Characteristics and Environments of a Human Service Organization Paper

Write a 1,050- to 1,500-word paper about a human service organization that you have selected, in which you are interested, or of which you are aware. The organization must be a national, state, or local program.

Address the following questions in your paper:

• What are the organization’s vision and mission?
• How is the organization governed and staffed?
• What are some of its key stakeholders, those that have influence on an organization? How do these stakeholders influence the organization?
• What community collaborations and marketing and public relations strategies does the organization employ? Why are these collaborations important to the organization and the community?
• How does the organization demonstrate the valuing of diversity?
• What environmental trends—political, economic, social, and technological—are they facing? How well is the agency managing these trends and forces?

Format the paper consistent with APA guidelines.