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Monus Center for Entrepreneurship

Monus

Mission:

The goal of the Nathan H. and Frances T. Monus Entrepreneurship Center is to spur economic development in the Mahoning Valley. To achieve this goal, the center concentrates its efforts in three major areas. The primary goal of the center is the development of entrepreneurship initiatives and programs, both undergraduate and graduate, within the Williamson College of Business Administration. The center has developed a “Certificate in Entrepreneurship” that assists students with transforming marketable ideas into start-up businesses and emerging entrepreneurial ventures. A secondary aim is to communicate the entrepreneurship theme throughout the community. This is accomplished by hosting entrepreneurship programs for students in grades 6-12 and adults interested in entrepreneurship. Lastly, the Center acts as an entrepreneurship resource center for the University community.

Program Coordinator
Donna Walsh, M.B.A.
Phone: 330-941-3385
Fax: 330-941-1871
E-mail: dmwalsh@ysu.edu

Williamson Center of International Business

International Business

Mission:

The Mission of The Williamson Center of International Business at Youngstown State University encourages the introduction of international perspectives across the undergraduate and graduate curricula of YSU's business program.  Through a program of workshops and financial support for internationally oriented faculty development projects, the Center encourages Williamson College faculty both to internationalize the content of existing courses wherever feasible and to develop new internationally-oriented, cross-functional and cross-disciplinary courses.  The Center also maintains a library of current videos, books and other teaching materials on international business topics which are used by Williamson College faculty in teaching their classes.

Center for Nonprofit Leadership

Mission

Center for Nonprofit Leadership at Youngstown State University

An American Humanics Certificate Program at YSU

Youngstown State University is one of 70 colleges and universities affiliated with American Humanics (AH), Inc.  AH is a national alliance of colleges, universities, and nonprofit organizations preparing undergraduate students for careers with youth and human-service agencies.  Its mission is to educate, prepare, and certify professionals to strengthen and lead nonprofit organizations.

Benefits of getting the American Humanics Certificate:

Paid Internship Program

Community Council

Humanics

 

Overview

Background on American Humanics

American Humanics was founded in 1948 in Kansas City, Missouri by H. Roe Bartle and is “the only national organization that organizes, through affiliated colleges and universities, a program directed to undergraduate students to attract them to, prepare them for, and place them in careers with nonprofit youth and human-service organizations” (Ashcraft, 2000, 39).  According to a publication from American Humanics, a professor at Springfield College coined the term, “Humanics,” back in the late 1800’s or early 1900’s.  “His definition was Spirit, Mind, and Body in Humanitarian Service” (“American Humanics, Inc:  Most Frequently Asked Questions,” 2001, 1). While American Humanics added its own spin to mean “student development and education towards careers in nonprofit organizations” (“American Humanics, Inc:  Most Frequently Asked Questions,” 2001, 1), the American Humanics orientation session training defined it as the study of the nature and affairs of humankind.

American Humanics is a strategic alliance of colleges, universities, nonprofit organizations (Phillips, 1976).  American Humanics today has over 70 colleges and universities as members and has 22 national nonprofit partners.  The program emphasizes both curricular and co-curricular experiences for the students seeking the certificate to meet specified foundation and professional development competencies.  The Certificate program requirements include specific classes that deal with nonprofit management issues, a 300-hour internship with a nonprofit organization, and attendance at a national conference, American Humanics Management Institute.  The student also has to be seeking a four-year degree.

Background on American Humanics at YSU

In December 2001, under the leadership of Dr. David Sweet, President, Youngstown State University signed an affiliation agreement with the American Humanics, INC. and became one of 82 universities and colleges nationwide that offer a certificate for students seeking four-year degres to earn in addition to their major requirements.  Additional information about American Humanics is available in the Background on American Humanics Program.  Dr. Jane S. Reid was named Campus Director of the Center in January 2002.

