...In 2002 my family was faced with the a emotional roller coaster life event. My dad was diagnosed with leukemia which is an type of cancer and was given twenty-five percent survival rate. Hearing your dad only had twenty-five survival rate was the scariest thing for a little girl to hear. I was barely six years old. I remember being in Billings, Montana a hearing, my parents tell me my dad had cancer. Everyone in my family was so scared for my dad and not knowing what our future or next day was going to hold. My family knew this was going to be a challenge for us to overcome an as long as we stay as a strong family we will overcome this challenge. Experiencing a life threatening event as a family there are many unexpected advantages which...
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...campaign was a revolution dedicated to the utilization of social media to connect directly to the American public; their means of communication trigged a change that forever transformed the face of political campaigning. With the ability to communicate with supporters, they fully understood the potency of using social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook. Through social media, they were able to mobilize and encourage supporters’ contribution in the campaign trial, with sites such as meetup.com. Social media also played a part in their fundraising, strategically using social networking sites, the main campaign website MyBarackObama.com, e-mails, text messages, etc. to receive donations. Last but not least, they were able to fully take advantage of the traffic flow to sites such as YouTube and Google to advertise their campaign. Facebook, known as one of the most dominate social networking sites of today’s society with nearly 600 million users. According to ‘Me Media’ by Cassidy(2006,pp.50–59) In 2006 “ Facebook was used at over 2,000 United States colleges and was the seventh most popular site on the World Wide Web with respect to total page views”. It was no coincidence that one Obama’s leading strategist was the Facebook cofounder Chris Hughes, whom at the time was 24 years old. The campaign spent approximately 467,000 dollars on Facebook advertisements targeted at the younger demographics between 18-29 years. There were more than 100 Facebook groups created in support...
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...Ownership Structure Types You may operate your business or organization under any one of several organizational structures. Each type of structure has certain advantages and disadvantages that should be considered. The descriptions of the structures below are provided to assist applicants and are not intended to be legal definitions with the force of law. You should contact an attorney, accountant, financial advisor, banker, or other business or legal advisors to determine which form is most suitable for your business or organization. A Sole Proprietorship is one individual or married couple in business alone. Sole proprietorship's are the most common form of business structure. This type of business is simple to form and operate, and may enjoy greater flexibility of management and fewer legal controls. However, the business owner is personally liable for all debts incurred by the business. A General Partnership is composed of two or more persons (usually not a married couple) who agree to contribute money, labor, and/or skill to a business. Each partner shares the profits, losses, and management of the business and each partner is personally and equally liable for debts of the partnership. Formal terms of the partnership are usually contained in a written partnership agreement. A Limited Partnership* is composed of one or more general partners and one or more limited partners. The general partners manage the business and share fully in its profits and losses. Limited...
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...To McCurry, “her look . . . summed up the horror, because her village had been bombed . . . and she'd had to make this two-week trek . . . to the refugee camp.”iii The Afghan Girl photograph has since been used in a number of fundraisers, documentaries and campaigns. It has raised awareness for women and child refugees...
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...much are you willing to spend on advertising for your event? Name Timothy M Klehn Hosp330 Week 6 Internet Marketing Plan The happiest place on earth comes with a name that says it all, Disney. The Whole New World project is the grand opening event of the newest Disney theme hotel in Anaheim California. This hotel puts guests deep in the streets of Agrabah to experience Aladdin like never before. My project is using a unique combination of the name Disney and the celebration of Independence Day to market our event. Street flyers, to posters and commercials are lined with advertisement for the event but the biggest market places it yet to be covered. Internet marketing can take The First Annual Natomas BBQ to “Infinity and beyond”. We know that Disney always has and always will target family groups with their advertising. Using the internet we can target those same family groups with websites everyone is familiar with. Family friendly or educational sites such as Disney Jr, ABC, Food Network, are just the start of the opportunities on the internet. These sites and others like them will allow us to get the attention of the adult user while sparking the child’s excitement. Using short Aladdin scenes from the original 1992 Disney movie mixed with highlights from other Fourth of July events that have been held as advertisement breaks in online videos, advertisement banners, and popups can spark a lot of attention. Social...
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...district throughout the year” (retrieved from schoolfinance101.wordpress.com). For example, at a particular school in a district there is a population of 1,000 students with 90% attendance and the weighted pupil units per district is $5,000. When using ADM, the weighted pupil units will remain at $5,000. However, if ADA is being used, the actual WPU would be $4,500. This would be a $500 decrease. With the aforementioned definitions of ADA and ADM, I would choose to use Average Daily Membership when distributing funds. Because ADA uses attendance rates, schools with lower attendance rates would suffer. Research shows that “districts with high poverty concentration and high minority concentrations have lower attendance rates for reasons beyond control” (retrieved from schoolfinance101.wordpress.com). Unfortunately, Louisiana has several districts with both high poverty and high minority concentration. Though these students are not there every day, resources are still expected to be provided for these students. This cannot happen if resources are taken from the schools or districts. Also the district in these high poverty/high minority situations need the resources more to provide things like tutoring and intervention materials. As with anything, there are...
