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My nonprofit organization in California wants to entice a specific professional speaker to keynote our anniversary dinner on a Saturday in November. (No names, but you would recognize his.) He wants some incentive on why he should speak to us -- he's particularly interested in getting new people to sign up for his seminar series, which runs somewhat under $1,000.

Normally, I'd just suggest buying his book for the attendees, but I don't think that will do in this case. He promises not to promote from the platform, but he wants a reason to speak to us. What can we offer him?

Please, any brainstorming would help.


I organized a fundraiser event for a local nonprofit that focuses on child abuse treatment and prevention. We expect an attendance of around 300. The whole event is hip hop flavored-- theres a silent auction with about 20 artists that are either urban or contemporary. A performance by 2 well known underground hip hop musicians is the focal point of the event.

While the event certainly isn't dressy, I'm the director and don't know if I should go casual. I also don't want to wear anything "club" type- I do have to look somewhat professional and together.

I'm 5'4" about 10-12, curvy.

The event is in 2 weeks and I have NO idea what to wear! Help!


I work for a nonprofit humane society. I am a college student beginning my senior year. I am a professional writing and editing major with a concentration in web communications and information technology.

I was originally hired as a receptionist but was changed to "web site coordinator." My responsibilities include editing and maintaing the web site, writing content, editing/desgining graphics, creating electronic newsletters (pdf) etc.

I live in Ohio and I was hired in at $7.50 an hr as a receptionist. Now that I have taken on additional technical duties, I feel I deserve a raise when my probation is up in September. In reality I should be making around $15/hr for the web work, but I know they will never give me that much because they won't even pay their veterinarian technicians that much.

I wanted to ask for $9/hr which is still very low in my opinion. I really think they are going to blow me off and say they are nonprofit and can't pay me that much. I don't think it's fair because I am doing a lot of technical work, some which requires schooling, but they don't want to compensate me. They offered me $7.75 and I find that to be really insulting.

What do you think?
"a job is only worth what people are willing to pay for it"

Stastically I don't see how that is true. There are average hourly wages and salaries for every career. There are several web sites with this information that are based in the United States. Just because an employer does not believe a job is "worth" a certain amount doesn't mean the employer should undercut their staff.


I work for a nonprofit humane society. I am a college student beginning my senior year. I am a professional writing and editing major with a concentration in web communications and information technology.

I was originally hired as a receptionist but was changed to "web site coordinator." My responsibilities include editing and maintaing the web site, writing content, editing/desgining graphics, creating electronic newsletters (pdf) etc.

I live in Ohio and I was hired in at $7.50 an hr as a receptionist. Now that I have taken on additional technical duties, I feel I deserve a raise when my probation is up in September. In reality I should be making around $15/hr for the web work, but I know they will never give me that much because they won't even pay their veterinarian technicians that much.

I wanted to ask for $9/hr which is still very low in my opinion. I really think they are going to blow me off and say they are nonprofit and can't pay me that much. I don't think it's fair because I am doing a lot of technical work, some which requires schooling, but they don't want to compensate me. They offered me $7.75 and I find that to be really insulting.

What do you think?


I know that I will get responses that will tell me to resign from my job. It is so complicated so here it goes. I currently work for a nonprofit organization. When I was first hired I was promised one salary but then noticed that I was being payed less that what was originally offered. When I asked my boss about it the answer that I got was that the "grant did not come in". A few months later my hourly pay went up only two more dollars. According to my boss, the grant did not come in as expected blah, blah,blah. To make a long story short, I have been employed with this nonprofit for almost a year. I have never been paid on time except my first pay check!! My checks would be two weeks late and now its even worse a month late. I know you guys may think I am crazy and rightfully so. Who would put up with something like this. Well there is more. I want to apply to health professional school and my boss is my solid recommendation and possible hook up.

Well I don't know how long I can go with putting up with this mess. I am broke and were in a recession. Not to give too much detail away, I'll just say that before I was working for my boss I proved that I am committed to what I want to do. Just from that I deserve a recommendation. I also babysit for my boss and run around like a chicken with its neck cut off. I don't even want to babysit but I do it. I get paid for that but still even then I don't get my money on time. When I started this job I was promised benefits and don't have any. I was told the grant was the problem. My thing is if I am being paid from a grant why don't I get paid on time.

So now I am thinking about leaving. I work six days a week and I'm only part time. That is soo annoying. My boss has done this to other people. There was another employee that my boss did the same thing to. BTW I am the only employee. When asked about my paycheck , the day I am so supposed to get it I don't.

Do you think the grant money was spent on other things that should not have?
Do you think that I'm being treated like this because I need the recommendation?
Should I just run for the hills and forget my hook up ?( I will still get a recommendation) I was just trying to hold off until I applied to school.

