Description By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assignment criteria: Competency 1: Assess the different strategic options an entrepreneurial venture may have by examining impact on various stakeholders through the lens of social responsibility and sustainability Examine an enterprise’s core mission, strategy, resources, and skill set. Assess the monetary value of social and environmental benefits. Competency 2: Apply principles of social responsibility and sustainability to entrepreneurial planning. Examine the strategic fit of a particular for-profit avenue. Analyze the arguments for and against nonprofits developing alternative sources of revenue. Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business professions. Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business professions and graduate learners. Assignment Instructions Using any available resources, locate a nonprofit, socially responsible organization that is currently addressing an important community need (Organization A). Then, find a suitable real-world, for-profit company (Company B) that could provide complementary products or services to the socially responsible organization and could also be a good fit in creating a hypothetical joint venture (Venture C) that is mutually beneficial to both entities. To find a nonprofit organization, access the Nonprofit Management and Leadership (MNML) Research Guide: Professional Orgs & NGOs, in the Resources. This library guide contains links to numerous professional organizations along with links to databases containing information about many of the thousands of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide. To locate more information about your chosen for-profit company refer to the LexisNexis database guide on researching company information, in the Resources. NOTE: To find a similar for-profit company to use instead of your original choice of a for-profit company, you will need to collect the primary SIC code for your company (for example, the primary SIC code for Home Depot is 5211) and search the LexisNexis disclosure file to locate all of that organization’s publicly traded competitors. After conducting the needed research to locate both entities, write a 4–5 page paper addressing EACH of the following four (4) points: 2/28/2019 – Freelance Examine the fit between Organization A and the for-profit Company B. As an enterprise, how does Company B’s business relate to Organization A’s core mission, strategy, resources, and skill set? How could this relationship make a difference? Determine whether it is acceptable to forgo economic profit in order to increase social returns. Describe how social returns can be measured. Illustrate how to put a monetary value on social and environmental benefits. Assess the benefits for Company B stakeholders if Venture C succeeds. Are there potential risks that Company B owners may face? Describe, based on your research, the arguments (both for and against) for nonprofits developing alternative sources of revenue. How does this assignment help you understand this issue? Assignment Formatting Guidelines Written communication: Develop accurate written communication and thoughts that convey the overall goals of the assignment. Your paper should demonstrate graduate-level writing skills and should be free of errors that detract from the overall message. Section Headings: Create individual headings for each area of analysis. Section headings can be used to arrange topics in a logical order, and they can help you manage the length of your paper. Length of paper: The body of your paper must be 4–5 full pages, not including the references list, appendices, or title page. References: Support your paper with at least three academic resources from the Capella library. You must use proper APA (6th edition) style to list your references. Refer to the Capella Writing Center’s APA Style and Format module for more information. Formatting: Use APA (6th edition) formatting, including correct in-text citations, proper punctuation, doublespacing throughout, proper headings and subheadings, no skipped lines before headings and subheadings, proper paragraph and block indentation, no bolding, one-inch margins all around, and no bullets. Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point
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