208 research outputs found

    determinants of donation behavior in relation to TV fundraising campaign

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    Thesis(Master) --KDI School:Master of Development Policy,2019As nonprofit organizations have made strides in the field of international development, ensuring the financial resources has become a key issue to continue what nonprofits strive for and how they perform with the budget which are generated without efforts for profit-making. In terms of financial sustainability, this research aims to figure out the determinants of constructing donation behavior which are affected by fundraising campaigns. The factors to measure in this study are mainly divided into two parts: factors affected by donors’ attitudes such as emotional sympathy and economic value and by organizations’ performances such as accountability, relevance, and sustainability. By analyzing quantitative data collected by survey, the regression results reveal that fundraising campaigns should consider both donors’ behavioral and institutional performance factors when soliciting donors’ giving behavior. By select fundraising campaigns corresponding to the purposes of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the results of this paper present that it is important to ensure the financial sustainability of nonprofit organizations and thereby to enhance the public awareness for more successful implementation of SDGs.I. Introduction II. Literature Review III. Theoretical Background IV. Hypothesis Development V. Methodology VI. Data Analysis VII. ConclusionsmasterpublishedHayoung PARK

    Financial Sustainability of Nonprofit Organizations: Determinants of Fundraising Campaigns on Donation Intention

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    Purpose: As nonprofit organizations have made strides in international development, ensuring financial resources has become pivotal to determine what nonprofits strive for and how they perform with the budget generated without efforts for profit-making. The purpose of this research aims to investigate the determinants of donation intention that are affected by television fundraising campaigns in order to improve financial sustainability. This study applied the effects of emotional sympathy, economic value, accountability, relevance, and sustainability on donation intention. Research design, data, and methodology: This study collected data via an online survey by classifying respondents based on donation experiences and applied statistical analyses such as factor analysis, regression, and ANOVA. This study selected television fundraising campaigns aligned with criteria of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Results: The results of this study showed that emotional sympathy was a dominant variable regardless of previous donation experiences, while economic value was significant for inexperienced donors. Conclusions: The results provide implications to nonprofit organizations for fundraising as to what aspects need to be addressed in order to draw donors’ motivation for giving behavior. Given efforts for successful implementation of development agenda, it is fundamental to establish financial sustainability of nonprofit organizations and build up public awareness.2

    The outlook for youth: condition of career readiness

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    While local communities and states are becoming increasingly aware of non-degree career pathways for our nation’s youth, they continue to invest significant tax dollars in more traditional educational pathways— policies and programs that produce high school graduates intending to pursue traditional post-secondary degrees. This brief offers a national snapshot of state-level college and career readiness outcomes with respect to postsecondary engagement and completion rates.Agmt dtd 4-27-2021 - Coalition for Career Development Centerhttps://www.ccd-center.org/post/college-and-career-readiness-the-outlook-for-yout

    Condition of career readiness in the United States: pathways to social mobility: the outlook for adults

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    While many adults who complete four or more years of postsecondary education are promised a bright economic future, the outlook is less bright for adults from historically underrepresented backgrounds (e.g., Black, Latinx, Indigenous adults) as well as people with disabilities—including those with mental health conditions.Agmt dtd 4-27-2021 - Coalition for Career Development Centerhttps://www.ccd-center.org/post/pathways-to-social-mobility-the-outlook-for-adult

    USA educator perspectives regarding the nature and value of social and emotional learning

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    This paper discusses the US educator perspectives regarding the nature and value of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) skills. This research is part of a larger study being conducted by 33 career development investigators from 15 countries. SEL skills are becoming increasingly critical to helping youth develop the competencies needed to become employable within the emergent 4th Industrial Revolution. Today’s youth must articulate how their competencies align to multiple career opportunities. They need relationship skills and social awareness to interact with different managers and work environments. Youth need self-management skills to advance in the workplace and engage in lifelong learning. For this study, educators were asked to provide written responses to a series of open-ended questions about their understanding of SEL, their perspective on SEL’s relevance to their own effectiveness as educators, and whether and how they perceive SEL as relevant to teaching in classroom settings. This paper will report on the results of how U.S. educators perceive the value and relevance of SEL. Using a modified grounded theory approach, responses from 40 educators were analyzed and 123 SEL themes emerged. The results will be discussed in relation to existing SEL and career readiness frameworks.First author draf

    A framework for determining the life cycle GHG emissions of fossil marine fuels in countries reliant on imported energy through maritime transportation : a case study of South Korea

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    This research was motivated to address limitations in the current lifecycle assessment frameworks with the absence of proper guidelines for developing default lifecycle values of energies in consideration of supply chain activities and maritime transportation. Given this, it aims to evaluate the level of life cycle GHG emissions of heavy fuel oil, LNG, LPG and methanol as marine fuels produced and supplied in energy import-dependent countries, using South Korea as a case study. The analysis clearly shows that the impact of international shipping on Well-to-Tank (WtT) GHG emissions for energy carriers would be subject to several factors: propulsion system types, the quantify of energy transported, and the routes and distances of voyages. For instance, transportation emissions from LNG carriers for LNG fuel vary significantly depending on the country of import, ranging from 2.26 g CO2 eq./MJ (representing 12.2 % of Well-to-Tank (WtT) emissions for Malaysia) to 5.97 g CO2 eq./MJ (representing 33.3 % of WtT emissions for Qatar). As a preliminary study, an enhancement on the quality of the input/inventory data is imperative for obtaining a reliability of results. Nevertheless, the comparative analysis of different fuels and life stages provides valuable insights for stakeholders to develop effective policies and energy refueling plans for reducing life cycle GHG emissions from marine fuels. These findings could also enhance the current regulatory framework and provide meaningful lifecycle carbon footprints of marine fuels for energy importing countries. The study results also strongly suggest that default values of GHG emission for different countries relying on energy imports via international maritime transport should be further developed in consideration of the impact of regional differences, such as distance, from the importing country for successful arrival of LCA application on marine industry

