This assignment was a part of the Social Justice Internship Program at Loyola Chicago. It was meant to serve as a reflection piece on Asset Based Community Development.
Spring Batch is a framework for processing large volumes of records in batch jobs. It provides reusable functions for logging, transactions, job processing statistics, and restarting or skipping jobs. Batch jobs read input data, process it, and write the output. Spring Batch jobs consist of a job with steps, an item reader to read input, an item processor to transform data, and an item writer to write output. Job repositories store metadata about job executions. Common item readers and writers include flat files, databases, and messaging systems.
Spring Batch is a lightweight, comprehensive framework for batch processing in Java. It provides reusable functions for processing large volumes of records, including reading, processing, and writing data. This document provides an overview of Spring Batch 2.0, including the domain model of jobs, steps, and processing items, and how to configure and run batch jobs using Spring Batch.
Spring Boot is a framework for creating stand-alone, production-grade Spring based applications that can be "just run". It takes an opinionated view of the Spring platform and third-party libraries so that new and existing Spring developers can quickly get started with minimal configuration. Spring Boot aims to get developers up and running as quickly as possible with features like embedded HTTP servers, automatic configuration, and opinions on structure and dependencies.
The document discusses the SOLID principles of object-oriented design:
1. The Single Responsibility Principle states that a class should have one, and only one, reason to change.
2. The Open-Closed Principle states that software entities should be open for extension but closed for modification. Behavior is changed through inheritance and composition rather than direct modification.
3. The Liskov Substitution Principle states that subclasses must behave in the same way as the base class so that the base class can be substituted wherever the subclass is expected.
4. The Interface Segregation Principle states that interfaces should be small and focused so that client classes do not depend on methods they do not use.
This document outlines the schedule and content for a workshop on mastering async/await in Node.js. The workshop covers using async/await to handle asynchronous code, error handling, and composing async functions. It includes two exercises - one to gather blog post comments from an API, and another to retry failed requests. The key takeaways are that async functions always return promises, await pauses execution until a promise settles, and returned values/errors are handled via promise resolution/rejection.
Spring Batch is a framework for processing large volumes of records in batch jobs. It provides reusable functions for logging, transactions, job processing statistics, and restarting or skipping jobs. Batch jobs read input data, process it, and write the output. Spring Batch jobs consist of a job with steps, an item reader to read input, an item processor to transform data, and an item writer to write output. Job repositories store metadata about job executions. Common item readers and writers include flat files, databases, and messaging systems.
Spring Batch is a lightweight, comprehensive framework for batch processing in Java. It provides reusable functions for processing large volumes of records, including reading, processing, and writing data. This document provides an overview of Spring Batch 2.0, including the domain model of jobs, steps, and processing items, and how to configure and run batch jobs using Spring Batch.
Spring Boot is a framework for creating stand-alone, production-grade Spring based applications that can be "just run". It takes an opinionated view of the Spring platform and third-party libraries so that new and existing Spring developers can quickly get started with minimal configuration. Spring Boot aims to get developers up and running as quickly as possible with features like embedded HTTP servers, automatic configuration, and opinions on structure and dependencies.
The document discusses the SOLID principles of object-oriented design:
1. The Single Responsibility Principle states that a class should have one, and only one, reason to change.
2. The Open-Closed Principle states that software entities should be open for extension but closed for modification. Behavior is changed through inheritance and composition rather than direct modification.
3. The Liskov Substitution Principle states that subclasses must behave in the same way as the base class so that the base class can be substituted wherever the subclass is expected.
4. The Interface Segregation Principle states that interfaces should be small and focused so that client classes do not depend on methods they do not use.
This document outlines the schedule and content for a workshop on mastering async/await in Node.js. The workshop covers using async/await to handle asynchronous code, error handling, and composing async functions. It includes two exercises - one to gather blog post comments from an API, and another to retry failed requests. The key takeaways are that async functions always return promises, await pauses execution until a promise settles, and returned values/errors are handled via promise resolution/rejection.
