Category: Public administration

NONPROFIT LEADER INTERVIEW PRESENTATION
Interview a nonprofit leader with regard to the following:
What ethical values are important for nonprofit organizations & their leaders? Why?
What actions reinforce important ethical values in the organization? How do these examples help lead the organization?
What particularly challenging or thorny issue(s) have they faced? How were those challenges met & what can be learned from these issues in terms of ethics?
What expectations & standards does the board hold? What expectations & standards do other constituents hold?
Create a Power Point presentation that you will present to the class asynchronously using Screencast-O-Matic.  Instructions for using Screencast-O-Matic are under the getting started tab.  You will need to go to the website and get a free account.
You will upload your presentation to this discussion forum and then watch and comment on two classmates presentations.  
The beginning of the presentation should include a brief summary of the organization, its history, purpose, and mission of the organization. You can use any additional sources, including the text. The last slide should be a reference slide. Check your APA citation manuals for the proper way to cite an interview. The presentation should include 5-10 slides and should not last longer than 10 min.  

Consider the sample survey questions below designed for targets participating in a job training program. Each one of these questions has a flaw that violates the rules of writing survey questions. Study the body of each question and the option choices to identify each flaw 
-What is your highest education level? (A) High school diploma or GED, (B) Some college or Associate’s degree, (C) Bachelor’s degree or better.
-What is your employment status? (A) Employed full-time, (B) Employed part-time, (C) Underemployed, (D) Unemployed.
-If employed, what is your current annual income? (A) $25,000 or less, (B) $25,000-$49,999, (C) $50,000-$74,999,  (D) $75,000-$99,999, (E) $100,000 or more.
-To what extent are you satisfied with the job training associates? (A) Very satisfied, (B) Somewhat satisfied, (C) No opinion, (D) Dissatisfied, (E) Very dissatisfied. 
-To what extent do you feel that the job training seminars are clear, concise, and relevant to your current job field? (A) Strongly agree, (B) Agree, (C) No opinion, (D) Disagree, (E) Strongly disagree.
– Please use the lectures link to help identify what flaws to look for
1. https://youtu.be/cCMXCzBDfE4?feature=shared
2. https://youtu.be/ECL_bqN7rE0?feature=shared

Reflection Assignment from Chapter 12:
If you have worked as a volunteer for a nonprofit, please reflect on your experience, i.e., what were the strengths and weaknesses of the nonprofit structure?  What suggestions would you make to improve the volunteer experience? If you haven’t worked as a volunteer describe what you would consider to be the perfect volunteer experience; your interaction with the organization, its culture, staff/management, orientation, training, etc.?1-2 pages
Reflection- Papers
Reflection papers allow students to communicate with their instructor about how a specific article, lesson, lecture, or experience shapes your understanding of class-related material. Reflection papers are personal and subjective, but they must still maintain a somewhat academic tone and must still be thoroughly and cohesively organized
The due date for this assignment is Sunday by 23.55 EST or 11:55 PM.  Any assignment submitted late without prior approval by the instructor may not be graded, or may be partially graded by the instructor.
The paper should be at least 1-2 pages in length  using font size 12- Times New Roman, 1 inch boarders.  The cover page and reference page do not count.  Proper APA writing procedures should be used.
Grading Rubric
Evaluate the dimensions of an effective personnel manager, which include: strategic and operational concerns, constitutional/legal issues, civil service, recruiting/hiring/ developing/retaining high quality employees, labor union/management relations, and employee benefits..
Evaluate the complexity of administering personnel in the public sector, which has become a difficult balancing act between the needs of the organization and building human capital.
Critically analyze the tasks of public personnel systems into a human resource management process through application of problem-solving exercises and cases.

What are the merits of building a self-managed, cross-functional, or virtual team?  When these team concepts are applied, when are they successful, and when are they not successful?

Post benchmarks related to a specific outcome and develop metrics for monitoring outcome data for a nonprofit or public/government organization. Include your frequency of measure and/or how often you will measure, and explain why. State your opinion and validate with two peer-reviewed, scholarly resource(s).
(150 words)

