Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Redemptive Cycles


                                                            



At Redemptive Cycles, our mission is to redeem the streets. We believe getting people on bikes makes Birmingham a more connected, comfortable, and livable city. Bicycles are affordable transportation, which not only fight congestion, parking shortages, and pollution in the city center, but also boost individual health and fitness!

Through our non-profit bike shop we sell new and refurbished bicycles at an affordable price, provide

professional-quality repairs and maintenance services below market rates, and use a sliding scale for
those in need. Through our “Earn-A-Bike” program, those in need can work at the shop, learn how to repair and maintain a bicycle, and leave with a bike of their own. 

Since opening in July of 2013, Redemptive Cycles has operated as a nonprofit organization, and received its 501c3 status in September 2014. So how does a nonprofit bike shop work? In our case, it looks and operates mostly like a normal bike shop: new and used bikes are for sale along with parts and accessories, and we offer full service repairs. What makes us different is the variety of nonprofit services we offer to Birmingham-area cyclists: the Earn-a-Bike program, sliding scale repairs, free monthly mechanics classes, and a free public workstation, not to mention many volunteer opportunities and a community of cyclists eager to help one another.
Our nonprofit sustains itself in a variety of ways. First and foremost is through the bike shop itself. Shop revenue not only allows us to give bikes and repairs away, it also helps keep our doors open, but used bike sales and discounted repairs are not enough, and we look to our community for support when shop revenue falls short of the bottom line.
From our community we get support in a few key ways. First of all Redemptive Cycles relies heavily on volunteer labor. Without the resources to pay a full staff we look to our awesome and dedicated staff of volunteers to provide much of the labor necessary to keep the bike shop running at full steam. Volunteers are integral to Redemptive Cycles’ continued success.
We also rely on our community to provide the majority of our used bike and part offerings. Bike
donations are our bread and butter. They provide us with both a well-stocked, affordably priced, used bike selection, and a supply of bikes to utilize through the Earn-a-Bike program. Without frequent bike donations Redemptive Cycles would struggle to maintain a good used bike selection.


Finally, we look to our community for support through monetary donations. When revenue from the bike shop falls short, Redemptive Cycles asks the community to help make up the difference. Our annual fundraiser and individual donations enable us to continue offering bicycle related services to the Birmingham area, and in the future, with the help of grants, we hope to further expand our outreach.
In 2015 Redemptive Cycles expects to bring in $150,000 in revenue, and we need to raise at least $50,000 through fundraisers, private donations, and grants in order to sustain our charitable services.  Combining the bike shop and nonprofit is the most efficient way to help those in need of bicycle related services. Revenue from the bike shop goes directly towards sustaining our charitable services, and because things like rent and utilities are shared, the nonprofit costs only a fraction of what it would otherwise take to operate.



Therapy South



TherapySouth was founded in July 2006 by Steve Foster, PT. His vision was that TherapySouth would be a therapist-owned practice, specializing in "hands-on care, close to patient's home or work". Clinics placed in Central Alabama, Auburn and Athens, GA maintain an informal atmosphere that helps patients feel at home in their surroundings. Having 20 locations, allows patients to conveniently attend physical therapy two to three times per week to improve their daily functions. We know our patients names when they walk in the door of our clinics! 

Clinical excellence is the foundation of our successful patient outcomes. Many of our therapists have
advanced certification in orthopedic physical therapy, as well as other specialty areas including
manual therapy, women's health, orthotics and hand therapy/occupational therapy.Hundreds of physicians in Alabama and Georgia trust TherapySouth to care for their patients each day. We work with physicians, families, employers and insurance companies to ensure the best care possible for every patient. TherapySouth always appreciates great talent. We offer a generous benefits package and plenty of opportunities for advancement for the right candidates. Additionally, we offer a structured, one-year
mentorship program for new graduate therapists through our partnership with Medbridge. If you are interested in working for TherapySouth, please download our employment application, complete it and bring it along with your resume to the nearest TherapySouth location.
The Department of Physical Therapy has provided quality physical therapy education for nearly 30-years with continuous accreditation. A friendly faculty that is clinically and academically strong teaches the curriculum leading to the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree. As its Mission, The Department of Physical Therapy is 1)dedicated to the education of physical therapists who provide the highest levels of professional care to diverse communities while maintaining a commitment to life-long learning, and 2)committed to service and the advancement of knowledge in the profession through research and scholarly activity. 
The Department of Physical Therapy continues to pursue a path toward excellence in
achieving our mission “educating physical therapists who provide the highest levels of professional care to diverse communities while maintaining a commitment to life-long learning”.


















