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Community service proposal. By: Dalal Abed Jacob Doan Yousef Karyouti Amani Alkayyali. Team Members. Amani Alkayyali ( Biomedical Engineering ) Dalal Abed ( Electrical Engineering ) Jacob Doan ( Electrical Engineering ) Yousef Karyouti ( Civil Engineering ). Problem. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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COMMUNITY SERVICE PROPOSAL
By:Dalal AbedJacob Doan
Yousef Karyouti Amani Alkayyali
TEAM MEMBERS
Amani Alkayyali ( Biomedical Engineering )
Dalal Abed ( Electrical Engineering )
Jacob Doan ( Electrical Engineering )
Yousef Karyouti ( Civil Engineering )
PROBLEM Detroit’s visual appeal is low , and its
bringing down the city.
Lack of volunteers in Detroit, to help counter all the blight
Lack of awareness of community service events.
WHY IS THIS A PROBLEM? More volunteers will help clean up
Detroit’s look.
A cleaner look could increase Detroit’s population.
It will make the community come together.
MEMBERS AND ROLES Team leader: Amani
Note keeper: Jacob
Schedule keepers : Dalal &Yousef
TEAM MEMBERS QUALIFICATIONS
Amani - Former Community Service Coordinator at TAU BETA Pi
- Volunteered for Blight Busters to Clean Detroit
Dalal - Community Service in High School
- Community Service Coordinator at TAU BETA PI Pi
TEAM MEMBERS QUALIFICATIONS
Yousef -Volunteered for Services ( Setting up ADT Security Alarm System)
-Community Service in High School
Jacob -Community Service in High school
FORECAST
Research by JACOB
Solutions breakdown by AMANI
Recommended Solutions by DALAL
Conclusion by Yousef
SURVEY FOR PEOPLE WHO DO NOT VOLUNTEER
WHY DON’T YOUR DO COMMUNITY SERVICE IN DETROIT
No Time
Not Safe
Lazy
No Interest
Other
WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER
Group Activities -Average rating of 2.6
Incentives-Average rating of 2.7
Being Informed About Events-Average rating of 2.9
Better Timing of Events-Average rating of 3.1
Online Registration Forms-Average rating of 3.9
WHAT TIMES WOULD BE BEST FOR THE EVENTS
Summer
Weekends
After-noons
Not Time
WHO WOULD YOU RATHER VOLUNTEER WITH
90% said with an organization
10% said on their own
SURVEY FOR PEOPLE WHO DO VOLUNTEER
WHY IS COMMUNITY SERVICE IMPORTANT
Brings the Community Together
Cleans the Environment
Makes the City Look Nicer
To Help the Homeless
To Help Senior Citizens
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
DO YOU FEEL SAFE WHEN YOU VOLUNTEER
Yes
No
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT VOLUNTEERING
Free Food
Free T-Shirts
It's Fun
Hang out with Friends
To Help Senior Citizens
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
WHAT WOULD MAKE VOLUNTEERING BETTER
Volunteering with Friends or in a Group
The better leadership and organization of events
INTERVIEW ONE: JOHN GEORGE
President of Blight Busters• “People are busy with other
things”• Social outlook leads to blight
Need to change social outlook
INTERVIEW ONE: ANONYMOUS Employee at Greening of Detroit• “The 3 most important things to
an organization are: Money, Volunteers, and Time”
300 volunteers now 500 volunteers needed Need to clean and keep clean because
community does not.
SUMMARY FROM 1ST SURVEY Main Reason they don’t volunteer was
because of safety concerns and time issues.
Group activities, Incentives, and being better informed were ranked high on was to increase volunteerism.
Summer and Weekends are the best times to have an community service event.
People would rather volunteer with an organization.
SUMMARY FROM 2ND SURVEY
Main benefits of community service are; it cleans the city up, and brings community together.
About 43% felt unsafe while volunteering.
Most people volunteer because its fun, and or to hang out with friends.
To make volunteering better by volunteering in groups, and to make the organization of the events better.