本次講座 Will 保哥將分享如何透過 Visual Studio 的 StyleCop 擴充套件做到全自動的程式碼撰寫風格檢查,讓每個人都不用看規範文件,透過工具用最無腦的方式自動幫你做好到程式碼風格檢查。如要觀看完整講座內容,可報名線上課程進行一步查看實際展示與技術講解,網址:
http://miniasp.kktix.cc/events/stylecop-in-action-online
This session is all about - the mechanism provided by Java Virtual Machine to reclaim heap space from objects which are eligible for Garbage collection.
The document discusses Java garbage collection. It begins with an introduction to garbage collection, explaining that it is used to release unused memory and each JVM can implement its own garbage collection algorithms. It then covers the main garbage collection algorithms of reference counting, mark and sweep, and stop and copy. It also discusses finalize() methods, reference types in Java including strong, soft, weak and phantom references, and tips for improving garbage collection performance in Java programs.
This document provides an overview of Java web services. It discusses the key concepts of web services architecture including WSDL, SOAP, and UDDI. WSDL is an XML format for describing web services, SOAP is a messaging protocol for making procedure calls over a network, and UDDI is a registry for web services. The document also provides details on how these technologies interact and the role they play in web services.
- An error occurred during program execution that resulted in abnormal termination and wrong execution results.
- There are three main ways to handle exceptions in ASP.NET: using try-catch blocks, error events, and custom error pages.
- Try-catch blocks allow catching and handling specific exceptions, error events handle errors at the page and application level, and custom error pages display for all unhandled errors.
Debugging in JavaScript
It is common to have errors while writing codes and the errors can be due to syntax or logical. These errors create a lot of ambiguity in the logic and understanding of both users and programmers. There can also be errors in the code which can remain invisible to the programmer’s eye and can create havoc. To identify these errors we need Debuggers that can go through the entire code or program, identify the errors and also fix them.
-Debugger
The debugger keyword is used in the code to force stop the execution of the code at a breaking point and calls the debugging function. The debugger function is executed if any debugging is needed at all else no action is performed.
This document discusses exception handling in C#. It defines an exception as a problem that arises during program execution, such as dividing by zero. It describes how try, catch, and finally keywords allow programmers to transfer control when exceptions occur. The try block identifies code that could cause exceptions. Catch blocks handle specific exception types. Finally blocks contain code that always executes regardless of exceptions. Common exception classes derive from System.Exception. The example shows a method catching and handling a DivideByZeroException using try, catch, and finally.
Object Oriented Programming in Java _lecture 1Mahmoud Alfarra
Introduction to OOP
Let’s start with the first set of concepts
What is Object-Oriented Programming ?
Procedural vs. Object-Oriented Programming
OO Programming Concepts
The document discusses an intern's reflection on their experience at Catholic Charities. The intern observed that the organization focuses on assets rather than deficits, using limited resources creatively. One example is the Shower Program, which provides showers, toiletries, and clothing for those experiencing homelessness. The program director built it from donations by networking and engaging volunteers. The intern believes an asset-based approach is more useful for community development than a deficit-based one. Attending community development meetings would help the intern better understand such roles and how it may fit their future career.
本次講座 Will 保哥將分享如何透過 Visual Studio 的 StyleCop 擴充套件做到全自動的程式碼撰寫風格檢查,讓每個人都不用看規範文件,透過工具用最無腦的方式自動幫你做好到程式碼風格檢查。如要觀看完整講座內容,可報名線上課程進行一步查看實際展示與技術講解,網址:
http://miniasp.kktix.cc/events/stylecop-in-action-online
This session is all about - the mechanism provided by Java Virtual Machine to reclaim heap space from objects which are eligible for Garbage collection.
The document discusses Java garbage collection. It begins with an introduction to garbage collection, explaining that it is used to release unused memory and each JVM can implement its own garbage collection algorithms. It then covers the main garbage collection algorithms of reference counting, mark and sweep, and stop and copy. It also discusses finalize() methods, reference types in Java including strong, soft, weak and phantom references, and tips for improving garbage collection performance in Java programs.
