Funding: Patterns and Guideposts in the Nonprofit Sector

Although funding is a pressing concern for nonprofit organizations across the United States, detailed information about how dollars flow within the sector is hard to come by. For example, are there distinct patterns to the ways in which nonprofit organizations are funded? If the answer to this question is "yes," those patterns could provide important "guideposts" for similar organizations planning their funddevelopment strategies.To begin answering this question, the Bridgespan Group researched the funding for three samples of nonprofit organizations using Form 990 returns, complemented by company-specific reports and personal interviews. 1. The largest organizations tend to rely on a single type of funding for the majority of their revenue, rather than having a balanced mix from a variety of funders. Among youth services and environmental advocacy organizations, there are distinct transition points across a spectrum ofrevenue sizes where organizations move from heterogeneous to singletypefunding.2. Among the largest organizations, the kind of work an organization does influences, but does not dictate, the identity of its dominant funding type.3. In the fields we selected for in-depth analysis -- youth services and environmental advocacy -- growth to a significant size is extremely rare, and the largest organizations control most of the resources.4. In youth services and environmental advocacy, there seem to be transition points in the typical funding mix used by organizations of different sizes, suggesting that the size of an organization influences its dominant funding type

Mapping choice in the NHS: Analysis of routine data

New policies in the National Health Service in England seek to extend the choice of provider of care for patients on waiting lists for elective surgery. We try to identify where in the country there are likely to be most constraints on choice for patients waiting over 6 months for elective care. The available supply and demand for hsoptial care, based on a 60 minute travel time from individual location, is estimated using routinely collected information. We show that for most of the population there is already a significant potential choice of hospital. The number of available and unoccupied beds within 60 minutes travel time is lowest in the Scottish Borders, North Yorkshire, and parts of East Anglia, Lincolnshire, Devon and Cornwall. Adding in private facilities does not alter this pattern. Putting together demand with this supply, the number waiting over 6 months per bed within 60 minutes travel time is highest in the South East (except London), parts of the South West (Cornwall, Bristol), East Anglia and the Welsh Borders. We conlcude that people in the South East outside London, East Anglia, and parts of the South West are likely to have to travel further to exercise meaningful choice.NHS choice, hospital care, travel to hospital

Ozgene: to advance humanity – inspire curiosity

The case introduces the students to Ozgene, an Australian firm that experienced a dramatic reduction in lead time of their products because of implementation of Lean principles. The case can be used in undergraduate or graduate courses in operations management or supply chain management as an introduction to Lean principles. The case also encourages students to consider the challenges that make-to-order differ from those of make-to-stock and explore production design principles

Bear River Health Department: COVID-19 Contact Tracing

This case introduces students to a highly variable process that has uncertain demand and processing times. It describes the contact tracing efforts as a response to positive Covid-19 cases in a rural health district in the state of Utah during the first 9 months of the pandemic of 2020. The case puts students in the shoes of the managing director of a health department trying to decide how to best manage a team of contact tracers who are increasingly unable to timely complete their work that is vital to stopping the spread of the disease

Short-term and Long-term Effects of Fear Appeals in Improving Compliance with Password Guidelines

Passwords are the most widely used method of authentication on the Internet, but users find compliance with password guidelines difficult, and we know little about the long-term effects of attempts to improve compliance. In this paper, we extend the work of fear appeals use in the IS security domain to investigate their longer-term effects. We conducted a longitudinal experimental study to examine fear appeals’ long- and short-term effects. Using a model based on protection motivation theory (Rogers, 1983), we found that fear of threat, perceived password effectiveness, and password self-efficacy predicted compliance. We also found that neither perceived vulnerability to a security attack nor perceived severity of an attack influenced compliance. Providing persuasive communication improved compliance with password guidelines and resulted in significantly stronger passwords, but the effects on compliance intentions were only short term. This study extends our understanding of the factors that influence compliance with password guidelines and how we can modify them to improve compliance. We raise interesting questions about the role of fear in different IS security contexts. We also highlight the need for more research on the long-term impact of persuasive communication

Quantum Frontiers: To Boldly Go

Cali Christensen started her summer at Quantum Frontiers (QF) at an intern lunch. Seated around her were 20 other interns from universities all over the country who had been selected from a pool of over 900 applicants to participate in high-tech, space-related research endeavors pushing the boundaries of various fields such as engineering, mathematics, computer science, machine learning, and physics. Cali quickly realized after the first presentation that she may be one of the only non-engineer or scientists in the room. Her internship was different from any others that QF had yet sponsored. Instead of making space-related discoveries in new science, technology, or engineering Cali had been tasked to provide recommendation for the supply chain strategy for QF’s fastest growing division that designed, produced, and operated small satellites for US Department of Defense (DoD) customers. As an MBA student studying supply chain management and with background in data analytics and operations in the agricultural industry, Cali thought she was prepared to tackle the challenge head on, but she had reservations upon hearing the science-speak of the first internship meeting. Will she be able to make a difference in how supply chain decisions are made in the super high-tech world she suddenly found herself in? Where would she start and where will her summer investigation lead her? Still, what could be cooler than spending time learning about the supply chain of spacecraft

From A to Z – Capacity Issues of Arches and Zion National Parks

After a long wait to enter the park, Caleb, an current MBA student, was handed a map by a ranger manning the entrance gate to Arches National Park (ANP). Caleb was warned that the park was expecting large crowds and heavy traffic throughout the day. The entrance into ANP began with a long road winding along the side of a cliff, which ultimately would bring him up to a massive plateau where he could begin to explore the park’s many hikes and scenic overlooks. Traffic was so heavy on this road that it took Caleb nearly an hour to simply travel the few miles to reach the first parking area. Cars were jam-packed throughout the park, making parking near- impossible to find. Occasionally, Caleb was able to park for a scenic hike; but the trails were usually so packed with people that it felt like shoulder-to-shoulder lines taking one step at a time

Senior Recital: Nick Dixon, jazz trombone

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Performance. Mr. Dixon studies trombone with Wes Funderburk.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/musicprograms/1494/thumbnail.jp