...How does building a community affect the value of an organization? Red Cross is a significant and respected role model, which gains more clients and customers each year. Red Cross uses its employees and volunteers to help the public be prepared to respond to disasters and personal emergencies. The Red Cross provides training in lifesaving skills such as CPR and first aid, collects, and distributes half the nation's blood supply, and helps victims of more than 67,000 disasters. The skills the Red Cross uses helps to make learning about the community's needs, which make them more productive. - A general sense of goodwill, friendliness, and positivity is fostered within the community. Red Cross is careful not to anything that will cost the community money or burden it in any other way. They really get to more about the community with the help they provide, which makes working with the community's more understanding. Red Cross bases their community values on their Influencing behavior in the community through these: “The values that the Movement has formally stated to be of importance for promotion are : the protection of life, health and human dignity • respect for the human being • non-discrimination on the basis of nationality, race, gender, religious beliefs, disability, class or political opinions • mutual understanding, friendship, cooperation and lasting peace among people • service by volunteers” Fiedler contingency model proposes more that the group cannot perform...
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...Grant Proposal Kristen McReynolds, Crystal Rabauliman-Reyes, Tracy Glass, Mareayna Caine, Amanda OConnell BSHS/452 Adam Robe American Red Cross Letter of intent 1. What is the purpose of this letter of intent? Whom is it being sent to, and what is the fit? The purpose of this letter is to gain financial support along with additional donors to help end suffering among individuals. With extra financial support we can market to our donors in a more intense yet capturing way. 2. What year was our organization founded? What year was it incorporated? The American Red Cross was founded in 1881 by Clara Brown 3. What is the mission of our organization? To prevent and help end human suffering by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generous support of donors. 4. What are the long-term goals for our organization? Strenghten fundraising strategies, manage change, improve volunteer rate, insure long term financial ability. 5. What programs do we provide that support these goals? Disaster services, youth programs, international services, mobile blood banks, food and nutrition programs, 6. What community need are we seeking funding to address? To gain an ongoing relationship with the community and gain more consistent donors. 7. In our opinion, how is this need related to our programs, long-term goals, and mission...
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...Understanding Red Cross’ Past, World Efforts, and Relief Programs in Southeast Asia Our world is in continual turmoil, wars, border disputes, genocides, natural disasters and many more scar the globe annually. One can barely fathom all the problems that our world faces; we cannot prevent everything that can happen. However, there are many men and women through out the world that risk their lives daily in order to help those that cannot help themselves. These are the men and women of the Red Cross and Red Crescent society, who devote their time, sources, and at times their whole lives to help others. Red Cross has been around for many decades and has provided relief for many situations throughout the world; the most profound being for natural and man-made disasters through out the world. The Red Cross was created in 1863 by Henry Dunant who had watched a bloody battle ensue between armies of imperial Austria and the Franco-Sardinian alliance in Solferino, Italy. As over 4000 men lay dead, wounded or dying lacking much needed medical assistance, Dunant organized local people to bind the soldiers' wounds and to feed and comfort them. He called for the creation of neutral relief societies that would tend the soldiers and the people affected by wars paving the way for the future Geneva Convention. Thus in 1863 the idea was finalized and following year, 12 governments adopted the first Geneva Convention; a milestone in the history of humanity, offering care for the wounded, and...
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...For more than 100 years The Canadian Red Cross has been active in communities across Canada and around the world, providing prevention programs and relief disaster and conflict. Their area of excellence is * disaster management, * community resilience and Capacity Building * Health and Social program * Violence, abuse and injury prevention * Humanitarian issues international humanitarian law The Canadian Red Cross Society involved 6,484 employees with 67% in domestic activities and 33% international operations. Major achievements In Kenya, The Canadian Red Cross has been involved in mosquito net distribution for seven years protective vulnerable young children and pregnant women for mosquito bites that spread the malaria. They were able to raise 47 million dollars in turn,, it has supported the distribution of seven million nets in 12 campaigns. The Canadian Red cross helped rebuild Liberian Red Cross , a west African nation of 3,4 million people that endured almost 20 years of vicious civil war which saw a quarter of a million of its citizens killed. Today Liberian Red Cross delivers program for health, water and sanitation, disaster risk reduction and humanitarian values. They respond to the floods that affect each year thousands, help communities rebuild and become more self reliant. Red Cross in collaboration with International Red cross developed a program Just in case for isolated seniors in case of disaster, creating a network , increasing...
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...1 The American Red Cross The American Red Cross culture is based on compassion and care to those in need. Their main principles consist of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, and unity to list a few. The organization does not only help disaster relief efforts as most assume, but also offers services in five other areas: community services that help the needy; communications services and comfort for military members and their family members; the collection, processing and distribution of blood and blood products; educational programs on preparedness, health, and safety; and international relief and development programs. The organization is a nationwide network of more than 650 chapters and 36 blood services regions dedicated to saving lives and helping people prepare for and respond to medical emergencies. They communicate at the local levels; American Red Cross chapters operate volunteer-staffed Disaster Action Teams that respond to disasters in their communities. The organization also uses a database in order to pull specific volunteers for different situations, such as they made need a volunteer for interpretation or accounting assistance. They also have teamed up with Blue Moon Production to help make a video media library for internal use .This keeps the volunteers updated on certain issues going on in the organization. The Red Cross uses commercials and celebrities to reach out externally to the community to give education and help receive donations....
