Melanie (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} ladymela99) wrote,@ 2008-09-04 09:35:00 |
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The essential duties of a Community organizer..
I think I've honestly missed my calling in life, and I'm not even kidding when I say this but the idea of working as a Community Organizer is a great job! Anyway, I'm tired of everyone saying that Barack Obama's job as a Community organizer does not qualify him to be president simply because they are unfamiliar with the term, and the republican party is too lazy to do research. I decided to help them out a little bit in this regard. I didn't have to search very hard, a simple search of the word provided a multiple of sites on the subject. I found a good one that combined most of these job descriptions into one simple and I am borrowing this from this particular blog: http://www.bluegrassredstate.com/2008/0
Is this exactly what Barack Obama did in Chicago? I don't know, every job is different, and every city is different as Sarah Palin so aptly put it last night. However, I hope that Sarah and John and all thier friends take note. :)
Job responsibilities and Abilities
1. Building, sustaining and expanding the relationships between communities
2. Implementing community outreach activities and community building events
3. Conducting research on issues that will create opportunities for effective action and help to move strategic campaigns on the issues that affect the people within the community
4. To be able to identify community and regional assets
5. To understand the dynamics of working with diverse populations
6. To secure funding for activities, events and positions
Skills and Abilities
1. Elicit effective engagement of parents, concerned individuals, agencies and organizations in regional collaborative efforts
2. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing (probably without a teleprompter)
3. Effective problem solving skills
4. Competently facilitate large and small meetings
5. Successfully build relationships at interpersonal and organizational levels
You will notice that the blog that I took this from is not too positve of Barack Obama, I feel that is not really the point. The job description was still very fair. I personally disagree with the assessment that these skills and the background listed above would not provide a solid foundation for an individual wishing to be to be president. I personally believe that anyone running for president should have a background in empowering the community and encouraging people to take action in thier government and community. It also shows that the individual has a background in fundraising, grant development, and activity development and implementation. In many ways, that is what a president does on a very large scare. Granted, a president does a great deal more than that as well but it is definitely a good foundation to start with.
Now, I think I might go and try to persue a career as a community organizer....
I think I've honestly missed my calling in life, and I'm not even kidding when I say this but the idea of working as a Community Organizer is a great job! Anyway, I'm tired of everyone saying that Barack Obama's job as a Community organizer does not qualify him to be president simply because they are unfamiliar with the term, and the republican party is too lazy to do research. I decided to help them out a little bit in this regard. I didn't have to search very hard, a simple search of the word provided a multiple of sites on the subject. I found a good one that combined most of these job descriptions into one simple and I am borrowing this from this particular blog: http://www.bluegrassredstate.com/2008/0
Is this exactly what Barack Obama did in Chicago? I don't know, every job is different, and every city is different as Sarah Palin so aptly put it last night. However, I hope that Sarah and John and all thier friends take note. :)
Job responsibilities and Abilities
1. Building, sustaining and expanding the relationships between communities
2. Implementing community outreach activities and community building events
3. Conducting research on issues that will create opportunities for effective action and help to move strategic campaigns on the issues that affect the people within the community
4. To be able to identify community and regional assets
5. To understand the dynamics of working with diverse populations
6. To secure funding for activities, events and positions
Skills and Abilities
1. Elicit effective engagement of parents, concerned individuals, agencies and organizations in regional collaborative efforts
2. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing (probably without a teleprompter)
3. Effective problem solving skills
4. Competently facilitate large and small meetings
5. Successfully build relationships at interpersonal and organizational levels
You will notice that the blog that I took this from is not too positve of Barack Obama, I feel that is not really the point. The job description was still very fair. I personally disagree with the assessment that these skills and the background listed above would not provide a solid foundation for an individual wishing to be to be president. I personally believe that anyone running for president should have a background in empowering the community and encouraging people to take action in thier government and community. It also shows that the individual has a background in fundraising, grant development, and activity development and implementation. In many ways, that is what a president does on a very large scare. Granted, a president does a great deal more than that as well but it is definitely a good foundation to start with.
Now, I think I might go and try to persue a career as a community organizer....
