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Master's Public Administration
My interest in nonprofit administration is has sprung from my extensive experience in the field, and my conviction that fund management can be one of the most important aspects of successfully managing a nonprofit organization. In the past ten years, I have played an important role in assuring the fiscal health of a number of important nonprofit organizations. Attending graduate school in Master in Public Affairs, with a specialization in Nonprofit Administration, would greatly enhance my work experience and allow me to develop a new level of professionalism and competence in the field of nonprofit fund management.
One of the most important challenges in nonprofit administrations is fund management. A nonprofit organization is in an important and unique position of trust, as it often manages large amounts of money that are earmarked for specific charities. As such, all financial dealings within a nonprofit organization must be dealt with in a professional and...
The recent accounting and financial mismanagement scandals in the business world, including Enron and WorldCom have only underscored the importance of preserving the fiscal accountability of nonprofit organizations. This accountability, based in effective fund management, is absolutely crucial to maintaining the public's impression of nonprofit organizations as trustworthy, and ensuring that nonprofit organizations meet their mandates to help.
My ten years' of practical work experience has taught me a great deal about how to meet the challenges of fund management. In my current position as the Senior Fiscal Analyst at the Medical Health Research Association of New York City, I am responsible for ensuring that the work of 360 subcontractors meets with guidelines established by the Association. Given that this federal fund earmarks 125 million dollars that provide HIV and AIDs services, my work in fund management plays…
Nonprofit Governance The Family Christian Association of America (FCAA), Inc. is under the governance of a state wide corporate board of directors, composed of 30 volunteers from various professional disciplines. This board is responsible for the creation and approval of policies, development of financial resources, providing oversight of financial and legal matters, as well as authorizes volunteer advisory councils, and collaboration on strategic planning. (The Florida Christian Association of America, Inc.,
Non-Profit CAFR Nonprofit accounting is based on the fund accounting, making it very complicated and different from for profit accounting. Fund accounting financial statements are divided into government wide, proprietary, and fiduciary statements. Nonprofit actually has three sets of financial statements compared to one set of financial statements for a for profit entity. Government wide statements basically cover the operations of the government in general. The government wide statements are the
Grants for science education are provided to schools and individuals, with the objective of helping to inspire careers in science. ("About HHMI," 2010) When you put these different elements tougher, this shows how HHMI is involved in medical research funding from: working directly with researchers to providing funding on a host of projects and initiatives. This is important, because it allows the nonprofit to fund a number of different
Thus, in order to maintain organizational effectiveness, a regular patient feedback system must be developed, regularly conducted, and duly recorded for ease of access and analyses of the management whenever information is needed, this time about the quality of service provided by the organization through its healthcare staff/personnel. To implement this feedback system, patients/relatives of patients will be surveyed and given self-accomplished feedback forms, to be returned sealed and
Non Profit Management The primary objective of forming a nonprofit organization is to provide services to the community. The term "nonprofit" is used for those types of business, which are formed on the principle that profits will not be distributed to the owners. Majority of the non-profit organizations are organized under the cover of corporations, which are formed under the corporation law of the state in which they are operating. States
One of the greatest challenges in attempting to meets its ambitions as a socially conscious organization is the refinement of its ability to tend to the diverse needs of those who might specifically benefit from its services. This may be with respect to racial, ethnic, social, geographical, professional or economic diversity, indicating that in all areas there is a constant imperative to shape procedures according to the needs of manifold