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Whistle
Distribution
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Program Summary: Safety whistle distribution.
Program Description: Project Dinah's Kick-off program. Three days of Pit Sitting (tabling) and handing out free safety whistles with safety phone number cards attached. There was also a list that people could sign-up on if they were interested in hearing about future Project Dinah events.
Date of Program: November 17-19, 2004
Primary Goals:
(1) To establish Project Dinah's presence at UNC
(2) To gather names of students interested in women's issues
Target Population(s): Women students, students interested in women's safety and women's issues
Jewish Holiday: None
Type of Program: Educational, Safety
Content: Handing out safety whistles along with cards with safety phone numbers on them; on the flip side of the card is an explanation of who Dinah is.
Frequency: Three days in a row
Grants Received: Hillel Student Initiatives Grant, UNC Parent's Council Grant
Awards Won: None (as of yet!)
PROGRAM PLANNING
What people/organizations were instrumental in planning the program? A group of four motivated fresh"women" were the driving force behind Project Dinah's creation
Co-sponsor(s): None
Expected Participation: 500
Actual Participation: 900
Key Components in the Planning Process: Arranging to have the
entire middle of the Pit for one of our whistle distribution days, reserving
a table in the Pit for the remaining two days.
BUDGET
Budget:
$800 for 1,000 safety whistles
$250 for business cards with safety phone #s and info. about Dinah
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
Publicity/Advertising: word of mouth, making a big scene in the middle of the Pit!
Location of Program: in the Pit @ UNC
PROGRAM FOLLOW-UP
Did you meet your goals? Yes! We not only met our goals, we exceeded them. We handed out 900 safety whistles and got 350 people to sign up on the Project Dinah listserv. Shortly after the whistle distribution, one of the Assistant Deans of Students approached us about broadening Project Dinah to serve the entire UNC community!
Suggestions for someone planning a similar program: Make each person test their safety whistle first (as some may be defective); go to your University to see if they have any ideas about where you can get money in order to serve everyone.
What impact did the program have? The kick-off whistle distribution was AMAZING! We had so many people express interest in Project Dinah and we got ideas for future programs. Project Dinah will now be a part of the UNC campus, as UNC awarded us money to provide safety and empowerment programs for the entire campus community.
Assertiveness 101
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Program Summary: Assertiveness discussion and training.
Program Description: An hour and a half long program discussing what assertiveness is, and how one can be assertive.
Date of Program: March 3, 2005
Primary Goals:
(1) To reach out to students interested in women's issues/assertiveness
training
Target Population(s): Students interested in women's issues/assertiveness training
Jewish Holiday: None
Type of Program: Educational, Social
Content: Learning how to assert oneself
Frequency: Once
Grants Received: None
Awards Won: None
PROGRAM PLANNING
What people/organizations were instrumental in planning the program? Project Dinah Planning committee, CAPS (Counseling and Psychological Services) @ UNC
Co-sponsor(s): None
Expected Participation: 15
Actual Participation: 9
Key Components in the Planning Process: Finding out what services
CAPS offers; coordinating schedules (CAPS, Project Dinah, NC Hillel)
BUDGET
Budget:
$10 snacks
FREE Assertiveness training by CAPS
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
Publicity/Advertising: Flyers in dorms, e-mail to Project Dinah listserv, messages on thefacebook.com, NC Hillel listserv
Location of Program: @ NC Hillel
PROGRAM FOLLOW-UP
Did you meet your goals? Yes, but not to the extent that we had hoped for. Only 2 non-Project Dinah committee students came; it's great that the program attracted two new students...but we wanted to reach more.
Suggestions for someone planning a similar program: Don't necessarily have the program at the Hillel building. We wanted to book a room out on campus, but were having problems reserving a room on the date needed.
What impact did the program have? I think
that those who attended the program really took valuable information away
(about themselves, and how they are perceived, and things one can do to
assert oneself). More importantly, it helped the Project Dinah committee
evaluate the direction that Project Dinah was going, and helped them to
shift focus. Although the committee hoped for a better turnout, I think
this program helped them to realize that good programs take lots of hard
work and involve many different aspects (content, advertising, location,
etc.).
Meet & Greet
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Program Summary: Casual meet & greet for students and community members interested in women's issues.
Program Description: Part of UNC's Women's Week 2005 program. A chance for students and community members interested in women's issues to come together. There are many women's groups at UNC, and in the Chapel Hill community, but little communication between them all.
Date of Program: March 31, 2005 during UNC's Women's Week 2005
Primary Goals:
(1) To host a Project Dinah sponsored event during UNC's Women's
Week
(2) To bring students and community members interested in a common cause
(women's issues) together
Target Population(s): Women students, Organizations at UNC that address women's issues, Organizations in Chapel Hill that address women's issues, other students interested in addressing women's issues and safety
Jewish Holiday: None
Type of Program: Social
Content: Hors d'oeuvres and soft drinks served; tables around room with "prompts" on them to start discussions; putting together a list of women's organizations
Frequency: Once
Grants Received: None
Awards Won: None
PROGRAM PLANNING
What people/organizations were instrumental in planning the program? The Project Dinah planning committee, Dean Manning (Assistant Dean of Students) & the rest of the Women's Week Committee
Co-sponsor(s): None
Expected Participation: 20
Actual Participation: 12
Key Components in the Planning Process: Getting the program on
the Women's Week Schedule was very important.
BUDGET
Budget:
$50 Hors d'oeuvres & soft drinks
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
Publicity/Advertising: Advertised in all of the Women's Week events, flyers in the dorms and on campus (dining halls, women's restrooms), e-mail sent to Project Dinah listserv, NC Hillel listserv
Location of Program: @ NC Hillel
PROGRAM FOLLOW-UP
Did you meet your goals? Yes and no. We were definitely hoping for more participation, but we were thrilled that we were incorporated into the official 2005 Women's Week schedule of events.
Suggestions for someone planning a similar program: If there's a way to control the weather, don't let it rain (could have accounted for poor attendance, although not entirely)! Although Dean Manning suggested having the program at the NC Hillel building, it might have been better to have it at a more central location, especially since it was in the middle of the day (3pm-5pm) when classes are still going on.
What impact did the program have? I don't
know how much of an immediate impact this program had, but again it forced
the Project Dinah committee to evaluate their goals and regroup. Project
Dinah will exist for years to come, though I think it will start to take
a different form early next year.
