Midterm Assessment | raisethewoof

223 Midterm Assessment (Fall 2017)

What is your team #?

Please describe any revisions you need to make to any of your project goals. Make sure you list: 1) the original goal, 2) the proposed revision and 3) why you would like to change it.I reserve the right to reject changes if the intention is to make the project easier for you because of poor planning or execution to date. Please make sure you justify the change.

We are not changing our goals that we have set since the beginning of the project. They are:

Primary - $100 per person. It can be in the form of dog walking hours or by fundraising supplies, donations, etc.

SMART Goal – By the end of the project due date, we would like to have attended at least one WishBone event.

SMART Goal – By the third week, we will have contacted WishBone, have the website set up, submitted minutes, and have taken pictures with our group.

What percentage of your PRIMARY goal to you have completed? (money not turned in doesn't count).

Describe your SECONDARY goals and explain how you're progressing with them. Use concrete terms and percentages, when applicable.For the secondary goals, please just focus on the REVISED goal if applicable.

SMART Goal 1 – By the end of the project due date, we would like to have attended at least one WishBone event. (We have two WishBone events that are coming up this weekend and our group members are going to attend at least one of the events)

SMART Goal 2 – By the third week, we will have contacted WishBone, have the website set up, submitted minutes, and have taken pictures with our group. (We have this Secondary Goal 100% Completed)

Percentage of AGENDAS submitted on time, in full and correctly (look at the thoroughness of posts as well as whether or not they're following directions - your team might need to revisit the directions in Forums to be sure).

100% of the Agendas have been submitted on time and in full, as well as correctly.

Percentage of MINUTES submitted on time, in full and correctly (look at the thoroughness of posts as well as whether or not they're following directions - your team might need to revisit the directions in Forums to be sure).

100% of the Minutes have been submitted on time and in full. The first two/three weeks we were receiving C's but have since corrected the issue.

Percentage of meetings that are fully attended (excused absences are still absences).

100% of our meetings have been fully attended.

Is your website / portfolio fully up to date?

Yes

On a scale of 1-5 (1 meaning “not at all” and 5 meaning “definitely”) do you feel all team members are contributing equally:

Please list your team members, their formal roles and summarize their contributions to date (both in terms of fulfilling their roles AND in terms of contributions to primary and secondary goals).

All: Submitted the Volunteer Application for WishBone, Attended the Volunteer Orientation for WishBone and submitted Group Evaluations.

Erianne (Recorder): (The person who preps agendas and takes minutes at meetings. S/he is also responsible for making sure that agendas and minutes are submitted to ReggieNet and the team website.) - Erianne has submitted the agenda and minutes for the team meetings each week on time. She has also led the group meetings this week and been in charge of organizing and making sure everything is running smoothly. She has submitted our project proposal and midterm assessment for the group.

Patrick (Liaison): (The person who communicates on the group’s behalf with the instructor / teaching assistants / organization.) - Patrick has looked up the number for WishBone, contacted WishBone about volunteer opportunities and getting involved with their program. He sorted out a problem that we had for our volunteer orientation applications. He also has made sure that we are connected with WishBone for our project.

Betty (Treasurer 1): (The treasurers are responsible for collecting and keeping track of the group’s fundraising money, donor information (for tax purposes) and the volunteer time log. They are also responsible for submitting deposits and keeping track of purchase receipts to ensure that individuals who spend money on the project are reimbursed.) - Betty has brainstormed the general outline for our spreadsheets. Researched information for problems within WishBone. Finalized the spreadsheet for tracking hours/money raised for each person. She is in the process of finalizing our slot on the quad for our Puppy Chow fundraiser.

Dasia (Treasurer 2): (The treasurers are responsible for collecting and keeping track of the group’s fundraising money, donor information (for tax purposes) and the volunteer time log. They are also responsible for submitting deposits and keeping track of purchase receipts to ensure that individuals who spend money on the project are reimbursed.) - Dasia has brainstormed the general outline for our spreadsheets. Researched reasons for lack of funding for WishBone. Dasia has stayed later than our team meetings to finalize our proposal project as well. She is in the process of submitting our Chipotle fundraiser event and has been looking into separate options for gathering funds. She has been keeping our hours/money up to date.

Tim (Webmaster): (The person who is in charge of maintaining the website.) - Tim has brainstormed, created, and completed the logo for our group. He gave us multiple options of logos to choose from. He has set up our whole entire website, transferred our agendas and minutes to the website, and created tabs and the "about us" section to keep our website organized. He has been working directly with Nick to keep our photos and files organized and updated. He is in progress of creating a flyer to attach to the Puppy Chow we will be selling.

Nick (Historian): (This person is responsible for getting pictures and/or video of the group’s work as well as collecting project artifacts for the webmaster to post to the website. Include all of your fundraising adventures and your work for the organization.) - Nick has been taking and organizing the pictures for our group. He researched problems for WishBone and brainstormed slogan ideas. He finalized our slogan for our group and worked with Tim directly to add it to our website. He is in the process of creating a poster for our Puppy Chow Fundraiser.

Zoe (Misc): (This person is responsible for completing any tasks that do not fall in other team member's roles, or any assistance that is needed for the groups and completing our goals.) - Zoe has provided notes from our previous meetings, she has researched services provided by WishBone, and brainstormed fundraising ideas for our group. She helped finalize and stay later than the group meeting to finish the proposal with Erianne and Dasia. She presented fundraising ideas for our group and is in the process of making Puppy Chow for our fundraiser. She also got in contact with our President for our first fundraiser idea.

On a scale of 1-5 (1 meaning “not at all” and 5 meaning “definitely”) do you feel your team meetings are productive:

What will you as a team do to make your meetings more productive?

As a group, we need to do more outside of our meetings so that we can see progress happening.

How would you grade your group’s progress to date: (Effort is commendable, but focus on what you've actually accomplished)

Provide a rationale for this grade by citing specific team accomplishments or problems:

We have submitted all of our agendas and minutes on time, everyone comes prepared to the meetings, and we have met one of our Secondary Goals. However, we have not raised any money or hours for our Primary Goal, and we are working on completing our Secondary Goal.

What changes will you make to your team’s plan / habits / timeline based on this assessment? How are you going to revise what you’re doing to to help you achieve your goals?

We really need to step up as a group to find fundraising solutions to meeting each of our Primary Goal of $100. We need to work hard to get that money asap.

Is there anything else you'd like me to know about your team, member involvement, and/or your progress?

"Slow and steady wins the race"