Final Project 15 PAGES, you will select a public organization (federal, state, or local) or non-profit organization with which you are familiar. This may be an organization for which you currently work or have worked, know about from others, or have learned about through academic resources and/or the media, as long as it is not a private for-profit organization. With this organization in mind, you will explore the various topics of the course. As you progress through the readings and assignments in the course, think about how these topics relate to finance and budgeting within the organization you selected. The Learning Resources, the Discussions, and the Assignments will assist you in completing each section of the Final Project.

Final Project 15 PAGES, you will select a public organization (federal, state, or local) or non-profit organization with which you are familiar. This may be an organization for which you currently work or have worked, know about from others, or have learned about through academic resources and/or the media, as long as it is not a private for-profit organization. With this organization in mind, you will explore the various topics of the course. As you progress through the readings and assignments in the course, think about how these topics relate to finance and budgeting within the organization you selected. The Learning Resources, the Discussions, and the Assignments will assist you in completing each section of the Final Project.

Your Final Project should contain the following sections (the sections can be reordered for appropriate flow):
1.Mission and goals of the organization
2.Ethical considerations related to finance and budgeting within the organization
3.Technological considerations for improving the efficiency or effectiveness of finance and budgeting within the organization
4.Applicable laws, regulations, and policies impacting the organization's financial and budgetary operations
5.Evaluation of the organization's budget process and revenue sources
6.Internal factors impacting successful strategic financial planning
7.The organization's usage of cost-benefit analysis
8.Evaluation of the organizations annual financial report
9.Assessment of the organization's overall financial condition

Your Final Project must demonstrate both breadth and depth of knowledge and critical thinking appropriate to graduate-level scholarship. It must follow the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association guidelines and be free of typographical, spelling, and grammatical errors. Also, you must use at least six scholarly sources from the library that were published within the past five years to support the paper.

The project should be 14-15 pages in length (double-spaced), not including the title page, the abstract, and references.

Be sure to support your Final Project with specific references to all resources used in its preparation listed below and from the Walden University Library.
Mikesell, J. L. (2014). Fiscal administration: Analysis and applications for the public sector (9th ed.). Boston, MA: Wadsworth.
Eskridge, R. D., French, P. E., & McThomas, M. (2012). The international city/county management association code of ethics. Public Integrity, 14(2), 127150.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Rossmann, D., & Shanahan, E. A. (2012). Defining and achieving normative democratic values in participatory budgeting processes. Public Administration Review, 72(1), 5666.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
American Society for Public Administration. (2012). Proposed code of ethics. Retrieved from
http://www.aspanet.org/public/ASPADocs/Principles%2012-09-10.pdf
Kavanagh, S., Ruggini, J., Na, M., Kinney, A., Kreklow, S., Greiner, J., & Stewart, A. (2006). Market research report: Budgeting technology solutions. Retrieved from http://www.gfoa.org/sites/default/files/BudgetTechnologyReport.pdf
New York State Office of the Attorney General. (2010). Attorney General Cuomo expands investigation into pension padding. Retrieved from http://www.ag.ny.gov/press-release/attorney-general-cuomo-expands-investigation-pension-padding
U.S. Office of Government Ethics. (2011). Standards of ethical conduct for employees of the executive branch(pp. 123). Retrieved from
http://www.oge.gov/Laws-and-Regulations/Employee-Standards-of-Conduct/Standards-of-Ethical-Conduct-for-Employees-of-the-Executive-Branch-(PDF)/
Aikins, S. K. (2011). An examination of government internal audits' role in improving financial performance. Public Finance & Management, 11(4), 306337.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Linnas, R. (2011). An integrated model for the audit, control and supervision of local government. Local Government Studies, 37(4), 407428.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Hogan, A.-M. (2006, November). Audit committee and auditor independence. Paper presented to the San Diego City Council. Retrieved from http://algaonline.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/13
St. John, E. P. (2013). Social justice & globalization. Harvard International Review, 35(1), 4549.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Yale Center for the Study of Globalization. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.ycsg.yale.edu/
Becker-Medina, E. (2013). Annual survey of public pensions: State- and locally-administered defined benefit data summary report: 2011. Retrieved http://www2.census.gov/govs/retire/2011summaryreport.pdf
Chantrill, C. (2014). Government spending in the US. Retrieved from http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/local_spending_2010USrn