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A Cause For The Kids: A Best Practices Examination Of Cmn Hospitals And St. Jude Children’S Research Hospital, Kailey Ridenour
A Cause For The Kids: A Best Practices Examination Of Cmn Hospitals And St. Jude Children’S Research Hospital, Kailey Ridenour
Experience Industry Management
Children’s hospitals provide funding for patients and their families to receive proper treatment and resources without having to worry about a financial burden. The purpose of this study was to examine the best practices of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and St Jude Children’s Hospitals; compare and contrast the best practices of each foundation and identify how they can learn from each other. A comparative analysis was conducted between Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This study concluded that both children’s hospitals foundation teams are led by a board of directors that differ in size and draw …
Hosting The Third Annual Young Women In Agriculture Career And Leadership Seminar, Emma E. Morris, Madyline J. Braught
Hosting The Third Annual Young Women In Agriculture Career And Leadership Seminar, Emma E. Morris, Madyline J. Braught
Agricultural Education and Communication
Agriculture has traditionally been a male-dominated industry; however, recent years have shown a significant growth in female presence. Women are beginning to take leadership roles both on the farm and within advocacy, lobbying, and business entities in the industry. According to the latest agricultural census data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), in 2012, women farmers controlled seven percent of the nation’s farmland (Census, 2014). Additionally, women held leadership roles in 14 percent of the nation’s two million farms (Census, 2014). This data is several years old, and likely the numbers have grown since the last census was …
The Creation Of Student-Run Public Relations Firms: A Historical Look At Student-Run Firms, Hannah Hazdovac
The Creation Of Student-Run Public Relations Firms: A Historical Look At Student-Run Firms, Hannah Hazdovac
Journalism
This study explores the history and background of student-run public relations firms on
college campuses and the benefits, if any, that students receive as a result of working
in such a firm. The public relations industry estimated at growing 18 percent between
2006 and 2016 (Todd, 2009). Even with the sudden expansion of the public relations
industry, and subsequently, public relations education, evidence suggests that recent
public relations graduates often times do meet entry-level outcome expectancies of
employers, leaving a need for a change in curriculum (Creedon, Dostal, Gael, Smith &
Walker, 1999). It is becoming increasingly more important to …
Turning A Small Residential Farm Into A Non-Profit Educational Organization, Thomas John Anderson
Turning A Small Residential Farm Into A Non-Profit Educational Organization, Thomas John Anderson
Agribusiness
This study was undertaken to determine whether Felicity’s Farm could become a non-profit organization for education. In order to determine the feasibility of turning Felicity’s Farm into a non-profit organization, interviews were conducted and financial statements were collected. In addition, a Certificate of Incorporation was completed based on the interview and financial data. It was concluded that Felicity’s Farm could become a non-profit organization; however, better organization of finances, fund-raising and the use of volunteers was recommended.