    Positional vertigo afterwards maxillary dental implant surgery with bone regeneration

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    Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most common form of vertigo. It is caused by loose otoconia from the utricle which, in certain positions, displaced the cupula of the posterior semicircular canal. BPPV most often is a result of aging. It also can occur after a blow to the head. Less common causes include a prolonged positioning on the back (supine) during some surgical procedures. Additionally one can include in this ethiopathogenesis the positioning required during the maxillary dental implant surgery with bone regeneration related to a forced head positioning and inner ear trauma induced by dental turbine noise working in the maxillary bone. Two cases of patients who suffered BPPV after undergoing maxillary dental implant with bone regeneration procedures are reported. Diagnosis and treatment are also described

    Improving ionic conductivity of von-Alpen-type NASICON ceramic electrolytes via magnesium doping

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    NASICON (sodium (Na) superionic conductor) compounds have attracted considerable attention as promising solid electrolyte materials for advanced Na-based batteries. In this study, we investigated the improvement in ionic conductivities of von-Alpen-type NASICON (vA-NASICON) ceramic electrolytes by introducing a magnesium ion (Mg2+) as a heterogeneous element. The optimal Mg-doped vA-NASICON exhibited a high ionic conductivity of 3.64×10−3 S·cm−1, which was almost 80% higher than that of un-doped vA-NASICON. The changes in physicochemical properties of the vA-NASICONs through the Mg introduction were systematically analyzed, and their effects on the ionic conductivities of the vA-NASICON were studied in detail. When the optimal ratio of Mg2+ was used in a synthetic process, the relative density (96.6%) and grain boundary ionic conductivity (σgb) were maximized, which improved the total ionic conductivity (σt) of the vA-NASICON. However, when Mg2+ was introduced in excess, the ionic conductivity decreased because of the formation of an undesired sodium magnesium phosphate (NaxMgyPO4) secondary phase. The results of this study are expected to be effectively applied in the development of advanced sodium-based solid electrolytes with high ionic conductivities

    Emission Characteristics of Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollutants in Northern Hemisphere Cities: Comprehensive Assessment Using Ground‐Based Fourier Transform Spectrometers

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    Despite the importance of understanding the urban emission characteristics of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and air pollutants, few studies have conducted integrated assessments across diverse urban environments. Herein, we conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the emission characteristics of GHGs and air pollutants in seven cities in the Northern Hemisphere using ground-based Fourier transform spectrometers. Our analysis primarily focused on emission ratios of excess column-averaged dry-air mole fractions of carbon monoxide (CO) to carbon dioxide (CO2_2 ) (∆XCO:∆XCO2_2 ) and those of methane (CH4_4 ) to CO2_2 (∆XCH4_4 :∆XCO2_2 ). We found that the emission ratios varied significantly across cities. Xianghe (China) and Pasadena (USA), known for severe air pollution, showed the highest emission ratios. Notably, Seoul (South Korea) showed lower ∆XCO:∆XCO2 (3.32 ± 0.10 ppb/ppm) but relatively higher ∆XCH4_4 :∆XCO2_2 (4.85 ± 0.04 ppb/ppm), which was comparable to the ∆XCH4_4 :∆XCO2_2 value of Xianghe (5.15 ± 0.10 ppb/ppm), suggesting that targeted CH4_4 reduction strategies may be required for climate change mitigation in Seoul

    Effects of Early Surgical Exploration in Suspected Barotraumatic Perilymph Fistulas

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    ObjectivesTreatment of traumatic perilymph fistula (PLF) remains controversial between surgical repair and conservative therapy. The aim of this study is to analyze the outcomes of early surgical exploration in suspected barotraumatic PLF.MethodsNine patients (10 cases) who developed sudden sensorineural hearing loss and dizziness following barotrauma and underwent surgical exploration with the clinical impression of PLF were enrolled. Types of antecedent trauma, operative findings, control of dizziness after surgery, postoperative hearing outcomes, and relations to the time interval between traumatic event and surgery were assessed retrospectively.ResultsAll patients had sudden or progressive hearing loss and dizziness following trauma. Types of barotrauma were classified by the origin of the trauma: 4 external (car accident, slap injury) and 6 internal traumas (lifting, nasal blowing, straining). Surgical exploration was performed whenever PLF was suspected with the time interval of 2 to 47 days after the trauma. The possible evidence of PLF was found during surgery in 9 cases: a fibrous web around the oval window (n=3), fluid collection in the round window (RW; n=6) and bulging of the RW pseudomembrane (n=1). In every patient, vestibular symptoms disappeared immediately after surgery. The hearing was improved with a mean gain of 27.0±14.9 dB. When the surgical exploration was performed as early as less than 10 days after the trauma, serviceable hearing (≀40 dB) was obtained in 4 out of 7 cases (57.1%).ConclusionSudden or progressive sensorineural hearing loss accompanied by dizziness following barotrauma should prompt consideration of PLF. Early surgical exploration is recommended to improve hearing and vestibular symptoms
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