Introduction
In this assignment, you will be looking at historical perspectives about public funding practices for government and nonprofit human service organizations, and how those perspectives shape current practice. You will be looking at social beliefs and social constructions about public funding and human service practices.
You will use information on one of the case study individuals from your texts—or an individual from a nonprofit, for-profit (health care), or government organization with which you are familiar—as a foundation for discussing application of theoretical concepts to management practices. For example, you might study an executive director of a nonprofit human service organization, a chief operating officer of a for-profit hospital, or the manager of a county, state, or federal public service agency.
To successfully complete this assignment, you will demonstrate your academic writing and literature review skills to address the following competencies:
Analyze the complexities and unique methods involved in providing financial aid to human service organizations.
Explain the trends in revenues and expenditures in for-profit, nonprofit, and government organizations.
Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others, consistent with expectations for members of the human services profession.
Instructions
To complete this assignment, use the u02a1 Template ‒ Social Construction: Beliefs About Public Funding, linked in the Resources. This template will provide guidance for covering the key points required in this assignment. The template also provides headings that align with APA formatting standards and includes recommendations for supporting references.
Choose the individual you wish to examine for this assignment from a case study in your texts or from a nonprofit, for-profit health care, other human service agency, or government agency with which you are familiar. Address the following:
Apply the knowledge and practices used by your chosen individual from your case study to demonstrate the application of financial management for the organization.
Summarize the knowledge and practices that your chosen individual will need to apply in order to effectively manage a new role in the organization.
Include a definition of the organization, the manager’s role, and the type of organization (for-profit, nonprofit, or government).
Note: The content of this section must be at least one page in length to provide sufficient insights about the concepts and include at least one academic reference.
Explain trends in revenue and expenditures as they apply to your chosen organization.
Note: The content of this section must be at least one page in length to provide sufficient insights about the concepts and include at least one academic reference.
Explain how social construction theory might be applied to guide decisions and practices for your identified organization.
Note: The content of this section must be at least one page in length to provide sufficient insights about the concepts and include at least one academic reference.
Explain how ambiguity theory might be applied to guide decisions and practices for your identified organization.
Note: The content of this section must be at least one page in length to provide sufficient insights about the concepts and include at least one academic reference.
Your academic resources must support the two theoretical models and the financial management knowledge base for your chosen individual’s organization.
