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This paper discusses and evaluates the use of databases at the British Columbia Muslim Association. The author finds that more extensive use of databases could be implemented and combined with the association's Web site.

From the Paper
"The British Columbia Muslim Association (BCMA) is a largely volunteer organization that operates a central Web site with links to Islamic resources in the BC community. The Web site is currently undergoing ..."

Tags:databases, british columbia muslim association, bcma, distributed databases, oracle

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This paper analyzes the website of the American Diabetic Association, found at http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp. The paper explains that this site is sponsored by the American Diabetes Association, a respected group that provides information on diabetes to sufferers, guidance about testing and treatment and sponsors the search for cures. The paper describes how the site offers a great deal of information on the subject.

From the Paper
"The website for the American Diabetes Association is found at http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp. This site is sponsored by the American diabetes Association, a respected group that provides information on diabetes to sufferers, guidance about testing and treatment, and sponsors the search for cures. The American Diabetes Association was founded in 1940 and remains the nation's leading nonprofit health organization "providing diabetes research, information, and advocacy" (The American Diabetes Association, 2005, About Us, para. 1). Members are made up of both consumers and health care professionals, meaning largely diabetics and their families and medical personnel. There is no advertising on the site, except for links and suggestions to reach other sites with information for diabetics. The closest thing to an ad is the appeal for donations to fund the work."

Tags:american, diabetic, association

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This paper disucsses a regional trade associaton in Africa, founded as the Southern African Natural Products Trade Association (SANProTA) and now called PhytoTrade Africa, an organization dedicated; "To facilitate the development of a viable and enduring natural products industry in southern Africa, engaged in both domestic and export trade and based on resources accessible to poor rural communities."

From the Paper
"Southern African Natural Products Trade Association (SANProTA) Regional Trade Association. Partnership of African states - Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Member groups - Southern African NGOs, Southern African CBOs, Southern African private sector. Related group - The Popular Coalition for the Eradication of Hunger and Poverty. Region-Marginal regions of South Africa..."

Tags:regional, trade, association

Abstract
The following paper examines the controversial National Rifle Association. In particular, the paper considers the history of the NRA, its organization, its tactics, principles, and its record as a lobbying body. The paper reveals an organization committed to the inviolability of the Second Amendment - and surprisingly able to "get its way" on contentious gun control issues.

From the Paper
"The following paper will look at the controversial National Rifle Association. In particular, the paper will look at the history of the NRA, its organization, its tactics, principles, and its record as a lobbying body. Ultimately, what the next several pages will reveal is an organization committed to the inviolability of the Second Amendment - and surprisingly able to "get its way" on contentious gun control issues. The history of the National Rifle Association is indeed an interesting one. The organization was founded in 1871 by Union Army officers Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wingate. Upset by the poor marksmanship..."

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This paper describes the role of the National Association of Social Workers, a US membership organization for social work students and practicing social workers. The primary functions of this organization include promoting the professional development of its members, establishing and maintaining professional standards of practice, advancing sound social policies, and providing services that protect its members and enhance their professional status. This paper additionally explores the topics of social work job opportunities, professional development opportunities, and the social work 'Code of Ethics'.

From the Paper
"The social work Code of Ethics is a set of guidelines that social workers must adhere to. The Code of Ethics is broken
into two parts; ethical standards and ethical principles. Ethical standards pertain to different values that social workers must possess themselves in order to carry out the social work mission. The values include; service, social justice, dignity and worth of person, importance of human rights, integrity, and competence. Without these core values it would be impossible for a social worker to effectively help and empower his or her clients. Ethical principles refer to the rules that social workers must follow in regards to their relationship with clients, colleagues, and society, as well as, their responsibilities as a professional (NASW, Washington D. C. Chapter, 2007 Code of Ethics)."

Tags:social, work, National, Association, of, Social, Workers, NASW, Social, Work, Code, of, Ethics

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This paper examines the major duties of the chief financial officer (CFO) for the American Heart Association (AHA). It looks at the background of the organization and highlights the strategic elements of the CFO's position. The paper also examines the duties and functions within a non-profit organization that are not being addressed by the AHA and thereby presents suggestions for improvement.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
History of the American Heart Association
Mission/Vision of the American Heart Association
Brief Description of Products and Services
The CFO of the American Heart Association: Job Description
Core Functions of the CFO
Financial Reporting: CFO at the American Heart Association
Strategic Planning: Reinventing the CFO at the American Heart Association
Budgeting, Forecasting, and Performance Measurement
Fraud Management
Fundraising
Conclusion: Suggestions for Improvement

From the Paper
"In conclusion as stated by Hope, CFOs can transform their roles and for organizations like AHA, it adds greater value (Hope, 2006, page 104). The AHA CFO needs to embrace being a freedom fighter, analyst and adviser, architect of adaptive management, warrior against waste, master of measurement, regulator of risk, and more importantly a champion for change (Hope, 2006, page 3). Nevertheless, there has to be balance for these activities, since the CFO has to focus on activities that increase the marginal value in research and upholds the mission of AHA."

