PROGRESS PRESENTATION

BY: Amani Alkayyali

Dalal AbedJacob Doan

Yousef Karyouti

OBJECTIVESOur project is about community service in

Detroit.

Increase volunteerism and awareness in Detroit.

AUDIENCES FOR THE PROJECT Primary

Elizabeth Gordon Sachs, the founder and president of Greening of Detroit.

Maria C. Esperanza, the director of public relations for Greening of Detroit.

Secondary - Volunteers

MEMBERS AND ROLES Team leader: Yousef

Note keeper: Dalal

Schedule keepers : Amani & Jacob

Community Service in Detroit

Amani -Community Service Coordinator at TAU BETA Pi-Volunteered for Blight Busters to Clean Detroit

Dalal -Community Service in High School

Jacob -Community Service in High school

Yousef: -Volunteered for Services ( Setting up ADT Security Alarm System)-Community Service in High School

TOPICTeam Members Qualifications

FORECAST

Topic Introduction by AMANI

Past Work by Dalal

Team Work by YOUSEF

Conclusion by Jacob

CENTRAL PROBLEM Community Service in Detroit

To Clean Up Detroit Lack of Volunteers for Various Reasons

Increase Volunteers to Decrease Blight Greening of Detroit

Clean Vacant Lots Plant Trees

COMPLETED RESEARCHPrimary Sourceso Survey – 16 completedo Interviewso John George – Blight Busters President

o “People are busy with other things”o Greening of Detroit Volunteer Coordinator

o “The 3 most important things to an organization are: Money, Volunteers, and Time”

COMPLETED RESEARCHSecondary Sourceso British Journal of Social Work – “Who

Volunteers?”o Studies show more volunteer opportunities

motivate people to volunteer moreo Law Technology – “Utilizing Social Networking

as a Business Marketing Tool for NGOs” o Benefits to using social network sites

RESEARCH TO COMPLETE Primary Sources Analysis of Surveys Hope to find results similar to those from the

articles and direct quotes Secondary Sources Another Article Cost of incentives

ISSUES IMMERGED• One secondary Audience to be changed to Primary Audience.

•Not enough people taking the survey

TASKS REMAINING1. Research More research to be done on the solutions

part Finish Research about incentives to attract

volunteers to come to events Research about ways to make the

volunteering experience safer

TASKS REMAINING2. Survey Survey is to be finished by at least 30

people Survey results should be analyzed Use the survey results to help improve the

solutions of the project

TASKS REMAINING3. Interviews Two interviews Analyze the interviews Use the interviews to construct some

solutions for the project and find supporting points for the formal proposal discussion.

TASKS REMAINING4. Formal proposal Collect all the information to be added to the

final report Edit the results of research Divide the report into different sections Start writing each section and adding the

gathered information to it.

TASKS REMAINING5. Assignment 5 a,b,c Finish assignment 5 which is mostly working

on the final report and the presentation of the formal proposal.

Also includes the  Evite Brochure

Future Work Project timeline/completion date:

Tasks Students March April

1 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 24

Survey Amani

Research Dalal , Jacob , Yousef

Progress Report Yousef

Compile information

Amani , Jacob

Editing Dalal

Final Report All team members

TEAM MEMBERS DUTIES

Specific Part Student• Introduction and Conclusion Jacob

• Discussion (Past Work) Dalal

• Discussion (Team Work) Amani

• Discussion (Future work) Yousef

Specific duties: •Assignment #4 :Progress Report

TEAM DUTIES: ENTIRE PROJECT PLAN:

Team Duties for this project is going to remain the same thing. As a team decision, we decided to divide the work load fairly

for each assignment. I am the team leader for this assignment. All team members is to be a team leader for each project.

TEAM COLLABORATION We haven’t had any issues with team collaboration. We have

all been getting along great. We always divide the assignments into four parts and assign

work fairly as a team decision. All team members get together a week prior to the assignment

due date for editing.

POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS Creating social networking accounts Creating online volunteer registration forms Creating incentives for volunteers

Food, Shirts, extra Creating a safer volunteering environment

Set up something with local police to send a squad car to watch over the event.

SUMMARY OF MAIN POINTS Central problem and the research part of the

project Issues immerged and tasks remaining Team duties and project schedule Possible solutions