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Analyzing Shared Value And Social Business Principles: A Case Study Of Honeydrop Beverages And Seven Hills Foundation, Sarah Dys, Maya Grevatt, Brianna Mirabile

School of Professional Studies

Can the business world come together with the nonprofit world to create systems to lift low income women, children, and families out of poverty? The following report aims to show how the changing principles of business have the potential to serve international populations living on less than $2USD per day. For-profit organizations working with citizen sector organizations instead of giving charity provides a sustainable model to connect profit maximization with social good.

Honeydrop Beverages is a company based out of New York that produces lemonade sweetened with honey. Their products do not contain any refined products, only using fresh and …

Doc Wayne Youth Services, Inc. Capstone Project Youth Employment And Mentoring, Bongani T. Jeranyama, Zhengjun Liu, Sarah Parsons

School of Professional Studies

In Boston, Massachusetts, young adults age 16-19 who have dropped out of high school have a very high unemployment rate of 43.8%. Additionally, in the United States of America the difference between a young adult with a high school diploma as opposed to a young adult without a high school diploma in terms of weekly income is $180 USD; between a young adult with a high school diploma versus a young professional with a bachelor’s degree is $433 USD. These numbers demonstrate the need for services that improve academic achievement, job readiness and preparedness, and youth mentorship for struggling young …

A Nonprofit Model In A For-Profit World: A Closer Look At Sheltered Workshops And Sustainability As An Employee Run Business, Bing Jang, Mitchell Perry, Nikolin Vangjeli, Laura Ducharme

School of Professional Studies

Historically, society has tended to isolate and segregate individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Despite improvements such forms of discrimination continue to be a serious social problem. On October 11, 2011, the Department of Justice began an investigation into several state’s systems of providing vocational services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This action came about due to several states being out of compliance around Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Title II of the ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability for all services, programs and activities provided to the public by state and …

Stepping Into And Out Of The Void: Funding Dynamics Of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research In California, Sweden, And South Korea, Noomi Weinryb, Tania M. Bubela

Office of the Provost

Nonprofit organizations and philanthropists stepped into a funding void caused by controversies over public funding of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research. Based on interviews of 83 representatives of 53 funders, we examine the motivations and accountability structures of public agencies, corporations, fundraising dependent nonprofit organizations and philanthropic organizations that funded hESC research in three jurisdictions: California, Sweden, and South Korea. While non-traditional forms of funding are essential in the early stages of research advancement, they are unreliable for the long timeframes necessary to advance cell therapies. Such funding sources may enter the field based on high expectations, but may …

Best Practices To Increase Efficacy Of Graduate School Admissions Communications At Clark University, Diana Curran, Nikki Feinberg, Mitchell Kelley, Ruiqi Li, Anning Zhou

School of Professional Studies

Within the period of time that a graduate student deposits and subsequently arrives at their academic institution, receiving timely information is important for their preparation. This process has been deemed by the Deans of the Enterprise Schools at Clark University as one that needs further investigation. As such, this Capstone looks at the array of communication that goes out to each graduate student during this four-month period. The purpose of examining this communication is to analyze its effectiveness in engaging students. To analyze the effectiveness of this communication, surveys were distributed to current students in these schools to gather data …

Capstone Revival, Mary Mesele, Ruochen Lu, Quilin Jiang

School of Professional Studies

The capstone project is a culminating experience whereby students choose to research a topic that is relevant in their field of study and have been highly regarded as important learning activities. The capstone allows students to use research, analytical, problem solving and evaluation skills they have learned in the course of the graduate program. McGill indicates the benefit of the completion of a capstone project not only in gaining knowledge in capstone but also in learning how to apply the knowledge gained in other courses in the major (McGill, 2012). Currently, COPACE (College of Professional and Continuing Education) has three …

Who Is Making Lifestyle Changes Due To Preventive Health Care Information? A 10 Year Comparison Study, Joseph D. Cangelosi Jr., David Kim, Edward Ranelli

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

This paper sought to describe from a set of 6 demographic and 13 lifestyle change variables the person who is significantly and positively impacted by preventive health care information (PHCI). Based on past research, six hypotheses were developed. Three of the six hypotheses were accepted. In addition, there were significant relationships for each of the six demographic variables with at least one of the lifestyle change variables. Those who are seeking and are positively impacted by PHCI are better educated, female, and (depending upon the lifestyle change variable in question) fall into a definite age category. There is partial support …

