Step One: Read below about what the term “civic engagement” means.
Civic engagement means working to make a difference in one’s community and developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make that difference. It means promoting the quality of life in a community, through political and non-political processes. Civic participation encompasses a wide range of formal and informal activities.
Some examples: Voting; volunteering; participating in group activities; attending meetings to get educated on matters of local, town or school governance; rallying or protesting; and even community gardening. Some are individual activities that benefit society (e.g., voting) or group activities that benefit either the group members (e.g., recreational soccer teams) or society (e.g., volunteer organizations). In addition to the direct benefit that civic engagement provides to the community, it can also produce secondary health benefits for participants, such as contributing to a feeling of belonging or purpose and increasing knowledge of issues. 

Question One: Based on your reading of the above, has your view of what constitutes the term “civic engagement” changed or expanded? Explain why, either yes or no, and use at least two specific examples.  

Step Two: Check out “Democracy 76: The Bucket List for Involved Citizens” at https://www.wethepurple.org/democracy-76-things. Read over the “bucket list” at this link. The list is organized under five headings: “Stay Informed,” “Vote,” “Participate,” “Help Others,” and “Get Social.”

Question Two: Describe any of your own civic engagement activities that you have engaged in up to this point. Be specific. It doesn’t have to be big. Or if you’ve done nothing on the “bucket list,” choose someone you know who has done civic engagement and describe, being specific, what they’ve done. 

Question Three: Choose one item under each of the five headings on the “bucket list” that you have never done but might be interested in exploring further. List the heading and the activity under it. Also, explain the steps you would take to get involved or learn more about how to start engaging in that activity. For example, if you want to attend a local school board meeting, look online and find the URL for its website and when they typically meet. Also, what types of decisions do they make that affect our lives? Or, if you want to volunteer for an organization, find its URL and who coordinates volunteers, and what you have to do in order to become a volunteer. Be specific for each of the five activities you list, using examples and including URLs and names if that’s part of the necessary research to learn more about an activity and get participation in that activity off the ground. 

Instructions

Course Project Part 4

As part of the course project in Week 4, you need to examine human resources (HR) of the NPO you selected for W1 Project. Include members of the board of directors as well as volunteers. When reviewing each personnel, consider his or her title, roles, and responsibilities.

Create a report using Microsoft Word that includes the following:

• Review the personnel manual, if available.
• Identify all personnel, including the staff, the board of directors, and volunteers.
• Descriptions of personnel, including their roles and responsibilities.
• Develop a brief online survey to gather demographical information about personnel.
• Search the Internet to identify free online survey software and sample organizational charts or diagrams.
• Analyze survey findings.
• The summary of survey findings, tables, and figures as appropriate.
• An organizational chart or diagram in the Microsoft Word format, which depicts the structure of all personnel in the organization.

Submission Details:

• Submit your assignment in a 3- to 4-page Microsoft Word document.

Please complete the Module 05 Post-Lab Quiz in the McGraw-Hill Connect platform after you have completed the laboratory experiments and activities. Once finished, please take a screenshot of your overall score, paste the screenshot into a Word document, and submit it to the dropbox. To access the McGraw-Hill Connect platform, please click on the link below and follow the instructions:

https://connect.mheducation.com/class/h-rasmussen-bsc2346l-ap1

Submit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.

Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document. (Mac users, please remember to append the “.docx” extension to the filename.) The name of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the date. An example is shown below:

Review “Example Leadership Models.” As you review the models, consider what you think are the most significant differences between servant leadership models and other models. Then either create your own graphic to visually represent your understanding of servant leadership or revise one of the existing graphics so that it better represents your understanding. If you revise an existing model, be sure to credit the original source. 

Once you have created your model, compose a brief analysis (500 words) that addresses the following:

1. What are the unique characteristics of servant leadership and how do these elements make it different from other leadership models?
2. Define the paradox of servant leadership, and explain where you see this paradox present in your own representation.
3. Based on your understanding of effective leadership, how do you think your representation captures those qualities or characteristics necessary to lead effectively?