Recommendation
Our fourth recommendation for Inter-Faith Food Shuttle is to utilize an inclusive approach for developing and tracking program outcomes as well as establishing performance objectives and targets, particularly the Agriculture Training Programs and Food Redistribution programs. With the Agricultural Training Programs (ATPs), an inclusive approach to goal setting would start with a working group of stakeholders to identify the most important goals and possible outcome measures. This group should be diverse and include both men and women as well as people who bring perspectives of the various cultures and ethnicities that the ATP serves. It is important that all of the staff and volunteers know that strategic planning is happening for the organization as a whole and that the ATPs are involved.
Staff should be updated and knowledgeable of the process and positive effects it will have on the program. Leaderships staff and those who interact closely with volunteers, even at the site level, should be energized by the process and promote its positive benefits to others - particularly those who are skeptical. This can some be brought about through early and accurate internal communications, such as organized discussions and online forums, with clear information about the goals and independent leadership that come from a highly performing organization. (Pickering)
For this program, the stakeholders would include:
A member of the Executive Board
A senior staff
• Using a participative style with a team who know their job. The leader knows the problem, but does not have all the information. The employees know their jobs and want to actively be part of the team.
A Study of the Christian Pilgrimage to the Holy Land And the Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca
Specific Purpose: To inform the audience of the workings of the Houston Food Bank and the concepts discussed during the course which were demonstrated through our volunteer experience.
4.12.2. List of target outcomes: Reduce the time taken to implement a change to the curriculum, and ensure all stakeholders in the process are aware of their roles and responsibilities;
Five strategic goals also defined 16 objectives where USDA’ programs and services will apply their maximum efforts. Every strategic goal is equipped with the relevant performance indicator which will keep related programs and services accountable for the planned results. Baseline information will serve as a basis against which mid- and long-term achievements will be measured. Monitoring of performance indicators will guide further programmatic adjustments. These indicators will also help to evaluate USDA’s role in overall cross-sectoral activities and efforts. All these strategic goals, objectives and indicators form a framework which provides USDA with clear vision, action areas focused on specific outcomes and most importantly will keep USDA accountable for the
It has been said, “Program goals refer to broad statements of purpose or intent for education and training programs, whereas program objectives identify the specific outcomes of the program (Caffarella, 2013, p.161, para.2). Program goals provide the foundation upon which the program is built and sustained. The
The objectives for this goal were of a collaborative nature with communities and partners to address career opportunities, forest health, wildfire risks, climate changes, heat stress, sea level rise, and environmental justice. In addition, one of the objectives of Goal 2 is to conduct public meetings that engage the communities in the decision making process. Yet again, Goal 2 has in place agency performance measures and target dates to ensure accountability and implementation of this goal.
The ideal situation is to introduce the team to program and have someone in from a practicing group someone on the staff’s level of understanding that can share their thought about the program that has already been practiced at a like facility, the group who is practicing will be able to explain the program and can explain on their staff’s level of understating (Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt, 2005). Individual barriers can vary based on the audience, some staff members may be less than forth coming do to their skill sets, their lack of confidence and their complaints of doing more for less pay. It can be a challenge yet having them be a part of the decision making will validate their concerns and verify where we should begin (Thompson, Bell & Prevost, 1999). Just keep the EBP positive and be willing to share the results (Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt,
2.What do you think are the necessary elements in the successful implementation of a community program?
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle (IFFS) is a $14.5 million nonprofit that uses a holistic approach to address and end hunger in the Research Triangle Region of North Carolina. IFFS believes that hunger is an issue that can be solved by, “creating sources of healthy food in every low-income neighborhood and grow opportunities for people to provide for themselves by learning job skills or growing their own food.” The pillars of this approach are feeding, teaching, and growing. (IFFS, 2016)
Since the farming community has diminished significantly, it is paramount for the participants to learn these lessons. The garden project provides classes on eating healthy, teamwork and proper agricultural skills. The United States is flooded with fast, over processed food. Having this food so readily available has caused people to forget about putting the time and effort into gardening. It is essential that the future adults of the United States learn the importance of being healthy. Although Sprouting Hope may be a small organization, it has managed to expand its garden twice and now has dozens of produce
Moreover, this course assisted me in learning how to create a team charter in which it has showed me my strength and weakness. A Team Charter helps “team members recognize their complementary skills, their common purpose, common goals, and mutual accountability” (Byrd & Luthy, 2010, p. 14). It made me understand how to be prepared for any arising conflicts and how to manage it. ”Conflict management works best when the parties involved in a disagreement are equipped to managing it themselves” (Weiss & Hughes, 2005). I also learnt the importance of feedback and feed forward. "Feedforward helps people envision and focus on a positive future, not a failed past" (Goldsmith, 2002). How it puts the employees in a check list in order to spot where they are wrong and perform better. “Effective feedback helps the coachee see the gap between intended performance and actual performance" (Payne, V. 2007). The requirements needed to excel and improve in their workforce. ”Employees can provide useful input on the effective of procedures
Now, it is time to pass along that enthusiasm to other members. The idea is for others to become motivated and excited about the possibilities of change as well. The authors were able to clearly express this by encouraging others to become involved in the changes that were going to impact everyone on
- Announcement of a mentor program to ensure that new people are nurtured into the team.
Changes that will most likely improve the leadership development include feedback programs, mentoring, and coaching. As described in the text, all of these are used to facilitate leadership development.