Preliminary Bibliography

First, select the topic on which you want to write for Assignment (Essay on the History of an Issue). Second, produce a preliminary reference list in proper APA format. Supplement each listing with one or two sentences describing the relevance of the resource to your topic. Three databases may be especially helpful for this assignment: Academic Search Complete, Business Source Complete, and Point of View Reference Center.

You do not have to write the essay yet, this assignment is about selecting a topic, looking for references and explaining why those references will work for that future essay. The essay instructions are for you to know what is the essay about and that way you can pick the topic and references.

Essay instructions.

The essay is about the ability to examine and critically analyze the social, economic, and political forces that contribute to the establishment and growth (or decline) of nonprofit organizations in the United States (1); the knowledge to articulate and discuss how nonprofit organizations influence social, economic, and political trends (2); and the ability to situate the history of nonprofit organizations in their socio-economic and political context and critically analyze their influence upon the society in which they operate (4). Length and Format: Paper of approximately eight pages in length (2,000 words), exclusive of title page, historical timeline, and references Description: Select a social, economic, or political issue that matters to you. Part A, Historical Timeline of a Selected Social Issue (2 pages): Employing a timeline format, summarize the history of the issue. Include major social trends, political actions (such as legislation or Supreme Court decisions), and of essential importance - the establishment and major achievements of notable non-profit organizations that work on the issue. Part B, Essay on the History of a Selected Social Issue (4 pages): In essay form, articulate and support a hypothesis describing the dynamic relationship between nonprofits and the issue under review. What role have nonprofits played throughout the history of the issue? For example, did the issue result in the creation of nonprofits? Did nonprofits bring attention to an issue, along with some proposals for addressing it? Part C, Case Example (2 pages): Select a nonprofit organization mentioned in Part B and highlight it in this section. Recount its history, describing the social, economic, and political conditions that factored into its founding. In doing so, be sure to explain its original intended purpose and what it is doing today. Cite its mission and vision statements (usually found on an organizations website) and describe its current programs. Conclude this section by offering some predictions about the organizations future based on what you perceive is happening today relating to the issue it addresses.