Background on H. Roe Bartle

The following was found on this Website: http://usscouts.org/honorsociety/lonebear.asp

Using the word "legend" may be an understatement when talking about Harold Roe Bennett Sturdevant Bartle. There has probably never been a professional Scouter on the local or national scene quite like him. A big man with a big voice who was bigger than life, he was born in Virginia on June 25, 1901. Known simply as "The Chief", the massive Kansas City Convention Center is named in his honor not to mention the Kansas City Chiefs NFL football team. He was a professional Scouter extraordinaire and during his lifetime also managed to be a lawyer, banker, cattleman, politician, college president and renowned public speaker.

His father was a Presbyterian minister and he was an only child weighing nearly eleven pounds when he was born. He enlisted in the Army when he was 13 years old but his father, armed with a birth certificate, pulled him out three days later. He was a big man standing 6' 4" and weighing in at 375 pounds. They say his voice was even bigger. He overcame an early shyness and became a professional public speaker who was in great demand and was highly compensated for his efforts. He gave hundreds of speeches every year. One Kansas City Scouter I communicated with told me that legend has it when the Chief wanted to contact someone in a nearby town he would walk out to a high point five miles from it and yell. They would hear him. The Scouter, who knew him, always wanted to ask if it were really true but never had the courage. When Chief Bartle spoke he didn't need a public address system. There was a number of times where he actually blew out the public address system he happened to be using. He said "God had wired me for sound" so he spoke without one. He was dynamic to the core with his rich and high powered voice and eloquence of language. He was one of the most sought after speakers in the country yet when he was a 15 year old cadet at the Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia he hid under a bed once to avoid a debating class.

He was Kansas City's most celebrated mayor, having served two terms starting in 1955. It was "Chief" Bartle who negotiated with Lamar Hunt to bring his NFL team to Kansas City from Dallas in 1963. Mr. Hunt renamed the team "The Chiefs" in honor of Bartle, which is documented in NFL history. He had a fireman's hat, coat and boots and went to all two alarm fires while he was mayor to support the firemen and assist the victims. Every morning he had a radio broadcast at 8am to give a daily report on the city. He did not wish to serve a third term and although on the ticket, asked voters not to vote for him. Some did anyway but he got his wish and was not reelected.

H. Roe Bartle is considered the founder of American Humanics. He had worked for ten years on developing the program. For nearly thirty years the Chief led the Kansas City Area (now the Heart of America) Council of Boy Scouts. As Council Executive, he was responsible for hiring qualified staff members. He had no trouble finding good people, but most knew nothing about running an organization. With the help of longtime civic leader Jerry Cohen and others, Chief Bartle founded the American Humanics Foundation in Kansas City in 1948. His idea was to teach college undergraduates how to run the business side of nonprofit organizations. Courses would be conducted on campus and experienced agency executives would present classroom lectures and workshops. Students would volunteer in community agencies and learn from on-the-job experience. Upon graduation, they would have the management skills to run nonprofit agencies. Fifty years ago, most college campuses were not interested in adding American Humanics courses to their curriculums. American Humanics started at Missouri Valley College and grew within a small number of colleges. That situation has changed in recent years. The program may be the least known part of the legacy of H. Roe Bartle yet may be the most far-reaching, with hundreds of alumni serving various nonprofit organizations across the land. He considered it his greatest contribution to America during his lifetime. Chief Bartle had originally started it to help the Boy Scouts but it carried over to benefit many organizations. At a major American Humanics dinner in 1964, twelve speakers described the profound influences Mr. Bartle had on youth serving organizations across America. They say it was the only time that H. Roe Bartle was speechless. American Humanics, Inc. celebrated it's 50th anniversary in 1998. Chief Bartle reportedly used a good amount of his public speaking income to keep it going in the early years.

It was Chief Bartle who was elected the National Chief of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity in 1931 and remained in that position until 1946. It had eighteen chapters when he took it over and 109 chapters when he stepped down. He is largely credited with the growth of the organization. He followed the founder of the group as the group's leader and was continuously reelected until he finally chose to step down. The handbook of the organization has a full page on him to this day and he is still referred to as "The Chief". A retired professional Scouter who knew him shared with me that it was Chief Bartle who personally financed APO when it was a young organization.

