HHS 497 Health & Human Services Capstone Wk2-D1

Budget Allocations

Prepare:

Prior to completing this discussion, read

“Right on the Money: How to Keep the Doors

of Your Nonprofit Organization Open in Good Times and Bad.”

(Links to an external site.)Links

to an externa

l site.

Reflect:

You may wish to review the following resources to help support you in your discussion.

·

Joplin Tornado

(Links to an external site.)Links

to an external site.

·

ResCare: Residential Services

(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

-

(Displaced persons of special needs after tornado disaster) Requesting $60

,000

·

Big Brothers

–

Big Sisters

(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

-

(Children

coping with the disaster with P.T.S.D. Trai

ning of volunteers in working with children

and P.T.S.D.) Requesting $30,000

·

Children’s Center

(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

-

(A not

-

for

-

profit

organization providing a safe, child friendly setting for the investigation of child abuse in

Southwest Missouri wishing to start a family counseling program.) Requesting 30,000

·

Jopli

n NALA

(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

-

(Mission of fostering

and strengthening literacy skills enabling learners to reach their full potential.

We

accomplish our mission by recruiting and tutoring adults who need help in reading,

math,

and/or English as a second language)

Requesting $30,000

·

The Alliance of SWMO

(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

-

(Par

enting

training program in the child abuse prevention program.) Requesting $35,000

·

Spiva Center for the Arts

(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

-

(Develop

and implement children’s su

mmer art program.) Requesting $35,000

·

Joplin South Little League

(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

-

(Support

players from low income families and those displaced f

rom the tornado) Requesting

$30,000

·

Ozark Center Crisis Services

(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

-

(Support for suicide prevention hot line for the elde

rly.) Requesting 40,000

Write:

Human Services and care are provided in many formats. You have been asked to serve

on the Board of Directors of the Community Foundation of Southwest Missouri INC. After you

have started with the Board you are placed on the g

rant allocation subcommittee. Your

committee is charged with the distribution of grants and with a focus on Joplin Mo. Joplin, as

noted above, was devastated by a tornado in May 0f 2011. The community is still recovering and

over stressed human service pro

grams still work hard to provide services. Your organization

received a donation from

The Duke Endowment

(Links to an external site.)Links to an external

site.

(http://dukeendowment.org/) for a total of

$170,000. Your organization must distribute the

money throughout the community. The foundation received over 30 applications but narrowed

this to eight applicants listed in the Reflection section along with the amounts requested. There is

$290,000 applied

for in regard to this money. Each member of your subcommittee has been

asked to submit who they would like to recommend the money go to and how much they would

receive. It is suggested that only five applicants receive money. In this discussion of 350 wor

ds

present the five organizations that will receive money and to what amount. In the discussion

utilize these prompts:

Budget Allocations

Prepare: Prior to completing this discussion, read “Right on the Money: How to Keep the Doors

of Your Nonprofit Organization Open in Good Times and Bad.” (Links to an external site.)Links

to an external site.

Reflect: You may wish to review the following resources to help support you in your discussion.

 Joplin Tornado (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

 ResCare: Residential Services (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. -

(Displaced persons of special needs after tornado disaster) Requesting $60,000

 Big Brothers – Big Sisters (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. - (Children

coping with the disaster with P.T.S.D. Training of volunteers in working with children

and P.T.S.D.) Requesting $30,000

 Children’s Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. - (A not-for-profit

organization providing a safe, child friendly setting for the investigation of child abuse in

Southwest Missouri wishing to start a family counseling program.) Requesting 30,000

 Joplin NALA (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. - (Mission of fostering

and strengthening literacy skills enabling learners to reach their full potential. We

accomplish our mission by recruiting and tutoring adults who need help in reading, math,

and/or English as a second language) Requesting $30,000

 The Alliance of SWMO (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. - (Parenting

training program in the child abuse prevention program.) Requesting $35,000

 Spiva Center for the Arts (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. - (Develop

and implement children’s summer art program.) Requesting $35,000

 Joplin South Little League (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. - (Support

players from low income families and those displaced from the tornado) Requesting

$30,000

 Ozark Center Crisis Services (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. -

(Support for suicide prevention hot line for the elderly.) Requesting 40,000

Write: Human Services and care are provided in many formats. You have been asked to serve

on the Board of Directors of the Community Foundation of Southwest Missouri INC. After you

have started with the Board you are placed on the grant allocation subcommittee. Your

committee is charged with the distribution of grants and with a focus on Joplin Mo. Joplin, as

noted above, was devastated by a tornado in May 0f 2011. The community is still recovering and

over stressed human service programs still work hard to provide services. Your organization

received a donation from The Duke Endowment (Links to an external site.)Links to an external

site. (http://dukeendowment.org/) for a total of $170,000. Your organization must distribute the

money throughout the community. The foundation received over 30 applications but narrowed

this to eight applicants listed in the Reflection section along with the amounts requested. There is

$290,000 applied for in regard to this money. Each member of your subcommittee has been

asked to submit who they would like to recommend the money go to and how much they would

receive. It is suggested that only five applicants receive money. In this discussion of 350 words

present the five organizations that will receive money and to what amount. In the discussion

utilize these prompts: