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Economics Question Learning Goal: I'm working on a economics writing question and need a sample draft to help me learn. prepare a 15-page research paper that compares two nonprofit organizations with similar missions. The paper will describe the organizations and apply theories and concepts studied in class. Specifically, the paper will examine the organizations’ mission statements, as well as challenges the organizations have faced in managing in at least two of the following areas: - Personnel or volunteers - Executive leadership - Board development - Fundraising and/or financial management - Strategic management There are essentially two parts to this paper. The first part is a narrative about the organizations. The first part describes the organizations: their mission, history, purpose, size, age, geographic or other territorial mandates, target population, funding sources, and other such demographics as you think would be helpful to the reader. If any of these have changed significantly, you’ll want to include them here. You’ll also want to discuss how the two are related – do they have similar missions, but differ in their geographic focus? Do the organizations compete with one another? Do they collaborate? The second part requires an application of the theories and concepts from class to your particular organization. This is the part of the paper that allows students to demonstrate their grasp of the concepts in a class by integrating the theories and concepts studied into an analysis of the two organizations. The paper should assess internal strengths and weaknesses, as well as external opportunities and threats facing both organizations. Papers should include at least 7 academic (peer-reviewed) research articles, plus additional references from popular media accounts (newspapers, internal reports, magazines, and organizational websites). The information from popular media accounts should be used to gather general information to "tell their stories." This is where you'll find information about the organization's history, the groups and individuals served, mission, successes (potentially its struggles). The best papers typically use organizations to demonstrate the relevance of theories that we study in class (personnel or volunteers; executive leadership; board development; fundraising and/or financial management; strategic management; etc.). Think of this as an opportunity to demonstrate mastery of material from class and apply our studies to real-world cases. In other words, when discussing the managerial concepts, it is important to include references from peer-reviewed journal articles (often students start with the ones referenced in the text or weekly lecture notes). Please use APA style (with inline citations). It is also important to note that this paper does not need to be boring just because it has citations. You are telling a story. Some helpful hints: - Use relatively short sentences and paragraphs and use active voice verbs. - A good rule of thumb is to aim for three-sentence paragraphs. - Try to follow a logical outline. - Describe what you are going to say… Say it… Tell me why you said it. - Make sure each paragraph has a specific purpose, and make sure you put your thoughts in context. - Be sure to include a few sentences that begin with "In other words..." - or an equivalent phrase that allows you to rephrase complex or critical thoughts. OUTLINE: - PART 1 - Basic information on two companies - Outline about Truth - Followed by outline for tobacco free kids - Their board - When they were created - Their mission statements - More in depth into their mission statements - Have they fulfilled them? - Have they made a difference into their field - Finances - Are they financially stable? - What their donations look like and the demographics of them - Geographic comparison - Where exactly are they located - Where areas do they try to make change in - International? - PART 2 - In depth details about both organizations - What kind of nonprofits are they? - Tobacco free kids has its own campaign called ‘Tobacco free kids campaign. They are not the same company but are closely associated. They are also different types of nonprofits. - Tobacco free kids fund is a 501(c)(4) while their campaign is a 501(c)(3)-what is the difference? - Why can the fund do more than the campaign? - Truth initiative is also a 501(c)(3) - Fundraising plans - Board development - Strategic marketing plans - How they connect with the ones they are trying to help - Have they made a difference - In depth look at both companies (double bottom line) - How well they stay financially stable whilst completing their mission statements - Advertisement strategies - Since they concentrate on youth, they have high activity on social media(examples of social media - Each companies internal strengths and weaknesses - Threats both organizations face - Conclusions on their overall impact - Hello! The two organizations are Truth initiative, and tobacco free kids fund. I included an outline on what should be covered but other then that everything is in the prompt. Thanks so much and let me know if you have any questions.