Models of macro practice
- 1. Models of Macro Practice 1. Locality Development 2. Social Planning 3. Social Action Elyse Hills, Allison Menchak, Kellie Croxton
- 2. Locality Development Topic: Girls On The Run 5K Source: Staff. (2014). Girls on the Run 5K. Neoga News. Retrieved from http://www.lincolntrailpublishing.com/articles/21168/girls -on-the-run-5k
- 3. Locality Development Physical: This program uses local parks and school facilities to have their afterschool programs, and running events. Financial: This program is non-profit. The program raises money for events and activities through earning money through putting on 5K races, and charging non- program participants $20 to participate. Human: Adult women volunteer their time, skills, knowledge and abilities to work with young girls, teaching them life skills, dealing with body image and self-esteem, how to deal with bullies, making healthy decision, and community involvement. Social: This particular Girls on The Run 5K, is supported by the community, and involves both the program participants and the community to join in a fun and high energy event.
- 4. A social plan starts with assessing needs of the community Michelle Obama used her platform to emerge as a social leader. She called attention to the childhood obesity rates that have tripled over the last thirty years. This article points out that Michelle Obama has created allies within her effort’s of the “Let’s Move” campaign. Her allies include those in government, business, education, athletics, and the medical field. Her plan is to change the nutritional environment in America Stolberg, 2010
- 5. Her initiative emerged in 2010, and it includes: Restructuring the way American children eat and play By reshaping school lunches, medical checkups, and playground equipment Some other plans include: adding sidewalks in certain communities so that children can walk to school, and adding green groceries in inner city areas. Stolberg, 2010
- 6. Source Stolberg, S. (2010, February 9).Obesity Battle Is Taken Up by First Lady. The New York TImes, p. A16. Retrieved June 2, 2015, from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/10/health/nutrition/10o besity.html
- 7. Social Plan
- 8. Social Action Topic: Crowdfunding Source: Cowley, S. (2015, June 3, 2015). Tired of waiting for U.S. to act, states pass crowdfunding laws and rules. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/04/business/smallbusi ness/states-pass-crowdfunding-laws-for-small- businesses.html
- 9. Social Action Human – some of the people on the crowdfunding sites are asking for help to start their businesses so their human capital would be the skills that they bring to the table in whatever their endeavor may be. The example from the article was a microbrewery so the human capital would be: managing a business, brewing beer, time management, and other skills similar to those. Financial – I’ll use the microbrewery as an example again, the beer that they brew would be financial capital because that is what is going to make them money. Their crowdfunding campaign would also be considered financial capital because it is what is going to initially bring in money to allow the owners to open and operate their microbrewery Social - The social capital will also come from the crowdfunding campaign because not only will it allow them to make money, but it will also connect them with people the otherwise may not have connected with. The microbrewery also lets fans vote on which beers are brewed each month which is another social aspect due to its interactive nature. Physical - The actual crowdfunding site would be physical capital because it is the entity that exists that allows people to raise money. In the brewery example, the brewery would be physical capital because it is the building where the final product is being made. I believe crowdfunding sites are considered a social action because one campaign can attract millions of donations from people who believe in the same cause. People can crowdfund for whatever they like, popular crowdfunding campaigns have been for paying medical bills, raising money for charity, helping abused/homeless animals, and for startup businesses.
- 10. Social Action