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Showing 1 to 20 of 96 for “"Non-profit organizations"”.
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Dual-executive structures in religious non-profit organizations
… structures are a little noted phenomenon in the religious sub-sector of the non-profit sector. These structures are ones with an administrative and religious executive both of whom answer directly to the organization’s governing board. Although dual-executive structures are known to …
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Critical success factor analysis of non-profit organizations : a case study.
Thesis. 1979. M.S.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Alfred P. Sloan School of Management.
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Influence of an Individual’s Leader Efficacy on Their Moral Efficacy in Locally Based Non-profit Organizations
Abstract Non-profit organizations are relied on heavily to meet the needs of local communities. Locally based non-profits depend on every employee to do their part in carrying out the mission. This non-experimental quantitative study sought to discover if an association existed between an …
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Non-profit organizations' use of the internet to tell human interest stories : a content analysis of non-profit web sites.
This thesis explored how non-profit organizations utilized the Internet to frame their causes through personal stories that illustrate the good works and acts of charity performed by the organization. A sample of 26 non-profit health charities' Web sites produced 344 "good works" stories that were …
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Teacher Training in Linguistic Diversity within Inclusive Education: Cooperation between Non-governmental Non-profit Organizations and Educational Institutions. Situation in Three European Countries
Esta tesis examina la colaboración entre las las organizaciones no gubernamentales sin ánimo de lucro centradas en los alumnos con una lengua materna diferente y los centros escolares de tres zonas geográficas europeas: República Checa, Italia y España. Responde a tres preguntas de investigación: …
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Strategic positioning in voluntary and non-profit organizations in the UK : exploring the experiences of British charitable organizations:Exploring the experiences of British Charitable Organizations
… positioning [SP] activities of charitable organizations [COs] within the wider sector of voluntary and non-profit organizations [VNPOs] in the UK. Despite the growing interest in SP for British COs in an increasingly competitive operating environment and changing policy context, there is …
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Forensic Computing for Non-Profits: A Case Study for Consideration When Non-Profits Need to Determine if a Computer Forensic Investigation is Warranted.
<p>Non-profit organizations are faced with unique personnel and resource limitations. When their network systems are compromised, these organizations are faced with determining whether or not to invest the time and effort into a forensic investigation. With specific consideration given to the …
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Consumer perception of the efficacy of social media branding by non-profit and for-profit organizations
… exploratory investigation were to (a) examine if organizations using social media maintain relationships with their loyal consumers, and do not direct their marketing toward new consumers, and (b) determine if non-profit organizations use social media more effectively and issue stronger call to …
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Phenomenological Study Exploring the Lived Experiences of African American Non-Profit Executives
… continued growth in the number of non-profit organizations that provide vital services that strengthen society. Despite the increased need for services, there is a racial leadership gap in the non-profit sector, where leadership does not accurately reflect the populations that they …
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Marketing Volunteering for the European Students' Union
This paper is about non-profit organizations, volunteerism and how to use marketing techniques to promote both but especially volunteering within the European Students' Union.
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Entrepreneurial factors for the fitness industry
… the other exercise-based businesses and related non-profit organizations and what the existing exercise-based businesses and related non-profit organizations located within a 30-mile radius of southwest Dearborn, Michigan, were doing to survive in the current competitive economy. Information was …
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An exploratory study of the Financial Sustainability of the Non-Profit Sector in Lesotho
The non-profit sector plays a significant role in development in Lesotho. The sustainability of the NPOs is important; however, there is limited research on Lesotho’s non-profit sector, in particular, on its financial sustainability. This study has explored the financial sustainability of the …
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The Responsible Project
… The commercials will feature three Colorado non-profit organizations tied to Patagonia through Patagonia's Growing Grassroots Grant program.</p>
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An exploration into the experiences and challenges of emerging organizations with regards to the financing of their services by the department of Social Development in the Western Cape
… the experiences and challenges of emerging organizations with regards to the financing of their services by the Department of Social Development in the Western Cape. This dissertation also provides the reader with an overview account of the research design as well as the research techniques, …
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A Strategic Approach to Managing Turbulence in the Normative Environment
… and practice have amply demonstrated that organizations do not exist in a vacuum; that if an organization is to survive and meet its goals, it has to adapt to or somehow make accommodations with its cognitive and normative environment. This study explores the issue of an organization trying …
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Perpetuating Precarity in Theory and in Practice: A Case Study of Work-integrated Learning in the Non-profit Sector in Northern Canada
… this study investigated how eight diverse non-profit organizations (NPOs) in northern Canada are positioned to support students to develop personal agency through WIL. Most WIL research is urban-centric, focused on for-profit industries and framed within Human Capital Theory (HCT), making …
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Television public service in Philadelphia: a thing of the past?
… Public relations professionals employed by non-profit organizations should be aware of these new trends hovering on the horizon so that they are prepared to operate within this new framework.</p>
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The dynamics of faith-based organizations and their effects on educational standardization
… Most of the dynamics are typical of all organizations, but perhaps not expected because of the moral representation. Others dynamics are unique or exaggerated in faith-based organizations; Non-profit organizations, including faith-based, exist to fulfil a human need and depend on …
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Developing Successful Wilderness Stewardship Partnerships
… between federal land management agencies and non-profit organizations have existed in various forms for decades, benefiting public lands in myriad ways. However, the consistent decline in agency budgets and available staffing dedicated to Wilderness stewardship have created a need for and …
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