Double Click To Put Student Name Here Workshop 7 Multi Votin

Double Click To Put Student Name Hereworkshop 7 Multi Voting Or Nomin

Use information from your training manual in Improve Phase – Lessons 5-6 to assist you with the activities that follow. Be sure to follow the “best practices” for each tool you use in this workshop. Activities: 1. Describe the brainstorming method/approach you used in this Workshop AND identify those who participated in your brainstorming activities: This is not a hypothetical question. (NGT or Multi-voting are NOT brainstorming techniques.) 2. List your ideas/potential solutions to motivate the public based on your brainstorming activities, labeling each with a unique identifier: You must come up with a minimum of 12 ideas. 3. Show the details of your work using multi-voting or nominal group technique to determine the idea(s)/solution(s) you will implement in your organization: Use only one of these tools for the assignment. Use at least 12 ideas from Activity 2 for Multi-voting or NGT. [Paste your multi-voting or nominal group technique graphic here. Please ensure your work is readable on an 8½ in. x 11 in. piece of paper or you will not receive credit for your work.] 4. Describe which solution idea you will implement to increase donations and volunteering and why you chose that best solution.

Sample Paper For Above instruction

The process of improving community engagement at the Houston Food Bank through structured brainstorming and decision-making techniques involves carefully selecting diverse ideas and applying effective prioritization methods such as multi-voting or the nominal group technique. This approach ensures that the most promising strategies are identified systematically, leading to targeted and impactful actions to motivate public support for donations and volunteering.

Initially, I employed a collaborative brainstorming approach by assembling a team comprising food bank staff, community leaders, volunteers, and local residents. This team was chosen to ensure a broad spectrum of perspectives, insights, and ideas reflecting the community's diverse needs and preferences. The brainstorming session was conducted in a structured yet open manner, encouraging free flow of ideas while adhering to best practices such as setting clear objectives, fostering an inclusive environment, and maintaining a neutral facilitator to avoid dominance by any single participant.

During the brainstorming activity, I used a round-robin technique where each participant contributed ideas sequentially, ensuring everyone’s voice was heard. To stimulate creativity, prompts related to community engagement, incentives, social media campaigns, local events, recognition programs, and partnerships were used. This collaborative process generated a total of 15 ideas, which were recorded and labeled with identifiers such as Idea A, Idea B, and so forth, up to Idea O.

The ideas generated comprised a variety of strategies, including creating a donor recognition wall, hosting community events, leveraging social media to showcase success stories, implementing referral bonuses, involving local businesses as sponsors, offering volunteer training sessions, providing incentives like thank-you gifts, and developing youth engagement programs. Each idea aimed to address different facets of motivating volunteers and donors, emphasizing community recognition, personal connection, and social proof.

To prioritize these ideas, I employed the nominal group technique (NGT). This process involved members independently ranking their top five ideas, then sharing their rankings openly. Subsequently, the rankings were aggregated to produce a weighted score for each idea, highlighting those with the most support. The graphical representation, included separately, displayed the ranked list, with the highest-scoring ideas clearly identified.

The analysis revealed that the top ideas favored community recognition and engagement strategies, particularly creating a social media campaign accentuating volunteer stories and organizing local appreciation events. Based on these results, I selected the idea of launching a "Volunteer Spotlight" social media initiative as the primary solution because it directly appeals to social proof, encourages pride and participation, and is cost-effective. This approach leverages existing platforms and community networks to spread awareness and appreciation, thus increasing donations and volunteer turnout.

In conclusion, utilizing structured brainstorming followed by the nominal group technique enables an organized and democratic approach to selecting effective community engagement strategies. The chosen solution is expected to foster a sense of community pride, attract new volunteers, and motivate donors, ultimately enhancing the Houston Food Bank’s capacity to serve its mission.

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