There are 7 Phases of Community Change
What is included in the Pre-Contact Stage?
Starting to know the community, meeting with leaders, touring the facility
Contact with the funders, getting hired, creating a description?
Why is it important to understand the funding organization?
To develop a realist view of the project
To understand internal agency politics and dynamics
To know how much they're going to give you in funding
It is important to understand the dynamics between the funder and the community to understand the personal power( personal, power ) and interpersonal societal( interpersonal, societal ) dynamics at play.
Understanding the sponsor's vision is important to understand if there are issues the funder doesn't want addressed
When trying to understand the funder's objectives one never has to evaluate their own values and position?
To understand the limits in regards to funding, community workers have to:
Understand the limits of funding, goals
Be realistic
Understand that communities have all the resources they need internally
To be accountable one should use the collected data from the start to control expectations of what the evaluation will entail?
Who should be the initial contact in the community?
Depending on the size of the community, look for formal or credible leaders
Find someone who seems to be in the know about what's happening
In large communities, the community worker should establish a presence for themselves
What are common concerns regarding community organizers?
Their reputation and experience
How much money they will be bringing into the community
One of the primary engagement principles is to keep a close knit, reliable amount of contacts within the community?
What is a factor when looking at people's involvement motivation?
People who want to make their community a better place
People who want to be a leaders
People who want to develop a better resume through community service
When dealing with community analysis, it is important that the organizer is confident that they can get together a team of citizens; whether or not progress happens is a secondary concern
Part of social learning is citizens questioning their community and gaining an understanding of it?
The first aspect of developing an organizational base is:
Leadership: Confident sensitive people with vision prepared to work and involve others
Participation: Committed animated people prepared to work on specific concerns
Coherence: Focused and relevant analysis and effective use of human resources
The second aspect of developing an organizational base is:
Coherence
Leadership
Participation
Participatory Action research means the worker immerses themselves in the community during the duration of the project
Participatory Action should never be political
What are oppressed communities missing?
Information
Funding
Privilege
Reflection and analysis
The Five stages of PAR are: identification, Developing to remediate the problems, Taking action, Evaluate the and and applying a lens
Some of the elements that make up a community are: Physical, social, psychological and political
When collecting information from a community, you do not need to stress confidentiality as you are working with a large group
When collecting information from a community, take into consideration their
Instrumental Needs
Structural Needs
Affective Needs
All of the above
Organizational development is important because it is a concrete expression that people can develop power
Meetings are not the best place to hold discussions because of power indifference and because people's voices could get lost in the crowd
help bring formal structure through democratic election of leadership
The 3 levels of commitment includes: ❌: People who hold meetings at their houses, donate money, participate in fundraising, sit on committees ❌: People who will attend meetings, deliver flyers, sign petitions ❌: People who prefer just to stay informed
Additional training is not required for communities because they are informal groups
What are some reasons funding is needed
A staff yacht
Travel
Office space and equipment
Salary for organizers
Nannies for organizers' children
When dealing with opposition, divide and conquer is the best solution
Campaigns are series of actions designed and undertaken to bring about a particular result
Campaigns are a stable solution and always turn out in favor of what the organizer is trying to accomplish
The types of campaigns are
Municipal, Provincial, Federal
Local, Local Mass, Social Movement
Public events should bring positive attention to the issue
Reasons to demonstrate
Publicity
Infamy
To get funding from Go Fund Me
The first principle of demonstration is .
When contacting the media, it is important to delegate a spokesperson
When participating in civil disobedience, it is a decision that can be taken lightly as nothing will likely come from it.
The steps of negotiation include: Have a clear idea of wants desires( wants, desires ) and needs; Understand the community organizations values, principles strengths( principles, strengths ), analysis; Be clear on the context history( context, history ); Be clear on the bottom line
There are __ principles of evaluation
3
5
4
The community should always be aware of why the evaluation is needed and its implications
There should be many opportunities for community involvement
Framing clarity includes
Who does and doesn't get to write questions
Materials from a craft store
That the funding organization will always be the perspective presented
The important evaluation categories include: , and Activities, , the Organizer and .
There is no reason for the organizer to leave the community change project early
The 5 Reasons for Leaving Early are: Worker Fatigue Worker is bored( Worker Fatigue, Worker is bored ), Need for different better( different, better ) skills, No funding, Organizer becomes best friends target( best friends, target ), Organizer gets another job
It is important to leave respectfully
What elements are included in the Importance of Celebration
A trip to the local pub
Taking time for yourself
Reflection
Joining with the community to celebrate