Tags:revenue, responsibility, forecasting, budget, fundraising, nonprofit

Abstract
This paper discusses the professional knowledge and abilities improved by an educator's membership in The Christian Educators Association International and its impact on career success. This professional organization is aimed at Christian teachers in both public and private schools. Various benefits of membership in this organization are described, with an emphasis on the curriculum and resource materials provided, the Internet resources available, and the local seminars made possible by the Association. Additionally, the author highlights the positive impact of continuing education for teacher to continuously fine-tune their skills in the classroom.

CEAI
CEAI the Organization
Professional Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge and Abilities improved through CEAI
Impact on Career Success

From the Paper
"Christian Educators Association International is a professional association Christians in public and private schools. Their mission, stated on the front page of the website is "to Encourage, Equip and Empower Educators according to Biblical Principles" (CEAI, 2010, para. 1). The organization is made up of teachers, administrators, and para-professionals hired by a public school district. Some membership benefits of CEAI include professional liability insurance, job action protection, legal consultation, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, credit union membership, and much more. One of the main benefits for any educator would be the curriculum and resource materials provided, the Internet resources available, and the local seminars made possible by the Association. "

Tags:professional organizations, teachers, career success, professional development

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In this article, the writer notes that the American Medical Association (AMA) first arose as a loose association of medical professionals and scientists in 1847. The writer points out that the group was intended to increase the standards of medical and biological education in North America, but was considered both impractical and utopian by many. The writer then looks at the mission of the organization today and discusses the political action committee's activities. The writer maintains that from Medicare to animal testing to malpractice insure, the AMA and the American Medical Association political action committee, which are, for all intents and purposes, one in the same, have served their beneficiaries as well as possible, through lobbying and outward pressure. The writer concludes that their methods may have brimmed over the line of constitutionality at points, but that should not mar the AMA's record because, as a political action committee, it has done all in its power to legally and persuasively enact legislature to assist America's doctors.

From the Paper
"Current president of the AMA, Ronald M. Davis, gave a speech in 2005, which highlighted the organization's illustrious history more than any political or economic agendas. At Smith Davis's initial meeting, over two hundred and fifty delegates from twenty-eight states voted to elect Nathanial Chapman the organization's first president. His first actions included those that would be deemed necessary by burgeoning doctors; the condemnation of secretive and patent medicine, which robbed business, and the establishment of a code of medical ethics and the world's first Committee on Medical Ethics to enforce the doctrines. By the end of the nineteenth century, the groundwork had been laid for the organization's present political sphere of influence."

Tags:standards, public, health, medical, doctors

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This paper relates that the Illinois Association of Park Districts (IAPD)
was founded as the Illinois Association of Conservation and Park Districts 75 years ago to establish and protection parks and to conserve wildlife. The author points out that the historic "Park Law Codification Bill", signed in 1951, combines all the various laws pertaining to the issues of park conservatism into one single section of the state law. The paper relates that, today, each of the more than 40 park districts, forests, and conservation parks in the state of Illinois has a police force to patrol, routinely enforcing laws regarding recreation, hunting, and boating, and especially the use of drugs and alcohol.

From the Paper
"The DNR or the Illinois Department of Natural Resources states that its mission is to protect and manage and to conserve the various natural resources that the state of Illinois can very proudly boast of, and to provide those recreational opportunities to interested people that would not harm or spoil these natural resources in any manner. The Educational Department of the DNR was launched in the year 1995, with the primary aim of the development of educational methods and of the training methods involved in the conservation of natural resources of Illinois. It also was to provide hands on training for those persons wanting to indulge in the various outdoor activities that Illinois offers, such as snowmobiling, boating and hunting methods."

Tags:proect, codification, laws, police, dnr

Abstract
This paper begins by analyzing the historical content in which differential association was created, the various influences attributed to assisting in the development of differential association, as well as some of the people who were instrumental in the development. After the presentation of the initial information about the theory, this paper examines the validity of the theory.

From the Paper
"Differential Association has all of the elements that are essential in eventually preventing the bulk of crime in society today. Edwin Sutherland introduced differential association theory which states that behavior is learned in one's social environment from other people. By the term differential association, Sutherland meant "the contents of the patterns presented in association" would differ from the individual to individual (Williams, 1999, p.79). Differential Association is appealing because the theory has simple implications and; if the theory is adopted correctly it will give law enforcement their best tool yet in trying to eliminate delinquency before it ever has a chance to take place."

Tags:delinquency, criminal