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Project : interview Essay
Analyze particular non-profit organization. What is their purpose? Goals?
Audience? Mission? How do they use words to accomplish their goals? Tone?
Rhetorical tools? Interview an informed person and supplement your information with secondary research martial. Create a Profile of the Group and a recent activism / event associated with charity. Develop an essay largely from the perspective of the people who are most affected by the organization or their event. Note that the person you interview must complete an “informed Consent” form.
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we have chosen to write about 3 organiztion opining paragraph for the interview essay
then we will have to choose one of them to write about
choice 1- http://www.frontlinesms.com (Opining paragraph + the project interview essay)
*** the Opining Paragraph should be like the same Pattern of the story i uploaded
** the project should bee the same Pattern of the story
* you can find description about each paragraph writen beside each of paragraph
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* Read the Assignment sheet attached
Steps:
1- Research :
a- Website ( provide notes) by TUE 30/9/2013
b- library search (news about the orgnization from another source like , news papers , internet …..)
2- contact (phone, email, or F2F )the orgnization and asking them 10 question that you can’t find the answer on thier website. by by TUE 30/9/2013
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* Use the converstional questions that i have attached , they are question that i asked the orgnization in the following Project.
** make good introduction that contain a good (hook, Bridge, about 3 topic theseis,…. )
*** at least 3 body paragraph and contain at least 1 qoute from the conversation to each paragraph you write about from that i uploaded in the attachment. (paragraph longer then wider…..
**** Paragraph should orgnized as the
paper attached from the instructor
“integrating Quotes into the body paragraph”
*****examples for using 2 quotes:-
1- context –>
cite
–> cite–>explain1
–>explain2
–>respond 1
–>respond 2
–>connect1
->connect2
2-
context –>introduce
–>cite–>explain1–>cite–>explain2–>
respond 1 –>respond 2 –>connect1->connect2
3-
context –>introduce1
–>cite1
–>explain1–>introduce2
–>cite2
–>explain2–>respond1
–>respond2
–>connect1->connect2
(more explain in the attached
“integrating Quotes into the body paragraph” paper )
explain and responce (do not add quick responce) …
****** the conclusion should contain (restate the theseis, a frame, revision of the future,……. )
note the pages of the book that i uploaded from previous in the attachment is just to show you the order
you could read the description in the side of each paragraph
FrontlineSMS organization as
(non-Profite) (a quote from conversational question that i added should be in each of the 3 paragraph)
examples like the order of the story :
1-opening paragraph describe the organization
2-puts FrontlineSMS and murals in historical context
3-Gives biographical details
4-Describe some of FrontlineSMS
5- explain how emerged
6-explain how it work
7- ending uses a particular mural to make closing point
Profile Paper Assignment Sheet – Project 2
Due 10/7 – Bring 2 copies printed and be on time to class.
Purpose: The reason for the profile essay is to introduce the subject vividly to your readers. Your part is to supply an overall characterized, well thought-out point of view, to arrange your presentation of the items with the goal that your essay passes on a specific demeanor towards your subject. The purpose of this paper is to persuade your readers to help a charity organization do good work for people. At the same time, you will show your skill level at completing primary research through an interview and articulating the information you gather in a formal written way to an academic audience.
Task: Choose a charity organization that helps people at the campus, local, regional, national or international level. Go to Google and find the official website for the organization. Also do a library search for other sources of information that would be found credible to an academic audience. Avoid using a church or a fraternity organization with limited membership. Also avoid organizations that help animals.
Basic Research: First, find out the basic information you will need to write the profile essay. Make yourself familiar with the organization before you contact them. Consider these questions:
· When was the organization founded? Who started it? How? Why?
· What do they do? Who do they serve?
· Where are they located? How large of an area do they serve?
· What type of organization is this? Are they more focused on
arts
,
charities
, education,
politics
, research or some other non-commercial endeavor? What is it?
· How does the name of the organization market their cause?
· What is the mission statement of the organization? What keywords can you identify in the mission?
· What kind of information can you find about the budget/ financial structure of the organization?
· What kind of record keeping system do they have?
· What kind of fundraisers do they do annually?
· What kind of volunteers do they need?
