Description
Lay off 2 of WHPK’s 10 employees and eliminate the Meals on Wheels (MoW) program, which delivers 1 meal to 200 homebound residents, 5 days a week
Presented By: Maria Fernanda Lopez
Palacios
Yanxin Zhou
Brandon Masters
Akanksha Garg
Jour 510. Midterm
Ethical approach for Whole-Hearted Public
Kitchen
Group Spirit
Ground rules:
Respond the email within a
day
Google docs
PowerPoint
Texting is fine
Values
Excellence
Punctuality
Respect each other’s
opinion
Try everybody’s best
Showing the sense of
responsibility
SUGGESTED COURSE OF ACTION
?Option Two
“Lay off 2 of WHPK’s 10 employees and
eliminate the Meals on Wheels (MoW)
program, which delivers 1 meal to 200
homebound residents, 5 days a week .”
RATIONALE OF OUR DECISION
? Creates the least number of victims.
? Consistent with WHPK’s mission business
statement.
? Consistent with the Government’s advocacy for
healthier nutrition among kids and elders.
Facts:
25 years Non-Profit Org.
Financial Crisis
Limited Choices
10 Paid Staff + Volunteers
Critical Renovations
Values:
Healthy Food ? At-need People
Survival
Honesty + Transparency
Least Negative Impacts
Loyalties:
First allegiance is to
the customers, the
public that is need of
food: local at-need
adults and children.
Principle:
Mill’s Principle of
Utility: Best for Most
POTTER BOX
FACTS
• WHPK has been a non-profit
org. for 25 years;
• The General Budget has been
suffering a significant decrease;
• Projected donations for this year
are inadequate;
• A paid staff of 10 people+
Volunteers;
• Must save $365,000 in operating
cost to avoid bankruptcy;
• A must-made decision with 3
choices;
• Renovations were criticized by
the Media.
Public
Kitchen
• Best efforts
to provide
healthy food
to the widest
range of at-
need people.
• Least
negative
impacts on
the
community.
Organization
• Survival
from the
financial
crisis.
• Least
damaging
decisions to
the
reputation.
PR
Campaign
• Be honest
and
transparent
to the target
audiences.
• Effectively
manage
Donor
relations.
Values
Principle
? Mill’s Principle of Utility
Best for Most:“We must
seek the greatest happiness
for the greatest number of
people.”
----John Stuart
Mill
Loyalty
?Local at-need children and
adults.
?Donors.
Impact of our decision
Impacts on Community
1 Meal/Day;
5 Days/Week
$
50,000
$315,00
0
Contiguously
Serving
Healthy Food
Affected People:
Option #1:250 Option #2: 200+ 2 Option
#3: 700
Impacts on Community
? Community would be
protesting WHPK.
? Clarify that #2 will free
up the funds needed
to continue serving
the majority of
community.
Impacts on Community
Call-to-Action
The
Community’s
Taking
Responsibility
“Our hopes are that the
MoW program will be
sustainable through
volunteer efforts and that
the 200 homebound
residents will also be
served.”
Make the community
partly responsible for
helping those in need.
Thus, they’ll be less
inclined to “blame”
WHPK.
Impacts on Reputation
• The fired two employees might Create
negative comments/Advocate
protesting against WHPK/;
• Public would argue to lower director’s
salary;
• Media would bring up the renovation
issues.
Why the other two options are less desirable
Option #1 Option #3
? Affects more people
than #2 does.
? It is not consistent with
the organization’s
business purpose;
? Jeopardizes the
audiences’ health;
? Could bring unwanted
attention from
government and the
Media.
Addressing the Board’s Top 3
Concerns
Donor Relations Risk:
• Adjustment of MoW is
securing the survival of
the organization;
• Laying off employees
demonstrates that WHPK
considers its at-need
audience as a priority.
Charges of Mishandling Finances
? Renovations were necessary so that the
organization could meet the consumer’s
necessities and the challenges of the
community.
? Highlighting how we sacrificed the
internal audience to ensure serving our
primary audiences.
Demonstrations of Community Protest
? WHPK should allow
the dissent,
encourage interactive
communication and
hold positive attitude
for improvements.
? The employees who
lost their job would be
asked to show their
support.
? WHPK is seeking all
possible volunteer
support to recover
MoW.
? WHPK would never
sacrifice the quality
and healthy nutrition
of the food.
Grabbing
Initiative
in Facing
Protest
Open
Attitude
Seeking
Support
Ensure
Food’s
Quality
Suggested Statement:
Our organization was faced with the tough
decision to discontinue the Meals of Wheels
program, which resulted in the elimination of two
internal positions. We have the full support of our
employees in this decision and we will preserve
our loyalty to the community we serve, providing
them with nutritious meals. We humbly ask those
who support our cause to rise up to the
challenge, volunteer and help us recover MoW.
