Organizations Offering Human Services Capella Uni

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Organizations Offering Human Services Capella Uni

  • Setting a Budget

    All types of organizations offering human services—whether government, for-profit, nonprofit, or mixed (cross-sector)—are defined by their mission. Critical to implementing the mission is the financial or budgetary framework designed to match the goals, objectives, and tasks expected for achieving the mission.A budget is the first major policy framework for an organization that determines what is functionally possible for the organization to operate. Budgets determine what types and numbers of personnel, travel, communications, and indirect activities (such as accounting, telecommunications, professional development, insurance, and other such organizational needs) will be possible and at what levels of magnitude. In other words, an organization is creatively energized by critical thinking and a strong mission, but it is only able to function if it has the financial resources to match the professional and technical capabilities needed to carry out the mission.

    Instructions

    For this assignment, create a sample line-item budget for your chosen human services organization. The budget must contain, at minimum, the following elements:

    • Income.
    • Personnel.
    • Consultants.
    • Costs of goods and services (such as telephone, software, insurance, and facilities).
    • Services (such as client transportation and client meals).
    • Miscellaneous support.

    Write a narrative about the budget, including the following:

    • Define the budget priorities in terms of a chosen organization’s mission.
    • Explain the funding relationships between an organization and outside funders.
    • State how the budget supports the key strengths and opportunities of a chosen organization.
    • Explain how the budget reinforces the effectiveness of an organization.
    • Use your readings and outside resources to justify your budget.

    Submission Requirements

    • Written Communication: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, respectful, and consistent with expectations for professional practice in human resources. Original work and critical thinking are required as well as scholarly writing. Your writing must be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
    • Length: The narrative should be roughly 750 words in length.
    • Budget: Present a budget with clear content and in a professional format.
    • Number of Resources: Minimum of ten resources.
    • APA Guidelines: Format resources and citations according to current APA style and formatting guidelines.
    • Font: Times New Roman, 12 point.

    Refer to the Setting a Budget Scoring Guide to verify you are including all grading criteria.

    Resources

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    [u08d1] Unit 8 Discussion 1

    Community-Based Organizational Change

    Community-based organizations are considered important mediators of social change, and human services professionals frequently directly participate in these organizations. Human services professionals are often asked to participate in planned organizational change through strategic planning. Bess (2015) asserts that when organizational theory is not fully recognized in community psychology, there is an opportunity for social change actuators to invoke new change models that can mitigate adverse effects of the initial social changes.Drawing on your reading of Bess in the Studies for this unit, discuss the author’s model and its potential relevance to human services changes that can be affected by romantic or tragic change. Give one example of each from the human services perspective.Your post must:

    • Be at least 250 words.
    • Contain a minimum of one reference with citation in APA style.
    • Follow APA style guidelines.

    Response Guidelines

    Respond to at least one other learner’s perspective regarding a change model and its relevance to human services.Your response must be substantive and contribute to the discussion. Compare your analysis to that of your peer and comment on the similarities and differences that you see. If there are aspects that you do not agree with, present an argument to support your position. If you need more information from your peer, be sure to ask questions for clarity.

    Reference

    Bess, K. D. (2015). The impact of everyday experiences on planned organizational change: Applying schematic change theory to the study of narratives in community-based organizations. Journal of Community Psychology, 43(6), 739–’759.

    Learning Components

    This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

    • Identify community-based organizational change.
    • Assess the potential sensibilities of individuals or communities affected by change.
    • Explain the difference between romantic and tragic change narratives resulting from social changes.
    • Write a well-organized strategic plan, employing critical thinking and clear instructions, in a popular writing style.