Shenandoah National Park - Biodiversity

  Reflections Over the course of the semester, I really enjoyed diving deeper into a focused area that is so close to home and that I live only 20 minutes away from. It was very enjoyable to look at biodiversity and how it affects the ecosystem that surrounds my home, as well as all the contributing factors that play a role in creating a functioning environment. With my professional career being in agriculture, I will say that it was a refreshing experience to look at conservation and environmental impacts from a different perspective. I also enjoyed learning about new technology, such as the mapping tools assignment. This was a new website that I had never used before. In my current position, I use a lot of aerial imagery tools to help distinguish pasture fields from crop fields, so learning about another mapping resource was very beneficial and applicable to my professional career. The assignment involving Web Soil Survey was especially useful because it is a tool that I use very...

  Step/Task Role Timeline Research Community Demographics. Will need to know if community can sustain non-profit  Founding Group Day 1 The stakeholders, should seek out individuals, potential donors, foundations, and other community groups that can work together with a new organization.  Founding Group Month 1 Sources for Board Members and Volunteers - Should recruit board members from the pool of stakeholders and from prominent members of the community or the geographic area in which the oragnization will be located. Will possibly need to recruit volunteers.  Founding Group, Volunteers Month 3 The Mission Statement - Should be a combination of the needs and market analysis. It should quickly explain a nonprofits mission to the public and to the potential board members and volunteers.  Founding Group, Volunteers, Board Members Month 5 Articles of Incorporation - One of the most important processes is drafting the Articles of Incoporation (the “Articles”). They s...