ePortfolio Post #5: My Civic Action Plan Matrix

Instructions: Complete the 4 goal Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Timebound

statements below. Then, check if What exactly How will I know I've What are the Is it meaningful
you’ve met the criteria for the goal to needs to be succeeded? resources needed to me?
be “SMART.” When it’s complete, accomplished? to achieve the Am I willing to
include this matrix in your ePortfolio goal? commit to
#5. Is the goal a achieving this
reasonable stretch goal?
for me?

At 1 week after completing this class, We just need to I will know I've Yes, I have the Yes, this is a x
I will get the bi-laws for my non- get our bi-laws succeeded when I resources to meet worthwhile goal
profit. from our advisor. see the bi-laws in this goal. The goal for me right now,
When she is done our business email is reasonable for because without
with them, she will and read over them. me we were the bi-laws we
email them to us. I I don't think any blessed to meet can't open a
want to accomplish change needs to our advisor she bank account.
this goal because occur, because we has given us a lot This is very
we need our bi- trust our advisor of help and meaningful to me
laws to open a with doing our bi- guidance. Yes, I love getting
business account. laws. This goal will these actions will things done on
not take any action bring success our goals list.
we just need her to because it will be Yes, I am
email it to us and another goal we committed to
look over it. hit. achieving this
goal.

At 4 weeks after completing this We need to open a I will know I have I have the This is a x
class, I will get the business account business account succeeded when we resources to worthwhile goal
for my non-profit. so when we get have the bank achieve this goal to us because
our grants, we will account open. Only we already know we can finally
 have an account one action will need what credit union start getting
for them to go to. to be taken and that were using. This is grants to start
The President (my is going to the bank a very reasonable doing things for
cousin) and Vice and sitting down goal once we get our non-profit. It
President (myself) with the bank teller. the paperwork, we is very
need to be need it will be meaningful this
involved. This will easy to get the will be another
take place at a bank account. goal off our list. I
credit union. I want This goal will bring am willing to
to accomplish this success. commit to
goal so we can achieving to this
start getting grants goal.
for our non-profit.

At 8 weeks after completing this We need to I will know we have We have some This is a x
class, I will start to look into grants. accomplish looking succeeded when we resources our worthwhile goal
at grants to see get our first check in advisor gave us to me because
which grants we the bank. I think this some good places this will make a
can get approved goal will take a lot of to go for a first- lot of difference,
for so we can start time, because time grant, but we because we will
planning events. finding the grants still have to do our have the money
We will need our then applying for own research to to start doing the
whole board them plus waiting to find more. This things we want
looking into this, hear back will take goal is a to do. It is
because the more time. reasonable one it meaningful,
grants we can get will just take time because we are
the more events finding grants. not rich, and we
we can do. This These actions will can’t pay for
will take place on bring success, everything
our computers at because we can ourselves so this
home or going to a start to pay for will help a lot. I
class for grants. I events we want to am committed to
want to accomplish have. achieving this
this goal so we can goal.
start doing events
for our non-profit.
At 12 weeks after completing this We need to get I will know I have I can get the This is a x
class, I will get little brown girls little girls from our succeeded when we resources needed worthwhile goal
together in our families so we can family so we can have the video done for this goal just for us it will be
shoot a video asking them “what’s it do the video. We and posted on our from doing another big goal
like being a little brown girl?” all need to be social media. I think research on off the list. Yes,
involved (us, little this will take a lot of photographers this is a
cousins, sisters, action. First pick the and picking the meaningful goal
nieces) we need girls get the shirts best one. The goal for me. Yes, I am
everyone. We and get them all is a reasonable willing to do what
have not decided together, secondly one I think finding it takes to get
where this will take find someone to a photographer this goal
place yet, but we shoot the video and will be the hardest achieved.
want it to be do edits, and I think part. This will bring
outdoors from that point success I think it
downtown. I want things will be easy. will be good for
to accomplish this the video to get
goal, because I out.
think it will make a
statement and we
can get an
understanding of
what it is like to be
a little brown girl in
todays world.