Saturday, July 26, 2008

First Draft Due Monday

Possible topic:

Your Community Library has the following groups in need of funds and programming: Senior Citizens, After-School Childcare, Teenage Tutors, the Young Mothers’ Book Club, and Meals on Wheels.

Come up with a proposal that will provide funding and activities for the most groups using the least amount of space (and funding).

Also remember, this is not merely a matter of scheduling and finding places and times for these groups to meet. Rather, a good proposal will argue for effective programming that can bring a few groups together for meaningful interactions. It must be practical, well-thought out, feasible, and creative.

Keep in mind the following:

The library is equipped with a kitchen, a quiet study area, a playroom, and a conference room.

No group can work entirely on its own.

After-School Childcare must end by 5:30.

No more than three groups can work together at a time.

Meals on Wheels can only work in the kitchen.

The Senior Citizens need to move around.

The library can provide availability from 3-10:30pm



Again, I am not looking for how masterfully you can arrange the perfect schedule, but rather that you can logically outline that your ideas for programs would meaningfully benefit the most groups.


Remember, this a logical appeal. You should in no way be emotional and tell me why these groups need help; I already know they do. You should also avoid telling me how you know your ideas will actually work. That is not going to get you anywhere here. You need to walk through your ideas, step by step, and show that the final results are, indeed, beneficial.

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