P.S. I have not been paid for the end of May beginning of June
I think it may be my fault since I was passive and did not speak up like I should have. This is so depressing and is not a good feeling :-(

Oh yeah I am paid under the table. Is that legal in a nonprofit?
Thanks guys!!


I am looking to answer alot of questions about HIV and post them on a central online website for others that organizes them and displays them. Just a few are listed here: (Can HIV kill me? Is there a cure? How Can You Tell if Someone has HIV? What if I can’t pay for treatment? How can medical professionals help me?) If you have written answers on this site, have been selected as a best answer frequently then I am interested in talking with you about contributing this online publication. It is for a nonprofit project associated with medwiser.org. I can be reached for further details at medwiser at gmail.com.


I don't know if many of you are aware that religious workers from over the world can find easy entry into the USA by using the special requirements on the EB-4 work VISA.

To be eligible for lawful permanent residence as a religious worker, you must be a religious worker who for the past two years has been a member of a religious denomination which has a bona fide nonprofit, religious organization and who has been carrying on the vocation, professional work, or other work described below, continuously for the past two years; and seeks to enter the U.S. to work solely:

1. As a minister or priest of that denomination; or
2. In a professional capacity in a religious vocation or occupation for that organization; or
3. In a religious vocation or occupation for the organization or its nonprofit affiliate.
Religious workers include ministers of religion who are authorized by a recognized denomination to conduct religious worship and perform other duties usually performed by members of the clergy such as administering the sacraments, or their equivalent.

How do you feel about this?
I am not religious either. Question is : Why special benefits for religious workers. What about doctors and nurses?


Okay - I have known for a long time that adoption is big business in America. However, I did not realize how blatant adoption professionals are about the tools of their trade (see below from one of their WEB sites). Does anyone else have any evidence to add?

"How Adoption Agencies Can Find Birthmothers

Since a large majority of people that choose to adopt a baby will do so through an agency, it is obviously an important priority for the agency to have a constant flow of birthmothers entering their programs. For nonprofit adoption agencies, their mission is to reach out to women who find themselves pregnant and unable to raise the child. Therefore, in addition to connecting adoptive families with children, the agency exists to serve the needs of women in the community.

For profit adoption agencies will be trying to find the birthmothers in order to raise revenues and provide financial payments to the owners and directors.

Adoption agencies will generally have a recruitment budget and staff that have the sole job of finding birthmothers and “selling” them on the agency’s programs and services."
Thank you for more evidence which I will add to my files. I can't decide which self-admitted adoption industry practice is more disgusting, so I will ask the voters to choose.


I have an internship that's not a good fit for me for several reasons (no communication in general, no work since it's a *tiny* nonprofit, no feedback, etc). I've been there two weeks, but I've been miserable since day one and it's not getting any better. I go in twice a week for six hours a day, and there's nothing to do but sit most of the time. I'm a graduate, so not only am I not being paid, but I'm not getting any school credit either. We didn't agree on an official end date and I didn't sign anything, but he wants me to work through the summer. Several individuals have advised me that I should just leave given my situation, but I would like to hear from others. So would it be professional under these circumstances to give them a notice that I'd like to leave in two-four weeks?
Thanks to those who read and answered :) To Kevin J: Like I said, *"There's no communication"* and that's on his end.


Can anyone give me a suggestion on which to choose?

I'm city girl, single, athletic, enjoy arts, employed in the administrative field (soon to be social services), enjoy nonprofits, african american, 22 yrs old, and enjoy the outdoors (parks, beaches, but not forests/mountains). I love sports esp. college and professional...and want to live in a neighborhood that is close to downtown (or downtown) in either city. I'm good with leaving cities and starting over, and I hope to make one of these two cities my next home!

So, with that info, please share anything you have to offer about the Carolina cities. Good, bad, whatever.


Hey,
i want to build a site and have a fair idea what host to use. But what is the best way to get it designed; professional designer, try and do it myself, WYSIWYG, or........
The thing is, at first anyway, its going to be a nonprofit site so it needs to be cost efficient, but still look reasonably tidy and professional. It must also support a forum. I am prepared to put in my own money, but im on a very limited budget.

Thanks in advance


1. An organization that attempts to improve the image and working conditions of people in a particular occupation is a :

A. service corporation.
B. professional organization.
C. closely held corporation.
D. limited partnership.

2. The share of earnings that a business owner pays

A. special rights fees.
B.fringe benefits.
C.proprietor's rights.
D. royalties.

3. The function of a retail of purchasing cooperative or "co-op" is to

A. obtain lower prices for members.
B. work to improve the image and working conditions of members.
C. save income taxes for members.
D. sell the goods or services produced by members.

4. All of the following are disadvantages of a franchise business except

A. the high fees a franchiser charges.
B. the strict operating standards of a franchise.
C. the parent company's guidance on running the business.
D. the purchasing rules about buying certain goods.