Racism Vs. Social Capital: A Case Study Of Two Majority Black Communities, Bruce W. Strouble

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Several researchers have identified social capital as a means to improve the social sustainability of communities. While there have been many studies investigating the benefits of social capital in homogeneous White communities, few have examined it in Black homogeneous communities. Also, there has been limited research on the influence of racism on social capital in African American communities. In this dissertation a comparative case study was used within a critical race theory framework. The purpose was to explore the role of racial oppression in shaping social capital in majority African American communities. Data were collected from 2 majority Black communities …

Emotional Intelligence And Community Healthcare Productivity, Christopher Jacob Fox

Dissertations

Economic crisis is threatening state budgets. The strain on state budgets effects pensions and the healthcare benefits to communities. Rising healthcare costs and lagging insurance reimbursement rates are forcing healthcare organizations to sustain programs with fewer financial resources. Research studies indicate that payment increases from Medicare and Medicaid will not keep pace with the historical trend in hospital cost inflation (Kaufman, 2011). Of the healthcare facilities affected by federal budget constraints are community mental healthcare centers. The strain on state budgets has taken its toll on community mental healthcare facilities in particular struggling under the healthcare reform initiatives (Simpson, 1995). …

Managing The Polarities Of Democracy: A Theoretical Framework For Positive Social Change, William J. Benet

Journal of Sustainable Social Impact

People around the globe have embraced democracy to bring about positive social change to address our environmental, economic, and militaristic challenges. Yet, there is no agreement on a definition of democracy that can guide social change efforts. The Polarities of Democracy model is a unifying theory of democracy to guide healthy, sustainable, and just social change efforts. The Polarities of Democracy model consists of ten elements, organized as five polarity pairs: freedom & authority, justice & due process, diversity & equality, human-rights & communal-obligations, and participation & representation. In this model each element has positive aspects and negative aspects and …

Nsu Center For Psychological Studies Basic Survival Skills Practicum – Ralph E. Cash, Nova Southeastern University

Video Collection of Nova University / NSU

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The Power Of Service Work: Developing A Consumer Volunteer Program For The House Of Hope, Inc., Darcy Wennes

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

House of Hope, Inc. (HOH) is a rural residential chemical dependency treatment center serving adults over the age of 18. HOH is a non-profit non-sectarian agency. Many clients at HOH have a dual diagnosis of chemical dependency and mental illness. Consumers at HOH are encouraged to volunteer, but are given limited support to do so. They have several hours in their day where there is no programming, and many consumers feel bored and unproductive. The literature suggests that there is a relationship between volunteer work carried out by consumers and their personal feelings of empowerment (Cohen, 2009) . Consumers’ feelings …

Foothills Academy: A Program Ranking And Comparative Analysis Of Residential Treatment Programs, William Aaron

MPA/MPP/MPFM Capstone Projects

The Foothills Academy is an all male adolescent residential treatment facility in Albany, Kentucky. As more states turn toward alternative treatment options to address the growing needs of youth suffering from mental and emotional disorders and substance abuse issues, demand for more efficient treatment programs is on the rise. To remain competitive and to administer the best treatment services for their clients, residential treatment programs must utilize industry best practices that allow efficient use of public funds. By identifying high performing programs, those programs may then be studied to identify factors key to individual program success.

My findings were consistently …

Or Practice—Efficient Short-Term Allocation And Reallocation Of Patients To Floors Of A Hospital During Demand Surges, Steven M. Thompson, Manuel Nunez, Robert Garfinkel, Matthew D. Dean

Management Faculty Publications

Many hospitals face the problem of insufficient capacity to meet demand for inpatient beds, especially during demand surges. This results in quality degradation of patient care due to large delays from admission time to the hospital until arrival at a floor. In addition, there is loss of revenue because of the inability to provide service to potential patients. A solution to the problem is to proactively transfer patients between floors in anticipation of a demand surge. Optimal reallocation poses an extraordinarily complex problem that can be modeled as a finite-horizon Markov decision process. Based on the optimization model, a decision-support …

Increasing Referrals For Services Through Collaboration With Community Agencies, Benjamin Mohr

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

The purpose of the project is to investigate how a non-profit organization can collaborate better with other agencies to increase referrals for services. Research was conducted to determine the best avenue of increasing utilization of services in southeast Minnesota by strategic planning. A survey was conducted of 15 southeast Minnesota counties to conduct a SWOT analysis of 3 key services offered by Family Focus that are currently underutilized. Information was compiled in order to support a more comprehensive marketing plan to build relationships with county agencies and increase awareness and use of the services provided by the agency. Recommendations and …

Resuscitating A Healthcare Charity, R Akhileswaran, Seet Ai Mee

Social Space

When government funding policies change, voluntary welfare organisations that depend largely on subsidies to run their services can find their survival at stake. Dr R Akhileswaran and Dr Seet Ai Mee present the case study of HCA Hospice Care.

