Robin Hood Case Study

When we hear or see the name Robin Hood, we think of the heroic outlaw in the English folklore who, according to legend, was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. Traditionally depicted as being dressed in Lincoln green, he is often portrayed as “robbing from the rich and giving the poor” alongside his band of Merry Men. Robin Hood became a popular folk figure in the late-medieval period, and continues to be widely represented in literature, films and television. The nonprofit organization located in New York, the Robin Hood Foundation has a legal philosophy of “taking from the rich and giving to the poor”. The mission of this organization states that the Robin Hood Foundation is New York’s the largest poverty-fighting organization, and
Since its founding, Robin Hood has raised more than $1.95 billion in dollars, goods and services to provide hundreds of the most effective soup kitchens, homeless shelters, schools, job-training programs and other vital services that give New York’s neediest citizens the tools they need to build better lives. In addition, Robin Hood's board of directors pays all administrative, fundraising and evaluation costs, so 100% of your donation goes directly to organizations helping New Yorkers in need. (https://www.robinhood.org/ )
Question three present the following three areas to address: issues, relationships between the board and the managers, and possible factors regarding policy change. One of the issues surrounding the Robin Hood Foundation case is that of trust. An article written by Don Moyer and Fitzgerald (2007a) in the Washington Post
I think that the Robin Hood Foundation’s Board considered the public’s concern to include donors and grant funding agencies as it relates to fiscal responsibility in changing its policies. The board may have considered changing its policies to establish standards for organizational performance and hold the organization accountable. This refers to the board defining the standards by which the organization effectiveness in achieving its mission is to be evaluated. Establishing such standards to judge whether the organization is effectively employing the resources entrusted to it in pursuit of its mission is a fundamental aspect of the board’s responsibility to those who provide financial support, to the society that grants the organization exemption from taxation, and to those whose needs its programs serve (Worth,