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Please select one of the following proposal exercises from the Menifield textbook for your research paper (The Basics of Public Budgeting and Financial Management) analyze one of their budgets (yearly, program budget, etc.). See the attached document The proposal should contain a cover and reference page and be written in APA format. At a minimum, the paper must contain:Background/History of the EntitySummary of the Proposal or BudgetDemographicsAnalysisConclusion/RecommendationsExcel Sheet (optional) – Excel sheet that details a financial section of your proposal. One Excel sheet can be counted toward the 5 – 6-page requirement.A minimum of 5 sources (at least two journal articles, the two course textbooks, one additional outside source)Suggested ResourceIf your project required demographic information, the following website may be useful:United States Census Bureau https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045222 Supplemental Research SourcesListed below are resources to assist you with preparing your Final Paper Project. Grants.gov: https://www.grants.gov Grants/RFP Notices: http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rfps?_ga=2.118377225.1088643330.1556215888- 1369322657.1556059591 Foundations Online: https://fdo.foundationcenter.org Nonprofit Times, https://www.thenonprofittimes.com Chronicle of Philanthropy, https://www.philanthropy.com UIU Library, https://uiu.edu/support/library/ UIU Library Guides for Public Administration, http://uiu.libguides.com/c.php?g=818938&p=5844572 Writing Resources (APA Resources) – Course Materials in the online classroom:https://upperiowa.brightspace.com/d2l/home Free Software and Nonprofit ResourcesFree Online Courses & Resources There are various free courses and resources for student who want to brush up on Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, etc.) and other software at Nonprofit Ready and GCF Global. Nonprofit Ready also has other courses including several on Grant Writing. Nonprofit Ready https://www.nonprofitready.org/free-courses-business-software-applications GCF Global https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/topics/

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