Building a Great Social Venture: The Boys and Girls Clubs of America (BGCA)

A1: Building a Great Social Venture
***(I’ll take Boys and Girls Club)****
Weighting (% of final grade): 40%
BEFORE YOU START
Coordinate with your team before starting this individual assignment to decide who explores which of the following Massachusetts-based organizations. Only one person per one of these organizations. Each of them is known to provide support and care for malnourished children in Massachusetts to access healthy food and improve their health and well-being.
Boston Children's Hospital: This is one of the largest pediatric medical centers in the United States, providing many medical and social services for children and families.
Boys and Girls Club: This organization offers after-school programs, sports leagues, and summer camps to help children reach their full potential.
The Children's HealthWatch: The Children's HealthWatch is a research and policy organization that works to improve young children's and their families' health and well-being. They research the causes and consequences of undernutrition and advocate for policies that address food insecurity and promote healthy eating.
Cradles to Crayons: This organization provides needy children with essential items like clothing, school supplies, and toys.
The Home for Little Wanderers: This organization provides services to help children and families facing trauma, mental health issues, and poverty.
The Greater Boston Food Bank: The Greater Boston Food Bank is the largest hunger-relief organization in New England, distributing over 60 million pounds of food to people in need each year. They partner with over 500 local food pantries, soup kitchens, and other programs serving malnourished children and families.
The Massachusetts WIC Program: The Massachusetts WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) program provides nutrition education, healthy food, and support for low-income pregnant women, new mothers, and children up to age five who are at nutritional risk.
No Kid Hungry Massachusetts: No Kid Hungry Massachusetts is a campaign of Share Our Strength, a national organization that works to end childhood hunger. They work with schools and community organizations to provide children with free meals and increase access to healthy food.
Project Bread: Project Bread is a non-profit organization that works to improve access to healthy food for Massachusetts residents, including malnourished children. They offer free meals for children during the summer and operate a food source hotline that helps connect families to food resources.
FoodCorps: FoodCorps is a non-profit organization that works towards creating healthy food environments for children in schools and communities. The organization's mission is to connect kids to healthy food in schools, improve their nutrition education, and promote overall well-being through access to healthy, fresh, and locally grown food.
DESCRIPTION
Objective: This assignment aims to analyze and learn more about one of the above non-profit organizations and the market/industry it operates in.
Instructions:
Before starting this assignment, check the rubric to determine a quality contribution.
Agree with your team who studies which non-profit organization from the list above (only one person per organization).
Conduct extensive in-depth research to understand the market/industry the non-profit organization operates.
Analyze the non-profit organization's mission, vision, values, goals, and strategies.
Evaluate the organization's performance, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
Assess the organization's marketing and fundraising strategies.
Provide recommendations on how the organization can improve its performance and achieve its goals.
Suggest how the organization and someone like Sodexo can create win-win-win opportunities, where society wins when these two organizations collaborate to fulfill their social missions.
Use credible sources to support your analysis and recommendations.
Deliverables:
Written report: A comprehensive report that covers the above instructions. The information should be well-organized and written. It should include a cover page, executive summary, introduction, main body, conclusion, and references. The report should be between three and five pages, 1.5-spaced, and 12-point Times New Roman font.
Presentation: Once submitted, you will present your key findings to the rest of your team, as the individual assignments are foundational for the weekend journey.
Grading: The assignment will be graded based on the following criteria:
Content (40%): The report and presentation should demonstrate a clear understanding of the non-profit organization and the market/industry it operates in. The analysis should be well-supported with credible sources. The recommendations should be practical and feasible.
Organization (20%): The report should be well-organized and easy to follow. The presentation should be clear and concise.
Style and mechanics (20%): The report and presentation should be well-written and error-free.
Creativity and originality (20%): The report and presentation should demonstrate creativity and imagination in the analysis and recommendations.
Note: Please cite all sources used in the report and presentation properly. Use APA format for in-text citations and reference lists.