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Photo 1 - Breakthru Physical Therapy and Fitness Website

Photo 2- Physical Therapy Works Website

Photo 3- South Coast Therapy South Pedatric Therapy Specialists Website

Photo 4- South Coast Therapy Service Website

Resources:

http://therapysouth.net/services/

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Daxko



  Software that makes a difference. People who make it better. Our mission is to provide technology and services that contribute significantly to the success of our customers and to provide Daxko team members with rewarding careers.We define integrity as doing the right thing when nobody is looking. At Daxko we treat our customers, partners, and fellow team members with fairness, honesty, and respect. Without integrity, our best efforts will fail, no matter how good our software and services are. Sense of ownership is the deep resolve to do what needs to get done. We stay focused on our goals and have a high degree of accountability in the commitments we make.
Effective teams beat individuals every time. Our success is not dependent on the heroics of a few individuals. It is dependent on team members working together towards a common goal,
accomplishing things they couldn’t do on their own.Fun is that extra, intangible dimension that helps us enjoy our jobs and makes us enjoyable to work with.It helps us keep our jobs in perspective, egos in check, and allows us to be better, creative problem solvers for our clients, every day. Naturally, as both a company and as individuals, we strongly believe in our responsibility to give back. As such, we established a 501(c)(3) called the Daxko Foundation.
 Daxko team members participate in semi-annual Impact Days, in which team members take a day to work outside of the office to give back to our local community. Most recently, Daxko worked with the Greater Birmingham Humane Society, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Birmingham, and the Young Women’s Christian Association.
Additionally, other projects beyond the Y have included sending care packages to U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, internal fundraising for Haiti relief, and other similar projects as the need arises. We believe focusing on our local community is the most effective way for us to make a lasting and meaningful impact. At Daxko, our team members develop innovative software and valuable services to propel the mission of our customers forward. It requires ingenuity, collaboration, determination, and execution.Once we’ve won your heart, we’re ready to put a ring on your finger.Why? Commitment. We are so committed to our team members that part of our mission statement reads: “To provide Daxko team members with rewarding careers.”
 One of the ways we do this is through our culture. We believe that a commitment to team members through our culture facilitates an even stronger commitment to our customers. Our customers deserve nothing less than a rock-solid commitment. We believe that better people and better customer interaction always leads to better solutions. That’s why you’ll find us taking ownership, taking risks,
but not taking ourselves too seriously. It’s in our DNA. A paycheck is important, but we believe great benefits are equally as important. Daxko team members enjoy individual health care coverage at no cost to them, and family coverage well below state averages. Other benefits our team members value include 401(k) matching, generous paid time off, and more. Our hardworking team members are our lifeline. Expect to work with cool, smart people and collaborate with various teams. It’s all about synergistic teamwork. Our Birmingham headquarters was designed with one purpose in mind: to create a team-oriented environment. But we can’t lie, our space promotes our unofficial core value of FUN. Envision wireless throughout, collaborative spaces, brainstorming rooms, and restaurant booths. 
You may even notice a Birmingham theme throughout our space. Fun updates to our Houston office are in the works! Free fruit and drinks? Check. Refrigerators are stocked full of soft drinks and sparkling water, and our state-of-the-art coffee machine grinds beans before your eyes as it prepares your fresh cup. Free lunch? Every Friday. Casual dress? Every day. Extra surprises? You bet! The more you know, the less you have to guess. The less you have to guess, the more focused you are on
serving customers. Daxko leaders share revenue goals, strategic vision, customer successes, and even “pain points” regularly. Our CEO hosts Friday morning Q&A sessions where any team member can ask any question – even tough ones. We believe team members should never stop learning. From lunch-and-learn sessions to intensive team lead training, we set our team members up to grow their careers. Best of all, each full-time Daxko team member is provided a generous self-directed annual professional development allowance and five professional development days in addition to paid time off. Daxko team members participate in semi-annual Impact Days, where we take a day to work outside of the office to give back to our local community. How do we end an Impact Day? Pizza and beer, of course! Going above and beyond shouldn’t go unnoticed. From peer-nominated helmet stickers to the prestigious Achiever’s Club, there’s plenty of opportunity to receive recognition for hard work at Daxko. Team members even enjoy a paid sabbatical at their 7-year Daxko annivsersary. Many team members at Daxko have experienced growth in their careers, and some have even found and fostered new interests they didn’t know existed. Read about one team member’s career path at Daxko here.

