BUILDING A CUL TURE OF GIVING

Are you ready to gi ve yourtime and talen t to improveyour communi ty?

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Contents...

Understanding social issues.................................................02Identifying social issues: Discussion in pairs .........................03Thinking through issues .......................................................04Identifying causes and making links......................................05Which social issues can you identify in your area? ................06Back-up plan.......................................................................07

Lesson One

Finding local charities...........................................................08Over to you!.........................................................................10Present your research to your team ......................................11

Lesson Two Research and investigate

Choose a charity..................................................................12Choosing dates and times....................................................13Phoning your charity............................................................14Planning your visit – key questions to ask .............................15

Introduction .........................................................................16Verbal communication..........................................................17Vocal communication...........................................................19Visual communication ..........................................................21

Baseline and final student surveys........................................23

Lesson Three Choose and con tact

Lesson Four Presen tation skills training

Studen t sur veys

Understanding social issues

Understanding social issues

What is a social issue?

Watch the video clip and write down…One thing you’ve learnt:

One question you have about what you’ve seen:

My definition of a social issue is…

My class’s definition of a social issue is…

Are th ere any o th er social issues that you can think of that aren’t covered by th e images?

Challenge yourself!

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Lesson One:

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Iden tifying social issues: Discussion in pairs

Which social issues are described in the scenarios below? Remember, some may be examples of more than one issue.

What could th e knock-on effects of th ese social issues be for wider socie ty?

Challenge yourself!

In one city, 300 under-16s have become pregnant in the past year

a)Lisa was hit by her husband for four years. She left home with her two children but found there was nowhere safe to stay, so they ended up

sleeping under a railway bridge

b)

Mr Hussain’s pension is not enough tocover his heating and food bills in winter.

His health is getting worse

c)Sarah is being pressured into joining a gang.

She doesn’t want to but is scared that she may be threatened even more if she doesn’t

d)

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How does this video make you feel?

Thinking through issues

This video made me feel…

What do you think we could do to prevent it?

To stop this from happening we could…

Watch the video and answer the following questions:

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Identifying causesand making links

Listen to the case study read out by your teacher. Identify any social issues and write them in the boxes below. What are the causes of the social issues? What are the links between them?

Draw arrows between any issues that you feel are linked in some way:

Social issues

Discuss with a partner how Gary’s issues could affect society as a

whole if they are not addressed

Challenge yourself!

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What’s our social issue?

Which social issuescan you identify in your area?

As a team, decide on the three local social issues that you all think are the most important to address.Explain why your team has chosen them.

Social issue one:

Social issue two:

Social issue three:

As a team, now decide on one issue that you'll focus on as a priority. You could do this bydiscussing and coming to an agreement, or by voting.

The social issue we have chosen is…

because…

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Just in case you can’t think of three social issues, please circle or add any o th er groups or issues that you would be in t erest ed in supporting or learning more about:

Back-up plan

Groups

Young people

Poor people

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Disabled people

Children

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Old people

Refugees

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Unemployed

Minority groups

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Issues

Rehabilitation

Poverty

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Terminal illness

Domestic violence

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Homelessness

Equal rights

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Drug abuse

Gang violence

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Research and investigate

Finding local chari ties

Go to www.charitycommission.gov.uk and click:1.

Click the words ‘Advanced Search’ on the right:2.

Click on ‘Specific Areas’...(halfway down on the right)3.

Select the council/borough that you wish to search:4.

Then click5.

NB. If you are using a computer aft er ano th er First Gi ve class,

go straight to st ep 4

Lesson Two:

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N.B. No t "How th e chari ty operates"

Finding local chari ties – con tinued. . .

Then select a category from both of the top two drop down lists:6.

Click on

Either or

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This should list a selection of charities, all of which are registered– if it doesn't, press 'Back' and go to Step 5. Then try selectingone drop down list at a time.8.

When on your charity page, check it is greennot red at the top of the page, as thissuggests they may not run the charity efficiently.

