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¶ … human services organization in your community. Then, describe two potential stakeholders related to the organization. Finally, explain the value and influence of these stakeholders in the organization's success. Be specific and use examples to support your explanation.
Stakeholder analysis of nonprofit organization: The Girl Scouts
"Nonprofits are challenged to fulfill the demands of these different stakeholder groups, as well as those of the clients they serve. Although the need to demonstrate responsiveness to multiple stakeholder interests is not unique to nonprofit organizations, it can create an incentive for organizations to devote more time and attention to some stakeholders than others" (LeRoux 2009: 159). One continual tension between stakeholders with different interests is that of the population the nonprofit organization serves and the organization's need to remain financially solvent and retain the support of its donors. "A stakeholder...
Stakeholders have needs and expectations and can be internal or external to your organization" (Copeman, n.d.). Often the needs of stakeholders must be carefully balanced to ensure that the organization remains functional while still serving its mission. Compromise is essential.
The American Girl Scouts is designed to enrich girls of different backgrounds and to bring them together in a sense of community. It does so through various local organizations, in which the girls participate in organized field trips, crafts, and other educational activities. These may span from the very traditional (such as sewing and camping) to more modern skills. To ensure that membership remains relevant to young girls today, the Scouts continue to modernize. The Scouts have released new books and online resources to reflect the needs of contemporary girls, as well as developed new types of badges. Some of the…
The Girl Scouts must satisfy the mission of their organization to educate girls but they must also address the needs of the organization to remain financially solvent and retain good public relationships with donors, parents, and the community. Selling Girl Scout cookies has long been considered an ideal way to empower girls through encouraging them to make sales and to build better relationships with the community. However, some have criticized these sales, suggesting that they send a wrong message regarding obesity. Others have complained about the ingredients of the cookies, which contain palm oil, a substance which has been linked to environmentally-unfriendly harvesting of the rainforest (Hurowit 2011). The Scouts were also taken to task for their censoring of posts complaining about the cookies' ingredients on their Facebook site. There is a tension between the Scouts' need to uphold its positive image (which is linked strongly to selling cookies) and changing ideas about how and what is acceptable to eat.
The Girl Scouts have also been criticized by members of the right, for not taking an aggressively anti-gay stance (in contrast to the Boy Scouts and refusing to take a position on either abortion or gay rights (McCartney 2012). Inclusiveness is stressed by the organization rather than taking positions on hot-button political issues. This also shows how the organization has attempted to stay true to its female-empowering mission for all girls, while striving not to upset either liberal or conservative parents -- or donors.
Regarding its iconic badges and cookies, the Scouts have moved forward with the times (as well as new badges, they
human services organizations that partner to provide services in your community. Then provide an example of how the organizations collaborate. Finally, explain how the organizations in the partnership maintain their missions and increase their efficiencies through this partnership. Be specific. The two organizations that I have chosen are the JCFS and a smaller, more recently established organization called Shalva. The JCFS (Jewish Child and Family Services) is a comparatively large and
human services organization of interest to you. Then explain one specific purpose for conducting a program evaluation in that organization. Provide one example that illustrates how program evaluation might be utilized for this purpose. Support your response with references to the Learning Resources. Finally, draw a conclusion about the usefulness of program evaluation in assessing human services programs and services Program evaluation is both essential and useful for human services
human services organizations are involved in policy advocacy (one organization should be from the video carousel and one from your area of interest). Then explain one benefit and one limitation of engaging in policy advocacy. Be specific and provide examples. One of the most interesting of policy advocacy examples associated with the transcript is the employment barriers issue that has to do with criminal history, where individuals are barred from
In human services organizations, developing partnerships is paramount because of the benefits associated with working with other organizations. For example, with the collaboration between New Harbor Community and the business community, the input to the center is more powerful and with long-term efforts. Moreover, such partnerships guarantee long-term commitment because mission completion is well defined and shared. Therefore, it is a strategy for of overcoming problems like fragmenting the needs
New Technologies in Domestic Abuse Service Organizations Author's note with contact information, more details on affiliation, etc. The focus of this paper will be on the organizations that serve victims of domestic abuse. Domestic abuse victims can be women and men. Domestic abuse is when a spouse or domestic partner physically, emotionally, psychologically, verbally or otherwise abuses a his or her partner. Many victims of domestic abuse do not leave their domestic
Wellington that any criticism is only meant to help (Stuhlmiller et al. 2003). A mention of what appears to be Ms. Wellington's avoidance of difficult issues, from her increased focus on children to her incomplete paperwork, is also in order to effect a behavioral change. Goals set at this stage might consist of internal subjective measures on Ms. Wellington's own part, as education can have varying effects on different