Youth Empowerment DayInspire Incorporated

Why it Matters to You!• This project created a bond between the

local Farmville community and Longwood University

• This event helped to breakdown some of the stereotypes that Longwood students have about the community.

• After this presentation we hope you will leave with a better understanding of our event and how theory effects our organizational communication

• Tag Line: “Inspire a brighter future”

• Mission Statement

Inspire Incorporated values our clients and the overall success of their organizations. We focus on both raising funds for an organization and promoting the products and services that they have to offer.  We strive to provide an innovative and unique environment that is individually specialized for each client.  Inspire Communication prides itself on our dedication to commitment to serving the community. We are confident in our ability to provide a professional and altruistic environment that will meet the needs of our clients. Inspire Incorporated promises to plan an event that will generate high interest and raise the most funds possible, while communicating the mission and values of your organization.

Team Goals and ValuesGoals

• To raise money for the Youth Empowerment center

• To increase knowledge of the Youth Empowerment Center at Longwood

• Promote the event to students and the community

• Get the support of local businesses

Plan for Achieving Goals

• Establish a relationship with the Youth Empowerment Center by communicating often and efficiently

• Contact various organizations throughout the community that can assist us in our fundraising event

• Recruit support within both our Farmville and Longwood community.

• As a team, we will create a both social and business-like group environment.

Stated Values

• Community Service

• Compassion for our clients

• Professionalism

• Generate revenue for our clients

• Dedication to our projects and their overall success

• Flexibility

• Responsibility

Our Client

Youth Empowerment Center

The Event• Theme

• People involved (Stakeholders)

• Activities

• Goals and Mission

• Promoting our event

•Media Richness Theory•Face-to-face•Rich Media•Lean Media

Smart Goals• Specific goal- To promote the Youth Empowerment Center and

raise money for their organization• Measureable- To achieve our goal of raising the organization

money, we set an amount of $200. To make sure the organization was promoted well we wanted at least 30 people to attend

• Attainable- This event worked well with our budget because the venue was free and any food or raffle prizes were donated

• Relevant- We incorporated the children from the center in the event if they are interested. This will help integrate the students of Longwood into the community more and promote the center by connecting the children with new people.

• Timely- We needed to book the basketball court, the teams, and any food or raffle items we might need

Organizational Culture: Complicated Systems of Meaning

• Communication scholars use several indicators to understand the complexity of organizational cultures. Some of these indicators are:– Values– Symbols– Rites and rituals– Artifacts– Stories– Communication rules and hallway talk

• Example: “Condom Lady”- How this experience affected our teams organizational culture for the remainder of the semester

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Active Experimentation

• Classical Management Style

– Division of labor: each team member is responsible for specific assigned tasks.

– Example: The incident with the Police Department

Thank You