Questions/Comments
Thank You
doc_968137816.pptx
Lay off 2 of WHPK’s 10 employees and eliminate the Meals on Wheels (MoW) program, which delivers 1 meal to 200 homebound residents, 5 days a week
Presented By: Maria Fernanda Lopez
Palacios
Yanxin Zhou
Brandon Masters
Akanksha Garg
Jour 510. Midterm
Ethical approach for Whole-Hearted Public
Kitchen
Group Spirit
Ground rules:
Respond the email within a
day
Google docs
PowerPoint
Texting is fine
Values
Excellence
Punctuality
Respect each other’s
opinion
Try everybody’s best
Showing the sense of
responsibility
SUGGESTED COURSE OF ACTION
?Option Two
“Lay off 2 of WHPK’s 10 employees and
eliminate the Meals on Wheels (MoW)
program, which delivers 1 meal to 200
homebound residents, 5 days a week .”
RATIONALE OF OUR DECISION
? Creates the least number of victims.
? Consistent with WHPK’s mission business
statement.
? Consistent with the Government’s advocacy for
healthier nutrition among kids and elders.
Facts:
25 years Non-Profit Org.
Financial Crisis
Limited Choices
10 Paid Staff + Volunteers
Critical Renovations
Values:
Healthy Food ? At-need People
Survival
Honesty + Transparency
Least Negative Impacts
Loyalties:
First allegiance is to
the customers, the
public that is need of
food: local at-need
adults and children.
Principle:
Mill’s Principle of
Utility: Best for Most
POTTER BOX
FACTS
• WHPK has been a non-profit
org. for 25 years;
• The General Budget has been
suffering a significant decrease;
• Projected donations for this year
are inadequate;
• A paid staff of 10 people+
Volunteers;
• Must save $365,000 in operating
cost to avoid bankruptcy;
• A must-made decision with 3
choices;
• Renovations were criticized by
the Media.
Public
Kitchen
• Best efforts
to provide
healthy food
to the widest
range of at-
need people.
• Least
negative
impacts on
the
community.
Organization
• Survival
from the
financial
crisis.
• Least
damaging
decisions to
the
reputation.
PR
Campaign
• Be honest
and
transparent
to the target
audiences.
• Effectively
manage
Donor
relations.
Values
Principle
? Mill’s Principle of Utility
Best for Most:“We must
seek the greatest happiness
for the greatest number of
people.”
----John Stuart
Mill
Loyalty
?Local at-need children and
adults.
?Donors.
Impact of our decision
Impacts on Community
1 Meal/Day;
5 Days/Week
$
50,000
$315,00
0
Contiguously
Serving
Healthy Food
Affected People:
Option #1:250 Option #2: 200+ 2 Option
#3: 700
Impacts on Community
? Community would be
protesting WHPK.
? Clarify that #2 will free
up the funds needed
to continue serving
the majority of
community.
Impacts on Community
Call-to-Action
The
Community’s
Taking
Responsibility
“Our hopes are that the
MoW program will be
sustainable through
volunteer efforts and that
the 200 homebound
residents will also be
served.”
Make the community
partly responsible for
helping those in need.
Thus, they’ll be less
inclined to “blame”
WHPK.
Impacts on Reputation
• The fired two employees might Create
negative comments/Advocate
protesting against WHPK/;
• Public would argue to lower director’s
salary;
• Media would bring up the renovation
issues.
Why the other two options are less desirable
Option #1 Option #3
? Affects more people
than #2 does.
? It is not consistent with
the organization’s
business purpose;
? Jeopardizes the
audiences’ health;
? Could bring unwanted
attention from
government and the
Media.
Addressing the Board’s Top 3
Concerns
Donor Relations Risk:
• Adjustment of MoW is
securing the survival of
the organization;
• Laying off employees
demonstrates that WHPK
considers its at-need
audience as a priority.
Charges of Mishandling Finances
? Renovations were necessary so that the
organization could meet the consumer’s
necessities and the challenges of the
community.
? Highlighting how we sacrificed the
internal audience to ensure serving our
primary audiences.
Demonstrations of Community Protest
? WHPK should allow
the dissent,
encourage interactive
communication and
hold positive attitude
for improvements.
? The employees who
lost their job would be
asked to show their
support.
? WHPK is seeking all
possible volunteer
support to recover
MoW.
? WHPK would never
sacrifice the quality
and healthy nutrition
of the food.
Grabbing
Initiative
in Facing
Protest
Open
Attitude
Seeking
Support
Ensure
Food’s
Quality
Suggested Statement:
Our organization was faced with the tough
decision to discontinue the Meals of Wheels
program, which resulted in the elimination of two
internal positions. We have the full support of our
employees in this decision and we will preserve
our loyalty to the community we serve, providing
them with nutritious meals. We humbly ask those
who support our cause to rise up to the
challenge, volunteer and help us recover MoW.
Questions/Comments
Thank You
doc_968137816.pptx