This document provides an overview of Java web services. It discusses the key concepts of web services architecture including WSDL, SOAP, and UDDI. WSDL is an XML format for describing web services, SOAP is a messaging protocol for making procedure calls over a network, and UDDI is a registry for web services. The document also provides details on how these technologies interact and the role they play in web services.
- An error occurred during program execution that resulted in abnormal termination and wrong execution results.
- There are three main ways to handle exceptions in ASP.NET: using try-catch blocks, error events, and custom error pages.
- Try-catch blocks allow catching and handling specific exceptions, error events handle errors at the page and application level, and custom error pages display for all unhandled errors.
Debugging in JavaScript
It is common to have errors while writing codes and the errors can be due to syntax or logical. These errors create a lot of ambiguity in the logic and understanding of both users and programmers. There can also be errors in the code which can remain invisible to the programmer’s eye and can create havoc. To identify these errors we need Debuggers that can go through the entire code or program, identify the errors and also fix them.
-Debugger
The debugger keyword is used in the code to force stop the execution of the code at a breaking point and calls the debugging function. The debugger function is executed if any debugging is needed at all else no action is performed.
This document discusses exception handling in C#. It defines an exception as a problem that arises during program execution, such as dividing by zero. It describes how try, catch, and finally keywords allow programmers to transfer control when exceptions occur. The try block identifies code that could cause exceptions. Catch blocks handle specific exception types. Finally blocks contain code that always executes regardless of exceptions. Common exception classes derive from System.Exception. The example shows a method catching and handling a DivideByZeroException using try, catch, and finally.
Object Oriented Programming in Java _lecture 1Mahmoud Alfarra
Introduction to OOP
Let’s start with the first set of concepts
What is Object-Oriented Programming ?
Procedural vs. Object-Oriented Programming
OO Programming Concepts
The document discusses an intern's reflection on their experience at Catholic Charities. The intern observed that the organization focuses on assets rather than deficits, using limited resources creatively. One example is the Shower Program, which provides showers, toiletries, and clothing for those experiencing homelessness. The program director built it from donations by networking and engaging volunteers. The intern believes an asset-based approach is more useful for community development than a deficit-based one. Attending community development meetings would help the intern better understand such roles and how it may fit their future career.
Volunteer Service PlanVolunteer Service PlanUI427 .docxdickonsondorris
Volunteer Service Plan
Volunteer Service Plan
UI427
Name of Agency
Contact person
Telephone number
Mailing Address
Please describe your proposed service activity.
What hours do you plan to work?
Please provide a brief analysis of the agency need to be met by your service activity.
In complete sentences, tell me three personal learning goals to be met by your service activity.
NOTE: Each responds/answer must be 200 words and have a reference.
Please present the CVP formula for computing the target income before income taxes and the formula for computing the effects of a change in volume on after-tax income. Please provide at least one example.
Contribution margin is the excess of sales over fixed costs. Do you agree? Explain. Please describe three ways of lowering a break-even point.
Fixed costs decline as volume increases. Do you agree? Please Explain. Explain two assumptions that underlie CVP analysis.
Please define the term sales mix, and give an example to support your definition.
Please explain the difference between contribution approach and absorption approach.
What is the variable cost ratio? The contribution margin ratio? How are the two ratios related? Please describe the difference between the units sold approach to CVP analysis and the sales-revenue approach.
Please define the term margin of safety. A company has a contribution margin of 40% and fixed costs of $300,000. If the company generates revenues of $900,000 it has a margin of safety of $60,000. True or False? Please explain.
Agency Profile #2
Agency Profile and Critique
In order for you to become somewhat familiar with the opportunities for volunteering in your community, please visit and complete the agency profile on two agencies or programs.**
Please submit the following for each.
