Ashford ABS417 Week 2 Discussion (dq1+dq2) Latest

ABS417 Community Organizing & Development

Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 Empowerment, Disempowerment and Social Change. In 250–300 words, discuss the ways in which individuals can be empowered, disempowered and how they can combat personal disempowerment. How does personal empowerment lead to collective empowerment? Describe how social change organizations empower their individual members. Support your comments with scholarly references and respond to a minimum of two classmates’ postings.

DQ2 Non-Profit vs. For-Profit Organizations. Discuss what it means to be mission driven as opposed to profit driven in 250 – 300 words. Give an example of an organization that is mission driven and one that is profit driven, identifying the rationale for your choice. Support your comments with scholarly references and respond to a minimum of two classmates’ postings.