Non for profit organizations(BA 15)

I would like to explore more about non for profit groups/organizations around the Chicago land area. I belong to a non for profit organization and we do a lot of volunteer work in the comunity. But I want to help these orgs reach out to get the support they need in order to continue to help their organization flourish. A lot of small unrecognizable groups need funds and donations to keep hte group alive. i just wanna go out there and help them search to get the things that small communitygroups are not able to get or recieve like the larger more well known groups.

Role Role Role your boat..(BA14)

As for me I really dont like working in groups because everyone can be confused about the role in which they chose to take. I myself personally if not the leader of course I would most defintely be the supporter or the faciliator. When working in groups doesnt matter the project, you have to make sure that everyone is clear on the topic and what they have to do. Some people tend to be lazy an not do there part when they know that every one in the group will be recieving the same grade, so at that point it is left up to the leader/problemitizer to pull the strings a make sure everyone is doing thier part to recieve a better grade.

When  I work with a group, before we even come up with a topic I like to brainstorm n the ideas and see who mainly into that topic and fromt hat point you can pretty much determine who will lead, support , facilitate and become the problemitizer. I myself depending on the topic and how knowledgeable I am on it will take the lead role and facilitate as well but if its something that I have little interest in I will support and facilitate...I dont think there is a role that I ever wanted and wasnt appointed for it or just didnt get. As long as I have a part in the group I think everything will fall together.

My biggest concerns is finding topics that everyone can agree on and are willing to actually come together and take the time to meet and do their part. You have the person who never has time to meet with the group, always email their ideas instead of meeting with the group, the one who waits until the last minute to get involved after everything has been put together.

I think that as long as everyone can decide on a topic together an agree this is what they want to work on everything will be fine. Dont just allow others to forcefully chose a topic tht your really not interested in because it will just be a one persons topic and not a group topic..

Wikipedia from my point of view about My Community (BA #13)

Austin, Chicago is located on the westside of Chicago, Il., with Oak Park neighboring to the west and Humboldt Park to the east. Austin stretches south from just north of North Ave to Roosevelt Road. Its is the largest community by population, with 90% African American demographic. Naturally the charateristics associated with Austin corresponds with its history of large number of natives.
1.Transportation
There are several CTA buses that serves this community...
   1.1 Cta Elevated Train System (the L)
   1.2 Cta Bus System
   1.3 Surway Livery Service
2. Education
3. Community News Paper
   3.1 Austin Weekly
   3.2 The Austin Voice
Transportation
   The Chicago Transit Authority Elevated Train (Green Line L) runs from Harlem and Lake Ave., downtown
Loop to Chicagos SouthSide 63rd Street Station. You also have CTA' (Blue Line L) that operates from
Des Plaine Ave, downtown Loop to Chicago's Ohare airport.

    There are several 10 CTA bus routes that serve this community as well...#70 Division, #66 Chicago,
#126 Jackson and #20 Madison all are west bound from Austin Ave., to downtown Chicago. You also
have  #54 Cicero, #57 Laramie, #85 Central and the #91 Austin routes are north/south to and past Harrison
street. The # 72 North Ave west from Narragansett to downtown Chicago and the #7 Harrison operates
from Cicero/Harrison to downtown Chicago.
   
     Sureway Livery Service is a neighborhood cab service that serves the Austin area and other areas as well
for a small fee.

Education

     This community is a Chicago Public School District.

Community Media
  
     Austin Weekly and The Austin Voice are the communities news paper which are published biweekly.