I've been back from Sevilla for awhile now but I miss it very much. Now that school has started it's time to get back into working on my research on international non-profits and use the materials and information I gathered in Spain. There are several ways that I could organize this paper and so much information that I want to be sure to include. As I begin gathering things together I have come up with a possible way to organize my research that I think would include all that I would like. I would like to write a short section on each organization that I visited, sort of like I did in each blog but with a little more specifics and examples from some of the materials that were provided to me by some of the organizations. After doing that I would like to go into specific categories that each organization addressed and how they went about addressing it. Some of the categories would be immigration, children and youth, adults and the elderly, as well as education. These catergories are not set and I may add or remove some as I write more about each organization and become more familiar with the programs they provided for the different age groups and issues. I do want to focus largely on the immigration section though because that area is a heavy issue in Spain that deserves much attention. I'll finish the Spain section on a recap of the way each organization was managed including details about the staff, location, offices, and programs. A big deal of my research is focus on the way these NGO's are managed and what I can learn from that and use if I were to create an international non-profit of my own someday.
After writing about the Spanish non-profits, their programs, and the issues that address I would like to write a little about my experience in Africa and working with a different type of international non-profits (Projects Abroad) that provided me with a different type of experience. I'll focus on the issues that they addressed and how they went about doing work in so many different part of the world. I'll also spend some time writing about the orphanage that I worked at and how it functioned daily. I'm not sure if I can classify the orphange as an NGO, but I'll look into that. As I'll do with Spain, I'll focus on how these organizations are managed and the resources they provide for those wanting to be a part of their cause.
After writing about my experiences, I'll compare and contrast the two and focus on some major points that were similar and that I could possibly use when creating an NGO in the future. If time permits, I would like to research on how immigration is dealt with by some NGO's here in Texas and write a little and how it differs or is similar to that of Spain.
So this is how my paper will be organized as of now. There probably will be some changes and adjustments but I'll be sure to make notes of those. I'll also be blogging about my progress every week, or at least I'll try my best to, so research doesn't fall behind and I have enough time to get everything I would like done.
