Community Development
Timeline
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February 16, 2021Experience start
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February 18, 2021Project Scope Meeting
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February 19, 2021Proposal
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April 2, 2021Design & Implementation
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April 16, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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February 16, 2021Experience start
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February 18, 2021Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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February 19, 2021Proposal
A description of your project and the organization and must include: Title of project, objectives, name and description of the organization, community context, project plan, timeline, deliverables.
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April 2, 2021Design & Implementation
Design of community interventions and implementation.
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April 16, 2021Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Leadership Organizational structure Humanities Social sciencesSkills
dialogue leadership design community development facilitationDoes your organization have a community development-related project or organizational need for which you would like to receive support from talented students in order to achieve the desired results?
In this course, 4th year students, working in team of 4, will help your organization identify community structures and inter‑group dynamics relevant to your organization’s intervention planning, gather and organize data, develop intervention plans that involve the community each step of the way and that foster leadership within its ranks, as well as evaluate said intervention.
Attention will be given to cultural diversity and value differences.
Learners
Participating organizations can expect to receive:
- Needs assessment
- Dialogue session(s) with stakeholders
- Report: a document recording done and summarizing the insights and recommendations most pertinent for their own operations
- Any deliverable discussed and agreed with the client that would fit within the objectives of a community development project.
Project timeline
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February 16, 2021Experience start
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February 18, 2021Project Scope Meeting
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February 19, 2021Proposal
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April 2, 2021Design & Implementation
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April 16, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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February 16, 2021Experience start
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February 18, 2021Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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February 19, 2021Proposal
A description of your project and the organization and must include: Title of project, objectives, name and description of the organization, community context, project plan, timeline, deliverables.
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April 2, 2021Design & Implementation
Design of community interventions and implementation.
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April 16, 2021Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
The project should address an organizational need using an aspect of the community development process (i.e. vision, mobilization, program development (design, action, implementation), dissemination, fundraising, evaluation) as determined by the needs of the organization.
Examples of suitable projects include, but are not limited to:
- A stakeholder engagement strategy
- An action plan
- A collective vision
- A series of community conversations
- A needs assessment
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Timeline
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February 16, 2021Experience start
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February 18, 2021Project Scope Meeting
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February 19, 2021Proposal
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April 2, 2021Design & Implementation
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April 16, 2021Experience end
Timeline
-
February 16, 2021Experience start
-
February 18, 2021Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
-
February 19, 2021Proposal
A description of your project and the organization and must include: Title of project, objectives, name and description of the organization, community context, project plan, timeline, deliverables.
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April 2, 2021Design & Implementation
Design of community interventions and implementation.
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April 16, 2021Experience end