Community Organisations

What are the contributions that community organizations can make to achieving a social purpose in contrast to other forms of the public sector and private sector organizational management? What are the potential challenges that community organizations face and what strategies can they undertake to respond to these challenges? Aim: The aim of this essay is for you to explore the strengths and weaknesses of community organizations as a form of management and contrast the ways in which they operate in contrast to other forms of the organization including government agencies and private enterprises. Instructions: Using the reading materials, lectures, and relevant examples of community management, prepare an essay in which you will: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of what community organizations are, and the key concepts of in their management that are covering in the unit. 2. Outline the unique role that community organizations can play in addressing gaps in the provision of social services. 3. Reflect upon the challenges that community organizations can face in achieving their purpose, and how they might respond to these challenges. You may choose to use a small number of examples of organizations that work in the community to support your arguments. As these examples are designed to illustrate how the concepts apply in the practices of community organizations, limit the use of these examples to when they are relevant in supporting the arguments in your essay. References: A minimum of five (5) references is required. Resources: This essay is to draw from the course reading materials, lectures, and discussion in the tutorials. Marking Criteria: This assessment will be graded according to the following criteria: Comprehension of key concepts: Demonstrates an understanding of the concepts of community organization and management and can express them coherently. Critical analysis: Demonstrates an ability to critique the role of community organizations compared to other forms of organizational management. Applies examples from community organizations that are relevant and supports the main arguments presented in the essay. Expression: Can express ideas clearly and coherently in written form, using a consistent style of writing and referencing. The referencing style required for this Unit is: Harvard Western Sydney. Full details and examples are available on the library website at http://library.westernsydney.edu.au/main/guides/referencing-citation. 7