5. A common factor in all nonprofit businesses is that they

A. perform charitable acts.
B. are national in scope.
C. have no capital.
D. pay no income tax.


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I'm not looking for a lecture on doing my own work, this is for a study guide and I need clarification.

18/2009


Bruce is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Direct Marketing Association of Washington and currently serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the Free Speech Foundation, an association that champions the rights of nonprofit organizations through legislative and legal action.

In addition to his professional responsibilities, Bruce serves as a Trustee of Joe Gibbs' Youth For Tomorrow New Life Foundation, as a board member of the CHARIS Institute and as Vice President of Time of Grace ministry. He also served four terms on the Board of Regents of Wisconsin Lutheran College. He has previously served as President of God's Word to the Nations Bible Society. Bruce gave the 1994 commencement address at Wisconsin Lutheran College and was given the 1994 Pro Gloria Dei Award at the commencement ceremony. In 2000 he received the Nehemiah award from Youth for Tomorrow.

A graduate of the University of Missouri, and a veteran, Bruce and his wife Kathi have two children, Elizabeth and Matthew.


I am designing a website for a nonprofit organization that wants it in both English and Spanish. We have someone to translate the text (which is currently 100% in Spanish). What would be the best way to do this so that when the user clicks the right button the text reverts to their language?

I only know HTML and some CSS. As a last resort I could just create two separate websites with the same main page where the user would click one link for Spanish and one for English. But then updating the website would require fixing two pages for every one page of content (one for English and one for Spanish). Is that the normal thing to do? How do professional web site designers deal with this problem?
I already have a translator- a real person. A volunteer. That's not what this question is about.


Virginia state laws

* In many counties, no one may be a professional fortuneteller, and if one wishes to pursue the practice as an amateur, it must be practiced in a school or church.
* You may not engage in business on Sundays, with the exception of almost every industry.
* If one is not married, it is illegal for one to have sexual relations.
* No animal may be hunted on Sundays with the exception of raccoons, which may be hunted until 2 a.m.



Va. city, county laws

Frederick

* A special license is required for a person wishing to sell such items as tableware and coins.

Prince William County

* No person may keep a skunk as a pet.
* It is illegal to cuss about another.
* It is illegal to park a car on railroad tracks.

Virginia Beach

* It is unlawful to carry certain canes or walking sticks.
* It is illegal to use profanity on Atlantic Avenue or the boardwalk.
* It is also unlawful to drive by the same place within 30 minutes on Atlantic Avenue.



Virginia laws off the books

Virginia laws changed this year:

* Legislators did away with one that prohibited restaurants from serving drinks that mix wine or beer with liquor. Now, restaurants can serve sangria - which usually includes wine, fruit, brandy and triple sec - without fear of prosecution.
* Another law protected men who sexually attack girls 14 to 16 from criminal charges as long as they offer to marry the victim. Legislators closed this "marriage offer" loophole.
* Also voided were laws that required sexual assault victims to take a lie detector test and to agree to prosecute the attacker before the state pays for a forensic medical examination.



N.C. city, county laws

Dunn

* No one may visit departed loved ones late at night.
* People may not drive their cars on sidewalks.
* People may not throw rocks at the street.
* No one may spit on the street.

Greensboro

* It is unlawful to keep or operate any peanut or popcorn stand or roaster on or in any street or sidewalk of the city.

Kill Devil Hills

* You may not ride a bicycle without having both your hands on the handlebars.

Rowan County

* All female dogs and cats in heat must be confined.

Rutherford County

* A person will be charged with a misdemeanor for leaving a taxicab and not paying within 15 minutes.

Zebulon

* No one may stand outside the police station for any purpose after dark.
* No person may walk on top of the water tank of the city.



N.C. state laws

* People in possession of illegal substances must pay taxes on them.
* Organizations may not hold their meetings while the members present are in costume.
* Bingo games may not last more than five hours unless held at a fair.



Laws in other U.S. states

Alaska

* It is illegal to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.

California

* It's illegal to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.
* Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school or place of worship.
* It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.

Illinois

* It is illegal to speak English; American is the officially recognized language.

Iowa

* Kisses may last for as much as, but no more than, five minutes.

Louisiana

* It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the teller with a water pistol.

Massachusetts

* 1 percent of construction costs of prisons must be spent on art, up to a maximum of $100,000.

South Dakota

* It's illegal to fall asleep in a cheese factory.

Texas

* It is illegal to carry a concealed ice-cream cone.