1. Complete the Agency Profile (by interviewing the appropriate agency worker) found hyperlinked to the assignment. You will need to copy the form to a Word document and save it as a file on your computer. Then open DropBox and browse for the file and click on it. It will upload when you click submit.
2. Write a meaningful and well thought out critique of the agency's or program's activities and the potential for providing meaningful volunteering activities. Post this critique to Forum
Thanks. Dr. S
**You may have a unique and creative idea about volunteering that may not include an established agency or program in your community. If you do wish to do something different than volunteering in established agencies or programs, please discuss your ideas with Dr. Stokes.
AGENCY PROFILE AND VOLUNTEER NEEDS ASSESSMENT FORM
This form is to be used by the student in a personal interview conducted with the volunteer director. Please complete and return to:
Dr. Jack L. Stokes
Department of Social Work MS8400, Southeast Missouri State University
One University Plaza, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701.
This form may also be sent ele ...
This document provides an overview of BETA, a nonprofit organization serving at-risk families and children in Orlando, Florida. It includes the history of BETA since 1976, their mission and vision statements, and information for a new Volunteer Coordinator such as job duties, management tools, and training materials. The handbook aims to guide the coordinator in transitioning into their new role and expanding their potential to help BETA achieve their goal of providing strong families for children.
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SMART Goal-Setting Worksheet
Step 1: Write down your goal in as few words as possible.
My goal is to:
Step 2: Make your goal detailed and SPECIFIC. Answer who/what/where/how/when.
HOW will you reach this goal? List at least 3 action steps you'll take (be specific):
1.
2.
3.
Step 3: Make your goal is MEASUREABLE. Add details, measurements and tracking details.
I will measure/track my goal by using the following numbers or methods:
I will know I've reached my goal when
Step 4: Make your goal ATTAINABLE. What additional resources do you need for success?
Items I need to achieve this goal: How I'll find the time: Things I need to learn more about:
People I can talk to for support:
Step 5: Make your goal RELEVANT. List why you want to reach this goal:
Step 6: Make your goal TIMELY. Put a deadline on your goal and set some benchmarks.
I will reach my goal by (date)://.
My halfway measurement will beon (date)//. Additional dates and milestones I'll aim for:
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Mission Statement (Why you Exist) Vision statement (Desired end state)
A one-‐sentence statement describing the reason an organiza-on or program exists
This should be a prac-cal, tangible tool you can use to make decisions about priori;es, ac;ons, and responsibili;es?
Needs t0...
…be clear and simple (most aren’t)
…avoid elaborate language & buzz words …easily explained by others
…not be confused with a vision statement …be recognizably yours
1-5 word answers
What type of en;ty/program? Is this important?
(e.g. a nonprofit, volunteer program, event, business, etc)
Why do you exist? (problem/needs)
(e.g. Millions lack access to safe water)
What’s the broadest way to describe the work?
(e.g. Providing clean drinking water)
A one-‐sentence statement describing the clear and inspira-onal long-‐term change, resul-ng from your work.
These should be prac-cal, tangible tools you can use to lead your group or organiza;on in achieving quality results
Needs t0...
…be clear and simple (most aren’t)
…avoid elaborate language & buzz words …easily explained by those involved
…not be confused with a mission statement
Questions toconsider
What needs to be changed?
What are the major issues or problems?Why should issues be addressed?
?
What are their costs to the involved par-es?What are the strengths and assets?
Both of org/program and those being servedWhat is your dream end-‐state?
In a perfect world, what would this look like?What would success look like?
Specifically for this par-cular project/organiza-on
For whom do you do this work?
(e.g. To people without access)
Where do you work? (geographic boundaries)
(e.g. in developing countries)
Example Vision Statements
No child in our city will go hungry to bed in the evening.
HandsOn Network’s vision is that one day every person .
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MKT 265 Module Four Blog Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: The blog activities in this course are designed to be public for all students in this course, as well as your instructor. You should develop your blog using
WordPress or Blogger. You should paste the link to your blog post in the discussion forum associated with each task.
