Blog 7 : Second Interview Prep.

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1.  Who is your mentor and where do they work?  If their workplace does not reflect their expertise, what makes them an expert? 

My mentor is Megan Nehamen. She is  the co executive director at Foothill Family Shelter. 

2.  What five questions will you ask them about their background?

How did you get started in non-profit work? 

How did you move up the ladder to become the co executive director? 

What do you love most about your job? 

What is the most difficult part of your job?

Is there any regrets you have about going into this career? Do you wish you were somewhere else?

Blog #6 Advisory Prep

1. What has worked well for you concerning senior project this year?  What has made it a positive experience for you?   

I found a lot of very insightful articles to help me understand my project better. I enjoy working at my mentorship and also networking to find double mentors. 

2. What are you finding difficult concerning senior project?  How can you adapt to make that portion work better for you?  How might the senior team help?

I am so bored working on the senior project; I don't understand how grad students work on their dissertation, because it is a lot work on one itty bitty thing. I constantly feel stressed between trying to complete mentorship, while juggling all the other important things in my life. I wish that the senior project started after Thanksgiving break, or even in January. I don't think the senior team can help these feelings. I feel that they're concerns I need to address on my own. 

Blog 5- Interview 1 Reflection

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1. What is the most important thing I learned from the interview?  Is there anything I would do differently for other interviews?

I learned a lot about how our government system works in terms of helping the homeless. I found this extremely important, because I learn more from listening rather than reading information. So that I was able to quickly understand things, instead of getting lost and confused. I would probably not use someone I knew again. There was a light playful attitude throughout the interview and I feel that in the future I should not have that. 

2. Did I get additional resources and contacts?  What is the most useful?  Why?

I got a lot of information on what else I could research, which helped a lot because I was hitting a wall in terms of finding resources. This gave me renewed vigor to work on the project.

3. What makes my interviewee qualified to help me? 

My interviewee is qualified, because he is a very good lawyer, has been working at his job for a a significant amount of time, and is just young enough that not all his experiences are tainted by old cynicism. 

Interview #1 With Eli Hamiltion

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Link to Interview

Blog 4 - House Advisory Prep

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From Senior Project I hope to learn a few things. I want to understand America's health care system and food stamp system. I hope to learn more about the effects of fast food. Furthermore I wish to understand how people help one another, or if they help each other at all. I want to understand how the economy affected people this badly.  I feel that in America, many systems are in place that we are limitedly aware of, and I hope to learn about the systems that govern a big portion of society.

Blog #3 Interview Prep

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The first person I want to interview is a person in charge at the Shepherd's Pantry in Glendora. They would be perfect to interview, because they are on the ground serving food to the homeless. However it is has been difficult to contact them so I do have a back up person.

If I talked to a CEO at the Shepherd's Pantry I would ask them...

1) What is the most difficult challenge about handing out food everyday?

2) How do you get partners to sponsor your organization? 

3) How do you determine what food you hand out? Is it based on nutritional value, ect?

4) Why did you get into this line of work?

5) What do you think sets your soup kitchen apart from others?

6) Is there anyone else I should talk to?

If they do not answer in the allotted time I will interview and lawyer who works in non-profit

1) Why did you choose non-profit work instead of a big business firm?

2) What do you find the most difficult about your job?

3) Do you feel like you get to directly help people?

4) How does being a lawyer play into your work in non-profit?

5) Do you think you will stay in this job for a long time?

Blog #2 Summer Mentorship

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1. List the contact name, phone number, and organization of the person with whom you volunteered.

2. What qualified this person as an expert in your topic choice?  

   

3. List three questions for further exploration now that you've completed your summer hours.

How does an organization get people to come to their programs?

How can a non-profit have so much stuff that they hoard without giving out to people in need?

What is the most important factor in keeping a non-profit going?    

4. What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?

I learned that although volunteers might feel superfluous, they are important to the every day function of a nonprofit to keep it from going into chaos. Before when I volunteered I always felt like I was unneeded. At Foothill Family Shelter, I always have things to do, and I can see my progress through out the day. 

5. What is your senior project topic going to be?  How did mentorship help you make your decision?  Please explain.

Health in Homelessness. My mentorship made me realize how selfish nutrition/weight training was, because I could be using my knowledge and ideas to be helping others instead of doing a very "me" oriented project.