Feasibility Study for a Nonprofit Organization in Northwestern St Andrew, Jamaica



Table Of Contents

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION4

Problem Statement4

Background4

Objectives of the Project5

Overview of Jamaican Welfare6

CHAPTER 2 - LITERATURE REVIEW7

Development Programs8

Guiding Principles of Jamaican Welfare9

Key Characteristics9

Shareholders9

Multiple Objectives10

Customers' Perceptions10

Culture & Environment11

Priorities and Values of the Organization11

Funding Report12

Types of Funding13

Charity and Sponsorship14

Donation14

Patronage15

Dues15

Grant15

Volunteering Services of Social work in Jamaica16

Services and Programs Underway16

Services16

Food Fortification17

Supplementary Feeding Programs18

Physical Activity Program19

International Volunteer with Orphans and Elderly20

Humanitarian projects of General Medicine in Jamaica21

Volunteer Abroad with Social Work Projects in Jamaica22

Jamaica Survey on Living Conditions 199622

CHAPTER 3 - METHODOLOGY24

Research Hypothesis24

Research Design and Methods24

Primary Data Collection Instruments used26

Analytical strategy26

Analyzing qualitative data: Grounded theory27

Statistical Evaluation for analyzing Quantitative Data28

Literature Search Criteria28

Limitations29

CHAPTER 4 - DATA ANALYSIS30

S.W.O.T Analysis30

Financial Plans and Feasibility33

Competitive Analysis33

Funding Alternatives34

Costs of Services34

Monitoring and Evaluation36

CHAPTER 5 - SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATION38

Management Summary and Assessment for the Organization39

Recommendations for Future42

REFERENCES44

APPENDICES47

A-Questionnaire47

B-Interviews53

C- Projected Financials for the Proposed Organization: Jamaican Welfare54

Break-Even Point54

Sensitivity Analysis54

Investment Appraisals56

Income Statement59

Cash flow statements60

Expanded Cash Flow Analysis61

Financial Ratios65

Balance sheet66

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION

Problem Statement

Jamaica is a suitable place for promoting and supporting the welfare of its people, since it is marked by poverty, unemployment and a lack of basic amenities on a large scale. Jamaica holds much promise for non-profit organizations because its people need the agencies and organizations that can provide them with basic provisions of welfare.

Background

According to estimates from 2010, the Jordanian population totals more than 6,321,000 inhabitants. About 70% of Jordan's population is urban, less than 6% of the rural population is nomadic or semi nomadic. Most people live where rainfall helps agriculture. About 1.7 million people are registered as refugees and displaced Palestinians living in Jordan, most as citizens. It is a common agreement that non-profit organizations must exist within each country, in order to support its under-privileged communities, and support their problems along with government's assistance. The mission of NPOs is to improve the welfare of people. Non-profit organizations are structured bodies created to help with the expression of the goodwill between human beings leading to solidarity between nations. Globalization transformed NPOs into more diverse entities, to encompass a wider range of services for the well-being of the service users. People of different origins, religions, races and creed, values, and ethics are required to work effectively together in the same organization. Such diversity of the workforce has challenged the performance of organizations. In addition to diversity of the workforce, administrators of NPOs mobilize resources in a very competitive and unstable environment. Policy and a program of national poverty eradication were then developed, whose main goals are:

To eradicate extreme poverty in the long term,

Reduce the number of persons belonging to certain communities living in - below the poverty line by 50% in three years, and

Promote economic growth and social development.

Objectives of the Project

Non-profit organizations are often charities or service and usually have the structural configuration of the building is a non-profit joint stock company or a cooperative or a non-official. Organizations like them are supporting organizations that operate as institutions and endowment, but more complex in their management and exposure to ...