The Urban Institute is a not-for-profit economic and social policy research organization that oversees research projects in such areas as education, health policy, employment, income and benefits, housing and communities, population studies, poverty, and judicial issues. Its Urban Institute Press publishes books and reports addressing social and economic issues from tax policy to prison reform. About three-fourths of the institution's funding comes from the federal government; most of the rest comes from foundations including The Aspen Institute and the California Endowment. The Urban Institute was established as a non-partisan research facility in 1968 by the Johnson Administration.

Cal State East Bay’s strategic planning process is intended to lead to greater organizational effectiveness, better use of resources, and achievement of university goals and objectives. Through the use of evidence to inform decisions and assessment to evaluate the results of actions, Cal State East Bay will be able to guide its future with confidence. The current strategic planning process began in 2005 with a highly participative process to develop a new list of University Goals and Objectives adopted in May 2006. In October 2006, University President Mo Qayoumi initiated a series of 21 Town Hall meetings across the entire University, which shaped the seven mandates in the University’s Framework for the Future. In 2008, the University approved its new Academic Plan and identified initial priorities for implementation. More specific academic, physical, and divisional plans continue to be developed to sustain support for the University’s mission and values into the future. At California State University, East Bay, academic and enrollment planning drive support services, faculty and staff recruitment, budget development, information systems, physical planning, external relations, and fund raising, as illustrated by the above diagram. Academic planning in the first tier, reflects the mission of the University. Enrollment follows, with students at the center of the second tier, supported by academic and student services, and by the faculty and staff who offer these services. The third tier includes the underlying infrastructure. The University recognizes that many of the relationships shown by the directional arrows are reciprocal. For example, while students need instructors, services, and facilities; maintaining high quality, respected faculty, strong co-curricular programs, and a well-maintained campus can attract and retain students.

Chase Paymentech, a business unit of JPMorgan Chase, and a global leader in payment processing and merchant acquiring. On the Internet or at the point of sale, our unique combination of outstanding service, innovative solutions and financial strength offers solid benefits to companies both large and small. Since 1985, we've made it our business to lead the way in payment processing. But that's just the beginning. There's more to us than our state-of-the-art systems, our premier point-of-sale transaction processing and our direct Internet gateway. We can help your business thrive by giving you more ways to succeed now and in the future.

American Automobile Association (AAA) not-for-profit organization is best known for providing emergency roadside assistance to its members. AAA has extending its reach into other areas, however, such as offering a variety of financial and travel-arrangement services (foreign currency exchange and travelers checks), as well. The organization offers its members credit cards, insurance, and vehicle financing. AAA operates travel agencies and publishes maps and travel guides, to boot. AAA and its affiliated 70-odd auto clubs maintain about 1,100 facilities to serve more than 50 million members that span the US and Canada.

HomeAway.com lists more than 425,000 vacation rental properties in 118 countries worldwide, and helps property owners rent out their shack, shanty, condo, or chateau. Searchable by destination, listings include information on weekly rates, availability, and amenities, as well as pictures, descriptions, and contact information. HomeAway.com also maintains a network of 10 other travel-related Web sites. Investors in the vacation rental portal include Austin Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, American Capital, Institutional Venture Partners, Technology Crossover Ventures, and Trident Capital.

Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. provides consultation and collaboration services. It offers conflict and disclosure management systems, such as project vetting and acceptance process, conflict disclosure and tracking, employee conflict safeguards, and programs for ongoing and extensive consulting. The company’s services include accounting and financial analysis; consumer goods and services; energy and industrials; financial and business services; healthcare, legal, and economic and regulatory affairs; real estate; and technology, media, and telecom. It serves asset managers, consultancies, corporations, investment banks, law firms, nonprofit and public sectors, and private equity and venture capital. Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, New York with additional offices in Austin, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, London, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo.

Gen-Probe knows the answer is flowing through your veins. Gen-Probe Incorporated is a leading provider of diagnostic tests and instruments to detect HIV, chlamydia, and other sexually transmitted diseases. Gen-Probe also makes diagnostics to detect a host of infectious, disease-causing bacteria and fungi, including those behind tuberculosis, strep throat and influenza. In addition, Gen-Probe Incorporated makes products that screen donated blood for these diseases. Gen-Probe's products are designed to provide results within hours, while traditional cultured tests can take days. Major blood suppliers, including The American Red Cross and America's Blood Centers, use its products to screen much of the US blood supply.

Pegasus Solutions, Inc. provides technology and services to hotels and travel distributors in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It offers SWITCH technology, an electronic switch connecting travel providers and distributors in the travel industry; central reservation system (CRS) technology to address reservation requirements; CRS connections to global distribution systems and other alternative distribution systems; marketing services to drive hotel bookings; and travel agent commission processing and reconciliation services. The company also provides electronic distribution, payment, financial, and marketing representation services. Pegasus Solutions, Inc.’s customers include travel agencies and hotel properties. The company was formerly known as Pegasus Systems and changed its name to Pegasus Solutions, Inc. in 2000. Pegasus Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas with additional offices and regional hubs in London; Singapore; and Scottsdale, Arizona. The company has locations in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and India.

CrossCheck, Inc. is the third largest check approval and guarantee company in the nation. CrossCheck provides payment solutions to thousands of merchant outlets and auto dealerships across the country.In addition to check approval and guarantee services, the company has developed patent-pending technology for electronic check conversion and wireless transaction processing. CrossCheck’s payment services benefit both merchants and consumers. Guarantee services enable merchants to increase sales by safely accepting checks from more than 180,000,000 individuals who have checking accounts. Merchants are protected against losses on checks approved by our authorization center because CrossCheck agrees to reimburse, at face value, checks which have been approved, up to the maximum approval limit. Consumers benefit through easier and faster check acceptance.

Established in 1977, the Qualitec Family of Independently Owned Companies is a group of 12 highly specialized executive search firms. Each company specializes in a specific area of professional and executive search, including engineering, finance, accounting, tax, energy-related services, vacuum coating, healthcare, economics, manufacturing, and paralegal professionals. Headquartered in Houston, with a satellite office in San Antonio, Texas, Qualitec employs approximately 44 full-time associates with more than 360 combined years of recruiting and placement experience. Qualitec is a member of the National Association of Personnel Services and 74 percent of our employees hold the designation of Certified Personnel Consultant - the highest offered by the professional association. The company is also a member of the Texas Association of Personnel Consultants and the Houston Area Association of Personnel Consultants.

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