Nichole Craig's Graduation Project: workin :(

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Monday, November 17, 2008

monday 11/17/08

I've been adding and revising to my webliograpphy. I've been making various changes to my proposal. I've kept adding to my time line or chart for how I plan my project is going to do or become and what I'll have at the end.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

wednesday 10/8/08

Today I have to work on my essential questions and working on the citations for my resource list.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

tuesday 9/23/08

This all seems like a blur to me. I can't seem to find anything that really appeals to my topic. Like I can't find anything that's really interesting. I'm about to keep working on my webliography...

key terms

• Assets: A charity's assets include cash, savings, investments, property, and other items of ownership with an exchange value.
• Charity – A charity exists to serve a societal group mission, and does not pursue self-interest or pay out profit to individuals. It is recognized by the IRS as tax-exempt and eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
• Compensation: Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances.
• Expenses – A charity’s expenses include spending on such things as salaries, supplies, equipment, travel, and conferences. Also including the value of donated goods that a charity distributes.
• Income statements – Shows the breakdown of a charity’s revenue and expenses, its payments to affiliates, excess or deflect, and total net assets reported in the most recent fiscal year.
• Liabilities – debt for which the charity is legally responsible for.
• Net Assets: The difference between a charity's assets and its liabilities.
• Non-profit – this exists to serve societal or group mission, and does not pursue self-interest or pay out profit to individuals.
• Revenue: Charities can derive revenue or funding from a variety of sources, including contributions, program services, membership dues, interest on savings, investment income, special events, and sales of inventory.
• Working Capital Ratio: Determines how long a charity could sustain its level of spending using its net liquid assets, or working capital, as reported on its most recently filed Form 990.

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