Essay about Bshs 485 Week 2 Capstone Worksheet - 1200 Words

University of Phoenix Material Mon Valley Case Study Responses Read â€Å"How the Strategic Prinicples of Consensus Organizing Were Applied in the Mon Valley† in Ch.3 of Consensus Organizing. The following questions come from â€Å"Questions About the Mon Valley Case Study† in Ch.3 of Consensus Organizing. Identify where you see strategic principles of consensus organizing demonstrated in the Mon Valley Case Study. Provide 150- to 200-word answers for each of the following principles and the summary. |Strategic principle 1: Solutions to local problems should come from affected communities. | |†¦show more content†¦| | | | | |Strategic principle 2: Pragmatic leadership is present in communities, though not always recognized. | |As a consensus organizer it is important to look for those individuals in the community that are trusted, respected and able to take on the | |responsibility of improving the community. In the Mon Valley Case study that person is Robert Pease who was the director of the Allegheny | |Conference. Robert Pease came up with the idea to hire Mike Eichler who would help with building new community organizations in Mon Valley. | |Because Robert Pease was a trusted individual in the community it would be more likely that others in the community would listen to him and | |be agreeable to his suggestions. Robert Pease was going to use funds from the Heinz Endowment to hire Mike Eichler. Robert also took on the| |responsibility to work with residents in their communities and advocated with them for resources. Many times leaders are present in the | |community, however they are not always recognized this was certainly the case in regards to Robert