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...American Red Cross Fundamental management problem/possible solutions The fundamental management problem is the lack of organizational culture and communication between the different American Red Cross chapters. The lack of organizational communication has led to several chapters providing overlapping services to adjacent chapters. The Chapter Enrichment Program (CEP) was then developed and implemented to correct the many reoccurring problems within the chapters. Though the CEP brought together professional teams of the American Red Cross together to discuss problems, underlying issues would still be present and not pointed out in the chapter reports. For example program officers such as Ann Munroe would noticed issues in her chapter that would not be included into the final report. Ann Munroe decided not to comment on the obvious issues in the chapter because she thought it was inappropriate because her main focus was on health and safety services of the chapter, not the chapter as a whole. The culture of the company is to do what you are strictly hired to do, which leads to many problems not being brought to attention or not being covered thoroughly. Munroe clearly noticed dilemmas within the chapter, but failed to include them into the report, which is where said dilemmas should be includes. These dilemmas were clearly problematic if it was easily noticed by a program officer not readily involved in that section of the operation. These problems consisted of whether a chapter...
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...The American Red Cross is a non-profit organization that was created to assist people in time of need regardless nationality, race religious beliefs, class or political opinions. This national society has a long rich history and is one of the most identifiable humanitarian organizations in the nation. The mission of the American Red Cross is to alleviate and prevent human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. It promotes mutual understanding, friendship, cooperation and lasting peace among all peoples. The programs are founded on principles of Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity and Universality. The American Red Cross was created in 1881 and is part of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and is one of more than 145 national societies that make up the League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The ICRC paved the way for the American Red Cross when Henry Dunant, a Swiss businessman, authored A Memory of Solferino in 1862, in which he described what he had seen on an Italian battlefield in 1859 – over 40,000 troops either killed or wounded, left unattended. In 1863, his memoir encouraged others to create the ICRC, which adopted the iconic red cross on a white background, the reverse of the Swiss flag. Shortly thereafter during the U.S. Civil War, Clara Barton, a former school teacher and government worker from Massachusetts, entered the battlefields...
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...loyalty and can contribute to success that supports even broader social causes and concerns. • Customer satisfaction – one of the most important factor in a successful business strategy; a company must continue to develop, alter, and adapt products to keep pace with customers’ changing desires and preferences and it must seek to develop long-term relationships with customers and stakeholders • Profits – must have adequate financial performance in order to nurture and develop an ethical culture. Because of the actions of the American Red Cross following 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, their benefits of business effects were damaged. Employee commitment wavered because of the actions of the organization. Because of the lack of monitoring some employees or volunteers were doing unethical and fraudulent things. This misconduct severally damaged the reputation of the American Red Cross. Investor loyalty was diminished because the American Red Cross was not following their own bylaws and was mismanaging funds donated to the organization. Customer satisfaction was low because of the actions of...
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...Red Cross Mission ¬The Red Cross is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, will provide relief to victims of disasters and assist people prepare for and respond to emergencies. (Red Cross.org /leadership society 2016) Leadership roles The definition of leadership is having the ascendancy to influence a group of people or organization. In the Red Cross the Chairman of the Board and the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) are significant leaders of the American Red Cross. The Chairman leads the Board of Governors in the governance and oversight of the organization. The President and CEO executes Red Cross strategies and leads the operations and business activities of the Red Cross. (Red Cross.org/leadership) Benefits Initiated in 2011, the Red Cross Leadership Society recognizes individuals and families whose annual giving to the American Red Cross is between $25,000 and $99,999. Red Cross has leadership society benefits. Couples, individuals, families or family foundations may receive credit as Red Cross Leadership Society donors. In the case of family or family foundation donors, the member may select the individual or individuals who may receive the following approval. • National Red Cross Leadership Society Circulars • National Major Donors Summit • National Update Calls on Significant Disasters • Annual Presidential Webinar • Local Red Cross...
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...Case 18: American Red Cross The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton in 1881 after she brought the model of the International Red Cross back from her travels with IRC. The setup of this organization is to help those who need disaster relief assistance. The ARC has helped with the World Wars and numerous other wars that the U.S was in. They provide relief to over 70,000 disasters each year. However, within the last decade they have been widely criticized for their response to two major disasters in the US as well as erratic leadership position moves causing concern that the organizational focus is lost. In addition, their control problems extended into the mismanagement of funds and ARC is made up of 500,000 volunteers and 35,000 employees, and at the top there is a 12-20 member governing board of directors. Over the last ten years, there has been numerous individuals in the CEO role because their predecessors were released for misconduct. The organization is further tarnished for the large severance packages that are handed to the dismissed executives. Critics have observed that leadership focus for a good chunk of two years went into searching for the right leadership rather than management of goals and infrastructure. The lack of control extended out to blood donation program where there was a lack of communication with the blood testing facilities. The disasters of Hurricane Katrina and 9/11 were two of the biggest events where relief and assistance were needed...
