Jebraia Day
Professor Carrigg
Management of Com Projects
09/13/2021
2-2 Case Study: The Empowerment Project
In the Harvard Business Review case study, the organization is currently at a stable and
successful state due to the funding and resources they receive. Some of these resources include
training, job-placement and employment. The Empowerment Plan (TEP) helps the organization
to gain access to significant resources that are meant to drive their success. Through The
Empowerment Plan recruited employees are able to be equipped with important life skills
through training and education that they may use as they further their careers in the organization
and even when they decide to leave. In terms of its needs, the organization needs to reach
financial stability and independence. These two factors will ensure that the organization is
insured against future financial problems. Also, the organization must ensure that The
Empowerment Plan is flexible because the organization operates as a non-profit entity. The
Empowerment Plan needs to be flexible due to the fact that non-profit organizations are also
flexible.
The target audiences of Liberty Hope Foundation (LHF) are young adults of over twenty
one years old, individuals who require immediate assistance and families that are affected and
require assistance from the organization or its programs. The specific goal is to identify current
sponsors to let them know of our plan to create a better facility and how it benefits them in order
to increase the percentage of donations. Seeking potential donors with the same interests as
opposed to someone who wouldn’t care about the business makes it easier to persuade these
people to join the cause. A log of donors can be used to keep track of those currently donating
and how much they give. This goal is very attainable; it just takes a bit of research. This goal is
relevant because it plays a huge part in the overall goal to raise $5 million. Our team is given two
weeks to perform this research and reach out to those groups. Throw parties once a week and
charge for food, drinks, and entry for six months. All proceeds go to the $5 million dollar goal.
The specific goal is to throw parties in order to create a unique way to raise funds. We will
measure success through keeping all proceeds from parties thrown in the party safe. Profits will
be calculated weekly. This goal is achievable because people go to parties and pay for admission,
food, and drinks every day, whether they know where or who the money is going to or not. This
goal is relevant because the profits are strictly for the $5 million goal. We have six months to
make at least $50,000.
The employees, sponsors and board of directors are the main stakeholder groups that
need to be involved and engaged in The Empowerment Plan. The employees and board of
directors help to come up with The Empowerment Plan. Keeping the employees in the know will
motivate them to work harder and smarter in the organization. This would increase the chances
of the project succeeding. The board of directors approve strategies that the organization will use
while implementing The Empowerment Plan and reaching out to the target audience. Sponsors
are very important stakeholders especially due to the fact that this is a non-profit organization. In
such organizations, sponsors are important as they source funds for the operation of the project.
The stakeholders vary from target audience in that stakeholders have invested certain resources
in the organization therefore they are entitled to some kind of benefits. Stakeholders have the
privilege of influencing decisions on the project while the target audience only benefit from the
organization’s programs.
Works Cited
Menon, R. (June 3, 2019). WDI Publishing. The Empowerment Plan (C): Generating Persuasive
Communications to Raise Funds in a Nonprofit Startup Organization. Retrieved on September
14, 2021 from: https://services.hbsp.harvard.edu/lti/links/content-launch