Description Discussion 1 (a) Organizations vary in their types of funding sourc …

Description Discussion 1 (a) Organizations vary in their types of funding sources. Funding often depends on the type of organization: public or private, for-profit, or non-profit. With these various avenues of funding also comes various levels of influence the funding has on the agency. Many funds come with stipulations that dictate how they are used by the agency. For example, most government funding sources have very stringent demands that are accompanied by layers of complex regulations. Private funding sources may require less paperwork and stringent guidelines, but they may have ideological expectations that the agency upholds. It is a delicate balance to accept funding from sources while not compromising the agency mission statement and client services. In this Discussion, you critically assess funding sources and how they affect organizations receiving their support. For this Discussion, review this week’s Learning Resources and how funding sources affect the agencies receiving the money as well as the noncash revenues of the agency. Post the following: Identify one example of a funding source for an agency. Explain how this funding source could affect the services an agency provides for its clients. Discussion 1(b) Client systems-Social workers interact with client systems of many sizes and utilize their knowledge to promote the best interest of their client systems. They must be knowledgeable of not only how systems interface with one another, but also with how systems may need to change in order to meet the needs of its clients. Systemic change in macro settings can involve these systems working together: initiator, change agent, client, support, controlling, host, implementing, target, and action. These systems work together to create change. This Discussion focuses on macro-level client systems and how these systems have an impact on social services. For this Discussion, review this week’s Learning Resources and your program development assignment from last week. Post the following: Identify the client systems you used in your program development for the Week 7 Assignment. Explain how these systems work together to create change.