Please review the resources below prior to developing your blog, as needed:
Creating a Free Wordpress Blog—Tutorial for Beginners (15:36)
How to Publish a Blog Post (1:32)
Below are some additional resources for improving your blog:
How to Write a Blog Post for Beginners: This article is an introduction to writing blog posts.
Blog Basics: Developing Your Blog: This article examines the purpose of a blog community and how to strengthen and develop that community.
12 Easy Ways to Improve Your Blog: This article examines important elements in developing your own blog.
How to Drastically Improve Your WordPress Blog's Comments: This article examines how to better engage and manage your online community.
Blogging Best Practices
Prompt: In this blog assignment, you will discuss how to meet consumers’ needs by analyzing digital media.
Select one of the examples of digital media below:
The Voice: Integration With Live Television
Tale of the Tiger: Customer Service
Whirlpool: Customer-Driven Social Media
After analyzing your chosen example, respond to the following questions:
What was done successfully to meet the wants and needs of the target audience?
How was the social and consumer experience addressed? Was this done successfully? Explain.
How were the digital media followers handled?
Is there something that could have been done differently to make that experience more efficient?
https://wordpress.com/start/blog/survey
https://www.blogger.com/about/?r=1-null_user
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skk1wibcPb4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX4KSiQbVW4
http://wpsites.net/blogging/blog-post/
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/blogbasics/3.1
http://www.bloggodown.com/2011/05/12-easy-ways-to-improve-your-blog.html
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2011/04/how-to-drastically-improve-your-wordpress-blogs-comments/
http://snhu-media.snhu.edu/files/course_repository/undergraduate/mkt/mkt265/mkt265_blogging_best_practices.pdf
http://shortyawards.com/8th/the-voice-3
http://shortyawards.com/8th/boy-leaves-stuffed-tiger-at-tpa-returns-to-a-tale-of-tigers-big-adventure-see-more-at-httpww
http://shortyawards.com/8th/everydaycare-whirlpool-digitaslbi-and-crowdtap-2
Take a look at the company’s current website, major social media page, and/or mobile site, if applicable. What is the company doing effectively now? How are
ethical engagements in social media helping with effectiveness? If the company is using a mobile application, how does the app meet the consumer’s need?
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: You should create your blog in WordPress or ...
The document summarizes lessons learned from week 5 activities by an NGO. It includes:
1. An empathy map exercise to better understand target customers and personas.
2. A student survey of 29 respondents to test hypotheses about interest and willingness to contribute time to social causes. Most respondents were interested in causes and willing to contribute some hours per week.
3. An interview with Childline Zimbabwe which outlined their helpline and drop-in center for children, challenges securing stable funding, and difficulty with market visibility due to limited resources.
4. Details on scheduled interviews and readings on value innovation from a case study on Kinepolis cinemas.
How To Write A Conclusion For Romeo And Juliet EssayLisa Johnson
This document discusses various efforts to provide solutions for restrictions on implicit authentication. Traditional authentication relies on private data like passwords, while biometrics use personal features. Recent approaches use implicit user behavior for authentication, such as gestures. The document outlines some physiological biometrics like fingerprints but notes they require user assistance. It discusses proposed implicit authentication frameworks that build a user model from gesture inputs or keystroke patterns and classify them using algorithms. Overall, the document reviews different implicit authentication methods and their accuracy levels.
The document discusses the importance and process of conducting a stocktake in a youth development context. A stocktake involves identifying existing youth initiatives and programs in a community to understand available assets and opportunities for partnership or improvement. It should focus on strengths and view gaps as opportunities. The stocktake process involves defining a clear purpose, focusing the scope, involving stakeholders, and reflecting on successes and needs to identify assets and future opportunities.
E Health; Building Bridges - Bringing clinicians and patients closer through ...JC Duarte
The document discusses using social media in healthcare to build connections between clinicians and patients. It outlines 6 reasons why social media is relevant for practitioners, including a decrease in patients searching online and an increase in community. The document then provides tips for practitioners on adopting social media, including researching needs, validating ideas, developing a strategic plan, and measuring success over time. Examples are given of how social media has been used successfully in healthcare settings.
This document discusses how principles from Buddhism's Noble Eightfold Path can provide guidance for designers in their work. Right Concentration emphasizes focusing on what gets built rather than just ideas. Right Livelihood recognizes teams as the context of design work. Right Intention promotes assuming good intentions in others. Right View means taking responsibility for one's own actions and their impact. The document continues exploring how each principle offers lessons for cultivating skills and attitudes to improve team collaboration and outcomes.
Donor voice seven key drivers idea bank reportDonorVoice
This document provides an idea bank of tactics and strategies for non-profits to increase donor commitment and retention. It identifies seven key drivers of donor commitment based on a survey of 1200 donors, including effectively achieving the organization's mission and knowing what to expect from interactions. For each driver, it lists specific ideas non-profits can implement, such as storytelling, thanking donors personally, providing feedback opportunities, and recognizing donor contributions. The overall goal is to strengthen donor relationships and attitudes by focusing on the key factors that influence donor behavior.
Donor voice seven key drivers idea bank reportDonorVoice
This document provides an idea bank of tactics and strategies for non-profits to increase donor commitment and retention. It identifies seven key drivers of donor commitment based on a survey of 1200 donors, including effectively achieving the organization's mission and knowing what to expect from interactions. For each driver, it lists specific ideas non-profits can implement, such as storytelling, thanking donors personally, providing feedback opportunities, and recognizing donor contributions. The overall goal is to strengthen donor relationships and attitudes by focusing on these key drivers.
Community Network for Youth Development (CNYD) in San Francisco, in partnership with Redwood City 2020, is sponsoring Managing for Quality, a 5-part training series for leaders in the youth development movement. This second session focuses on building your community through asset-mapping to increase access to resources, people, and learning opportunities for youth. The series is facilitated by Lynn Johnson, Director of Community Field Work for CNYD. This session, she is joined by her brother, Mike Johnson of EASports and PlaygroundDad.com.
Raising the profile of comms in your organisation. Small charities communicat...CharityComms
This document discusses the importance of communications in charities and how communications teams can better engage with boards of trustees. It provides perspectives from communications professionals and trustees on obstacles that prevent strategic engagement between communications and boards. Suggestions are made on how communications can demonstrate their value to boards by speaking the right language, using board members' expertise, and exercising caution. The document also provides questions trustees should ask communications and tips for communications to effectively talk to trustees about their work.
Natasha proposes 3 changes to HubSpot's Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Annual Report: introducing a section on representation by disabilities, increasing representation of employees ages 36-54, and pushing to increase the percentage of women in product and engineering roles. For each change, Natasha outlines what the change is and provides strategies for how to move the needle on that metric in the next year's report.
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Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) played a significant role in addressing rural housing needs in India. It emerged as a comprehensive program for affordable housing solutions in rural areas, predating the government’s broader focus on mass housing initiatives.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
United Nations World Oceans Day 2024; June 8th " Awaken new dephts".Christina Parmionova
The program will expand our perspectives and appreciation for our blue planet, build new foundations for our relationship to the ocean, and ignite a wave of action toward necessary change.
A Guide to AI for Smarter Nonprofits - Dr. Cori Faklaris, UNC CharlotteCori Faklaris
Working with data is a challenge for many organizations. Nonprofits in particular may need to collect and analyze sensitive, incomplete, and/or biased historical data about people. In this talk, Dr. Cori Faklaris of UNC Charlotte provides an overview of current AI capabilities and weaknesses to consider when integrating current AI technologies into the data workflow. The talk is organized around three takeaways: (1) For better or sometimes worse, AI provides you with “infinite interns.” (2) Give people permission & guardrails to learn what works with these “interns” and what doesn’t. (3) Create a roadmap for adding in more AI to assist nonprofit work, along with strategies for bias mitigation.
