Community projects
Featured in the People Development Methods training manual
By Beverley Williams
Category: People Management and Motivation
Credit price: 4 download credits (Single user)
Involvement in community projects is an excellent way of developing people by enabling them to gain new skills and knowledge. It also helps them to understand the role of their organisation as part of a wider community. Community projects range widely from raising money for an established charity to spending two hours a week as a reader at a local school. The range of possibilities is vast and it’s an area where everyone can contribute. This training activity emphasises the importance of knowing exactly what level of support senior management are able to give. It also encourages the participants to be innovative with their community project ideas. Above all, this training activity asks participants to develop viable proposals to be put to senior management and then, if approved, into action. The level of senior management commitment to community involvement will be known in advance. An important part of the proposal will describe how involvement in the project will help participants to develop.
Begin this training activity by involving the participants in a discussion on the concept of involvement in community projects as a development method, and on the current situation in their own organisation. You then run a brainstorming session to generate ideas on potential community projects and ways in which people could get involved and make a contribution. Individually, the participants then ‘pick and mix’ ideas from the brainstorming session and produce the bare bones of a project proposal. You cover the layout of a project proposal document, checking for understanding before the participants begin work on a rough draft on a proposal, working individually or in small groups. You then lead a plenary discussion on their progress so far, ensuring that strong emphasis is placed on the development aspect of the proposal. You give clear guidance on the next steps they need to take to produce the final version of the proposal before concluding by covering the key learning points of the training activity.
Who is it for: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to enable participants to explore the benefits, costs, and practicalities of becoming involved in community projects, for example, teambuilding, developing leadership skills, communication skills, and developing initial team proposals for community projects.
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 4 |
| Max Group Size: | 10 |
| Typical Duration: | 02:25:00 |
| No of Pages: | 31 |
Resources: View standard resources for Fenman training activities
Purpose: This training resource is intended for use by trainers with participants who are able to set up, or participate in, community projects. Ideally, participants will have already covered, ‘Investigating development methods’, prior to taking part in this training activity.
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