Interview Guidelines: You may conduct your interview face to face, on the phone or by email. No matter the method, it must be documented with detailed notes. You can certainly ask you contact any of the above questions that you have not been able to answer through your own research but you should try to ask more conversational questions such as these:
· How did you get involved with this organization?
· What do you think is the most important part of your job?
· Why should people choose to fund this charity above others?
· What does this organization need to see more often?
· What exactly happens to the money you raise?
· Besides donating money, how can people help?
· When new volunteers come in with very little training, how can they help out?
· How do you get the community involved in this issue?
· How do you protect the privacy of your clients?
· What time of year do you see the most need? Why do you think that is?
· Have you been seeing a general increase or decrease in the need for organizations like this?
· How does this organization find those in need of your services?
· What kinds of government policies impact how successful your organization can be?
· What are some of the difficulties this organization has faced over the years?
· Have you had any negative responses to what this organization accomplishes? Why? From who?
· What does the future hold for this organization?
You do not have to answer every single question. This is just a start. Remember to take the essay in a direction that is unique to you. The point of the profile essay is to really make the organization stand out among many. Do not just list the information you find. Make sure to use the tips in Chapter 7 about writing a profile.
Following are the requirements that you MUST have. If you submit a paper without any one of the items in this list, you will lose points. Use this list as a checklist after you have completed your essay.
· Paper must be in MLA format. Info in top right of every page should include your last name and page number IN A HEADER. Info in top left corner of first page only includes your name, teacher name, course and section, then date. Then title should be centered in the middle of the page. On the next line, use the tab key to indent the paragraph and start your introduction paragraph.
· Paper must be organized in some way. (ie. Order of importance, chronological order….etc)
· Must have an attention grabber in the first line of the paper using the suggestions we discussed.
· Must have an introduction paragraph, at least three body paragraphs, and a conclusion paragraph.
· Must have a clearly stated thesis that sets up a mini outline of what is to come, as the last line of your introduction paragraph.
· Must have a different topic in each paragraph and state that topic in the first sentence of each paragraph
· Must use evidence from the website and interview to support the claims you make in each paragraph
· Must not refer to yourself, the readers, the interview, or the moves you are making in the essay.
· Conclusion must wrap up the paper smoothly, must restate the thesis, and must include a frame.
· Must have a works cited page with the official website and the personal interview listed in MLA format. Use the handbook, the library, or the Internet to find out how to do this.
· Must have three FULL pages and some writing on the forth page. Then, works cited page must be at the end, on its own page.
Re: Student Interview Essay
Trevor Knoblich
Wed 10/2/2013 11:48 AM
To:Fahad A Alqattan
Cc:support@frontlinesms.com
Dear Fahad,
What a great project! Thanks for getting in touch with us. I’ve done my best to answer your questions below; please feel free to let me know if I can clarify anything.
Best,
Trevor Knoblich
Project Director, FrontlineSMS
On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 6:54 PM, Fahad A Alqattan
Hello,
My name is Fahad ALqattan from Kuwait a forigen student at Tennessee Tech Universety in Cookeville,TN. I’m writing an interview essay about a non-profit organization and I choose FrontlineSMS to write About for this project
To complete this essay I have to do an interview with one of the employee and ask some conversational questions either by Phone or Email Such as:
*How did you get involved with this organization?
FrontlineSMS develops critical tools to support people and organizations around the world to send, receive, and analyze text messages. We aim to connect people to one another anywhere in the world, using only a laptop and either a GSM modem or a basic cell phone. The software works even in areas without internet connections.
I got involved when FrontlineSMS was awarded funds from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to build out tools to specifically support journalism and media outlets around the world in their efforts to engage citizens with news.
*What do you think is the most important part of your job?
We give people the tools they need to stay connected with the people they care about the most. The most important part of our job is making communications as easy as possible so that non-profits, municipal governments and small and medium enterprises can achieve their own goals as efficiently as possible.
*Why should people choose to fund this charity above others?
FrontlineSMS works to lower barriers to social change using mobile technologies. It’s an exciting non-profit to work for, because we create tools that help people implement their own solutions to their own challenges.
*What does this organization need to see more often?