While Chief Bartle accomplished much during his lifetime, Scouting was his passion. He was a professional scouter who knew how to lead and possessed magnetic qualities. He entered professional Scouting at age 21 in 1922 as the Scout Executive for the state of Wyoming. It was at the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming that he spent a great deal of time learning about the values and culture of the American Indian. Bartle was inducted into the Northern Arapaho Tribe as a blood brother and was sponsored into it by a Chief named Lone Bear. Roe Bartle was given the name of his sponsor, "Lone Bear". He arrived in St. Joseph Missouri in 1925 and remained until late December, 1928 when he left and came to Kansas City which became his home for the remainder of his life. He was the Council Executive in Kansas City for 27 years. While he was the executive in St. Joseph he had appointed a Roman Catholic man as a commissioner. After he did a Ku Klux Klan mob came calling one night and demanded that he get rid of the man. His answer to them was "If any three or four of you want to step forward, I'll show you who is running Scouting in St. Joseph." The mob left. The commissioner stayed. Chief Bartle never took a salary while serving as a Council Executive, he donated it back to the council each year to be used to further the cause of Scouting. It is hard to imagine someone working a full-time job for free and doing it over thirty years but he did.

He created the Tribe of Mic-O-Say honor society in St. Joseph, Missouri in 1925 when he became their council executive and created a second Tribe in Kansas City in 1929 after he transferred there. It is believed that Bartle arrived in Missouri in 1925 with the basics of Mic-O-Say in place. There was an existing society in St. Joseph named Manhawka that Bartle incorporated into Mic-O-Say. Kansas City's current Scout reservation is named after Chief Bartle. The two Scout reservations in St. Joseph and Kansas City are said to have the highest retention of older scouts returning each year of any reservations or camps in the country. The Tribe of Mic-O-Say is given much credit for this.

H. Roe Bartle served so many organizations and had so many honors and awards bestowed upon him during his lifetime that it boggles the mind. He received honors and distinguished service medals from Great Britain, Ecuador, Belgium, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Guatemala and Mexico. When Harry Truman asked him to serve as a regional public official in 1951, Chief Bartle reportedly had to resign from 57 boards he was a member of in order to comply with the non-conflict of interest requirement of the job. He was a trustee for hospitals, foundations and helped found such things as the Kansas City Boys Club. He served on boards for religious and osteopathic colleges, corporations, banks, trade commissions and more. After everything I found and read about him, I concluded Chief Bartle was a towering example of what an American citizen should be. He deeply cared about his community, his fellow man and lived a life of extraordinary service to others. Maybe above all he genuinely cared about children. He had instilled in his Scouts for years that when your family, church, community or country called upon you that you fulfilled the call. A group of former Scouts visited him one day to say the city needed honest leadership and asked him to run for mayor. He made no political deals on the way there. His only campaign promise was "I will take my honor, integrity and ability to City Hall and nothing else ." When he was elected he retired from his career in Scouting. This giant of a man had a profound influence on many thousands of people that lasts to this day. He counted among his friends the high and mighty including U.S. President Harry Truman yet took the time to help the common man and his beloved Kansas City in so many ways. The legacy of his life and the wide ranging effects of it are almost immeasurable. In the Christmas movie, "It's A Wonderful Life," the angel Clarence said "Each man's life touches so many other lives...". His statement rings true above and beyond in the case of H. Roe Bartle. "Chief" Bartle lived and remains an almost mythical legend of scouting and perhaps of life.

The mighty "Lone Bear" passed away on May 9, 1974.

His funeral was attended by the Director of the FBI as well as Chief Scout Executive Alden Barber and others who left a national meeting in Hawaii to be there. The church overflowed with people from all walks of life, all faiths and all color, who came to honor a man who had befriended many. His pallbearers were six firemen and six police officers, public servants, as was he. As the funeral procession moved along the streets to the cemetery, all the citizens who were passed along the way stopped and saluted; men removed their hats and many crossed themselves. From the gates of Forest Hill Cemetery to the gravesite there were literally thousands of saluting Cubs, Scouts and Scouters lined up on both sides to say farewell.

