Complete the SWOT Analysis Worksheet to assist you in evaluating the financial management practices and ethical considerations of your chosen not-for-profit organization. You will use this information to prepare your analysis. You will not submit the worksheet as part of the milestone assignment. 

Prompt: Analyze the financial management and ethical practices of the not-for-profit organization on which you will perform your strategic analysis

Please use SWOT worksheet as a guide. The rubric for this assignment is attached as well. 

Thank you. 

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OL 665 Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: Because the money needed to operate a not-for-profit organization comes largely from private donations and public grants, spending the money
wisely is a top priority. In addition, where there is money, there is the temptation to misuse it. Strong financial management and a commitment to ethics go
hand-in-hand for a well-managed not-for-profit organization.

Complete the SWOT Analysis Worksheet to assist you in evaluating the financial management practices and ethical considerations of your chosen not-for-profit
organization. You will use this information to prepare your analysis. You will not submit the worksheet as part of the milestone assignment.

Prompt: Analyze the financial management and ethical practices of the not-for-profit organization on which you will perform your strategic analysis.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. Introduction: Write an introduction to your paper that includes a hook and a controlling idea (thesis). The introduction should generate interest and let
the reader know what to expect in the paper.

II. Analysis:
a. Finances:

i. Discuss the organization’s current budgetary resources, structure, and responsibilities.
ii. Discuss the organization’s current fundraising campaigns, grant possibilities, and planned giving opportunities and their impact on the

overall budget.
iii. Determine potential challenges to the financial operation of the organization based on your analysis of its overall financial management.

b. Ethics:
i. Discuss the organization’s handling of budget and fundraising transparency, specifically in regards to its adherence to established codes,

principles, and ethics of the industry.
ii. Discuss ethical considerations the organization faces related to conflict of interest, privacy, and compensation.

iii. Evaluate how the ethical operation of this organization has impacted its public image.

III. Conclusion: Write a conclusion to your paper that summarizes the organization’s leadership strategies and communication practices. Tie the conclusion
back to your controlling idea (thesis).

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Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Submit a 3- to 4-page Microsoft Word document (not including the title page or references). It should be double spaced with 12-point
Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and APA formatting.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Introduction Meets “Proficient” criteria and
uses organizational information
and anecdotes to create a hook,
and a controlling idea (thesis)
alerts the reader to what to
expect from the discussion of
finances and ethics

Introduces leadership and
communication for the chosen
organization by creating a
hook and providing a
controlling idea (thesis)

Introduces leadership and
communication for the chosen
organization but the hook and
controlling idea (thesis) are weak

Does not generate interest or
provide a controlling idea
(thesis)

15

Finances: Budgetary
Resources, Structure,
and Responsibilities

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
discussion demonstrates nuanced
understanding of budgetary
resources, structure, and
responsibilities

Discusses the organization’s
current budgetary resources,
structure, and responsibilities

Discusses the organization’s current
budgetary resources, structure, and
responsibilities, but discussion is
cursory or includes inaccuracies

Does not discuss the
organization’s current
budgetary resources, structure,
and responsibilities

10

Finances: Fundraising
Campaigns, Grant
Possibilities, and
Planned Giving
Opportunities

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
discussion demonstrates a
sophisticated awareness of the
impact of fundraising on the
organization’s budget

Discusses the organization’s
current fundraising campaigns,
grant possibilities, and
planned giving opportunities
and their impact on the overall
budget

Discusses the organization’s current
fundraising campaigns, grant
possibilities, and planned giving
opportunities and their impact on
the overall budget, but discussion is
cursory or includes inaccuracies

Does not discuss the
organization’s current
fundraising campaigns, grant
possibilities, and planned
giving opportunities or their
impact on the overall budget

10

Finances: Financial
Management

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
determination demonstrates a
nuanced understanding of
financial management and
fiduciary responsibilities

Determines potential
challenges to the financial
operation of the organization
based on the analysis of its
overall financial management

Determines potential challenges to
the financial operation of the
organization based on the analysis
of its overall financial management
, but determinations are cursory or
illogical

Does not determine potential
challenges to the financial
operation of the organization
based on the analysis of its
overall financial management

10

Ethics: Budget and
Fundraising

Transparency

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
discussion demonstrates a
sophisticated awareness of
transparency and industry-wide
ethical standards

Discusses the organization’s
handling of budget and
fundraising transparency,
specifically in regards to
adherence to established
codes, principles, and ethics of
the industry

Discusses the organization’s
handling of budget and fundraising
transparency, specifically in regards
to adherence to established codes,
principles, and ethics of the
industry, but discussion is cursory
or includes inaccuracies

Does not discuss the
organization’s handling of
budget and fundraising
transparency, specifically in
regards to adherence to
established codes, principles,
and ethics of the industry

10

Ethics: Ethical
Considerations

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
discussion demonstrates a
sophisticated awareness of
ethical considerations related to a
not-for-profit organization

Discusses ethical
considerations the
organization faces related to
conflict of interest, privacy,
and compensation

Discusses ethical considerations the
organization faces related to
conflict of interest, privacy, and
compensation, but discussion is
cursory or overlooks key concerns

Does not discuss additional
ethical considerations related
to conflict of interest, privacy,
and compensation

10

Ethics: Public Image Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
evaluation demonstrates nuanced
understanding of ethical
considerations

Evaluates how the ethical
operation of the organization
has impacted its public image

Evaluates how the ethical operation
of the organization has impacted its
public image, but evaluation is
cursory

Does not evaluate how the
ethical operation of the
organization has impacted its
public image

10

Conclusion Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
rationale demonstrates an
insightful analysis of the
organization’s leadership
strategies and communication
practices

Summarizes the organization’s
leadership strategies and
communication practices
while demonstrating an
understanding of their
effectiveness

Summarizes the organization’s
leadership strategies and
communication practices, but
summary is cursory and lacks
reflection on the effectiveness of
the strategies and practices used

Does not summarize the
organization’s leadership
strategies or communication
practices

15

Articulation of
Response

Submission is free of errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, and organization
and is presented in a professional
and easy to read format

Submission has no major
errors related to citations,
grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization

Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact readability
and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas

10

Total 100%

OL 665 SWOT Analysis Worksheet

Instructions: Complete this SWOT analysis and use the information to support your analysis in Milestone Three: Financial Management and Ethics. You will not submit this worksheet as part of the milestone.

Strengths (What are the financial strengths of the not-for-profit organization that you selected for your course project? Consider financial management practices, transparency, and ethical handling of finances.)

Weaknesses (What are the financial weaknesses of the not-for-profit organization that you selected for your course project? Consider financial management practices, transparency, and ethical handling of finances.)

· List at least 4 strengths here. Use complete sentences.

· List at least 4 weaknesses here. Use complete sentences.

Opportunities (What opportunities for improvement in financial management exist for the not-for-profit organization that you selected for your course project? Consider the implementation of policies and procedures that would eliminate weaknesses and mitigate threats.)

Threats (Do current financial management practices pose threats to the organization? Consider threats to public relations, perceptions of ethical practices, impacts on sustainability, and so on.)

· List at least 4 opportunities here. Use complete sentences.

· List at least 4 threats here. Use complete sentences.