Designing And Implementing A Balanced Scorecard: Lessons Learned In Nonprofit Implementation, Andra Gumbus, Tom Wilson

WCBT Faculty Publications

The balanced scorecard has been referred to as the management innovation of the century, and extensive articles have been written using case studies of organizations that use this performance measurement system. This article addresses the key issues of design and implementation with a step-by-step guide to how to design a balanced scorecard and lessons to avoid implementation problems in government and nonprofit settings.

Designing A Strategy To Effectively Communicate The Balanced Scorecard, Andra Gumbus, Bridget Lyons, Tom Wilson

WCBT Faculty Publications

As increasing numbers of organizations adopt the balanced scorecard (BSC) to align strategy with operations and measure progress toward meeting strategic goals, the importance of successful communication of the scorecard throughout the organization has become apparent. Successful implementation and effective use of the BSC occurs when organizational stakeholders recognize its role, use, and benefits. In the March/April 2003 issue of Cost Management, we detailed how Bridgeport Hospital, a member of Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS), adopted the BSC and used the scorecard to align capital investment decisions with strategy.1 In this article, we will profile how the hospital designed …

Aligning Capital Investment Decisions With The Balanced Scorecard, Andra Gumbus, Bridget Lyons, Dorothy E. Bellhouse

WCBT Faculty Publications

The Balanced Scorecard (BSC) has evolved from a measurement tool to a strategic management tool used by thousands of organizations. The Balanced Scorecard has proven to be a powerful tool in translating strategy into action in the for-profit sector and has recently been adopted by increasing numbers of not-for-profit organizations as well.

University of Bridgeport Hospital, part of the Yale-New Haven Health System, has been using the BSC for over three years to effectively translate strategy into dayto-day operations. The hospital has also linked the capital budgeting process to the BSC to ensure that resource allocation is aligned with strategic …

Spreadsheet Analysis In Human Service Administration, Roger A. Lohmann

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

One of the most useful genres of personal computer software for human service administrators is the electronic spreadsheet. Despite its status as the single most important reason for the commercial success of the personal computer (or PC), spreadsheets have received scant attention in human service administration. An extended search of the major electronic bibliographies and information services turned up no references to spreadsheets in the human service literature. We are already building an extensive knowledge and experience base in the application of spreadsheets to the problems of human service administration. However, as the paucity of literature on this subject shows, …

Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - F Topics, Lowell Harrison

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed below are for 259 topics beginning with F ranging from Faculty - Hunt to Future of Education.

Ada President 1949-1950: Philip Edwin Adams, American Dental Association

ADA Presidents 1860-1979

Doctor Adams, of Boston, became the eighty-sixth president of the Association at the 1949 meeting in San Francisco. The House of Delegates, which consisted of 385 members in 1949, considered proposals to reduce its size, but voted against reduction. Doctor Adams, an orthodontist, was secretary of the Massachusetts Dental Society from 1929 to 1949. After serving in the Navy in World War I, in 1919 he began private practice and joined the staff of Tufts College Dental School, where he later became head of the orthodontics department. Doctor Adams served the American Dental Association for many years as a delegate …

Ada President 1860-1862: William Henry Atkinson, American Dental Association

ADA Presidents 1860-1979

Doctor Atkinson, of New York City, was elected first president of the American Dental Association at the i860 meeting in Washington, at which the Constitution and Bylaws of the Association were adopted. A "preliminary meeting," with Doctor Walter W. Allport as chairman, had been held at Niagara Falls in 1859. No meeting was held in 1861. Doctor Atkinson presented an essay on "Has Dentistry Attained to the Dignity of a Profession?" at the 1862 meeting. He was an ardent student of microscopy and the natural sciences. Doctor Atkinson was a frequent contributor to the dental literature of essays on subjects …

