Blog 16:Advisory Meeting #2

EQ:"What is the best way to raise funds for a nonprofit animal rescue?"

Answer #2 (Write in a complete sentence like a thesis statement)*By having an active and variety of social media accounts, for a chance for people to "follow"your organization.
3 details to support the answer (a detail is a fact and an example)

• Source:Interview #3-  Lisa stated that the biggest factor to contributing on how to get people to attend events is through social media account. Example: Priceless Pets Rescue raised $1600 in one night, through a food fundraiser by putting it all over their Facebook and Instagram.

• Source: Mentorship- At mentorship, Priceless Pets rescue uses social media account to request donations of items needed for the organization. Example: Often they will request medicine, bleach, towels and blankets and will receive donations the next day.

• Source: Council of Nonprofits- By driving traffic to your social media pages, you build awareness and possible donors to your nonprofit organization. Example: Instagram page.

Concluding Sentence:

Using a social media is a great way to raise awareness of your mission and possible fundraisers that will lead potential donors to donate. 

Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Approval

1.For my 30 hours of Independent Component 2, I will be joining the fundraising Committee at Priceless Pets. They meet the first Monday of every month at different restaurants to discuss both future events and anything related to the funds of the organization. So with this in mind since I am now part of the committee, I will now know when fundraising events will be at during the month so I can volunteer at them. They are even letting me come up with some ideas on what we can do to raise money for next months meeting.
2. The meeting every month, they give an agenda of what they will be talking about and have a calendar of events. I will be posting the information as well as taking pictures of the events and having a signature of hours I have done.
3. This will help me get a further understanding of my topic because it is a first hands on experience of how the money gets to the organization, since it does not just appear there. I will be able to see and work how these events are run and see how much planning one event has. I never realized how much work and thought went into just one event. So based on the successes of these events I will be able to both come u with new answers and get real life examples that support my answers.
4.Done

Blog 13: Lesson 2 Refletion

1. Positive Statement:
From my lesson 2 presentation, I am most proud of my Powerpoint. I was finnally able to put transitions in and make pictures fade in and out as I am speaking. I also liked that I was able to get real examples from different nonprofit organizations to support my answer

2.Self Assessment:
I would give myself a P. I did what was required for a P and I think that is what I deserve.

3.What Worked?
What worked for me in lesson 2, was having the the timer in the back of the room to know how much time I need left.

4.What didn't work?
I would not change anything to my presentation.

5. Answer 2?
For my 2nd answer, I think I will either do having social media sites so people interested in your organization can track your progress or partnering up with other local small businesses to spread information of the organization.

Blog 14: Independent Component 1

• Literal

A) I Daisy Zavala, affirm that I have ONLY  18 hours of independent Component which represents I do not have 30 hours of work.
b)Since I choose to do extra hours, there was no book but instead my mentorship of Priceless Pets Rescue.
c) Above mentorship log
d) In these 18 hours, I did a variety of things. I would clean out the dogs kennels (mop, sweep, pick up after them, change there blankets and bedding, change their water, put food), sweep the  floor, wash and dry the dogs water bowls, fold their blankets and towels and store them away, walk dogs to the park, clean the windows, and most importantly play with the dogs.

• Interpretive

I have pictures of times I have gone to volunteer and for the two most recent dates I have signatures of my hours. (NOTE: picture are in spreadsheet under INDEPENDENT COMPONENT 1 LOG)

• Applied

This component helped me understand my topic better because it really made it clear why I was focusing on my topic in the first place. At my mentorship, it is all based under volunteers who dedicate their time to get things done. Just today, I was walking a dog named Dorthy and she was so adorable, it was devastating to know she didn't have a home. She was AMAZING at walking on the leash. Most dogs tug on their leash but she did not. And when I would stop to pet her, she let me and soon after she would stand on her two legs and jump on me so I could pet her while she licked my face. Incidents like this are what really make you remember why you are doing the things you are. This also helped me reinforce why I had chose this topic and allowed me to keep furthering my research.