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Resources:

http://daxko.com/

https://www.google.com/

CTS


The CTS Birmingham IT consulting operation provides clients with experienced specialists in management, technology consulting, solution development, quality assurance, business intelligence, SharePoint portal solutions, Nuclear IT, and managed services. Contact one of our specialists for more information.


CTS Birmingham IT consulting services provides highly skilled specialists that are experienced in implementing application lifecycle improvements in situations that range from two-man development teams to hundreds of team members from our enterprise software development department. CTS exists to help our clients solve business problems using technology and processes. We believe that IT should solve problems, not create them, so we use proven techniques to define your needs and create solutions in the most efficient manner possible.

We understand the necessity to remain flexible to the needs of your business. We use the right tools for the job and keep our focus on quality whether the solution is custom software, processes, business intelligence, or supplementing your IT staff. For more information about the services we offer, please contact one of our solutions specialists.


Business Intelligence does not have to be complex. CTS believes that large data warehousing efforts should be divided into several small iterations.At CTS, we believe in a QA process that starts early in the Software Development Lifecycle. The earlier you start QA activities, the earlier you will start eliminating defects and reducing your overall costs. CTS begins QA activities in the requirements phase and continues throughout deployment.CTS's custom software development capabilities and our employees' skill sets are what set us apart from the competition.


With more and more demand from business users for technology, efficiency, effectiveness, and cost savings are at the forefront of all IT decision makers' minds. Our employees are not only the best, but we encourage them to go beyond their best.  CTS employees speak at industry events, publish technical articles, volunteer in leadership roles for regional technology user groups, and secure
certifications. 
It may just seem like a piece of paper, but a certification represents a great deal more. Industry recognized certifications demonstrate an engineer’s level of commitment to technologies, to products, and, more importantly, to continuing education and growth. Above all else, certifications are a ready indicator of our company-wide commitment to excellence. When you hire CTS employees who hold current and meaningful certifications, you hire the best.

At CTS, we don’t train to train; we train to win. For us, training is an ongoing commitment that begins on day one and never stops. Whether it’s immersion in a multi-week deep dive on a technology, or mentoring with a senior business leader on soft skills, we tailor the training to the individual and his or her career path at CTS. Our employees begin with rock-solid foundations; from there, we invest in their futures.

CTS is a regional IT Consulting firm with over 250 employees in six regional offices. Clients include some of the largest Fortune 1000 firms headquartered in the southeast. Typical projects range from business intelligence and big data, to software development, quality assurance and application support. Our diverse team is focused on delivering quality services, lasting solutions, and long term client relationships.Our people are our most important asset. We have over 275 employees across 6 different office locations, but we are all one team. Together, we work with Fortune 1000 clients across the southeast to build custom solutions to their business problems. Every project is unique and provides new challenges and opportunities to learn from some of the best minds in the business.


Each of our offices has a fun and unique culture, and we all share the same passion for our work. With our career development program and internal training initiatives, you have all the tools you need to reach your full potential. The rest is up to you!


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Resources: 
http://www.askcts.com/


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UAB School of Nursing

Welcome to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing. Professional nursing continues to be a rewarding lifetime career with many opportunities for advancement. As the challenges and demands in health care intensify, the demand for an educated nursing workforce increases. Since 1950, the UAB School of Nursing has been building on a vision to sustain nursing leadership worldwide

The UAB School of Nursing offers innovative bachelor'smaster's, and doctoral programs. Among these are the state’s only PhD in Nursing degree and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree which offers BSN, MSN and Nurse Anesthesia Pathways, more than 15 specialty and subspecialty nurse practitioner tracks, dual degree options, advanced nursing executive majors in administration
and informatics, and an Accelerated Master's in Nursing Pathway (AMNP) program for students who already have one degree. Some courses are taught completely in a distance-accessible format, where students can complete course requirements without traveling to the campus and some courses have online content combined with live, on-campus sessions.The UAB School of Nursing offers students opportunities to learn and investigate with interprofessional faculty and student teams from nursing, medicine, dentistry, health professions, public health and optometry. Students and faculty have options for substantial  scholarships, fellowships and grant awards to support undergraduate and graduate study. 