Over our 8-year history, we’ve seen the growth of professional use of text messaging, and with more resources we can continue to support this growth.
*What exactly happens to the money you raise?
Money raised by FrontlineSMS goes into supporting our free and open-source software, toward providing additional user support, and toward developing tools to better help people accomplish a variety of tasks using SMS such as better outreach and engagement, data collection, and creating more efficient communications streams.
*Besides donating money, how can people help?
We have a variety of ways people can get engaged with our products. First, we have a lively user community on http://frontlinesms.ning.com/ — anyone can join conversations and help answer questions. We also invite volunteers and interns to help us reach out to our user community, develop case studies, or work with our developer team on new tools and products. Since FrontlineSMS is free and open source, developers can also work with the code to create new features or additions that make the product more valuable, and share that code with the community. You can find more on our GitHub page: https://github.com/frontlinesms
*When new volunteers come in with very little training, how can they help out?
Volunteers can help with reaching out to our community or helping to write case studies. If volunteers are fluent in more than 1 language, we also invite volunteers to help translate our language files so that the software is useful in as many communities as possible.
*How do you get the community involved in this issue?
We invite community members to share questions and anything they’ve learned on our community site. We have an active community with more than 3,000 members, and FrontlineSMS staff interact with the community regularly to help encourage its growth.
*How do you protect the privacy of your clients?
Data sent and received through FrontlineSMS is locally hosted on the users’ laptop, so messages are kept private as long as the laptop itself is secure. We believe privacy and security are best managed by individuals being aware of various points of failure and potential risks to data. To help users think through these issues, we’ve developed a User Guide for Data Integrity, available for free on our website: http://www.frontlinesms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/frontlinesms_userguide
*What time of year do you see the most need? Why do you think that is?
FrontlineSMS is supported year round by a variety of individuals and organizations. The largest dropoff in funding usually occurs in August, when US and European funding bodies are frequently on holiday.
*Have you been seeing a general increase or decrease in the need for organizations like this?
We have seen a general increase in the need for tech tools for social good. FrontlineSMS in particular works with a very familiar, widely used technology in SMS; we think more innovations could happen with already existing technologies and would like to see more organizations working to develop these innovations.
*How does this organization find those in need of your services?
FrontlineSMS has a website and community forum. We are frequently invited to speak at a variety of conferences and meetings that focus on using information and communications technology for development. We do very little marketing beyond this.
*What kinds of government policies impact how successful your organization can be?
Government policies around mobile network operators generally affect FrontlineSMS in 2 ways. First, restrictions on the licensing and use of mobile network operators can limit access for potential users. Second, most governments can access mobile records without a warrant, raising questions of safety and security of people participating in certain projects where that might be a risk factor.
*What are some of the difficulties this organization has faced over the years?
Like any open-source project, sustainability has been a key consideration for FrontlineSMS. We’ve had many generous supporters over the years, but are working at creating a self-sufficient organization in order to continue to provide our products to as many people as possible. To this end, we’ve created a community interest company, in addition to our not-for-profit foundation, that provides technical consulting and makes for-profit applications to help support our cause.
*Have you had any negative responses to what this organization accomplishes? Why? From who?
FrontlineSMS has many fans and generally positive public impressions. The software itself is sometimes criticized because it’s very difficult to develop connections for the drivers of every single modem or cell phone that exists, so the software only works with a specific set of modems or mobile phones. We aim to connect to the most widely available modems, but in a few areas of the world these are difficult to find. Unrelated to our application, some people are critical of the use of SMS in general, which is limited to 160 characters and can be expensive in some countries.
*What does the future hold for this organization?
We are aiming to expand our product by adding better ways to connect and new features. As mentioned, we are also designing a way to create a more sustainable organization so that we can continue to meet our users’ needs in the future.
Kindly reply with at least l0 answers from these questions please or if you want to Set an appointment to call you and ask these question. (As soon as possible please )
Best Regards,
Fahad ALQattan
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Trevor Knoblich
Project Director
FrontlineSMS
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m: +1.410.736.8930
e: trevor@frontlinesms.com
twitter: @mobiletrevor
skype: trevorknoblich
