assignments+Nov.+9

=Assignments for Nov. 9=


 * 1. Continue working on your Troostwood midterm project**
 * As a group, develop a plan for your presentation
 * As a group, develop your Troostwood wiki page
 * Add additional information about your area of assets
 * Organize the materials
 * Analyze the materials
 * Develop your presentation

2. **Read the introduction and first two chapters of //Community// and answer the following questions in your journals.** Remember to use the language of engagement and tie Block’s ideas back to what we have been learning in class.
 * Questions for journal (3 paragraphs suggested length)
 * 1) Drawing upon the intro and first chapter of //Community,// explain what the social fabric is and what it means to someone working in the nonprofit community.
 * 2) Pulling together your understanding of McKnight’s principles of asset mapping and Block’s ideas in chapter two (and any other ideas we have studied), how could a typical nonprofit shift its focus to becoming more focused on community engagement? (3 paragraphs)