Goodwill and AgrAbility:Maximizing Community Based Resources to Support Farmers

& Ranchers with Disability

Presented by: Eric OlsonCoordinator National AgrAbility ProjectGoodwill Industries InternationalOctober 7, 2009

Today’s Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will:

• Gain an increased understanding of the system of community based organizations in their communities their roles in the community and how to locate them.

• Increase awareness of the opportunities for mutually beneficial networking with other organizations

• Have an understanding of how to assure State and Regional AgrAbility Projects gain advantage of other community based resources.

Today’s Agenda

• Introduce the role CBO’s play in providing services to local communities

• Explore how CBO’s are funded• Develop a plan for networking in local

communities to the benefit of AgrAbility

Initial Thought

Community Based Organizations form a rich network of locally directed and

operated resources for persons with special needs in communities

nationwide.

Definitions

• Not For Profit Organization– A nonprofit organization is an organization that does

not distribute its surplus funds to owners or shareholders, but instead uses them to help pursue its goals.

– Not For Profit is a IRS Tax designation – they do need to make a profit, usually called a surplus.

– Governed by a local Board of Directors that serve on a volunteer basis.

• Establish strategic goals and direction

• Maintain fiduciary responsibility

Not for Profit vs. Community Based Organizations

• Community Based organization is often used as an alternative to terms such as non-profit and non-governmental mission based organizations.

There are many types of Not for Profit Community Based Organizations

• Faith Based Organizations• Civic Clubs• Service Organizations• Disability Specific Organizations• Health Care• Educational• Associations• Foundations

The Role of a CBO in the Community

• The presence of a large non-profit sector (CBO’s) is sometimes seen as an indicator of a healthy economy and a healthy society

• CBO’s augment and enrich the array of services available

• CBO’s emphasize local input and control.

The Role of the CBO in the Community

• CBO’s utilize a wide variety of funds for operations:– Business Revenue– Material and Financial Donations– Government Contracts– Grants

• CBO’s augment public services and public resources

• CBO’s enrich community life

Locating Community Based Organizations

• Web based searches– Melissa Data: http://www.melissadata.com/– Guide Star: http://www2.guidestar.org

• Local Directories– Chamber of Commerce– State Tax Department

The Goodwill Structure

Goodwill IndustriesInternational

160 Local GoodwillOrganizations

In United States

7 Local GoodwillOrganizations

In Canada

17 International GoodwillAffiliates

Michigan Goodwills

State of Michigan

Detroit

Grand RapidsFlint

MuskegonKalamazoo

Battle CreekTraverse City

Port HuronMarinette WI

Adrian

Examples of Community Based Organizations

Using the Network of Organizations in the Community

ExtensionEducator

DisabilityOrganizations

VeteransOrganizations

FamilySupport

Organizations Disability Support

Organizations

IndependentLiving

Organizations

GovernmentAgencies

Service Organizations

SchoolsAnd

TrainingOrganizations

Civic Clubs

Farm Family

Partnering With Community Based Organizations

• Do your research– Compatible Mission– Understand the organization– Public or Private– Understand the community support

• Relationships are all local– Tours– Informational interviews – Referrals

Presentation Layout

• Slides should follow the order of the presentation

• Slide title provides cues for audience

• Bullet points should list key points

• Use graphics to enhance your message

Slide Layout

• Slides are a cue for the presenter, not a verbatim script of the presentation

• Keep slide titles short but descriptive

• Use bullets rather than paragraphs of text

• Five bullets per slide

• Up to six words per bullet

• Consider using 2 slides

Suggestions for Beginning Your Presentation

• An intro slide with the session title, date, presenter’s name, title and photo

• An agenda slide to describe the format of the session

• A session objectives slide

• An initial thought slide that immediately grabs the attention of the participants

Suggestions for Ending Your Presentation

• A final thought slide to leave the participants with a powerful message.

• A take-away slide – what the participants will do immediately after the session based on what they’ve learned.

• A contact slide with information on how to reach the presenter(s).

Get Comfortable with Visual Aids

• Select visual aids that are appropriate for your message and the audience

• Use visual aids correctly with ease and confidence

• When to Use Them– To reinforce a main point– To enhance understanding/remembrance of complex

material– To save time

Design Guidelines

• Make them visible• Limit each visual to only one main thought or

point• Use no more than six lines of text and no more

than six words per line per visual

Design Guidelines (cont.)

• Keep them simple• Use color carefully• Make them consistent• Use different type of aids

Display Tips

• Display a visual just before you are read to talk about it

• Maintain eye contact with the audience as you display the visual

• Display it long enough

Display Tips (cont.)

• Don’t block the visual• Display the correct visual• Have them ready• Rehearse

Persuade with Power

• Persuade listeners to adopt your viewpoint or ideas or to take some action

• Appeal to the audience’s interests• Use logic and emotion to support your position• Avoid using notes

Inspire Your Audience

• Inspire the audience by appealing to noble motives and challenging the audience to achieve a higher level of beliefs or achievement

• Appeal to the audience’s needs and emotions, using stories, anecdotes and quotes to add drama

• Avoid using notes

Survival Tips

• Know the room• Know the audience• Know your material• Relax• Visualize yourself giving your presentation

Survival Tips (cont.)

• Realize that people want you to succeed• Don’t apologize• Concentrate on the message – not on the medium• Turn nervousness into positive energy• Gain experience

About Toastmasters

• The Goodwillers Toastmasters fosters personal & professional growth by developing members’ communication and leadership skills

• Meetings are twice a month: first Thursday and third Friday

Toastmasters Modules

• Get to the Point• Research Your Topic• How to Say It• Vocal Variety• Your Body Speaks• Organize Your Presentation• Get Comfortable with Visual Aids• Persuade with Power• Inspire Your Audience

Toastmasters Roles

• Evaluator• Timer• Grammarian• Wizard of Ahhs

Evaluator

• Prior to the presentation:– Reviews the goals of the speech and what the

speaker hopes to achieve– Finds out which skills or techniques the speaker hopes

to strengthen

• After the presentation:– Begins and ends the evaluation with a note of

encouragement or praise– Focuses on one or two specific points for improvement

and offers suggestions

Timer

• Helps a speaker express a thought or idea within a specific time

• Communicates speaker’s time status– Green: Adequate time has been given to express the

thought or idea– Yellow: It’s time to wrap up– Red: Time is up

Grammarian

• Avoid awkward use or misuse of the language– Incomplete sentences– Sentences that change direction in midstream– Incorrect grammar– Malapropisms

Wizard of Ahhs

• Avoid words and sounds used as a “crutch” or “pause filler”– And– Well– But– So– You know– Ah– Um– Er– Repetition

Final Thought!

Public speaking takes practice, practice, practice – the more you do

it, the better you get!

Questions?

For More Information

Russ StonerImplementation Specialist/Project ManagerGII Toastmasters President(240) 333-5522russell.stoner@goodwill.org

Beth PerellDirector of Communications Projects(240) 333-5367beth.perell@goodwill.org