Utah

* It is a crime to curse on a bus.
* Discriminating unfairly in the purchase of milk, cream or butterfat is a crime.
* Prosecutors can seek death for anyone who kills an on-duty poultry inspector.
* A drive-by shooting could get you five years in jail and a $5,000 fine, but you could spend 15 years in prison and pay $10,000 for altering the license plate stickers on your car.
* You must yield to birds while driving on the highway.
* Parents can give written permission to teachers to spank their children. Even though all 40 school districts prohibit corporal punishment by policy, legislators have declined to repeal the law.
* First cousins may marry, but only if they are beyond child-bearing years.
* It is slander - punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine - to falsely accuse a female of being unchaste.
* Raffles are defined in the law as illegal lotteries. But this particular form of gambling is routinely used by nonprofit organizations and charities to raise money.
* Nightclubs may be licensed to serve alcoholic beverages only if they promise they are a real club or association, and not a business out to make a profit. Apparently, lying is not a crime.



Laws in U.S. cities, towns

Globe, Ariz.

* It's illegal to play cards with an American Indian.

Tucson, Ariz.

* It is illegal for w


Us government please help!?
this is for a study guide and i need some help, i did some research but couldn't find out the answers please answer what you know, thanks alot. its (multiple choice) some have more then 1 answer, would greatly appreciate the help, thanks

1. All of the following explain the proliferation of interest groups EXCEPT
(A) America is diverse, with countless immigrants, races, & religions.
(B) Contributions to some nonprofit groups are tax deductible.
(C) political authority is shared by several branches of gov't, each of which might be targeted by interest groups.
(D) interest groups often run candidates for office to give their supporters a voice in gov't.
(E) political parties are relatively weak, which helps explain the strength & number of interest groups.

2. Throughout American history, which of the following conditions has led to an increase in interest groups' activity? Check ALL that apply; there are multiple answers.
(I) a strong economy with low inflation
(II) the rise of professional societies, such as the American Medical Association (AMA)
(III) gov't policies that create new groups, such as veterans
(IV) leaders who are willing to make personal sacrifices

3. "Free riders" occur when interest groups fight for benefits to the public as a whole, such as consumer protection. How can interest groups prevent the free-rider problem?
(A) by ensuring that the benefits they seek will help only their members
(B) by providing people an incentive to join the interest group, such as a subscription to a magazine
(C) by limiting membership to a few carefully screened members
(D) by lobbying members of Congress only in the district where the interest group operates
(E) there is no practical way for interest groups to prevent the "free-rider" problem

4. Environmentalists, women, & union members have worked over the years to advance their interests. What is the best description of these causes?
(A) They are social movements that have spawned several related interest groups.
(B) They are PACs, which give money to political campaigns.
(C) They are social movements because all of them have liberal goals.
(D) They are interest goups because they lobby Congress for favorable legislation.
(E) They are social movements because they do not take strong positions & tend to support moderate policies.

5. Why are lobbyists useful to members of Congress in considering legislation?
(A) because most lobbyists are lawyers & can draft bills using technical legal language
(B) because lobbyists have bigger research staffs than members of Congress
(C) because lobbyists are policy generalists who have knowledge about a broad range of topics
(D) because members of Congress must listen to lobbyists in order to get electoral support
(E) because members of Congress are policy generalists & lobbyists are policy specialists with expert knowledge in their area

6. An interest group would use grassroots lobbying on all of the following issues EXCEPT
(A) abortion
(B) Medicare
(C) Social Security
(D) complex tax legislation affecting a few people
(E) affirmative action

7. A group representing a corporation, labor union, or special interest that raises & spends campaign contributions on behalf of candidates or causes is a . . .
(A) special interest group.
(B) grassroots lobbying committee.
(C) political action committee.
(D) social movement.
(E) tax-exempt entity.

8. Which of the following are sources of funding for interest groups? I. foundation grants II. federal grants III. federal contracts IV. direct-mail solicitations
(A) I, II, and III
(B) I and II
(C) II, III, and IV
(D) I and III
(E) I, II, III, and IV

9. Which of the following is a concern about the influence of lobbyists on gov't?
(A) Many lobbyists are former federal officials who gave up their positions in gov't to work for interest groups.
(B) Many lobbyists are attorneys who have undue influence because of their legal expertise.
(C) Many lobbyists also work as congressional staff members.
(D) Many members of Congress are former lobbyists who still have strong connections with interest groups.
(E) Because lobbyists do not have to register with the gov't, it is difficult to control their activities.


Or is this just another group to put the immigration blame on just because they are a well organized and professional group that was created by Hispanics? Why do they continue to talk about about an organization that has held so many awards? and has helped so many people?

LA RAZA (NCLR) - is the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States – works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans. Through its network of nearly 300 affiliated community-based organizations (CBOs), NCLR reaches millions of Hispanics each year in 41 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. To achieve its mission, NCLR conducts applied research, policy analysis, and advocacy, providing a Latino perspective in five key areas – assets/investments, civil rights/immigration, education, employment and economic status, and health. In addition, it provides capacity-building assistance to its Affiliates who work at the state and local level to advance opportunities for individuals and families.

