Percentages and Budgets

Being involved in your local community is important for a variety of reasons. It affords you the opportunity to connect with, help, and strengthen the lives of others. It can give you a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment as you form bonds with your neighbors. If you find a need in your community, it is a good idea to collect data regarding that need. The data may reinforce your idea that there is a need, or it may even point you in a different direction of need. Using a data-driven approach to solve a community problem will help you be successful.

For the Unit 4 Discussion Board, you will write and post an essay about civic participation. Propose a community program that you would like to kick start. Choose something you are passionate about: health care, sports, politics, education, community outreach, crime prevention, beautification, animals, etc. It can be something you do once or something you do on an ongoing basis.

Your 250-word minimum essay should include:

A brief overview of the community program you would like to kick start.
Proposed budget percentages for your program to help prepare for fundraising (administrative costs, supplies, rent, advertising, etc.).
Proposed number of volunteers needed for your program. Also calculate the percentage of volunteers based on total number of people in the community (number of volunteers ÷ population of community).
Estimated percentage of people (or animals) in the community that would benefit from the program.
Every piece of writing should have an introduction, body, and conclusion. A good way to plan this particular reflective essay is to write an introduction to the essay. Next, write at least three body paragraphs. Finish with your conclusion paragraph.

Your essay and outside sources for this essay need to be cited in proper APA format.

Report on an actual percentage of people (or animals) benefiting from the current program, a new percentage of volunteers needed for the program in the future, and new budget percentages for the program for the upcoming fiscal year.

Paragraph 1: Introduction – What is the program?

Paragraph 2: Budget Information – What’s the budget? List percentages and actual amounts for each category in your budget.

Paragraph 3: Volunteers – How many do you need and what percentage of the population is that? Do they need any special training? Where might you find volunteers?

Paragraph 4: Beneficiaries – Who will benefit from the service you’re providing? What percentage of the population of your city will benefit? What is the criteria for participating?

Paragraph 5: Conclusion – What are the goals for the project? What is the overall effect on the community?

Need to have:
Five paragraphs
250 words or more
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