Simas Butkus E&P STARBUCKS Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world with lots of stores all around the world and also amazing profits. In this short writing assignment I will try to evaluate this brands philanthropic activity and distinguish strategic philanthropy examples from not so strategic ones. First of all, I would like to mention few strategic philanthropy examples, which were mentioned in the book: * “Since 1992 we have been working with CARE International
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a student looking for help on writing a good paper. Discuss an environmental problem that you feel is significant in your town or city. Almost 3 years since Hurricane Katrina came through Mississippi and we are still dealing with the effects. There was a lot of damage left in her wake. From polluted air to oil spills. The hurricane-battered Gulf Coast region still has many environmental problems to tackle. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator (Stephen Johnson)
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discuss the response by government, NGOs and volunteer groups to Hurricane Katrina. The question for you to answer is whether or not the organizational structure for disaster response for the City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, and FEMA was adequate to effectively respond to a Cat. 3 - 5 hurricane on August 26th, 2005. As you respond to this question please complete the following: o Review the various reports concerning the Katrina response and relief efforts. Identify an example of a relief effort
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the planet Earth for millions of years. In modern times risk management plans are a necessity because of the wide variety of natural disasters occurring all over the world. It is thought that because of the frequency and increase in severity of hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tornadoes that the United States alone experiences an average loss of one billion dollars every week. (C. McMillan, 1998) Therefore it is obvious why a procedure of disaster preparedness, mitigation, management
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are welcomed to engage in joint activities and events without private invitations or limitations. KSA is helped not only Korean students but also Korean community. KSA gather in Baton Rouge to share opinions socially without conflict. When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, hundreds of Korean refugees flocked to Baton Rouge to find emergency shelter at the Korean Baptist Church of Baton Rouge. In there, volunteer of KSA helped many refugees. They were provided food, clothing, emergency medical
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Media Bias and how it affects our country negatively English 112 Spring The biases the media has are bigger than conservative or liberal. They are all about getting ratings, making money and about doing stories that are easy to cover. This may seem like a trite statement but it hold enormous amount of truth. As Americans, we trust what reporters write in the newspaper, and say on television and radio stations. We expect them to report the truth. However, current media outlets distort
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Select the correct answer for each question by highlighting your choice. 1. The term client refers to all of the following EXCEPT a. individuals, family, and neighborhood b. the working poor, AIDS patients, and the underclass c. Hurricane Katrina victims, Oklahoma City bombing victims, and Mississippi River flood victims > d. students, teachers, and coworkers 2. Two components of a problem are >a. a description and a course of action b. a situation and a difficulty c
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Introduction Hurricane Katrina became the New Orleans¡¦ biggest nightmare in year 2005. Even though the city was spared the full impact of the hurricane, the city¡¦s levees were breached and flooded more than 80 percent of the city. At the end of the day, the total death toll has reached 1,836 as of May 2006, and the experts estimated the total cost of Hurricane Katrina at $81.2 billion or more. It was true that Katrina was a natural disaster; therefore, it was unpredictable and unavoidable. Federal
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attached to live models. How many people do you think are actually looking at the undergarments instead of the body parts ( Kathy D 2007)? . On the flip side...there are good influences via the media. When a catastrophe strikes such as hurricane Katrina, people are seen reaching out to help others. The tv show "Extreme Home Makeover" is a great example of how strangers pull to together to help those less fortunate. Influences such as these can provoke the thought for people to help more in their
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and strategies by corporations that combine social and business value and address issues perceived as being part of the social responsibility of the company. For example: Wal-Mart, Fedex, Home Depot provide disaster relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 which with more than $792 million raised. b)
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