NCLR is also among the most recognized organizations in the nonprofit sector

They have won the prestigious Hubert H. Humphrey Civil Rights Award by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, and The Nonprofit Times has recognized NCLR’s leadership with its coveted “Power and Influence Top 50” award, honoring the top 50 leaders shaping the nonprofit world.
StoneCold, there's nothing wrong with having power and being part of our Government. I just think that word scares a lot people that take it the wrong way. We don't want weaklings in office do we?


I own a legitimate 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable foundation called Angels in Waiting. I have been told by a number of marketing professionals and individuals that it is a fantastic website. However, I am getting minimal donations. Less than $200 within eight months. Please review my website, Any constructive criticism or feedback would be greatly appreciated. The website is: Http://AngelsinwaitingUSA.org
Sincerely,
Zena
Princess warrior for America's forgotten foster children.


I want to setup an organization for the purposes of educating investors, tenants and landlords on various real estate issues and to encourage them to lobby congress for reforms on some real estate issues. I don't want to set up a nonprofit, because I won't be soliciting donations. I'm funding it myself. It will be web based, but I want some sort of public filling to reserve the name rights and add legitimacy to the organization. I do have my own office for filling purposes. What type of professional association or organization should I start? None of my attorneys have any idea.
Thanks!
Ed


I want to setup an organization for the purposes of educating investors, tenants and landlords on various real estate issues and to encourage them to lobby congress for reforms on some real estate issues. I don't want to set up a nonprofit, because I won't be soliciting donations. I'm funding it myself. It will be web based, but I want some sort of public filling to reserve the name rights and add legitimacy to the organization. I do have my own office for filling purposes. What type of professional association or organization should I start? None of my attorneys have any idea.
Thanks!
Ed


I am researching careers so I can get a better sense of which would be a good fit for me. I am soliciting suggestions which I will further research.

I would like the career field to allow me to do the following:

1. Write
2. Learn on a regular basis
3. Involve somehow helping others or interacting with others
4. Allow me to not just do one thing all the time (aka have variety of duties).

About me: I live in America and have a degree in Sociology. I've worked in a nonprofit and a school but have not been in the professional workforce for too long. I am thinking of going to graduate school; please do not base suggestions only on my degree and experience.

Thanks!


I am considering starting a nonprofit organization. I would need a webpage and I cannot create one myself. I would want one that is professional and is able to offer the features I desire. So I'm in the planning stages and I am figuring out costs.

How much does typical web design cost?
And do they maintain the webpage or would I?
How much does it cost if they maintain it?


Additional Info.:
In case you need more info. to answer the question.
It would be a regular webpage with several pages within it.
Like one for mission statement, one that talks about services.
And then I would want the people I serve to be able to post a site as well, it'd be like their personal page within my site & they'd have to start from a template or something.

Thanx a lot.


I am researching nonprofit careers especially that of Fund-raiser and development specialist. I have a B.A. degree but, I lack the experience of working with non-profits. I currently work in Asia as an English teacher.I'm looking to relocate to the Washington,D.C. metro area.I would appreciate advice from a nonprofit professional about the pros and cons of this industry and career path. Thanks.


Maui Services?
A. Nonprofit organization
B. Licensed professional
C. Professional association
D. For-profit organization


Scenario 1

Sarah’s Flower Designs is a fledgling, home-based business in Madison, Wisconsin, consisting of three employees. Sarah, the owner, handles all of the floral arrangements. Her assistant, Mark, handles the purchasing of flowers, related materials, and takes telephone and walk-in orders from customers. Mark also keeps the financial and client records in order. Kim is the delivery driver and makes local deliveries to homes and businesses.

Sarah’s Flower Designs is looking to upgrade its computer system (an older model PC) to help keep up with the growing demand of their customers. They would like to house their client information and order histories on their new system, as well as bill their customers electronically. They also want Kim to have a way to keep track of customer addresses and specific delivery instructions while she is on the road. What IT recommendations would you make for Sarah’s Flower Designs?

Scenario 2

SBI Corporation is a financial consulting organization based out of Dallas, Texas with four satellite offices located throughout the southwestern United States. The company has 300 full-time employees, 20 of whom travel to various office locations 2 to 4 days a week. These 20 employees do not have access to email and other company programs when they are traveling.

SBI Corporation wants to improve their company Web site to provide its clients with access to their portfolio information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The company also wants to supply technology equipment to employees who travel on a regular basis, in order to keep them in the loop. What IT recommendations would you make for SBI Corporation?

Scenario 3

The Helping Hands League is a nonprofit organization out of Orlando, Florida that offers assistance to elderly and handicapped individuals. Currently, the league has 35 volunteers who are assigned to help different people in the community with errands, reading, cooking, and household chores.

