive Director. What is expected of each, who is in charge of what and in what
Another central feature of the board of directors is the question of whether the CEO is also the chairman of the board. When the CEO is also the chairman this is often referred to as “CEO duality”. In the US the CEO is often the chairman of the board. Studies have shown that the board in most cases
Crowd fundraising or Group fundraising services like GoFundMe allow people to raise money for friends, families, neighbors or themselves as well as for charity too. GoFundMe has a special and different page for Hurricane Maria for charities, individuals and families. Global Giving , a crowdfunding site for charities, is trying to raise $2 million for local relief and recovery
The first fundraiser that I would like to have is a Summer Kickoff event. This would be at the beginning of the term after school has ended and would be either a pool party, bonfire or camp themed that would kickoff this term and the summer! The next fundraiser would be in the middle of the term and could be a Car Wash or a Chocolate Drive. These would be promoted to members in ONR, our family members, friends and more! The last fundraiser of the term would be something new and innovative. I would like to open the planning of these fundraisers to general members. This way the general members would have a first hand experience in the planning and implementation of a fundraiser. It would have to be exclusive yet fair, so with the help of N’siah, I would create an application and through the application process, we would choose a few members to help. I would oversee the entire process and help the members if they need it but the majority of the planning would be in their hands so they can experience the planning of a fundraiser. Another idea for fundraisers that I had would be a Restaurant Fundraiser where I partner with a restaurant and the funds would go to Beresheit.
Joshua Kennon (2007), stated that “The board of directors is the highest governing authority within the management structure at any publicly traded company and is usually made up of the directors who are elected for a specific number of years by the shareholders”. According to Wikipedia,” A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization”.
To begin, the first thing that I believe represent significant challenges to success in writing grant proposals when seeking funding from the federal government is making sure that I have documenting organizational support. This means that I need to consider my application approval and supporters of the sponsoring organization Bauer, (2015, p. 95). I will consider the supporters of the sponsoring organization by filling out the Pre-proposal Summary & Approval Form before I actual spend time writing my proposal. I will be able to share my ideas first to receive the comments from organization leaders to endorse my solution and receive criticism of what may not be a solution. This form can aid in helping me to test the acceptance of my idea with my superiors as they agree on the use of the institutional resources before the proposal development.
In 2014, crowdfunding raised over five billion dollars worldwide (Hyywna, 2014). Crowdfunding provides money for inventors, filmmakers, musicians, the medically ill, and even educators. On sites like GoFundMe and Donorschoose.org, teachers asked for pencils, folders, textbooks, iPads, engineering supplies, and many other items to be donated from people around the world to fill holes in their classroom and their curriculum.
When I began in this course, I had no knowledge of the grant writing process. Frequently, I have observed employment offers for grant writers, however, I did not realize how extensive the process was and that it requires a team effort to accomplish. The emphasis on attention to detail was surprising yet is warranted. Every detail even ones we may consider trivial is evaluated. Consequently, I have learned that the grant writing process should be taken seriously. The funder need to get a sense that one is passionate regarding their cause and that there is valid issue they can assist in bringing a resolution. Those involve in the grant writing must comprehend that they have competitors and how their work is presented could determine if their request is funded or not. Moreover, I have learned that that goals and objectives are not the same.
May be sourced from private individuals or companies and organisations that fund the support of projects
The community that I live in is an urban environment. I live in Rochester, New York, which is considered to be economically poor. My community has a lot of activities for people to be involved in; some activities are the neighborhood watch team, volunteer opportunities at local schools, recreation center and much more. However my community is struggle with funding. An idea or strategy to address the funding situation is to have a fundraiser to raise money and bring awareness to the situation. Having a fundraiser would encourage residents to spend their money within the community. Spending money within the community is one way that residents can give back to the community. A short-term outcome from spending money in the
The more people that are aware of the organizations reason for raising money the more donations they will receive. This marketing concept is similar to the for profit company which is the more people aware of the product or service the more consumers there will be (Sandilands, n.d.).
The Board of Directors are in charge of determining the corporation’s leadership structure on an annual basis and determine if the board will be led by an independent Chairperson or an independent Lead Director. The board has decided that Ronald Sargent, the CEO of Staples, will remain and the Chairman of the board. The Board of Directors is broken down into five committees made up of around three or four board members. Each committee has there own responsibilities and are in charge of making critical decisions that they must assure is communicated properly throughout the entire company. This leadership structure assures that the Board of Directors has a proper balance of leadership roles that allows for a system that prevents any conflict of interests that may come from having the CEO serving on the board.
A example will be singer-songwriter Jill Sobule released "California Years" in 2009, an album for which she 'd raised nearly $90,000 online. Sobule explained her telethon-like fundraising approach thusly: "The contribution levels went from $10, which got you a digital download of the record, to $10,000, which gave you the chance to sing on the record." (One generous donor did contribute at the $10,000 level.)[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_music]
With the right tools, the fundraiser can be a huge success. Starting out with the basics and organization is crucial in the process of any fundraiser. Welcoming different ideas and recommendations of the organizers of any event are a must.
Popular support is another common form of raising funds. This is comparable to state funding since the money is simply given to help the cause, but it is coming from a different
You have to decide that which category you want to belong. You can find both the options of donations and rewards under crowdfunding investment. If you wish to earn profits, then you have to choose the rewarding fund and if