Courses for the Certificate

The following courses have been created specifically for the American Humanics Certificate and the Minor in Nonprofit Leadership

The student must register for this class when s/he is taking the internship to be counted for the Certificate requirements.  That could be the BUS4840 internship class, or it could be the students’ major internship.  During the meeting, the Campus Director will discuss how the student is meeting the American Humanics requirements through internship responsibilities as well as how the student feels about the internship experience.

It will be expected that students interested in receiving the Certificate will register for the Nonprofit Leadership Community Service class the four semesters of their junior and senior years at YSU.  If a student begins the program as a junior or a senior, then s/he will register for the class his/her remaining semesters at YSU.  The competency fulfillment document will be collected each semester in this class as a part of course requirements.

Competencies

 

If the student wants the internship to count for the requirements of the Certificate, the student must fill out an internship application form and a competency checklist with their prospective supervisor.  Both of these forms are on the BUS3740 shared drive on the WCBA Network.  No student will be given permission for the BUS4840 and BUS4841 classes before the form is filled out.  If a student takes an internship in another department, that internship will not count unless the application form is filled out prior to the start of the internship, and the student registers for the BUS4841 class concurrently with that internship.

Competency Checklist

Internship Application

Internship Handbook for Students

Internship Handbook for Nonprofit Organization

American Humanics Certificate Requirements

1.  Classroom learning (at least 180 contact hours)

2.  Internship program with a nonprofit organization at 501c3 (300 hours  at 20 hours per week for 15 weeks)

Nonprofit Leadership Internship BUS4840 (300 hours)B (3 semester hours)  OR

Any other internship that the student has with a nonprofit organization that meets the 300 hour requirement.

3. Attendance at one or more American Humanics Management Institutes

The Management Institutes are held in early January every year and usually last for three days.  It is a professional development and networking experience for students interested in the Certificate.

Funding for AHMI

One critical function of nonprofit organizations is the ability to fundraise in order to support their missions.  Students who attend AHMI must be involved in the fundraising activities in order to receive money for expenses incurred in attending AHMI.  The level of support for AHMI expenses will be prorated by the level of involvement in each fundraising activity to be determined by SNLO during the spring retreat when the fundraising activities are determined.

Attendance at AHMI functions

Community members, YSU, and students’ families, in good faith, invest in the students’ professional development at AHMI by donating their money to SNLO to fund the students’ trip to AHMI.  If a student attends AHMI, s/he will be expected to attend:

-All keynote speakers.

-All dinners and lunches sponsored by AHMI.

-All workshops.

-All case studies (attendance with specific assigned team).

-All assigned activities (trade shows, mixers, etc.).

Failure to attend any of the AHMI functions will result in the student reimbursing SNLO funds prorated by the time missed and could result in not meeting the Certificate requirements unless the student attends a subsequent AHMI and attends all of its functions.

 

Nonprofit Leadership Minor Requirements

In addition to the Certificate, students at YSU seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree might be interested in the nonprofit leadership minor.  The minor requirements are:

•BUS3720 Nonprofit Leadership (3 semester hours)

•ACCTG3722 Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations (3 semester hours)

•PR3710 Basic Public Relations (3 semester hours) OR ADV3711 Marketing Communications (4 semester hours)

•MGT3734 Human Resource Management (3 semester hours)  (Permission from the chair of management to count BUS3720 as a prerequisite for course)

•BUS4840 Nonprofit Leadership Internship (3 semester hours)

•BUS4841 Nonprofit Leadership Seminar (1 semester hour)

•MKTG4848 Marketing and Social Responsibility (3 semester hours)  (Permission from the chair of marketing to count BUS3720 as prerequisite for course)

•BUS3740 Nonprofit Community Service (1 semester hour) can be taken up to four times.

American Humanics National Nonprofit Partners

American Red Cross
The American Red Cross is a humanitarian service organization, led by volunteers, that provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies.

Americas Second Harvest
The America's Second Harvest mission is to feed hungry people by soliciting and distributing food and grocery products through a nationwide network of certified affiliate food banks and food-rescue programs and to educate the public about the nature of solutions to the problem of hunger in America.

AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps is a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, an independent federal agency whose  mission is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering . In addition to AmeriCorps, the Corporation also administers Senior Corps and Learn and Serve America. Together these programs engage more than 2 million Americans of all ages and backgrounds in service each year.

The Arc of the United States
The Arc of the United States works through education, research and advocacy to improve the quality of life for children and adults with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities and their families and works to prevent both the causes and effects of mental retardation.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is to make a positive difference in the lives of children and youth, primarily through a professionally supported, one-to-one relationship with a caring adult, and to assist them in achieving their highest potential as they grow to become responsible men and women by providing committed volunteers, national leadership and standards of excellence.

Boy Scouts of America
It is the mission of the Boy Scouts of America to serve others by helping to instill values in young people and in other ways prepare them to make ethical choices over their lifetime in achieving their potential.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America
The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America is to help youth of all backgrounds, with special concern for those from disadvantaged circumstances, develop the qualities needed to become responsible citizens and leaders.

Camp Adventure

Camp Adventure Youth Services is commited to enriching and enhancing the well-being of children and youth. Our theme, Catch the Magic, suggests zeal, energy, and enthusiasm. We will reach out with warmth, sincerity, and genuine interest to those we serve. At Camp Adventure Youth Services our vision is a simple one . . . "We create magic moments and treasured experiences for children and youth that last a lifetime." Magic occurs when reality exceeds one's expectations.

Camp Fire USA
It is the mission of Camp Fire Boys and Girls to build on the strength of their councils to positively impact the development of children and youth through community-based youth development programs. This organization also strives to expand Camp Fire nationwide to serve increased audiences through contemporary programs and new markets.

Corporation for National Community Service

The mission of the Corporation of National Community Service is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering.

Girl Scouts of the USA
Girl Scouts of the USA is dedicated to inspiring girls with the highest ideals of character, conduct, patriotism and service. Membership is extended to all girls who accept the Girl Scout Promise and Law. To reflect the diversity of the United States of America, this organization gives the highest priority to the inclusion of girls from currently under-represented populations.

Girls Incorporated
The purpose of Girls Incorporated is to meet the needs of girls in their communities, in helping girls and young women overcome the effects of discrimination and to develop their capacity to be self-sufficient, responsible citizens and to serve as a vigorous advocates for girls, focusing attention on their special needs.

Humane Society of the United States
The Humane Society of the United States makes a difference in the lives of animals here at home and worldwide. The HSUS is dedicated to creating a world where our relationship with animals is guided by compassion. We seek a truly humane society in which animals are respected for their intrinsic value, and where the human-animal bond is strong.

Junior Achievement Worldwide

Junior Achievement Mahoning Valley
Junior Achievement will ensure that every child has a fundamental understanding of the free enterprise system.

March of Dimes
The mission of March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects and infant mortality.

National 4-H council

To advance the 4-H youth development movement to build a world in which youth and adults learn, grow, and work together as catalysts for positive change.

National Urban League
The mission of the Urban League Movement is to help African Americans attain social and economic equality. The fundamental objective of the National Urban League is to enable those who are striving toward the mainstream to achieve economic self-reliance and to enjoy their rights as equal citizens under the law.

Outreach International
Outreach International's mission is to help the poor help themselves. Outreach International's purpose is to help people overcome the effects of poverty and to develop the capacity to create a new future for themselves and their community. Outreach International provides responsible ways for people with charitable hearts to help the poor to a better life.

Points of Light Foundation
The Foundation's mission is to engage more people more effectively in volunteer community service to help solve serious social problems.

United Way of America
To support and serve local United Ways to help increase the organized capacity of people to care for one another.

Volunteers of America
Volunteers of America is a movement organized to reach and uplift all people and bring them to the knowledge and active service of God. Volunteers of America, illustrating the presence of God through all that we do, serves people and communities in need and creates opportunities for people to experience the joy of serving others. Volunteers of America measures its success in positive change in the lives of individuals and communities we serve.

YMCA of the USA
The mission of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build spirit, mind and body for all.