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...The American Red Cross is one of the best examples of organizations that cater to humanitarian response in a multifaceted scale. Founded in 1881 by Clara Barton, the organization began with attending to the needs of injured American soldiers, and has since evolved to blood banking, disaster relief, health services, and emergency response in both local and international settings (American Red Cross, 2014). The ARC lives by the core values of the 5C’s: compassion, collaboration, creativity, credibility, and commitment, both within its members and to the communities it serves. The organization has proven itself to be dedicated in improving the lives of the men, women, and children who have faced man-made and natural disasters, not only in terms of emergency relief, but also in recovery and development (Hamner, 2008). Because of its longevity as an organization and its continued efforts to protect the welfare of persons in need, the ARC has become a paradigm for other humanitarian agencies that intend to expand their reach. At the same time, however, the organization is not immune to risks that challenge its espoused values. As an organization that responds to both local and international emergencies, communication has become an essential tool not only in maintaining the core values of the American Red Cross, but also in improving its performance particularly in terms of inter-agency coordination. Coordination has become one of the biggest challenges present in every humanitarian...
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...Calvert 1 Rebekah Calvert Mrs. Parman English Comp I (1113) 29 October 2015 The Life of Being A Red Cross Volunteer Volunteering is someone giving up his or her time just so they can be a helping hand to someone that they have never met in some way. Also, volunteering is an extremely amazing way to connect with the community. By being a volunteer, a person has a way to reimburse the community that raised everyone in it. This also gives a person an entire new perspective on life and how people in the community may have to live. Helping out can open eyes to show someone respect for others and their community. Volunteering can also bring light to someone what they may want to with their life. Someone may learn that they either want...
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...Case Study #1: Can Research Rescue the Red Cross? Business Research & Applications Summary The American Red Cross (Red Cross) had been a reputable non-profit organization and its function is to provide help to victims as well as those involved in rescue and relief efforts. There is a national chapter and there are local independent chapters as well that respond to smaller tragic events that upset people’s lives. The Red Cross operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week; their goal is to be there when crisis strikes. They do not receive financial support from the government; they rely on contributions from U.S. citizens to fund its efforts. For many years, it had a policy of fund raising through advertising during high profile period surrounding a disaster. Its wed-site states “One of the best ways to help disaster victims, people in need where you live, and people around the world right now is through a financial donations”. Donors are asked to contribute to the Disaster Relief Fund, their local Red Cross chapters, or the International Response Fund. The work that they do has prompted millions in donations each year. However, after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attracts, their practices came under fire and scrutiny by the media and their long standing reputation was in jeopardy. When disaster stuck, it was their normal practice to estimate the total monetary goal and advertise and collect donations to reach it. Moreover...
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...The American Red Cross Outline – Starbucks Meeting 11/19/2012 * Remember, we are telling a story, timeline style * Text Ad gimmick * Print donation cards * 1/3 vs. 2/3 breakdown Matt’s # and my # * Start with a history and background facts of the ARC * Clara Barton Founded ARC in 1881, inspired by work of the IRC while on trip to Europe during Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. Brought model back to US and led org through first dom and int relief missions, assisting US military during Spanish-American War in 1898. * Chartered by US govt, receiving first federal charter in 1900. * Member of International Federal of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, ARC joins more than 175 other national societies in bringing aid to victims of disasters throughout the world. * The ARC provides community services, support for military members and their families, blood donation services, health and safety education, and international relief programs. * 500k volunteers, 35k employees, board of governors oversees the org and its management * Board comprised of 12-20 members, including a chair, who is appointed and approved by the President of the US * Board appoints the president and CEO to manage the business activities of the ARC * More than 700 local chapters across the country, all receive funding from national Red Cross. Representatives of local chapters...
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...iTHE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (ICRC): MANAGING ACROSS CULTURE ‘We were an orgn made up of Swiss generalists. We are becoming a multicultural and professional enterprise.” 1. INTRODUCTION Dr. Jacques Stroun, M.D. – (1999) Director of Human Resources & Finance (before Head of Detention Division, Deputy Director of Operations) ICRC – provide humanitarian relief, Humanitarian ‘Multinational’ Organisation Home base: Geneva, Switzerland Orgn Values – Neutrality, Independence, Discretion & Humanism Total Workforce – (2008) over 14,000 over 100 nationalities Until recently – ICRC is very Swiss , very Genevoise Expatriate – open to all nationalities but 93% is westerners (1992) Changing expatriate composition – expatriates number increasing – Africa, Asia & Latin America HR Policy – recruitment from Geneva – sent to field with ‘learning by doing’, operate under sense of danger, meeting immediate challenges, focus on short term, quickly develops and reinforces team and team loyalties, rotation every 12 months, no formal training, no continuity for developing people, Career - little career planning, career developed through interpersonal networks & driven by opportunities, most recruits stayed for 2 to 3 years, no management development, those remain and reach top of HQ –mostly Swiss male (old school boys club) CURRENT CHALLENGES – greater diversity in mgmt ranks – more professionals, foreigners and women. NEW STRATEGIC PLAN (2007 -2010)...
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