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Mission Possible– Engaging Partners, Participants, And Patrons, Jewel Harrington Jan 2021

Mission Possible– Engaging Partners, Participants, And Patrons, Jewel Harrington

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The purpose of this project was to lead the Tall One Outreach Ministries through a strategic revision of its mission statement. The revision yielded the organization to Mission Possible–Engaging Partners, Participants, and Patrons. Our goal was to serve and expand the purpose of Tall One Outreach Ministries. In addition, our goal was to seek to align the mission with result-driven outcomes of the three-fold outreach pursuits categorized as arts and entertainment, educational outreach, and business services. The focus of the consultancy project devoted time to the Arts and Entertainment sector as initiatives were established for Wilson Idol, Spare the Rod …


Improving Volunteer Retention With Nonprofit Organizations Through Implementing Onboarding Training, Tawanda Lashone Carpenter Jan 2021

Improving Volunteer Retention With Nonprofit Organizations Through Implementing Onboarding Training, Tawanda Lashone Carpenter

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Many nonprofit organizations are staples in the community as they provide services for disadvantaged and marginalized groups that seek services that are not easily accessible to them through for-profit organizations. Hence, the retention of volunteers is a challenge for many nonprofit organizations as they depend on volunteers to assist with the day-to-day tasks that cannot be accomplished by paid employees (Garner & Garner, 2011). During the time of this project, One Step Further, Inc. (OSF) Community Support and Nutrition Program (CSNP) was faced to deal with the national pandemic of COVID-19, leaving this organization to depend on paid staff exclusively. …