Food safety, prepare for the unexpected - So what can be done in order to be ready to address food safety, food Consumers, food producers and manufacturers, food transporters, food businesses, food retailers can ...
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
RFP for Reno's Community Assistance CenterThis Is Reno
Property appraisals completed in May for downtown Reno’s Community Assistance and Triage Centers (CAC) reveal that repairing the buildings to bring them back into service would cost an estimated $10.1 million—nearly four times the amount previously reported by city staff.
Contributi dei parlamentari del PD - Contributi L. 3/2019Partito democratico
DI SEGUITO SONO PUBBLICATI, AI SENSI DELL'ART. 11 DELLA LEGGE N. 3/2019, GLI IMPORTI RICEVUTI DALL'ENTRATA IN VIGORE DELLA SUDDETTA NORMA (31/01/2019) E FINO AL MESE SOLARE ANTECEDENTE QUELLO DELLA PUBBLICAZIONE SUL PRESENTE SITO
1. Tim Platten
EXPL 390
03/23/18
ABCD Reflection
After reflecting upon the videos of John McKnight, my creation of an asset map, and my
current internship position I have found that the two most important things in regard to
determining if one should use asset-based or deficit-based is the context of the project and
finding a balance. I find context to be the most important because it quite frankly determines the
type of community you are trying to work with. Relating this to my internship position, my
projects pertaining to the Junior Board are much more asset-based because of the unique skills
and character of each member. During our application process we ask a lot about members in
order to have a better understanding of who they are. What results from this process is an asset-
based approach and is something we use quite often in the Junior Board. It is through
determining the Assets within the community that we can help adjust our plans from the board as
we go! Asset-based is not the only form of development I have used at my internship as I have
deficit-based within the context of The Celebration of Giving. The entire aim of the celebration
is to provide supplies and toys to families who cannot afford it themselves, to address issues of
deficits. Although it is deficit driven, it is still rooted in using assets through the sponsorship and
volunteering of companies, churches, and communities.
The second most important part of determining whether or not one should look for assets
is simple- always. By this I mean that it is important that you find balance in your development
work and may not always be able to rely on just one. As someone who was very familiar with the
neighborhood I chose, I was well aware of the deficits that exist within that community already,
but that did not stop me from using an asset-based approach to solving it. McKnight in his videos
made it sound like it was a slippery slope to try to use both, but I have found myself doing both.
In my opinion, the trick is that although you may already have a deficit in mind, you still must
2. Tim Platten
EXPL 390
03/23/18
lay out all the assets that are available as you never know what might be able to work together.
This is how I went about doing the asset map assignment, and this is an approach that I have
used at my internship before. While working on The Celebration of Giving, we were still greatly
in need of connections to large donors. This was our deficit. To find a solution we listed out the
assets of the Board of Advisors and tracked down four potential large donors. As a result, two
assets that were linked together ended up donating a large amount of supplies for us. There is a
place for both, and I do not think the relationship is as black and white as McKnight made it
sound. Ultimately what matters most is that solutions enact long-term change while addressing
the problems of the community.
Considering that Catholic Charities is a needs-based, mission-driven organization, it is
not surprising that the celebration took a very deficit-based approach to their service nor that a
lot of our service opportunities are as well. As a social service provider, the majority of its work
comes from first acknowledging a deficit and then providing services to address that deficit. This
is especially true within the Volunteer Relations Department because of the context of us
supplying the volunteers to those services. This is not to say that the Charities do not at times use
asset maps, but rather the root of their development ideas comes from figuring out the deficits
first. That is where they place their value.
I have already greatly reflected on my toiling with social services versus work that
addresses the problem. I would say that this reflection is the biggest way in which my work
contributes to my understanding of community development. I see so many agencies and
programs that address the day-to-day, which is important, but I also know that the retention rates
at the programs are too high. Not because they want to be there, but because they have to be. I do
not really see a way in which community development could be applied to my work within
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Catholic Charities, but I will be talking to Marie about it in the coming days. Perhaps the
Charities are restricted to just using the approaches because of the context of the organization.