The Helping Hands League does not have a lot of money to spend on technology. The league wants to keep records on each client and volunteer for tax purposes and have the ability to create schedules for volunteers to ensure the needs of each client are being met. What IT recommendations would you make for the Helping Hands League?

Scenario 4

John is an up-and-coming jazz singer and songwriter. He has regular gigs performing his original music at a neighborhood wine bar and a local Italian restaurant in his hometown of Santa Barbara, California. John is frequently asked by many of the wine bar and restaurant patrons if he has a CD recording of his songs for sale.

John has not been signed to a record label as of yet, but he has been thinking about recording an album independently and selling it online and at his shows. He would like to record and produce the album on his own, at his house. John would also like to keep track of his personal and professional finances, listen to the audition recordings of session musicians interested in playing with him on his album, and have access to the Internet. What IT recommendations would you make for John?


Resources For Human Development, Inc. (RHD) is a large, diversified nonprofit social service organization. I'm doing research on this and i've found almost everything that i need. I can't find though, an organizational chart that shows from the head of the company to employees...
If someone could help i'd appreciate it.


Scenario 1

Sarah’s Flower Designs is a fledgling, home-based business in Madison, Wisconsin, consisting of three employees. Sarah, the owner, handles all of the floral arrangements. Her assistant, Mark, handles the purchasing of flowers, related materials, and takes telephone and walk-in orders from customers. Mark also keeps the financial and client records in order. Kim is the delivery driver and makes local deliveries to homes and businesses.

Sarah’s Flower Designs is looking to upgrade its computer system (an older model PC) to help keep up with the growing demand of their customers. They would like to house their client information and order histories on their new system, as well as bill their customers electronically. They also want Kim to have a way to keep track of customer addresses and specific delivery instructions while she is on the road. What IT recommendations would you make for Sarah’s Flower Designs?

Scenario 2

SBI Corporation is a financial consulting organization based out of Dallas, Texas with four satellite offices located throughout the southwestern United States. The company has 300 full-time employees, 20 of whom travel to various office locations 2 to 4 days a week. These 20 employees do not have access to email and other company programs when they are traveling.

SBI Corporation wants to improve their company Web site to provide its clients with access to their portfolio information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The company also wants to supply technology equipment to employees who travel on a regular basis, in order to keep them in the loop. What IT recommendations would you make for SBI Corporation?

Scenario 3

The Helping Hands League is a nonprofit organization out of Orlando, Florida that offers assistance to elderly and handicapped individuals. Currently, the league has 35 volunteers who are assigned to help different people in the community with errands, reading, cooking, and household chores.

The Helping Hands League does not have a lot of money to spend on technology. The league wants to keep records on each client and volunteer for tax purposes and have the ability to create schedules for volunteers to ensure the needs of each client are being met. What IT recommendations would you make for the Helping Hands League?

Scenario 4

John is an up-and-coming jazz singer and songwriter. He has regular gigs performing his original music at a neighborhood wine bar and a local Italian restaurant in his hometown of Santa Barbara, California. John is frequently asked by many of the wine bar and restaurant patrons if he has a CD recording of his songs for sale.

John has not been signed to a record label as of yet, but he has been thinking about recording an album independently and selling it online and at his shows. He would like to record and produce the album on his own, at his house. John would also like to keep track of his personal and professional finances, listen to the audition recordings of session musicians interested in playing with him on his album, and have access to the Internet. What IT recommendations would you make for John?


Before I get into my rant: would it be appropriate for me to write to professionals who have climbed the corporate ladder and ask for advice?

I asked my former college's career center, and I was turned away because I am no longer a student. Makes me proud to be an alum.

After a year of being a college grad and about 4 months of avid job searching, I've decided that I need to rethink my strategy.

When I graduated school, I thought I would just dive into nonprofit work with promotions and fundraising. Turns up that nonprofit work is tough to get into.

Now I've noticed that I'm deflated, even when I get a job offer, because I feel that I'm not going to get the job. In the end I am the one that dooms myself. And I hate that.

As a result, I feel like I need a new drive. For such a long time I was just kind, sweet me who just blew through life taking whatever life threw at her. Well now I'm ready to take control.
I graduated with a degree in communications; I graduated cu.m laude with distinction in 3 years. I worked my butt off and now I'm slacking?

Oh hell no.

I am seriously ready to dive in and climb the corporate ladder. Screw the "I'm changing my career" before I even GET a career. I'm ready to show the world what I made of.

----Rant over----

So....do you think I should do that? Just write a letter to these professionals and ask them for their stories?


If someone has a normal speaker's fee, can this fee amount be claimed as a tax deduction IF the speaker is donating his services to a non-profit?


