What is the mission of the organization

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Assignment: PPA 2008 American Government & Public Administration

Paper #1 Government or Nonprofit Website Analysis

The first assignment will ask the student to

• First, locate the website of any government or nonprofit organization. You may choose a federal agency, a state agency, or a local agency. You are not restricted to the United States. You may also choose any nonprofit organization anywhere in the world. You may not choose a private organization.

• Next, once you have located an appropriate website, please gather the following information:

1. What is the mission of the organization? Every modern organization has a mission statement that outlines the goal of the organization.

2. What is the vision of the organization? Where does the organization want to be at some specified point in the future?

3. Does the organization have a strategic plan for how to get there? Does the public have access to it through the website? Provide the date and an electronic link to the plan if it is available.

4. Does the website have an organizational chart of the organization? Provide the date and an electronic copy of the organizational chart.

5. Who is the head of the organization and what is her or his title?

• Finally, complete a paper that analyzes the website you have selected

1. Cover Page: Include at least a title of the report and your name.

2. Start with Background: What is the name of the organization? Why do you choose it? (one paragraph, half a page)

3. Next, prepare an Overview of the Organization including its

a. Mission/Vision/Strategic Plan; (one paragraph, half a page)
b. Organizational Structure and Organizational Leadership. (one paragraph, half a page)

4. Conclusion: Based on your research, what conclusions would draw about what the organization does and what it aspires to be. (one paragraph, half a page)

5. References: Provide a list of references in the APA format.

• The paper is approximately two pages long and run 500-700 words (excluding the cover page and references). It should be typed, double-spaced, edited, and proofed, have one-inch margin on all sides, use Times New Roman Font 12, and references and citations should follow the APA style (consult the APA Manual and Lecture Notes).

• Save your paper as one MS Word document, and upload it to Blackboard; do not submit PDF files or iWorks documents without converting them to Word;

Attachment:- PPA-2008-apa-class.pdf

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