Business Finance - Management HUM 5220 Week 3 Assignment

Week 3 - Assignment

Philanthropy Goals and Volunteer Management

Raising money is an important function of a nonprofit. Donations made can help the nonprofit successfully meet its mission. Fundraising is short-term in nature, while philanthropy focuses on a person’s or organization’s relationship with and commitment to an institution. Having a well laid out plan can enhance a nonprofit’s success in meeting its goals. For this assignment, you will create a hypothetical nonprofit of your choosing. You will then describe your nonprofit, develop either a fundraising plan or a philanthropy plan, and draft an email to your volunteer workers. You will use this nonprofit in future weeks of this course.

Prior to beginning work on this assignment,

· Think about the kind of nonprofit organization you would want to create.

· Read Chapters 9 and 13 in your textbook.

· Read  Nonprofit Fundraising Plan: How to Design a Strategic Plan to Grow Giving Links to an external site. .

· Read  Does Use of Emotion Increase Donations and Volunteers for Nonprofits?Links to an external site.

· Watch  How to Write a Mission Statement Links to an external site. .

In your paper,

· Describe your hypothetical nonprofit.

· State the name.

· Identify the type of nonprofit it is and why you are categorizing it as such.

· Create a mission statement for the nonprofit.

· Discuss what your nonprofit does to satisfy the mission statement.

· Develop a fundraising or philanthropy plan.

· Include one goal, two objectives to meet the goal, and two strategies that your nonprofit will do to meet the objective in your plan.

· Be sure to keep in mind the scope, timeline, and purpose of your fundraising and philanthropy goals.

· Explain how your plan supports fundraising or philanthropy.

· Be sure to distinguish between fundraising and philanthropy.

· Create an email to those overseeing the volunteer workers who are helping with the fundraising and philanthropy efforts of your nonprofit. This email should include the following:

· motivation strategies

· your preferred management theory and how the management theory can be used

· at least two challenges you might foresee

· suggestions for overcoming these challenges

The Philanthropy Goals and Volunteer Management assignment

· Must be four to six double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to  APA Style Links to an external site.  as outlined in the Writing Center’s  APA Formatting for Microsoft Word Links to an external site.  resource.

· Must include a separate title page with the following:

· Title of paper in bold font

· Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.

· Student’s name

· Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)

· Course name and number

· Instructor’s name

· Due date

· Must utilize academic voice. See the  Academic Voice Links to an external site.  resource for additional guidance.

· Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.

· For assistance on writing  Introductions & Conclusions Links to an external site.  and  Writing a Thesis Statement Links to an external site. , refer to the Writing Center resources.

· Must use at least three credible sources in addition to the course text to support any claims, assertions, or conclusions.

· The  Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources Links to an external site.  table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.

· To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view  Quick and Easy Library Research Links to an external site.  tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.

· Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s  APA: Citing Within Your Paper Links to an external site.  guide.

· Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the  APA: Formatting Your References List Links to an external site.  resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

Week 3 - Assignment

Philanthropy Goals and Volunteer Management

Raising money is an important function of a nonprofit. Donations made can help the nonprofit successfully meet its mission. Fundraising is short-term in nature, while philanthropy focuses on a person’s or organization’s relationship with and commitment to an institution. Having a well laid out plan can enhance a nonprofit’s success in meeting its goals. For this assignment, you will create a hypothetical nonprofit of your choosing. You will then describe your nonprofit, develop either a fundraising plan or a philanthropy plan, and draft an email to your volunteer workers. You will use this nonprofit in future weeks of this course.

Prior to beginning work on this assignment,

· Think about the kind of nonprofit organization you would want to create.

· Read Chapters 9 and 13 in your textbook.

· Read  Nonprofit Fundraising Plan: How to Design a Strategic Plan to Grow Giving Links to an external site. .

· Read  Does Use of Emotion Increase Donations and Volunteers for Nonprofits?Links to an external site.

· Watch  How to Write a Mission Statement Links to an external site. .

In your paper,

· Describe your hypothetical nonprofit.

· State the name.

· Identify the type of nonprofit it is and why you are categorizing it as such.

· Create a mission statement for the nonprofit.

· Discuss what your nonprofit does to satisfy the mission statement.

· Develop a fundraising or philanthropy plan.

· Include one goal, two objectives to meet the goal, and two strategies that your nonprofit will do to meet the objective in your plan.

· Be sure to keep in mind the scope, timeline, and purpose of your fundraising and philanthropy goals.

· Explain how your plan supports fundraising or philanthropy.

· Be sure to distinguish between fundraising and philanthropy.

· Create an email to those overseeing the volunteer workers who are helping with the fundraising and philanthropy efforts of your nonprofit. This email should include the following:

· motivation strategies

· your preferred management theory and how the management theory can be used

· at least two challenges you might foresee

· suggestions for overcoming these challenges

The Philanthropy Goals and Volunteer Management assignment

· Must be four to six double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to  APA Style Links to an external site.  as outlined in the Writing Center’s  APA Formatting for Microsoft Word Links to an external site.  resource.

· Must include a separate title page with the following:

· Title of paper in bold font

· Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.

· Student’s name

· Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)

· Course name and number

· Instructor’s name

· Due date

· Must utilize academic voice. See the  Academic Voice Links to an external site.  resource for additional guidance.

· Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.

· For assistance on writing  Introductions & Conclusions Links to an external site.  and  Writing a Thesis Statement Links to an external site. , refer to the Writing Center resources.

· Must use at least three credible sources in addition to the course text to support any claims, assertions, or conclusions.

· The  Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources Links to an external site.  table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.

· To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view  Quick and Easy Library Research Links to an external site.  tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.

· Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s  APA: Citing Within Your Paper Links to an external site.  guide.

· Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the  APA: Formatting Your References List Links to an external site.  resource in the Writing Center for specifications.