Through the school’s Pan American World Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center for International Nursing and the Sparkman Center for Global Health, students and faculty are exposed to interdisciplinary clinical and research
opportunities on UAB's campus and across the globe. Students and faculty find their work is strengthened through partnerships with one of America’s best academic health-science centers, presenting exceptional clinical resources and experiences. UAB’s nursing legacy is found in the more than 15,000 alumni who live and work throughout the United States and the world. Our graduates serve as expert clinicians, executive nurse leaders, deans and directors of nursing programs, nurse scientists, faculty, advanced-practice registered nurses, university presidents, board members and other professional leaders.

The UAB School of Nursing is committed to your success. Here you will have the opportunity to excel in professional and advanced nursing in UAB’s academic health center using the latest learning systems, as well as team and clinical simulation training.Join our inspiring, collegial faculty and our talented alumni leaders who are vested in helping you become a compassionate nursing leader who contributes to improving the health and quality of care for individuals, families and populations.This
school's history has Birmingham-based nursing education roots dating to 1903, embedded in diploma nursing education provided by hospitals that became the foundation for UAB's internationally known medical center. Today the UAB School of Nursing—offering baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral nursing education—continues to pioneer in educating nurse leaders in the UAB spirit of "knowledge that will change your world." In 2011, U.S. News & World Report ranked this school No. 21, in the top 5 percent of nursing schools in the country.UAB School of Nursing, as part of a research university and academic health center, shapes patient-centered healthcare by preparing recognized nurse leaders who excel as clinicians, researchers, and educators in Alabama, nationally and internationally.The UAB School of Nursing Honors Program provides unique experiential learning opportunities in research where students are introduced to basic research concepts and provided the opportunity to complete defined research activities as part of a faculty research team. Students will have the opportunity to explore the role and career path of a nurse scientist. All undergraduate nursing students are eligible to apply for admission to the Nursing Honors Program, including BSN and RN-BSN Mobility students. Students who successfully complete the Nursing
Honors Program will receive a certificate of acknowledgement at the UAB Honors Convocation and will graduate “With Honors in Nursing.” Students who participate in both the UAB Honors Program and the School of Nursing Honors program will graduate “With University Honors in Nursing.” The School’s state-of-the-art simulation labs allow students to learn in a safe and supportive environment prior to applying these skills in the clinical setting.The School uses the learning management system Canvas to deliver quality, distance-accessible classes for our students. We believe that a learning management system should make life easier for teachers and students, and should offer a variety of choices about how you interact with a course. The University of Alabama at Birmingham provides interprofessional simulation experiences and consulting support to strengthen simulation activities.The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, as part of a research university and academic health center, shapes patient-centered health care by preparing recognized nurse leaders who excel as clinicians, researchers, and educators in Alabama, nationally and internationally. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The School of Nursing is approved by the Alabama
Board of Nursing and is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). 
The BSN Curriculum is designed to prepare graduates for entry into professional nursing practice. This foundation offers both academic and professional nursing courses that provide the base for clinical competence and informed judgments about health care situations and care of patients in both in- and out-patient settings.Baccalaureate preparation in nursing is the basic educational level for entry into professional nursing practice. This foundational education includes both academic and professional nursing courses that provide a base for clinical competence and informed judgments about health and patient care in a variety of settings. These settings include, but are not limited to, home/community agencies, outpatient/ambulatory care, and hospital-based practice ranging from chronic to high acuity. Baccalaureate nursing education builds upon knowledge acquired from the humanities and biological, physical, social, and behavioral sciences. By engaging in state-of-the-art technologies, simulations, and other teaching strategies, the graduate is prepared to care for families and individuals of all ages. The integration of principles of nursing research and principles of leadership and management also assist the graduate to function as an informed member of an interdisciplinary health team. Graduates of the program are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) to become a registered nurse (RN). Individuals who have completed a previous undergraduate degree, outside the field of nursing, and who have met the UAB criteria for School of Nursing admissions, may be considered for admission to the School of Nursing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Bachelor of Science of Nursing (BSN) program or the Accelerated Master’s into Nursing Pathway (AMNP). Second-degree students seeking the BSN degree are admitted fall and spring terms. The AMNP program is a graduate level program, and results in a Master of Science in Nursing and admits in the spring term. Second-degree applicants must submit all material, follow the same processes and adhere to the same deadlines and requirements as all other undergraduate BSN applicants. 










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