9. DOCUMENTSOVERDUE i

DUE DOCUMENTS RECEIVED i

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Overto you!

Write up the results of your research into a local charity that addresses yoursocial issue. Questions 1 – 8 can be found on the Charity Commission website.

What is the name of the charity? Charity overview: Heading 1

What is their Registered Charity Number?

Charity overview: Heading (Located by the charity name)

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What do they do? Charity overview: Activities 3

Where does the charity work?Charity overview: Where it operates4

How much did the charity earn last year? (Income)

Charity overview:Financial summary5

How much did the charity spend last year? (Expenditure)

Charity overview:Financial summary6

Have they got a contact name and number?

Contact & Trustees:Contact7

What is their website address? Contact & Trustees:Contact/Internet search

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What projects do they run in your local area?

Charity website orInternet search9

How would you get to their local office from your school?

Google maps orwww.tfl.gov.uk10

Find at least one key FACT about the charity or social issue

Charity website orInternet search 11

Find at least one key STATISTIC about the charity or social issue

Charity website orInternet search 12

What do you really like about this charity?

Personal opinion after research 13

Information needed Where to find it Research results

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Presen t your research to your t eam

The charity we researched is:

The three interesting things we found out during our research are:

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For example :- An interesting case study of someone they have helped- An interesting project they run in your area- Anything that makes this charity unique and special

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Lesson Three:

Th e final decision

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Our chosen charity is…

The social issue it addresses is…

We have chosen this charity because…

One fact about the charity is…

One key statistic concerning the charity is…

Its charity number is…

The address of the charity’s local office or project is…

Choose and con tact

You're acting as a representative for one of your team's three charities. Make your team understand why your charity should be selected as the one you will all represent. It is important that you give as much information as you can. You might like to include:

• The name of your charity• What they do• Why you think it is important to support them• Where they are based (would this make visiting them easy?)• An example of someone they have helped

Make sure the charity you choose has a local office or a project running close by

Is your charity a small or big charity? Don’t forget to explain why

you would like to support them

Think about:

• What they have spent their money on

and why this is important to you

• What you would like to support your

charity with

Start er : choose a chari ty

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Select three possible dates and times for your team to visit your charity. You will need these when you speak to the charity to arrange your visit.

Imagine you are calling a friend to arrange a day out . What would make that phone call successful ?

!Try to be as flexible as possible – some charities only have part-time staff

Choosing dates and times

Date 1 Time 1

Date 2 Time 2

Date 3 Time 3

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Phoning your charity

Hello, my name is ....................................................................................................................................

and I’m calling from .................................................................................................................................

I would like to tell you about our school project on ...............................................................................

We wish to represent your organisation in a school competition where one team will win £1,000 for

their charity.

Would it be possible to come and visit your charity to ..........................................................................

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My team can visit on:

a).................................................................

b)................................................................

c)................................................................

Thank you for your time, goodbye.

List two things that your team member is doing well in the phone call:

1)................................................................................................................................................................

2)................................................................................................................................................................

Give them two targets for improvement for next time:

1)................................................................................................................................................................

2)................................................................................................................................................................

Reh earsing and evaluating th e phone call

IMPORTANT

The date of the visit is: .......................................

The name of the person we’re meeting is:

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The address is: ...................................................

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We will get there by: ...........................................

Make sure your teacher has all this information written down and share it with your family.

Use this space to plan your phone call.Use the sentence starters below if youneed to.

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Planning your visit –key questions to ask

Facts: What facts and statistics could you ask about?

Money: What questions could you ask the charity about its funding?

Story/case studies: What examples of users of the charity can

you look for?

Impact: What questions could you ask the charity about its impact on

the community?

Resources: What will you need to take?

Social media: What is the charity’sTwitter handle/Facebook page etc.?

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Using an impactful beginning and a ‘call to action’ ending

In troduction

Structure

In these lessons you will be learning some very simple tools and techniques to deliver a winning presentation.

