a. You are the coordinator of a nonprofit that distributes donated items to three local homeless shelters and want to figure out a way of distributing the donated items to the shelters who need it the most. Which of the following would most likely achieve your goal? Ask shelters to submit their requests, and decide what to send where based on their answers. Send all the donations to the shelter that has the least. Divide the donations evenly among the three shelters. Offer each shelter a virtual "budget" and have them bid on different items.   b. Which of these best represent a planned approach and which best represent a market approach?  (Categorize them)    Ask shelters to submit their request, and decide what to send where based on their answers Send all the donations to the shelter that has the least  Divide the donations evenly among the three shelters  Offer each shelter a virtual "budget" and have them bid on different items

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a. You are the coordinator of a nonprofit that distributes donated items to three local homeless shelters and want to figure out a way of distributing the donated items to the shelters who need it the most. Which of the following would most likely achieve your goal?

Ask shelters to submit their requests, and decide what to send where based on their answers.
Send all the donations to the shelter that has the least.
Divide the donations evenly among the three shelters.
Offer each shelter a virtual "budget" and have them bid on different items.
 
b. Which of these best represent a planned approach and which best represent a market approach? 
(Categorize them) 
 
Ask shelters to submit their request, and decide what to send where based on their answers
Send all the donations to the shelter that has the least 
Divide the donations evenly among the three shelters 
Offer each shelter a virtual "budget" and have them bid on different items. 
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