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    The American Red Cross, an organization said to have helped millions of people, changing the world one day at a time. The group has been all on its own, receiving no government funding. Even without the funding, they have done an incredible job saving lives. Many are thankful but are yet to wonder, how did this all begin? It began with Clara Barton and her passion for helping others. Barton was born and bred in Oxford, Massachusetts. As a young adolescent, Barton was always helpful to her brother

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    Clara Barton In one year they have responded to 700,000 disasters around the world, provided 1.8 million meals, 45% of the nation’s blood supply and inspired 17,000 volunteers. This premier humanitarian organization is the American Red Cross and is a part of the world’s largest volunteer network and founded by Clara Barton. Thankfully she didn’t lend ear to the attitudes and perceptions of women in the 1800s, she marched to the beat of her own drum and had a foundation strong with

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    Clara Barton is woman of many talents who used herself to help others. Clara Barton is most known for being the founder of the American Red Cross. She also was one of the most influential women during the civil war. However, it’s more to Clara Barton than just the American Red Cross. She was a woman who accomplished great things in an era where it wasn’t common for women to step up. Clara Barton was born on December 25, 1821 in North Oxford, Massachusetts (Bio, N/D). At the young age of 15, Clara

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    Clarissa Harlow “Clara” Barton was founder of American Red Cross, educator and nurse. She was born in Oxford, Massachusetts on December 25, 1821. She spent much of her time helping others, such as tending to her brother after he was involved in an accident. At the age of 15 she became a schoolteacher and later went to open a free public school in New Jersey. She later became a clerk in the U.S. Patent Office in 1854 but lost the job two years later when the Democrats won the presidency. Throughout

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    arrival of Clarissa Harlowe Barton, but what they didn't know was that their little girl would be an extraordinary woman, who was going to change the lives of many people. Teacher, humanitarian and the founder of the American Red Cross, Clara Barton is one of the most honorable women in American history. Clara Barton’s early life made a great impact in her later years. For example at the age of eleven her brother, David, suffered an injury while helping build a farm. Most eleven year old girls wouldn’t

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    Imagine going to the hospital needing blood and there was none available. Clara Barton made the transfusion of blood possible with the inventing of the American Red Cross. Barton has influenced many nurses in today’s hospitals to push themselves to the limits and make others people’s lives easier. The American Red Cross made unimaginable hospital visits possible. Clarissa “Clara” Harlowe Barton was born in Oxford, Massachusetts on December 25, 1821. Clara’s father, Captain Steven Barton, was a government

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    Clara Barton and a group of her associates created the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 1881 the American Red Cross is devoted to assisting individuals in need throughout the United States and around the world. Funding for the program mainly comes from volunteers , blood donations and funding from the public . The American Red Cross deliver empathetic attention in five perilous areas: Individuals affected by tragedies Provide assistance to military personal and their loved

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    for being the founder of the American Red Cross organization. She was known as “an angel of the battlefield” for helping wounded soldiers during combat. Her life was devoted to caring and assisting others. Clara Barton was born on December 25, 1821, and was raised in North Oxford, Massachusetts. Barton was acknowledged for putting her life in danger to support and help soldiers, and for establishing an organization called the American Red Cross. The American Red Cross provides emergency assistance

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    companies choose to affiliate themselves with an NPO based on its reputation and perception. This also gives them a competitive advantage. This essay aims to explore the marketing strategies of The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and American Red Cross. The essay will further compare the two by analysing its marketing efforts and then drawing managerial inferences for the same. 2.0 Organisational Overview 2.1 UNICEF 2.1.1 Company Profile UNICEF was created by the United Nations General Assembly

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    The American Red Cross xxxxxxxxxx BCOM/230 xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx The American Red Cross is one of the world well-known humanitarian organizations. I will describe the organization culture, uses of communication, relationship between communication and culture, and the alignment of values. The American Red Cross was created by Clara Barton in 1881. The American Red Cross organizational culture is based on providing assistance around the world to a variety of humanitarian relief causes within

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