SOLUTIONS
Solutions
1.Incentives
2. Volunteer
Opportunities
3. Online Registrati
on
4.Network
Accounts
5.Increase Security
SOLUTION ONE: INCENTIVES Free Food:
Morning Event: Breakfast 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Bagel
Long Event: Lunch 9:00am-3:00pm Pizza
Free T-Shirts Ask for Sizes at Sign-up
(S1) INCENTIVES-COST 5 Events a Month Food:
T-Shirt:
*For 30 people from Kroger**For 32 people any small local pizza place ***For 30 people from imagewearcw.com
Food Initial Cost Monthly Cost
Yearly Cost
Bagel $15.00* $75.00 $900.00Pizza $30.00** $150.00 $1800.00
Item Initial Cost Monthly Cost
Yearly Cost
T-Shirt $136.80*** $684.00 $8208.00
(S1) INCENTIVES-IMPLEMENTATION Need people to:
Pick up food/t-shirts from storeOrganize food/t-shirts on tablesDistribute food/t-shirts to volunteers
Can be carried out by volunteers
(S1) INCENTIVES-EFFECTIVENESS
People like free food and t-shirts
Not going to make or break one’s decision to volunteerOnly 18% of volunteers take that into
considerationOnly 60% of non volunteers might volunteer
with incentives
SOLUTION TWO: VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Create “Funner” Events
Allow volunteers to play games during breaks
Allow volunteers to work in groups Increase Number of Events
Winter: Go to schools and teach about importance of cleaning Detroit
British Journal of Social Work
(S2) VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES-COST
More events more incentives more money
More events more supplies more money
(S2) VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES-IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVENESS People to organize events
Same people that organize other events Similar structure to other events
People present at the additional events
Need enough volunteers to carry out event
People willing to donate games
30% will volunteer with events at different times
SOLUTION THREE: ONLINE REGISTRATION
Online Registration Form
Sends Information into Excel Sheet
Automatically updates contact list
Relieves person from manually looking at handwritten forms
(S3) ONLINE REGISTRATION
(S3) ONLINE REGISTRATION
(S3) ONLINE REGISTRATION
(S4) ONLINE REGISTRATION-COST, IMPLEMENTATION,
AND EFFECTIVENESS No cost to post form
Post to website
Automatically compiles information without having to worry about decoding hand writing
SOLUTION FOUR: NETWORK ACCOUNTS
Many Users; Wide Variety of Users
Receive Updates Immediately
Law Technology
(S4) NETWORK ACCOUNTS-COST
No cost for accounts
Possible cost for person to update accounts
Person updating it can be same person that sends out emails
Person updating can be volunteer
SOLUTION FIVE: INCREASE SECURITY
Have a police officer present at large events
Have a police car patrol the are while the event is taking place
Volunteer in large groups to intimidate possible thieves/attackers
(S5) INCREASE SECURITY-COST, IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVENESS
Specific types of security determine cost
Have security present throughout event
Allows people to feel safer while volunteering
Minimizes chance of threat
1.Safety
Recommended Solutions
2.Social Network
s
SOLUTIONS MEET OBJECTIVESSafety
Survey Showed people are concerned about safety issues when volunteering.
Safety would increase the numbers of volunteers
SOLUTIONS MEET OBJECTIVES
Social Networks
maximum number of people are informed about community service events
increase the chance of more people coming to events to volunteer
SAFETY(IMPLEMENTATION , CONTACT , TIMELINE)Two ways to provide Safety: Police Officers Security Guards
SAFETY1. Police Officers
Public Event ( Free) Private Event ( PAID)
2. Security Guards Provide guards at a price of
($80 to $100) for 8 hours service.
Angels Night volunteer campaign
SAFETYContact :
Police Officers : Call Detroit Police Station
Security Companies : 1- H&P protective services 2-TMH services 3-Star US Security 4-Angel’s Night Volunteer Campaign
SAFETYTimeline
Call ahead of Every event
No need for contract
Can be provided immediately
SOCIAL NETWORK(IMPLEMENTATION , CONTACT ,
TIMELINE) Two popular Social Networks :
1. Facebook2. Twitter
Posting community service events online will help inform people about these events and help attract more people to come volunteer
SOCIAL NETWORKSImplementation:
Social network accounts can be created by any employee in the organization
Needs follow up and updates to keep the profile always updated
Time Line: Can be implemented immediately
SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS
Two recommended solutions : 1. police officers 2. Security Guards
Solutions meet objectives Easy implementation Either Free or low cost
SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL Primary Sources
o Survey
o Interviews John George – Blight Busters President “People are busy with other things”Greening of Detroit Volunteer Coordinator “The 3 most important things to an
organization are: Money, Volunteers, and Time”
SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL
Secondary Sourceso British Journal of Social Work – “Who
Volunteers?”o Studies show more volunteer
opportunities motivate people to volunteer more
o Law Technology – “Utilizing Social Networking as a Business Marketing Tool for NGOs”
o Benefits to using social network sites
CONCLUSION
Solutions
Solutions
1.Incentives
2. Volunteer Opportunit
ies
3. Online Registrati
on
4.Network
Accounts
5.Increase
Security
THANK YOU !
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