Ada President 1961-1962: John Reinhart Abel, American Dental Association

ADA Presidents 1860-1979

Doctor Abel, of Los Angeles, became the ninety-eighth president of the Association at the 1961 meeting in Philadelphia. He presided over the 1962 meeting, the theme of which was "Better Dental Health in the Americas." Much of the program was simultaneously translated into Spanish and Portuguese for the benefit of the hundreds of Latin American dentists in attendance. Doctor Abel, an orthodontist, was a member of the Board of Trustees for six years. He served many years as a member of the House of Delegates. He was president and treasurer of the Southern California State Dental Association, president of the …

Ada President 1863-1864: William H. Allen, American Dental Association

ADA Presidents 1860-1979

Doctor Allen, of New York City, was elected third president of the Association at the 1863 meeting in Philadelphia. Doctor Allen read a paper on "Irregularity of the Teeth and its Treatment." Doctor Allen was widely known as a most progressive dentist who pioneered in the use of gold for extensive restoration of defective teeth. Active in several dental societies, he was one of the incorporators, and later president of the board, of the New York College of Dentistry. He was born in 1821 and died in 1882.

Ada President 1957-1958: William Robert Alstadt, American Dental Association

ADA Presidents 1860-1979

Doctor Alstadt, of Little Rock, became the ninety-fourth president of the Association at the 1957 meeting in Miami Beach. He was one of the most active presidents, speaking to dental societies in more than 40 states. Doctor Alstadt, an orthodontist, was the Twelfth District trustee from 1951 to 1956. He had been a member of the House of Delegates for several years. He was active in the American Association of Orthodontists and was a member of its Board of Directors. Doctor Alstadt served as president of the Arkansas board of dental examiners in 1949-1950. He served as a consultant to …

Ada President 1886-1887: Walter Webb Allport, American Dental Association

ADA Presidents 1860-1979

Doctor Allport, of Chicago, was elected twenty-sixth president of the Association at the 1886 meeting at Niagara Falls. He had served as president of the "preliminary convention" of the Association in 1859, also held at Niagara Falls. Doctor Allport opened his dental practice in Chicago in 1854. Over the years he excelled as a practitioner, essayist, teacher and speaker. He firmly believed that dentistry was a specialty of medicine and was the author of a resolution, adopted by the American Medical Association, calling for preliminary and professional education in dentistry equal to that of the best medical colleges. Doctor Allport …

Ada President 1916-1917: Lafayette Layman Barber, American Dental Association

ADA Presidents 1860-1979

Doctor Barber, of Toledo, was elected fifty-fourth president of the Association at the 1916 meeting in Louisville. During Doctor Barber's term, The Journal of the National Dental Association was established as a monthly publication. Dr. Barber was president of the Toledo Dental Society in 1900, the Northern Ohio Dental Association, also in 1900, and the Ohio State Dental Association in 1906. He served six years as a member of the Ohio State Board of Dental Examiners. He was born in Ohio in i860 and died in 1929.

Ada President 1885-1886: William Clay Barrett, American Dental Association

ADA Presidents 1860-1979

Doctor Barrett, of Buffalo, was elected twenty-fifth president of the Association at the I 88 5 meeting in Minneapolis. Transac­tions of the American Dental Association for that year listed 23 8 members, of whom 168 attended the meeting. Both the M.D. and D.D.S. degrees were conferred upon Doctor Barrett in 1880. After practicing dentistry in Buffalo, he was a professor at the University of Buffalo, at the Chicago College of Dental Surgery and at Lake Forest University. Doc­tor Barrett was the author of numerous articles on dentistry and dental education. He served as editor of two journals, the Independent Practitioner …

Ada President 1929-1930: Robert Boyd Bogle, American Dental Association

ADA Presidents 1860-1979

Doctor Bogle, of Nashville, became the sixty-seventh president of the Association at the 1929 meeting in Washington. In his presidential address the following year, Doctor Bogle said "All state society organizations should be awakened to the danger that has already developed in some sections which would rec­ognize and legalize the taking of impressions and the making of full dentures by laboratory men.'' Doctor Bogle held both the D.D.S. and M.D. degrees. After practicing general dentistry for 23 years, he limited his practice to exodontia and radiography. He was professor of exodontia, radiography and mouth surgery at Vanderbilt School of Den­tistry …