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...sports through even high school, that’s how sports make their money. The advertisement in the media relating the teams to their product also shows up to the public eye. With the amount of income coming from companies willing to put their name on the team’s jerseys, does it affect how the players perform on the field? Everywhere in a stadium there are advertisements. In NASCAR each driver has a huge logo on their hood of the car also many stickers on the side. Are sponsorships making sports a business to have an enjoyable time or just to make money? I believe that sponsorships gives sports a good reputation because it bring business to cities across the country and sports today do more with their sponsorships such as charities and fundraisers for the less fortunate. The sports industry today has an annual income of over $23 billion in the United States (Professional Sports Average Salary). The growth of sports gives the economy better standing because of the increasing revenue. With sponsored stadiums and teams across the country, businesses invest their money to advertise themselves from sports teams. MetLife was the first sponsor to claim a corner of the building of the New York Giants and Jets’ stadium, which opened in 2010. Then last August, the insurance company elected to go all in, signing a 25-year naming-rights deal, brokered by Wasserman Media Group, reportedly worth $425 million. Prior fto the christening of the facility as MetLife Stadium, the company was...
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...Year in Review The 111th Congress met for the last time this week, leaving in its wake a year of education highs and lows. Meanwhile, the Obama administration is grappling with how to sell its education reform agenda—outlined over the course of this past year—to an increasingly divided Congress. Here’s ASCD’s take on the nation’s main policy accomplishments (and failures) related to education during the past year, and our quick look at what’s in store when the 112th Congress takes over in January. ESEA Déjà Vu The congressional year ends essentially where it began with regard to the most significant piece of federal education legislation, which is more than three years beyond its expiration date. That isn’t for a complete lack of trying. The past year saw increasing clarity from the Obama administration about its education reform priorities. The March release of A Blueprint for Reform (PDF) outlined the president’s vision for Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization, from ensuring that all students are college and career ready to providing great teachers and leaders in every school. Congress responded by scheduling hearings on ESEA reauthorization, including a Senate hearing that focused on how to support the whole child. Clare Struck, a guidance counselor from Malcolm Price Laboratory School in Cedar Falls, Iowa (the 2010 Whole Child Vision in Action winner), testified at this hearing on ASCD's behalf. Late in the summer, the House and Senate...
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...VALLEY CROSSFIT Chris Chapple Business Plan MG 530 4/30/2012 Table of Contents: 1. Executive Summary a. Mission Statement b. Company Information c. Service d. Financial Information e. Future Plans 2. Description of the Business f. Nature of the Business g. Target Market h. How Product/Services Meet Needs 3. Competitive Analysis i. CrossFit Gyms j. Other Gyms 4. Industry Description and Outlook 5. Marketing Plan k. Market Penetration Strategy l. Growth Strategy m. Communication Strategy 6. Financial Plan n. Start-Up Costs o. Continual Costs p. Revenue 7. Critical Risk Factors Executive Summary Mission Statement: Valley CrossFit is the elite health and performance facility located in Shelton, CT. Valley CrossFit provides clients with a comprehensive health and fitness program tailored to their needs. Our coaches have experience in training athletes, weekend warriors, and people just looking to get in shape and have a good time. We have developed a health and fitness program that is second to none. Valley CrossFit’s coaches are experts in the fields of sport conditioning, injury prevention, nutrition, and fitness. Our focus is to offer each member that trains in our facility a life-changing experience as they work towards elite health and fitness. The greatest key to your success is you. Achieving elite levels of fitness is a process that takes time, determination...
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...Roadways the future? In the beginning Scott and Julie Brusaw became open on the subject for creating solar-powered LED roadways, they have encountered an endless amount of doubt and even outright aggression. The reaction was obviously expected given how new this sort of technology is. Not only is it new, but it would quite difficult to execute the dream of electrifying roads and highways with reinforced solar panels. Some questioned question if whether or not solar roadways are even necessary. However, the most important company that governs American roads -- was willing to at least give the idea a shot. Although the idea of solar roadways does sound amazing has many obvious potholes, but its benefits are vastly in numbers. The major advantages of the solar roadway is that it uses its utilities as a refurbishing like source of to create electricity. It has the possibility to diminish dependence on sources of energy like coal and other fuels. Also, the durability of a solar panel last about 20 years, so much better than your common asphalt roads, which last about 12 years. If the time ever occurred of an environmental disaster or military problem occurred, like an emergency, solar roadways are there to lend their power which will most likely be needed. Solar power can be easily renewed, it does not need any outside connection to any sort of power source. Another great perk is that they do not need the development of possibly sensitive lands. This probably one the most controversial...
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...presented in this report. For each component, the company’s current business processes will be considered in light of corporate social responsibility, and, specific actions to update or implement business practices congruent with the company’s social responsibility objectives will be recommended. Environmental Social Responsibility -- Planet The environmental component of social responsibility refers to the business's impact on the environment. A socially responsible company’s goal is to engage in business practices that can sustainably benefit or at the very least not negatively impact the environment. It is the currently expected societal norm that businesses preserve and recycle; the environmentally aware company must go above and beyond minimizing...
