Project recommendation report

Purpose: To demonstrate your ability to (1) apply the three-step process to preparing a memo report, (2) conduct and analyze research leading to your recommendation, (3) organize your thoughts in a logical and appropriate format, (4) convey clear ideas and provide the audience with ethical information on which to base a decision, and (5) provide the sources (at least 10) supporting your analysis and recommendation using APA style referencing.

This assignment links to course objectives 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, & 8.

Type of Assignment: The Recommendation Report assignment is worth 150 points.

Situation: Corporate Philanthropy Initiative for Global Mind1: Great news! Global Mind, the start-up company where you work, has become successful and is growing. Now the owner, Ms. Tahani Al-Jamil, wants Global Mind to become involved in some form of corporate philanthropy/charity. Ms. Al-Jamil, does not have time to check out the possibilities for Global Mind, so she asks you, her executive assistant, to conduct and analyze research on this issue and recommend a cause and implementation model to her and the board of directors at the next board meeting. Note: Corporate social responsibility exists in many forms, but you must focus on philanthropy/charity.

Audience: Your boss (the company’s owner) and your company’s advisory board.

Your Task: You must complete the research and analysis to select a cause and implementation model appropriate for Global Mind’s Corporate Philanthropy Initiative. Write up your research as an analytical Recommendation Report in memo format for your boss and the board of directors. You will follow up your written report with a persuasive presentation also to your boss and the board.

Assignment Process: Follow these steps:

1. Familiarize yourself with the concepts involved in this assignment. What are philanthropy and charity? Are they the same? Look at the links below for the differences between charity and philanthropy: