Against Philanthropy

Article: Against Philanthropy

The authors of the  “Against philanthropy” article argue that they are against Philanthropy.
Most philanthropy foundations want to make the world cleaner and more equitable place the article states. However, a lot of Philanthropic foundations are investing their money towards companies that are causing the crisis. For instance, a great example the article uses is how are how millions of dollars were invested in pharmaceutical companies,
but this company refuses to make the drugs affordable.

At my internship site, the College Crusade of RI, I have not observed this dynamic at play.
From what I observed the money that is being invested in this organization is all going towards a
good use. Based on what my mentor has shown me, I believe they do a great job at spending their extra money wisely. For instance, there was a time my mentor explained where their extra money is going towards. Their extra money is used for future events or programs. For instance, workshops for parents that do not speak English, and professional development training for the advisors.

Fundraising Letters

Similarities/Differences: All of the organizations have a different cause, but they all want
to help the youth in different ways. Also, all of the letters have most of their words in
italics or bold. I think that is a great way to grab the reader's attention.
Lastly, most of the organizations include facts and statics except Youth in Action.

Tools to persuade the reader: The letters included pictures in their letters except for
“United we Dream”. Most of them have a quote in their letter, and
statics to show the impact they have made in the community.
Also, DownCIty is the only organization that included all of their sponsors! to persuade the reader.

Donation: If I had to donate $50.00 to one of the organizations it would be DownCity!
Not only because their letter is awesome! But I am very familiar with what they do with students they work with. When I worked at the YMCA, DownCity joined us during the after school hours and helped students built their own garden.
It was a great experience for the students that attended the YMCA
during the after school hours because they learned about team building, different plants, tools,
and much more!

SNOW DAY!

SNOW DAY

HSLI/Problems it address - Stands for “Hasbro helps with Summer Learning”

This program is designed to help students from low-income

families. It was also created to prepare the students for the

upcoming school year. The program has various of activities

for the students to explore outside of the classroom with their teachers.

It is a great opportunity for all the students because not all of the students

are able to afford camps such as, the YMCA.

Funding: The HSLA program receives their funding from United

Way, the General Assemble and Hasbro.

What YDEV anchors does HSLI aligns with?

It aligns with positive Youth Development because this program is

promoting positivity for the youth. It is also bringing teachers

together to make learning happen! Many great outcomes can

result from having this program in place.

Plus- I love the program! It can help many kids increase their reading,

and math level for the upcoming school year!

Delta- I do not like the testing portion of it. Although,

it is designed to prove that the program is working.

It is not necessary .. Teachers should test their students

when the school year starts.

PASA (Guest Speaker)

PASA GUEST SPEAKER

The guest speaker I picked is Brittany, the manager of PASA.

I enjoyed her presentation about her organization because

she seemed really passionate about what she does.

During her presentation, she talked about different

roles and why they are all important. Brittany helped me get an better understanding

of all the roles because of the handouts she passed out.

The handouts included roles, facts about PASA,

and success stories. However, made sure the class participated

by asking us what already knew about “PASA”, and

the impact they have on the community.

Speaking style: Brittany, is a natural it public speaker. She seemed
really comfortable with the class. She also shared a story with us to help keep us

engaged. She is also very honest with the class. She stated

that her job sucks sometimes, but her students remind her

everyday why she does what she does. When she stated that,

I definitely related. During the summer, I worked for the

summer program. During the program, I was responsible

for creating flyers, permission slips, new letters, and

much more. It was a lot of busy work, but it definitely

did pay off at the end! Seeing a smile on the families

and students we assisted made it so worth it and it reminded

me why I did what I did.

Connection to course themes: Brittany’s presentation related to
the theory of change discussion that was held in class.
Theory of change begins with creating a long time
goal and listing the outcomes. “PASA”, assures
that the leadership team has weekly meetings to
help them achieve their goals. The board members
also meet to discuss their ideas on how they plan to achieve their goals too.

Mission: The Rhode Island Foundations, is a proactive community and philanthropic leader dedicated to meeting the needs of the people of Rhode Island.

History: The Rhode Island Foundation, is one of the largest and oldest community foundations.
It was first organized at Rhode Island Hospital in June 1916. The foundation received their first donation from the U.S Senator and industrialist.

Who does the foundation fund? / Why?

The foundation funds individuals from the community. It does not award applicants who discriminate against any individual or group. The foundation funds because they want to help individuals accomplish their goals.

Grant Program: One of the programs is called the "Classroom Sparkle Grant" it gives teachers the opportunity to receive an award of 1,000. In order to be eligible, the teacher must work full time, and work with third or fourth-graders. Also, the teacher must write a one-page report
describing their project before submitting their application.

Questions: 1) Can you receive more than one scholarship from the Rhode Island Foundation?

2) How long does it take for the participants to receive the scholarship?

