1). What is community organizing? Community organizing is when communities are helped to identify common problem or goals‚ mobilize resources‚ and in other ways develop and implement strategies for reaching their goals they have collectively set. 2). What are the assumptions (identified by Ross) under which organizers work when bringing a community together to solve a problem? There are seven assumptions that were outline by Ross. 1) Communities of people can develop the capacity to deal with their
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Communities of Practice (CoP) & Communities of Interest (CoINs) Prepared By: Trung Phat Lam (LAM09310251) For: Villem Van Ree Date: 21 March 2011 Course Title: Diploma of Business [International Business] Course Code: BSB52004 Module Title: Analyse Consumer Behaviour for Specific International Markets Module Code: BSBINT502A Executive Summary * The report was created in order to learn about Communities of Practice and Communities of Interest and the differences between
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Last year during fall I become an incoming freshman at Austin Community College. I remember how excited and nervous I was to finally start college. I wasn’t sure what to expect. For one thing‚ I was excited to meet new people and to make new friends. But for the other part I was nervous because I was going to start my first semester taking developmental classes. In a way I got discouraged I didn’t want anyone thinking that I was dumb. Development classes are there to help us improve our performance
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Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ COMMUNITY WORKING GROUP - Case Opportunities‚ and Threats Western Reserve University School of Medicine Analysis Strengths What are our competitive advantages? ● ● What are our core competencies Internationally recognized institution located in the heart of a vibrant community. Numerous existing ties to the community that can be leveraged for future endeavors ● ● Community-based participatory research Health disparities ● Community initiatives within SOM. (Please continue
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Mrs. Shafer IU English 19 December 2011 Community Service as a Graduation Requirement A wise person once said‚ “If you light a lamp for someone else‚ it will also brighten your path.” This particular quote has helped me realize that not enough teenagers are helping their community become a more desirable place to live. Implementing community service into the senior project outline as a requirement would ultimately benefit the students and the community. Not only will the students become more aware
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Running head: SCOTTSDALE: COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS Scottsdale: Community Assessment and Analysis Jennifer Hensley Megan Kehrli Isha Maina Maribel Martinez Kelly Simpson Lisa Taylor Grand Canyon University: NRS-427v Community Health February 3‚ 2013 Scottsdale: Community Assessment and Analysis Scottsdale‚ Arizona was incorporated in 1951 and is the sixth largest city in Arizona (City of Scottsdale‚ 2013). Scottsdale is 184.2 square miles located in the picturesque
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present worldwide‚ consisting of various community organisations that are driven by the human desire to assist others without gaining personal benefits‚ and bring about social change (Hudson‚ 2009). Categorised into three aspects‚ the basis for such organisations include professional and industrial associations‚ member benefit groups‚ and charities. As the not-for-profit sector becomes increasingly influential with providing hope‚ advocacy and policy for communities‚ a majority of its successive strength
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different prices to different customers. Financial aid at colleges is the practice of offering discounts to some students based on their ability to pay. The students with the least ability to pay are offer lower prices or even 100% free tuition. Occasionally students even receive free room and board. The reason why financial aid for college is categorized as price discrimination‚ is because the student who do have solid financial wealth to pay for college are presented with a much more expensive education
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Dear Saint John’s College High School community‚ Growing up in the nation’s capital has given me many opportunities to grow as a person that many people do not get. In my opinion‚ three things that have shaped me as a person are being an only child‚ given the chance to travel many places independently‚ and having a wide variety of hobbies. First‚ I believe being an only child has made me a stronger person because of the responsibilities I have and confidence within myself. As
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Individuality and Community Individuality shapes people and forms our communities based on the way people think. These communities are made up of various cultures and traditions‚ as well as‚ races and ethnic backgrounds. Culture is what unites us as human beings; it also divides us into different ethic neighborhoods. Even though each community is unique‚ some share similar aspects of different areas. Each community has to deal with certain hardships like stereotyping or bigotry.
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