Exam 4 Flashcards
What does Vista stand for?
Volunteers in Service to America.
What is the Ladder of Citizen Participation?
Manipulation, Therapy, Informing, Consultation, Placation, Partnership, Delegated Power, and Citizen Control.
What is a citizen professional?
A citizen professional sees themselves first as a citizen and second as a professional. they recognize life experiences and wisdom as important with knowledge needed. Citizen professionals weave together both private and professional dimensions. professionals have a vision for working with citizens to solve problems. Citizens are equals.
Explain families and the democracy model?
This the citizen model. Putting families first. Helping citizens and professionals work together.
Talk about the differences between helping and fixing and serving
Noami Ramond said that serving is the most effective. Fixing is a form of judgement. Helping connotes a relationship of non-equals. It’s based on inequality. Service is based on equals to us.
What does it mean to “hear the music”?
Finding passion or engagement in what you are doing to make a difference. ofttimes we teach those around us the dance steps, but are not as successful in helping our family members hear in the music. Dance steps with our minds, but music with our hearts. Walk the walk, not talk the talk. Cannot be forced nor compelled.
Name some community service clubs?
Rotary Clubs, Kiwani’s Clubs, Lion’ Service Clubs, or groups that try to serve their community.
What is Doherty’s Principles and Strategies :
Strengthing families in our time must be done by families themselves, the greatest untapped resource for strengthening families is the knowledge wisdom and lived experiences in the community, families must be engaged as producers and contributors, professionals can play a role in family initiatives when they learn to partner with the family, If you begin with an established program, you will end up with a citizen owned initiative but you can help create or adopt one, a local community of families becomes energized when it retrieves its own historic traditions about life family and life brings them into a contemporary world, family and democracy initiatives should have a bold vision (Big Hairy Audacious goal) while being pragmatic with specific goals
What is the purpose and history of VISTA and AmeriCorps? Who started it and who expanded it?
President John F. Kennedy originated the idea for VISTA, which was founded as Volunteers in Service to America in 1965, and incorporated into the AmeriCorps network of programs in 1993.
What initiatives did William Doherty help to launch using the Families and Democracy Model? How are traditional models different from a citizen model of intervention? (Hint: Review tables) (article by Anderson)
The citizen model is also called the Families and Democracy Model. They are the same. The table is filled out in the article to refer to. Identify at least 3 differences between the two models. Time IN for Family is a community initiative with a mission of changing the culture of overscheduled and underconnected families by breaking down barriers to putting family time first.
a. attempt to reclaim the family dinner hour and encourage families to carve out and protect this time for connection and sharing.
b. Addresses the overscheduled and highly structured lives of children by working to create alternatives within the community that allow for a balance between family time and youth sports participation.
Considering Naomi Remen’s (author of “In Service of Life”,) distinction between helping, fixing, and service, how would you recommend a community program addressing poverty serve those in need?
I would work on how to serve as a citizen model where everyone is equals and we are using citizen professionals to help. When you are serving someone, you are seeing them as whole and essential. I would talk with that community for ideas and we would come with a plan to allow vulnerability and set reachable goals without judgement.
Anderson and Doherty (2005) contrast the traditional program approach to community intervention with that of the Families and Democracy Model or citizen approach. Share three differences between the two approaches.
The traditional program involves a family professional taking responsibility for defining the problem and developing the curriculum or intervention. A community based intervention program has those in the community define the problem and work with professionals to develop a curriculum or intervention.
o There is also a difference in scope of practice. In a traditional model, the scope of practice involves individual families or an individual family. In the citizens model, the scope of practices involves whole communities of families.
o There is a difference in location and duration. In a traditional model the location and duration are established by a professional. In a citizen model, the location and duration are decided jointly by those in the community and by professionals assisting.
What does the Rotary do?
Provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through our fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders. Polio eradication. The rotary is the oldest. 1905
What does Kiwanis do?
global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. Children focused. Kiwanis is a native American for “we build”
What does the Lion club do?
Volunteers and partners to improve health and wellbeing, strengthen communities, and support those in need through humanitarian service. Blindness
What was the progressive era?
a time period with a lot of business growth and reform 1900-1929
What was the Gospel of Wealth?
the issue of wealth inequality that was budding in the United States.
What was the war on poverty?
The War on Poverty ushered in a new era of Federal Government leadership in providing income and nutrition support, access to educa- tion, skills training, health insurance and a myriad of other services to low-income Americans.President Johnson spearheaded the movement
What is a 501(c)3?
A 501(c)3 is a nonprofit status so that they can receive tax advantages for themselves and those who donate to them are required to meet certain requirements.
What is the difference between a Public charity vs. non profit foundation:
1.Primarily Make Grants - Public- No. Private-Yes
2.Receive most of their support from the general public. Public- Yes. Private -No.
3. Required to prove that most funding comes from public support. Public - yes. Private - No
4. Required to pick a diversified board of directors. Public - yes. Private - no.
What is an inurement?
When an “insider” of an exempt organization receives any of an organization’s net income or inappropriately uses any of its assets for personal gain. An insider is a person who has a personal and private interest in the activities of an organization. Examples are officers, directors, and key employees. Any amount of inurement, no matter how small, can jeopardize an organization’s tax-exempt status. (This does not include paying reasonable salaries or providing services to individuals as part of an organization’s exempt-function activities.)
What is a Fiduciary:
A fiduciary is someone who manages money or property for someone else.
What is the difference between Governance vs. management:
Boards who are managing will focus on small details, departmental processes, and/or individual outcomes. Boards who govern are concerned with organizational health, enterprise structure, strategic relevance and direction, and institutional results. The distinctions could be described as a matter of scale.
What is a charity navigator?
Charity Navigator is a research tool for anyone looking to make a difference.
What is a mission drift?
Mission drift occurs when an organization’s resources and activities are diverted from its formal goals.
What is Mission-driven fundraising?
Mission-driven fundraising- fundraising designed. and executed to align with and promote the. organizational mission.
What is Diversification (or comprehensive financing):
Diversification is an investment strategy based on the premise that a portfolio with different asset types will perform better than one with few.
What are Bylaws?
a rule made by a company or society to control the actions of its members.
What is Founder’s syndrome?
a popular term for a difficulty faced by organizations where one or more founders maintain disproportionate power and influence following the effective initial establishment of the project, leading to a wide range of problems for both the organization and those involved in it.
What is an RFP?
Requests for Proposals spell out the specific requirements and types of projects that will be funded.
What is an RFA:
A request for application is a type of solicitation notice in which an organization announces that grant funding is available.
