Chapter 10

Question 1

Concept of Organization

Answer 1

People are organized into associations and societies in order to achieve common goals which ultimately may give benefits to the community.

Question 2

– is composed of a group of people, with a purpose, implementing specific tasks/activities covering specific geographic areas.

Answer 2

Organization

Question 3

• is a process where people who live in proximity to each other come together into an organization.

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Community Organizing

Question 4

Community organizing (CO) approach

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– is the active participation of all elements of society individually, in defining and achieving the common goals of development.

Question 5

Reason to focus the community?

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• The problems of the community maybe too complicated and interrelated to be solved by the government alone. So through making organization the help from the government can easily relay to the people in the community.

Question 6

– is what organizers call the work they do to involve people.

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“ Base Building ‘’

Question 7

4 Principles of Community Organization

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1. Not Relief, but Release
2. An Integrated Approach
3. Teach by showing, learn by doing
4. Live with people

Question 8

– a critical prospective that organization seeking to change policies and institutions that are not working.

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Not Relief but Release

Question 9

• a vision to give the change process because CO is a value based process by which people are brought together in organizations.

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An Integrated Approach

Question 10

– under the rubric of leadership development, they devote considerable time and resources to develop the skills, knowledge , and responsibilities of their members.

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Teach by showing, Learn by doing

Question 11

– participative culture and influence in decisions, the CO considers participation as an end in itself.

Answer 11

Live with people

Question 12

• is known as the iron rule of organizing.

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“never do for others what they can do for themselves”

Question 13

5P’s of Community Organizing

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1. Problem
2. Participation
3. People
4. Power
5. Process

Question 14

– Problem- Solving is one of the important goals of Community Organizing.

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PROBLEM

Question 15

– People’s participation is the heart of community organizing.

Answer 15

PARTICIPATION

Question 16

– each individual is a potential resource to the community.

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PEOPLE

Question 17

– people empowerment is the goal of community organizing.

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POWER

Question 18

– In community organizing, process and relationship are as important as the solutions to the problems.

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PROCESS

Question 19

Major Processes of Community Organizing

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1. Training and Education
2. Organization Building
3. Developing Structures
4. Mobilization

Question 20

– At the heart of the process of transformation is the understanding of the true nature to empower the community.

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TRAINING AND EDUCATION

Question 21

– enables grass-root people to sustain work together.

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ORGANIZATION BUILDING

Question 22

– to function effectively on a sustained basis in the context of collective leadership, free and equal participation and organized action.

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DEVELOPING STRUCTURES

Question 23

– collaborative work and community building is a very essential livelihood of achieving and sustaining healthy communities.

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MOBILIZATION

Question 24

Roles of Community Organizer

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1. Facilitator
2. Animator
3. Enabler
4. Catalyst

Question 25

– uses methods and practices that make a group process easier and ensure that everyone works on the same problem using the same approach.

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Facilitator

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– helps the community discover and uses all its potential for creative and constructive teamwork.

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Animator

Question 27

– facilitates heightened awareness and understanding of issues/ problems for asocial decision.

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Enabler

Question 28

– helps hasten the process of planned change and make sure the organizing process is fully understood.

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Catalyst

Question 29

Qualities of a Change Facilitator/Community Organizer

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1. Imagination 2. Sense of humor 3. Blurred vision of a perfect world 4. Strong ego/sense of oneself 5. An Organized personality 6. A free open mind, and political relatively 7. Ability to create the new out of the old

Question 30

– it is important that people will realize that you have no preconceived program.

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Blurred vision of a better world

Question 31

– according to Edgar S. Ruete, 2004, the organizer as a facilitator brings three things to his/ her practice.

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Strong ego/ sense of oneself

Question 32

– you help people to believe in themselves.

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An Organized Personality

Question 33

– organizers are neutral. They do not take sides.

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A free open mind, and political relativity

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– organizers develop new relationships out of old ones- by linking one person to another.

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Ability to create the new out of the old

Question 35

– you must be imaginative to understand the characteristics and the proper pattern of the community you are working with.

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Imagination

Question 36

– you set the mood and tone for the meeting.

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Sense of Humor

Question 37

– happens when people or community becomes aware and start asking why they are in such a situation.

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The awakening stage

Question 38

– is an important part of Community Organizing, as it lays the foundation for all the work that comes afterwards.

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One on one/interpersonal communication

Question 39

– is the process where you stay or live in the community for a better understanding on the community’s way of life.

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Community immersion

Question 40

– is where the people act together to bring about change and take the opportunity to plan, implement, and evaluate their actions.

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Empowerment stage

Question 41

– is an association of people, sharing the same problems and potential solutions that the core group has identified.

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Community-based organization

Question 42

– in this stage begins to adopt systems, procedures and strengthen the structure to sustain the change process.

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INSTITUTIONALIZING STAGE

Question 43

– is the process whereby the CO gradually leaves

Answer 43

EXIT