If you were the executive leader of a nonprofit or public service organization, what other employees would be part of the grants team and why?
Grant Writer, Director of Major Gifts, Donor Relations Manager, Coordinator of Planned Giving
The Grant writer would write proposal and director of major gifts would manage the manage the gifts and grants.
Donor relations manager and coordinator of planned giving would manage the funds for the non profit board
If you were the executive leader of a nonprofit or public service organization, what other employees...
the skills and traits that you possess that you think would make you an effective leader in a public or nonprofit organization in your community, and explain why. Then reflect on the skills and traits you may still need to acquire to be an effective leader in public administration. Explain gaps you might need to fill in order to be an effective leader.
Hall indicates “grants are policy instruments intended to leverage particular desired behaviors” at nonprofit and public service organizations; in other words, gifting dollars to these organizations have the ability to affect change. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Provide examples.
Imagine you are the HR executive of your organization (or any organization you are familiar with) and are responsible for aligning the performance management system to the strategic plan. How would you ensure that your employees’ goals are aligned to the mission and vision statements of your organization? Why will job analysis and developing suitable job descriptions be helpful? What would you do to gain employee support for your new performance management system?
SCENARIO: Leading a Virtual Organization Dr. Craig Marsh is a business executive with over 25 years of experience in organizational leadership, development, and change, across a number of industries. In this case study, Craig will present a real-world leadership challenge based on his professional experience that will allow you to place yourself in the same situation and to explore in-depth some of the questions that inevitably arise: Would you have made the same decisions? What does the case tell you...
Describe a current transformational leader who is currently managing a public organization? What attributes makes him or her a transformational leader ?
If you were a team leader, what might you routinely include in your assessment of the team's communication? Develop a checklist of critical elements to assess. Explain why you chose these elements and the positive/negative impact on patient outcomes.
The Eastern College of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH), a nonprofit tax-exempt organization, is considering leasing a CT unit for their radiology service. The lease term will be $47,784 paid annually for six years. At the end of the lease, the hospital will own the unit. The radiologists would like to charge $375 per scan, and they expect to do 330 scans in the first year and 430 scans in each subsequent year. A maintenance agreement costs $104,000 per...
You are an executive for a large organization that provides services to state and federal agencies. A software development firm approached you with an offer to implement new software that might give your organization a strategic advantage by reducing the service delivery cycle by several days. What would you do to avoid putting your organization on the “bleeding edge” while still considering the new software?
What is your favorite organization (public or private)? What makes the organization so special? Why do other companies find it difficult to mimic this organization? If an organization is able to mimic this company, would they also be successful?
If you were a manager in an organization where teams play a major role, what kind of motivation would you offer the teams to be successful? How would you ensure that all team members contribute to the work - in other words, how would you avoid free-riding by a member?