ndofChapter Questions and Cases Rubicon Programs Inc Rubicon

nd-of-Chapter Questions and Cases Rubicon Programs, Inc. Rubicon Programs, Inc., is a California Bay-area nonprofit started in 1973 in response to California\'s large-scale closing of psychiatric hospitals and the resulting flow of patients into communities. Here is Rubicon\'s mission statement: Rubicon Programs\' mission is to create and deliver integrated solutions to profound social problems. Our purpose is to make a positive and lasting impact on people living in poverty and on people living with disabilities, especially psychiatric disabilities. We empower people to move out of poverty and improve their quality of life.22 Rubicon specialized in providing vulnerable

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1. The ground work team for this venture should include the individuals having basic literacy and minimum soundness of mind to do justice with the work. The people with necessary education and ability to do data entry with accuracy may be engaged for the task. The organizing team should assess the complexity of work and the competence of the work force before start of the venture.

2.It is an adaptive social enterprise as well as an innovative capture of the opportunity that came by in form of Government\'s contract. It qualifies for the first category as the organization has resources and it can match their competence with job requirements. It also belongs to the second category, as it was a novel concept.

3. The venture comes under safety needs as it enhances the physical, financial and mental well being of the patients through the work.

4. The opportunity was presented by the Government\'s decision to contract out the data entry work, and it was up for grabs for the company.