GREATER MANKATO AREA UNITED WAY PROJECT

TEAM MULTICULTURAL AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

ORIGINAL GOALS AND PROJECT IDEAS

SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT THE GMAUW

TWO WAYS WE THOUGHT TO SPREAD AWARENESS AND HIT OUR TARGET GROUP:

ORIGINAL IDEA –POT LUCK HAVE INTERNATIONAL FOODS, HAVE A SPEAKER(S),

SPREAD AWARENESS BACKUP PLAN- PARTY FOR STUDENTS OFF

CAMPUS

PROBLEMS…

+Holding both of these events was not feasible

Pot luck - Location? Volunteers? Attendance? Permission?

+Party- Location Attendance Permission?

ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS

Finding a date Getting the right price Entertainment Advertising Funding

SMART GOALS

Hold the event October 22nd, 2009 Have at least 100 people attend Form partnerships with student

organizations Advertise creatively and effectively Contact local businesses for door prizes

TIMELINE OF IMPORTANT DATES

Goal (SMART) Have 100 people attending our party on the 22nd of October

Raise $250 To donate to GMAUW by the 22nd of October

Timeline: Action Team member Due date Create Black and White Flyers Christian and Spenser 10.07.2009 Reserve Ballroom Bianca 10.07.2009 Get volunteers for party Roman 10.10.2009 Get GMAUW guest speaker Christian10.10.2009 Design and Print Color Flyers Scott 10.10.2009 Talk to RSO’s for partnering Bianca, Roman 10.11.2009 Talk to KMSU about partnering Scott 10.11.2009 Spread Party Flyers Everyone 10.12.2009 Set up table to sell tickets Everyone Between 10.15.2009 and 10.20.2009 Get beverages & snacks AmericInn 10.22.2009 Get Door Prizes for party Scott and Christian 10.22.2009 Set up party location for party Everyone 10.22.2009 Party Everyone 10.22.2009

SPREADING AWARENESS

Speaker: Bukata Hayes Informational Handout

Greater Mankato Area United Way (GMAUW)

Goal: to create lasting changes by addressing the underlying causes of local problems. It focuses on three building blocks for a better life:

Education — Helping children and youth achieve their potential

Income — Empowering people to achieve self-sufficiency and financial independence

Health — Promoting people’s health and enhancing connections to health services

With the more than 400 volunteers and nearly $2 million raised annually, GMAUW makes substantial contributions and investments in the greater Mankato area through its partner agencies.

GMAUW Impact:

35 agencies and 57 partner programs receive funding

1 in 3 people are directly served by a United Way funded program

99 cents of every dollar stays local with more than 90 cents directly invested in direct services

serves a 30 mile radius including Mankato, North Mankato, Amboy, Cleveland, Eagle Lake, Good Thunder, Lake Crystal, Madison Lake and St. Clair

TEAM STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT

+ Forming Shy Unique Skill Sets Brainstormed Ideas

+ Norming Email Replies within 24hrs Meet at least once per week

TEAM STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT CONTINUED…

+PERFORMING AND STORMING Event was early in the semester Short time period created Storming No time to ignore problems Mostly worked well together and worked

quickly Clear roles were set during this time`

+ Adjourning Reflection and Evaluation What we would do differently

ADVERTISING

KMSU COUNTRY 103.5 FLYERS FACEBOOK TABLING WHY COME?

DJ DOOR PRIZES GOOD CAUSE

ADVERTISING…..

9:00 pmOctober 22, 2009

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Fundraising Party

A LEARNING EXPERIENCE

LESSONS LEARNED COMMUNICATION IS KEY SET GOALS AND DATES TEAM WORK IS ESSENTIAL PARTNERING AND SEEKING HELP COMPROMISING WHAT TO DO DIFFERENTLY BETTER COMMUNICATION PLAN FOR MORE TIME

More Advertising Planned for two weeks

PARTY PICTURES

THANK YOU

OUR SPONSORS Papa Murphy’s Affinity Plus Credit Union Chipotle Maverick Bookstore Noodles and Company AmericInn COUNTRY 103.5 KMSU GREATER MANKATO AREA UNITED WAY!

THANK YOU

VOLUNTEERS DJ KrisP SECURITY GUARDS MIKE AND DARIUS BLACK STUDENT UNION INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION BRETT WENZEL (GRAPHIC DESIGN) BUKATA HAYES