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...MANAGING A REWARD STRATEGY Top of Form 1 History of Reward The aims of a reward strategy are to try and be systematic about which HR mechanisms attract, retain and motivate staff. Historically the view was that salaries were what attracted a person to an organisation, benefits kept them there, while bonus and incentive schemes motivated them. Reward was regarded as consisting of three distinctive parts: Remuneration - covering such aspects as job evaluation, salary structures and incentive schemes. Benefits - which tend to be offered to all employees irrespective of their grade, such as paid leave, employee assistance programmes or Christmas parties. Perquisites - which are benefits that tend to provided to discrete categories of employees, such as a company car/car allowance, private healthcare or concierge service. 2 Reward Today More recently, this divide between which parts of reward are best suited for attraction and recruitment, retention and motivation has broken down. Modern research shows that individuals are attracted, retained and engaged by a whole range of financial and non-financial rewards and that these can change over time depending on their personal circumstances. The financial elements of a package are not considered particularly important by individuals in some situations. For instance, people at the beginning of their career may be more interested in getting access to training and career development. People at the end of their career are...
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...Business Plan for Playground Designs Unlimited Bachelors Capstone Final Project Shoshonie L. Heitmann MT499 Bachelors Capstone in Management Ernest Norris Jr. Table of Contents Section 1: Executive Summary (Business Description) 2 Section 2: Code of Conduct 6 Section 3: Marketing Plan (Strategy and SWOT) 14 Section 4: Operations 18 Section 5: Finance 23 Section 6: Cash Flow Analysis 26 Section 7: Information Management 29 Section 8: Management Summary 33 References 37 Appendix 41 Section 1: Executive Summary (Business Description) The mission of this business would be to promote learning while having fun. Everyone needs to play; it is an essential part of the growth process from newborns to senior citizens. So we are going to help with building an environment for all to laugh, play and learn. The end goal of the work of the organization is to bring smiles, laughter, giggles, relaxation, learning, socialization, peace, escape, safety and everything that play signifies in a person mind. Vision When you look at the growing waistline of the population it is important that we now take action to promote healthier life style for all, though the basic foundation will be playground structures it is not just that we are providing for the clients of Playground Designs Unlimited. There are nature trails, exercise trails, outdoor pavilions, and the playground structures. Size is not a problem because it is the interaction that helps with the fun and...
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...INTERNAL CONTROLS AND FRAUD PREVENTION IN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WRITTEN BY DAVID SANNI Designed to provide information on key areas that can strengthen the internal control system of VI-MID-ISLAND SERVICE (VIMS) Submitted To VANESSA OLTMAN Faculty of Management Vancouver Island University Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Nov/15/2012) Table of Content 1.0 INTRODUCTION 3 2.0 NATURE OF FRAUD IN CANADIAN NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION 3 2.1 TYPE OF FRAUD IN NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS 3 2.2 PERPETRATORS OF FRAUD IN NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION 4 2.3 IMPACT OF FRAUD TO NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION 4 3.0 COMPREHENSIVE APROACHE TO REDUCE FRAUD 5 3.1 UNDERSTANDING INTERNAL CONTROL 5 3.2 BENEFIT OF INTERNAL CONTROL 5 3.3 LIMITATIONS OF INTERNAL CONTROL 6 3.4 CONTROL MEARSURES IN PREVENTING FRAUD 6 3.5 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION……………………….………………….8 4.0 REFERENCE…… ……………………………………………………………9 1.0 INTRODUCTION The Canadian non profit sector has one of the largest populations in the world, accounting for over 7% GDP and creating 2 million full time jobs for Canadians. Further discoveries was made that 78% Canadians donates money to non profit Organization irrespective of all walks of life and income bracket. These donations are received to address core issues...
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...Le Chien Dog Daycare Marketing Plan Le Chien dog Daycare is providing Fort Lauderdale pet owners a full time dog care services that utilize a refined development system. Le Chien dog daycare will implement the following benefits that are important to the customers: accessibility, customer service, competitive pricing. Situation Analysis Le Chien dog daycare is a start up business. Implementing a marketing plan will be influential in visibility and generate sales. Le Chien dog daycare offers Fort Lauderdale, FL a full service dog care and these services will be different from the rivalry in the course of advanced training and learning. Market Summary Through a lot of research, Le Chien daycare has accumulated good information regarding the market and is aware of many common attributes of key customers. Le Chien dog daycare will capitalize on this information and continue to study who is served, recognize needs, and how Le Chien dog daycare can best capitalize on. Le Chien dog daycare is providing Fort Lauderdale pet owners a full time dog care services for their every day activities. Le Chien dog daycare will implement the following benefits that are important to their customers: Accessibility: The facility is centrally located in a high traffic business complex and is open from 6:00 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Monday thru Friday. Customer service: Treating the customer like they are the most important with the way we will treat their pets. Le Chien dog daycare...
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