Case Study- Workplace Violence-“In Hindsight, We could See it Coming – Nalbandian text. Please develop case study analysis utilizing the questions at the end of the case study as a guide for your narrative.
GUIDELINES FOR WRITING A CASE STUDY ANALYSIS
A case study analysis requires the investigation a business problem, examination of the alternative solutions, and selection of the most effective solution using supporting evidence. 
Before you begin writing, follow these guidelines to help you prepare and understand the case study:
Read and examine the case thoroughly
Take notes, highlight relevant facts, underline key problems.
2. Focus your analysis  
Identify two to five key problems
Why do they exist?
How do they impact the organization?
Who is responsible for them?
Uncover possible solutions
Review course readings, discussions, outside research, your experience.
Select the best solution
Consider strong supporting evidence, pros, and cons: is this solution realistic?
Drafting the Case
Once you have gathered the necessary information, a draft of your analysis should include these sections: 
1. Introduction
Identify the key problems and issues in the case study.
Formulate and include a thesis statement, summarizing the outcome of your analysis in 1–2 sentences.
2. Background
Set the scene: background information, relevant facts, and the most important issues.
Demonstrate that you have researched the problems in this case study.
3. Alternatives
Outline possible alternatives (not necessarily all of them)
Explain why alternatives were rejected
Constraints/reasons
Why are alternatives not possible at this time?
4. Proposed Solution
Provide one specific and realistic solution
Explain why this solution was chosen
Support this solution with solid evidence
Concepts from class (text readings, discussions, lectures)
Outside research
Personal experience (anecdotes)
5. Recommendations
Determine and discuss specific strategies for accomplishing the proposed solution. If applicable, recommend further action to resolve some of the issues
What should be done and who should do it?
Finalizing the Case
After you have composed the first draft of your case study analysis, read through it to check for any gaps or inconsistencies in content or structure: Is your thesis statement clear and direct? Have you provided solid evidence? Is any component from the analysis missing?
When you make the necessary revisions, proofread and edit your analysis before submitting the final draft. (Refer to Proofreading and Editing Strategies (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.to guide you at this stage.)
Please develop case study analysis and answer the questions at the end of the case study.

For this Discussion, you will examine central tendency and variability based on two separate variables. Based on the data results, you will also explore the implications for positive social change. 
From the General Social Survey dataset found in this week’s Learning Resources, choose one continuous and one categorical variable. As you review, consider the implications for positive social change based on the results of your data.
Post, present, and report a descriptive analysis for your variables, explicitly noting the following:
For your continuous variable:
Report the mean, median, and mode.
What might be the better measure for central tendency? (i.e., mean, median, or mode) and why?
Report the standard deviation.
How variable are the data?
How would you describe this data?
What sort of research question would this variable help answer that might inform social change?
Post the following information for your categorical variable:
A frequency distribution.
An appropriate measure of variation.
How variable are the data?
How would you describe this data?
What sort of research question would this variable help answer that might inform social change?
I have included course references for you.

Chapter 4 Discussion:
Assume you are conducting a study but having trouble recruiting participants. You can reach people, but they seem turned off by the time commitment and decline to participate. How might you address the recruitment problem while remaining ethical? Discuss at least one strategy to improve recruitment and at least two potential ethical concerns.
Discussion Board Instructions:
APA Citations Required
The online discussions pose an opportunity for rich and meaningful student learning and interaction. Online discussions extend classroom learning by providing an asynchronous method of communication for the exchange of meaningful ideas that promote critical thinking and develop thoughtful reflective learning. All students are expected to participate in each weekly discussion. These forums will be grounded in critical thinking.
You are to develop an answer (minimum 250 words) concerning the question, and post your reply to the appropriate discussion section. Consider the following when you post: • Is the contribution mechanically clear enough for readers to understand the points being made?
• Is the contribution on time?
• Does the contribution meet the minimum length requirements?
• Does the contribution reference assigned readings or other resources?
• Does the post contain “critical thinking” that is indicative of the paradigms in the field?
• Are the ideas communicated with respect for those who may dissent?
Other things to consider:
• Please be professional and courteous.
• Online communication lacks the non-verbal cues that provide much of the meaning in face-to-face conversations. Choose your words carefully, phrase your sentences clearly, and keep your sentences and paragraphs brief.
• Review appropriate “Netiquette” at http://www.albion.com/netiquette/
• State the main topic of your posting in the Subject line.
• State your purpose for writing at or near the beginning of your message whenever possible.
• Proofread what you post. You may want to use a word processor to draft what you intend to say, check your spelling and grammar, and then paste your text into the Message section of your posting.
• Please do not use all capital letters. It makes it hard to read, and it comes across as though you were shouting.

Paper Proposal, Thesis Exercise and Research Questions: Prior to writing your research paper, you must submit a 1 page paper proposal (double spaced) describing your selected paper topic along with the appropriate subheadings to be included in your project. You are also required to complete a thesis exercise (Research paper worksheet) that will help to build a proper thesis and develop the research questions for your paper.

Read the assigned chapters (Chapter 3 ,4, and 5) for module 3 then answer the following question:
What are some of the long-term problems facing the United States that if not addressed could result in a huge deficit problem in the future, even if the deficit were to be reduced now? Discuss thoroughly
Course book: John L. Mikesell, Fiscal Administration (Latest Edition), Wadsworth, Cengage Learning Publishing