Take note of things you could improve on, together with the tools and techniques tohelp you to combat your nerves.

What you learn will help you succeed on the First Give Programme and in manysituations that you will face in the future.

Now, using your previous example, add impact to your presentation using drama, humour or an emotional story.

Using the example you have seen on the DVD, create a simple presentation about yourself using the following structure:

Beginning• Introduce yourself

Middle• One social issue you see within your local community• One solution that could help solve the issue

End• Create an ending that encourages others to address this social issue

Beginning• Create an impactful beginning or story about the social issue

Middle• One issue you see within your local community• One solution that could help solve the issue

End• Create an impactful ending and ‘call to action’ that inspires others to address this social issue

Lesson Four: Presen tation skills training

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Verbal communication

What have I learn t?

There are some simple tools and techniques that can help you givea winning presentation.

How to improve my Verbal

Communication?

Use thefeedbackgiven to

you in class !

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Top Tips: Verbal communication

Tips to improve Verbal

Communication

Use storytelling to give a personal element to your

presentation

Let your passion out! Be passionate about your subject – speak from

the heart

Only use humour, if it is appropriate.

Bad jokes suck!

Ending: Challenge your audience to take ACTION!

Want to be convincing? Add facts or stats

Impactful beginning: A beginning which is

unexpected but relevant captures the listener!

Be clear: What is your key

message?

A structure provides the space for you to give a

clear presentation

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Vocal communication

What have I learn t?

There are some simple tools and techniques that can help you give a winning presentation.

How to improve my Vocal

Communication?

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Tips to improve Vocal

Communication

Vary your toneof voice

Speak clearly

Use the Pause! It helps you think!

Only use slang if it is useful!

Top Tips: Vocal Communication

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Visual communication

What have I learn t?

There are some simple tools and techniques that can help you give a winning presentation.

How to improve my Visual

Communication?

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Tips to improve Visual Communication

Use appropriate gestures – flapping your arms or pacing

can be distracting

Use 'casual' eye contact – staring is scary!

Powerpoint can be useful – five slides and use minimal words

Use drama to ensure your presentation is

memorable

Use the 'Power Stance'

Top Tips: Visual Communication

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This survey sheet should be completed at the start of Lesson One, removed and handed in to your teacher.Your teacher will keep it until Lesson Six.

I give my own money to charity...

Moni toring and evaluation – Baseline studen t sur vey

Name of student :

Form group : School :

1

I will give my own money to charity in future...1

I feel confident I could give a structured presentation to my class right now...3

Using vocal, verbal and visual communication skills, I feel more confidentthat I could give a structured presentation to my class now...

3

Never Occasionally Sometimes Regularly Often

I volunteer for charities/a charity...2

Never Occasionally Sometimes Regularly Often

I will volunteer for a charity in future...2

No chance! Perhaps

32 4 51

Definitely

To be completed during Lesson Six and handedback to your teacher.Final studen t sur vey

No chance! Perhaps

32 4 51

Definitely

No chance! Perhaps

32 4 51

Definitely

No chance! Perhaps

32 4 51

Definitely

SECTION A:

1 = No chance! 2 = Probably not 3 = Perhaps 4 = Probably 5 = Definitely

1 2 3 4 51. I am more aware of social issues in my local community and the impact they have

1 2 3 4 52. I am more aware of charities in my local community and the impact they have

1 2 3 4 53. I would consider supporting my local community in the future

1 2 3 4 54. I have learnt the importance of respecting the views of other people

1 2 3 4 55. I am more open to the ideas, cultures, values and beliefs of others

1 2 3 4 56. I understand the importance of research and how this will be important for my studies

1 2 3 4 57. I understand the importance of presenting a key message effectively

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

8. I feel confident the tips on vocal communication will help me improve my spoken English

1 2 3 4 5

9. I feel confident the tips on verbal communication will help me improve my written English

10. I feel confident the tips on verbal, vocal and visual communication will help me in an interview

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