I have a college degree with a background in journalism, nonprofit advocacy work and customer service. I have been downsized from nonprofit in 2005 and was ill-matched for a payroll position in a corporate environment that overstressed me, so I resigned for my health. I am not ill, very independent and have a lot of qualifications, but realize that I may have to resort to entry level work to get my foot in the door. I'm very willing to do that. I've consulted professionals to polish my resume, have taken continuing education classes in Spanish and grant writing, and seek the consultation of rehabilitation services counselors, career counselors and staffing agencies. Still, I'm having trouble finding work beyond part-time at the local movie theater. I really want to keep my experience professional and my salary gainful beyond minimum wage. I've posted my resume on several job boards and continue to look every few days, if not daily, for work. What now?


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Background: I was an intern for this small (15-person staff) nonprofit organization last year. After submitting two mock projects, I was asked to come in for an interview with my mentor. It was a great interview, and now I'm contemplating the thank-you letter following the interview.

As a stay-at-home mom (for now), after my son goes to bed I usually have around 2 hours to use for ME, and I enjoy making thank-you cards. I'm bored, what can I say?

Anyway, I was wondering if it would proper for me to make a professional-looking thank you card (in other words, no Blues Clues allowed!) and print the letter on the inside of the card.

Thoughts?
I didn't make it clear: I'm interviewing for a full-time position, not another internship. Just in case you were confused.
Thanks to you all!!!

I don't want to sound too simplistic or idiotic, and I appreciate all of your comments. :-)


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Is Google's data grinder dangerous?
It wants to know more about us than we know ourselves.
By Andrew Keen, ANDREW KEEN is the author of "The Cult of the Amateur." ak@aftertv.com.
July 12, 2007


WHAT DOES Google want? Having successfully become our personal librarian, Google now wants to be our personal oracle. It wants to learn all about us, know us better than we know ourselves, to transform itself from a search engine into a psychoanalyst's couch or a priest's confessional.

Google's search engine is the best place to learn what Google wants. Type "Eric Schmidt London May 22" into Google, and you can read about a May interview the Google chief executive gave to journalists in London.

Here is how he described what he hoped the search engine would look like in five years: "The goal is to enable Google users to be able to ask the question such as 'What shall I do tomorrow?' And 'What job shall I take?' "

Schmidt's goal is not inconsiderable: By 2012, he wants Google to be able to tell all of us what we want. This technology, what Google co-founder Larry Page calls the "perfect search engine," might not only replace our shrinks but also all those marketing professionals whose livelihoods are based on predicting — or guessing — consumer desires.

Schmidt acknowledges that Google is still far from this goal. As he told the London journalists: "We cannot even answer the most basic questions because we don't know enough about you. That is the most important aspect of Google's expansion."

So where is Google expanding? How is it planning to know more about us? Many — if not most — users don't read the user agreement and thus aren't aware that Google already stores every query we type in.

The next stage is a personalized Web service called iGoogle. Schmidt, who perhaps not coincidentally sits on the board of Apple, regards its success as the key to knowing us better than we know ourselves.

iGoogle is growing into a tightly-knit suite of services — personalized homepage, search engine, blog, e-mail system, mini-program gadgets, Web-browsing history, etc. — that together will create the world's most intimate information database. On iGoogle, we all get to aggregate our lives, consciously or not, so artificially intelligent software can sort out our desires. It will piece together our recent blog posts, where we've been online, our e-commerce history and cultural interests. It will amass so much information about each of us that eventually it will be able to logically determine what we want to do tomorrow and what job we want.

The real question, of course, is whether what Google wants is what we want too. Do we really want Google digesting so much intimate data about us? Could iGoogle actually be a remix of "1984's" Room 101 — that Orwellian dystopia in which our most secret desires and most repressed fears are revealed?

Any comparison with 20th century, top-down totalitarianism is, perhaps, a little fanciful. After all, nobody can force us to use iGoogle. And — in contrast to Yahoo and Microsoft (which have no limits on how long they hang on to our personal data) — Google has committed to retaining data for only 18 months.

Still, if iGoogle turns out to be half as wise about each of us as Schmidt predicts, then this artificial intelligence will challenge traditional privacy rights as well as provide us with an excuse to deny responsibility for our own actions. What happens, for example, when the government demands access to our iGoogle records? And will we be able to sue iGoogle if it advises us to make an unwise career decision?

Schmidt, I suspect, would like us to imagine Google as a public service, thereby affirming the company's "do no evil" credo. But Google is not our friend. Schmidt's iGoogle vision of the future is not altruistic, and his company is not a nonprofit group dedicated to the realization of human self-understanding.

Worth more than $150 billion on the public market, Google is by far the dominant Internet advertising outlet — according to Nielsen ratings, it reaches about 70% of the global Internet audience. Just in the first quarter of 2007, Google's revenue from its online properties was up 76% from the previous year. Personal data are Google's most valuable currency, its crown jewels. The more Google knows our desires, the more targeted advertising it can serve up to us and the more revenue it can extract from these advertisers.