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I am interested in becoming a Program Manager later in my career. Before, becoming a Program Manager I am interested in becoming a site coordinator. The site coordinator main responsibility is to plan activities, collect data, and oversee the staff members. The Program Manager has similar tasks to complete too, but they have more responsibilities. I am interested in becoming a Program Manager because it will give me an opportunity to train the staff members about I have learned about working with youth. I am also interested in this position because you have that power to make many decisions. I gained interest in this position when I was a Program Assistant for the Bell Program (organization). As the Program Assistant, I was responsible for assisting the Program Manager. I had the opportunity to learn more about the position by witnessing her perform all her task. Although, it seemed challenging it seemed like a really rewarding job. It is more than just recording data, filing, and overseeing the staff members.

What education, training, or experience prepared the staff for the role?

Rebecca is the Program Manager at PASA. She has various experience working with the youth. She started her career as a support staff and later in her career became a Site Coordinator. Rebecca also participated in volunteer work with college students before becoming a Program Manager. All of the roles she played, helped her get the position she is has now.

Education - B.A in English (Rhode Island College)

New Urban Arts

NUA is located at 705 Westminister Ave. Their hours of operation are from 3-7 from Mondays-Friday.New urban arts serve young people in the community. The program empowers the youth to become leaders and develop creative skills. As stated on their website, NUA has mentors who work and support the youth. By helping them think outside of the box, use, be active, and creative in the community. New urban arts, also, helps their members with their homework, offer free snacks, and bus passes.

According to the “town charts” article, students with the zip code, 02907 have the highest portion of black and African American's. They also have the largest portion of non-citizens under the age of 18. The article so indicates that they have the higher percentage rate of high school graduates in this area. There are fewer individuals who earned their bachelors or associate degree. However, they have a large percentage of individuals employed and only a small portion of who are unemployed.

As I was exploring the “town chart” article, I noticed that most of the houses are family homes.
Meaning more than two families live in the household.

Theory of Change

Organization: The College Crusade

Mission: The mission of The College Crusade is to increase high
school graduation, college and career readiness, and college
completion for youth in Rhode Island’s low-income communities

Theory of Change, are long terms goals. It helps the organization understand what the goal they are trying to achieve.

Theory of change

What problem are they trying to change?

The organization is trying to decrease the high school dropout rate.

Who is helping the organization reach their goals?

The College Crusade have recent graduates working with the students.
The advisors work in middle and high school district. The advisors and inspire and support the students.Also, students are likely to listen to their advisors and make great connections with them because they are graduate students.

The college crusade has different programs for high school and middle school students. The programs give the students an opportunity to visit universities and colleges.The programs can help the students gain social skills, learn how to network, and prep for college. 

Saturday Programs: During the Saturday programs, students have an opportunity to meet

guest speakers that have their careers. The guest that come to

share the different obstacles they faced before having a career.

Play Box

PLAYBOX

As my partner and I were planning the activity we thought about the different ways everyone learns.
This is why we planned a powerpoint for the visual learners, led hands-on activities, and provided handouts. (article)

I enjoyed leading the activity for the class because everyone was engaged. While everyone wassharing their answers, and participating in the breathtaking activity that was led by my partner. I enjoyed listening
to all the different answers everyone shared for the first activity with the cards. Everyone seemed like they enjoyed hearing their response, and listening to what others had to say. The second activity was “mindful breathing exercises. Towards the end of our playbox, our classmates shared that not everyone was concentrating on the mindful breathing activity. I thanked them for the feedback because they helped us think of different strategies to use. Also, if I was to do the activity again I would make sure to role play
before leading the activity. Role-playing, before the activity, helps with time managing every task and
helps you be more prepared.

Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter

If I had to explain “Black Lives Matter” to a young person first I will state that Black Lives Matter, is as an organization. The organization was created in 2013, to create awareness about violence and racism towards black people. After I will share terms to think of when they hear Black Lives Matter, such as race and equality. Equality, because people who are part of the Black lives matter movement are fighting for equality by coming together and using their voice to create change. Race, because African American's are not being valued in our society and this is one of the reasons it started. Individuals who are part of it are also fighting for their human rights, racism, and police violence. The purpose of it is to create change and awareness of what is happening to black lives.
Is the black lives matter movement creating violence?

Questions

What activities can we do to help the youth understand black lives matter?

What age should the youth learn about “black lives matter”?

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Organization: College Crusade of Rhode Island

Mission: The mission of the College Crusade of Rhode Island is to increase high school graduation,
college and career readiness, and college completion for youth in Rhode Island’s low-income communities.

What does the mission statement address?

The mission statement addresses their purpose, and how they are helping low-income families.

Checklist

• It is clear and simple
• Easily explained
• Address where they are located

Add

• That they are helping high school and middle school from low-income families
• Include how many students they are serving

Rephrase: The college crusade implies that they are helping communities from low-income

families in Rhode Island achieve higher education. By having advisors in middle school,
and high school. The organization was created to provide educational programs to help the organization achieve their goals

Vision: All Rhode Island students engage in a rigorous educational experience, graduate high school,

and complete a post-secondary school program. Rhode Island youth will be prepared to take on meaningful roles in their families, flourish in the workplace, and actively contribute to their community.

Rephrase: The vision statement states that the educational programs will the students and

families they are working with. The educational programs will develop help the students develop great skills that will prepare them for the real world.

Add: I like the vision statement, but I will also change the wording and make it shorter.