non-profit and/or social service program
Humanities
After reading Chapters 2 and 3 in your textbook, think about the concepts of program planning that you have reviewed so far and apply what you have learned to complete the Assignment. Use your text and at least one other scholarly resource to support your responses.
Choose a non-profit and/or social service program. Describe the program mission, the population it serves and at least three program goals. Describe whether the program mission and goals are intended to address a social condition or social problem. Also, describe the organization’s structure. Finally, evaluate the organizational structure in terms of “effectiveness” and “efficiency.” Is the program effective and efficient in relation to social service partnership and collaboration? Make sure you use your text and peer-reviewed resources from the Library to support your answers.
Provide appropriate citations and references in APA format when referencing the text and any other outside source in your answers. Your Assignment should be 3-4 pages long.
Unit 2 Assignment
Addresses each of the following areas:
1.Describe the program mission, the population served, and four program goals.
2. Describe whether the program mission and goals are intended to address a social condition or social problem.
3. Describe the organization’s structure.
4. Evaluate the organizational structure in terms of “effectiveness” and “efficiency.”
5. Describe whether the program is effective and efficient in relation to social service partnership and collaboration.
Designing and Managing Programs: An Effectiveness-Based Approach.
Chapter 2: “The Contribution of Theory to Program Planning”
Chapter 3: “Understanding Social Problems”
Chapter 2 will introduce you to strategic, management, and program planning. Other concepts you will explore and differentiate between include concepts like theory of program planning and theory in program planning. You will also become familiar with the theory, strategic management, and program planning.
Chapter 3 will introduce you to the process of addressing social problems, stating problems as solutions, identifying a social condition and defining problems. You will also get a better understanding of the importance of carefully thinking through the social problem(s) to be addressed.