What does Google really want? Google wants to dominate. Its proposed $3.1-billion acquisition of DoubleClick threatens to make the company utterly dominant in the online advertising business. The $1.65-billion acquisition of YouTube last year made it by far the dominant player in the online video market. And, with a personalized service like iGoogle, the company is seeking to become the algorithmic monopolist of our online behavior.

So when Eric Schmidt says Google wants to know us better than we know ourselves, he is talking to his shareholders rather than us. As a Silicon Valley old-timer, trust me on this one. I know Google better than it knows itself.


I am creating a website for a non-profit organization. Is there anywhere that I can get a free domain name and/or web hosting. Also, are there any resources for where I would be able to find a web developer willing to help me design a webpage for free considering it's a nonprofit? I know about geocities, googlepages, etc. - I don't like them. I need a professional looking webpage.


Here's the scenario: In 2006 before I graduated, I was an intern with Special Olympics. I have made several connections there, and now that there is a job available in the position I was interning, I am intending on applying.

They say to submit a creative cover letter. The professionals I have been speaking with advised to submit a less-professional yet still professional cover letter.

This is what I have been working on:

"As a former Special Olympics <> intern, I am well-versed in the joys and stresses of planning Special Events in the nonprofit sector. As you have already seen, I am a dedicated, competent and driven individual with a sound experience working with Special Olympics <>.

It is with great interest and enthusiasm that I respond to your recent job posting on the <> website for the position of <> with Special Olympics <>. My resume is attached for your review and consideration, and I am confident that you find me well qualified for this position.
Please allow me to highlight a portion of my skills as they relate to your stated requirements. "

Sorry I couldn't fit that portion on there.

Yes, there is more to the cover letter but I would prefer not to paste it all on here.

Another problem I am having is that the person in the hiring position is also my mentor!


I'm applying for the a job at a nonprofit organization where I did my internship for the same job last year.

Now I'm writing my cover letter, and I'm running into some problems.

1) The person in charge of hiring is also my mentor. She and another gal at that organization are by only two references there. Can I use professors as professional references, especially since I have yet to hold a job (full-time mom)?

2) How do I detail my work at the organization when they KNOW the work I do? Do I go ahead and restate what I did, even though they are still using my brochures for events this year?

ANY advice would be great.

I've decided that even though I'm 7 months pregnant, I'm going to go ahead and apply for the job. This is the job I've been waiting for, unfortunately it's just at the wrong time. I did a GREAT job when I was there, and at very worst they can decide that a pregnant FaZizzle isn't what they are looking for right now.

ANY advice would be great.
Luckily for my family, my husband has 2 months PAID paternity leave (most women don't even get that!) and will be home with the kids while I work, and my parents are in the process of moving up here to be a full-time babysitter/nanny for our kids (our son is 2 and our daughter will be born on Labor Day).


I'm an undergraduate student who is doing an unpaid legal internship for a nonprofit organization. I work in a building with a great number of lawyers, but the lawyer I work for is VERY casual in her dress. Should I dress down to please the boss, or dress up to be professional so other attorneys might take me more seriously (and perhaps provide an opportunity for another future internship)?

If I should dress up--How?


Our nonprofit, COMPASS (Communities Promoting A Safer Society) has created a coloring book to protect children from sexual predators. In order to make them available at no cost to children and youth organiztions we need sponsors to cover the cost of the book. How do we locate corporate sponsors or contact celebrities such as movie starts and professional athletes to determine if they have an interest in such a project. Also, how do you contact televison shows such as NBC: To Catch A Predator, Oprah, etc.to bring this to their attention? We can't get past the gate keepers!!!


It's a chapter of a nationawide organization. The members are not paid. This chapter has been around for at least 50 years.

Most of the members are retirees or college students with a few professionals sprinkled here and there.

Things to be aware of? Be cautious of? What are benefits to serving on a board of a nonprofit? I haven't had too much experience with it.


recognition of employee of the month? This is a letter to a nonprofit organization that provides programs for our company. I am thanking them for a employee of the month recognition plaque and a check. I don't want to just say "thanks for the check and plaque". I would like it to sound really professional. I don't know where to begin or end. Please help. Thanks in advance.


Hi, I lived in San Diego for 25 years, and have since lived in Washington D.C. I am interested in moving back to San Diego within the next few years and I'd like some feedback on the career market, salaries...etc.

I'm in the nonprofit market and making mid $60s as a Jr to Mid level manager. I've managed public relations, volunteer recruitment, health campaigns special events and finanical outreach.

Does anyone in a similar arena have advice for making myself more employable in San Diego again and not taking a pay cut?

More specifics, if you know how much more valuable I can be with a Secret Security Clearance, or federal government status?

Thanks!


starting a nonprofit org. need help from exp. professionals in the direction to go. i'm in virginia beach va