Today at the garden there was a group of high school volunteers helping weed the beds and pick vegetables. While working, I overheard one of the volunteers talking to her supervisor about her move to Ann Arbor in the Fall. Of course I had to ask if she’s coming to UMICH, and she nervously responded […]
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At NSO, the workplace culture is unlike anything else I have ever experienced before. First of all, everyone working there is incredibly busy. They spend long hours at the office, and each day seems to be packed to the brim with various meetings and other important operations that keep the organization running smoothly. Despite this,
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From the moment I joined Great Lakes Now, I was struck by the incredibly welcoming culture. Everyone introduced themselves and seemed genuinely interested in getting to know more about me at our staff meetings. The environment is also very laid back, and although it sounds counterintuitive, I think it makes for more productive workers. Many
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Hello folks, I want to share what my site (Detroit Food Academy) supervisor (Julie Wainwright) asked me, “How is this research giving back to the community it’s taking from?” Now, in context, they were asking to make sure that we can do something about the socioemotional data we collect, and not just “have it”. But,
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My parents lived and raised my siblings and I in Detroit. Despite growing up in Detroit, there was a whole part of the community that I never saw. In my community placement, I have gotten a greater sense of culture within Detroit. At my site, there is an emphasis to reach spanish speaking families, so
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It’s truly amazing to see how much NSO does. From the meetings I’ve had the opportunity to sit in on, I’ve learned about the transition they’ve been making to a more integrated and holistic healthcare model. Last week was the launch date for the new model, and I’ve loved learning about what it means for
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On Tuesday, my mentor, Dr. Alisa Perkins, joined us on Zoom to discuss Dream of Detroit. She spoke about both the mission and the vision of the organization. She shared a lot of valuable information about community-based participatory research and recommended that we read a book, Doing Public Humanities by Susan Smulyan, in order to
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I just wanted to start this blog post by saying I got to go in person to help run a voter registration event on Saturday. We got rained out pretty early, but we did get a few people registered before that happened. It was nice to finally meet some of the people who work in
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The culture at my site is kind of a mixed bag, and I have already learned a lot while trying to settle into a professional environment. SDEV is a relatively small organization with only about 12 employees, and they work extremely hard to participate in lateral leadership, meaning that there is not really one true
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Nonprofits are more complicated than they seem. At ProsperUS, I think there is an unspoken expectation that everyone working in the nonprofit are doing it for the right reasons. It takes a lot to keep a nonprofit running. Someone is always looking for grants to support the efforts of the nonprofit without compromising the integrity
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