Types of Careers and Salary Ranges at Nonprofit Organizations

The following are sample job descriptions of the types of careers available in nonprofit organizations.  It is not a complete list, but it is here to illustrate the types of employment as well as the compensation for people who work for nonprofit organizations.

Nonprofit Times 2008 Salary Survey

Director of Development.  $22,000-75,000—Plans and implements an aggressive, comprehensive fundraising program to generate unrestricted gifts to meet annual operating needs through direct mail, telephone and personal solicitation, as well as donor recognition efforts.

Social Services Coordinator.  $18,000-35,000—Networks with other social service agencies and have a basic understanding of laws, social security and welfare administration and regulations.

Controller.  $25,000-55,000—Manages the accounting department and maintains the accounting systems, is responsible for all financial reports.

Executive Vice President.  $60,000-123,000—Provides leadership to branch operations and ensures that they provide quality programs that meet the needs of the communities in which they service.  Cultivates and builds relationships with staff/volunteers.

Membership Director.  $21,000-33,000—Develops annual membership marketing plan, coordinates special events, membership services, corporate membership sales, and communication materials.

Family Life Director.  $20,000-30,000—Responsible for all administrative functions related to before- and after-school programs, licensed preschool, preschool enrichment, nursery and day camping programs.

Vice President—Human Resources.  $30,000-85,000—Responsible for all aspects of the human resources functions, including recruiting, employment, employee relations, compensation, benefits, training and development.

Unit/Program Director.  $25,000-50,000—Directs/manages overall daily operations of the designated club with primary concern for programs and service delivery, supervision and training of staff, facilities management, community relations and membership administration.

Manger of Youth Leadership Initiatives.  $18,000-38,000—Develops, promotes, and implements youth/urban outreach strategic plan; develops and promotes school-based strategies to facilitate program growth; identifies and recruits youth/urban leaders to initiate, oversee and support the development of programs.

Special Events Coordinator.  $18,000-35,000—Develops, coordinates, directs and administers all grassroots fundraising efforts.  This individual’s responsibilities include:  recruiting, managing and motivating volunteers and corporate leaders, in addition to cultivating strategies and identifying participant corporations for sponsorship.

Executive Director.  $25,000-125,000—Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors, responsibilities include:  support of the mission, supervision of staff and volunteers, development of guidelines for procedures, development of job descriptions, to enhance and implement services, and to participate in long range planning with the Board.  This individual also participates in fundraising needs of the organization, in addition to serving as a figurehead of the organization.

American Humanics Student Association (AHSA)

This student group is part of the certificate program of American Humanics at Youngstown State University. Membership is open to all currently enrolled students at Youngstown State University who are seeking a four-year degree and those who have completed the certificate program and have completed the requirements to attain alumni status with the organization.  The purpose of the student group is to provide professional experiences in nonprofit leadership while fulfilling the following competencies of the American Humanics Certificate Program:

Members of the organization will be expected to raise funds and attend the national American Humanics Management Institute that is held in early January each year.  Members will also be expected to plan and execute fall/spring retreats for new member orientation and goal setting for the year for AHSA.

As soon as the student decides to seek the Certificate, s/he must become a member of AHSA.  Active involvement in AHSAconstitutes:

If the student is a freshman or sophomore or if a student joins AHSA during the semester, s/he will demonstrate active involvement in AHSA by:

AHSA Constitution and Bylaws

AHSA Activities

Information Request

Please contact the following people for more information about the American Humanics Certificate Program at YSU:

Dr. Jane S. Reid, Professor of Marketing and Campus Director

Center for Nonprofit Leadership

Youngstown State University

One University Plaza

Youngstown, OH  44555

(330) 941-1870 (phone)

(330) 941-1871 (FAX)

jmreid@ysu.edu

 

Student Nonprofit Leadership Organization Officers:

Ms. Christine Lorenzi, President

Mr. Jeremy Cuevas, Vice President

Ms. Kelly Noyes, Secretary

Ms. Tammy Thomas, Treasurer

Ms. Justine Banks, Publicity Chair

Ms. Shannon Hians, Fundraising Chair

Ms. Rebecca Miller, Vice President

Student Nonprofit Leadership Organization