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I have really enjoyed this class. I have grown up around community organizers, however I have
never really had the interest in macro social work for myself. This class has given me insight to what a
community social worker really does and how a community social worker helps to make social change happen.
I appreciated all of the material provided, and I also likes the weekly videos about the week's topic that you
provided, Holly. It is also obvious that you are committed to social change and community organizing, and it's
always nice to learn from someone who doesn't just talk the talk, but walks the walk! Thanks for a great class.

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I really enjoyed this class!! I really appreciated all of your support and prompt responses to all our questions! I felt very supported in this class despite some of the challenging materials presented throughout the semester.  My biggest challenge was keeping my mind completely focused on the task at hand. At work, I would anxiously think about an assignment due or the needs of my family. Likewise, when I was working away on assignments I had a difficult time not thinking about a client or family, and when with my family I felt guilt for not working on homework.  I'm working on compartmentalizing tasks and keeping all realms separate. Not everything will be perfect, and I'm starting to accept it and be okay with it.

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What a great class ! Thank you so much Holly for the

passion you brought to this class-- it is infectious! I really like

the hands on experience and learning we got from the class, from the

participation in a community related event to the grant writing assignment..I truly felt

that I was exposed to so much. I am confident that what I learned in this class I will take

with me to utilize in my current and future work. I also appreciated the guest speakers and

the thought that was put into the subject matters and weekly topics. Also, thanks to my

cohort for sharing your experiences and thoughts--I have learned so much from all of you!

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This class was amazing and super beneficial to my knowledge as a social worker.  As an undergraduate, I can always remember thinking, “when are we going to learn how to write a grant?”

The grant proposal experience fulfilled an expectation I had for the graduate program and myself!

I faced extreme challenges this semester due to my previous job at the

Probation Department and know that it affected my ability to put forth the effort

I would have like to this semester. :(

However, I appreciate all the content provided in the course and the ability to apply my learning experience to an organization in my community.

I want to thank my cohort and Holly for the amazing DLC created in this course and say that I learned so much from all of you!

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I loved the content, organization and flexibility of this class. It was all very well thought out and supportive. I learned a great deal about macro work and the large impact it can have as opposed to one on one client work. The grant process is interesting. It seems that a good grant is only as good as the organization of the non-profit. It was difficult to get certain numbers or prove the efficacy of the macro work which my agency provided the community. I'm happy to have worked with them on such an important mission and scale. Thanks for the amazing experience Holly!

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First, I would like to say that this class was wonderfully

and professionally taught, thank you so much! I have

gained insight as to the Macro level of social work

that each community needs and feel confident that

I could branch out from my regular work in Child

Welfare and support my community more. Thank you

for the peer collaboration everyone

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What I really enjoyed most about the course and found to be rewarding was that the assignments were rooted in and based on REALITY.  I feel that I have a better concept of the role of social workers navigating and gaining support from communities and organizations. The community-related assignment was especially powerful for me.  It gets you out in the community, away from your books and desk and comfort zone and out community organizing as an activist. Thanks for that.  The SWOT and grant writing assignment also promote getting out into the community. Through this assignment I strengthened ties with a wonderful agency in my community (North Coast Veterans Center) and look forward to continuing this theme.

My understanding is that Professor Scaglione is a newer professor. (That can’t be true, could it?)  If you are reading this Professor, we all appreciated your professional presentation ability, your compassion and your insight. I think when one of those elements is missing we
as students have trouble completing assignments and staying involved. Luckily each element was constantly present!

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I was really excited to learn how to write a grant proposal and I feel the mission is accomplished. Thanks so much for your dedication to teaching and engaging us in learning this very important piece of social work. I have seen many non-profits have the needs, but not the support of grant writers. Its nice to know you can imagine and dream up programs and try to make them happen. I feel I have so much to learn, when I am ready for the next one, I will buy Grant Writing for Dummies. I would like to write one more grant if this one doesnt go through for Safe Haven Horse Rescue, she gave me a great oppurtunity to learn.. Thanks so much Holly!!

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Professor Scaglione,

Thank you for a great semester learning about community organizing and macro level social work. I really enjoyed the broad range of material presented in this course as well as the diversity of reading assignments. I had read Saul Alinsky's book before, but I was thrilled to be reading it again and discussing it within the context of social work practice. The weekly videos and lecture notes were most helpful in clarifying goals for each week and key take-away's. I most appreciated your presence, flexibility, and passion. My two favorite parts of the course was the opportunity to research other historical movements and the readings on bureaucracy and public service systems. My only desire would have been to have the opportunity to dig deeper into macro discourses on government operated systems and what can be done to make them function with better efficiency and effectiveness; what will it take to make larger macro changes??? System transformation efforts? Policy Reforms? Violent revolution? Civil Disobedience? Complete system dismantling and rebuilding? I guess these are still questions that I haven't found the answers for myself and my conceptualization of macro level change. I currently am involved in policy and system transformation efforts and I do see some changes but they are still so slow and unresponsive to the immediate needs of the clients that are being served. I don't have answers but I have a lot of questions and a commitment and desire to make that old beast either wake up and get with the times, or mobilize people to help dysmantle/retire that old way of working.

Overall, this was a great course and I am most grateful to have been part of this experience.

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I really appreciated this course—it deepened my already existing interest in macro social work. I really liked the multilevel approaches that were woven into the class through the handouts, texts and assignments. I found the texts to be an interesting mix (Starhawk, Si Khan, Alinsky, etc.) and I appreciate the different perspectives and approaches to this work. I appreciate the weekly videos and clear instructions from the professor. The Administrative Agency turned out to be great and I connected with an agency that I'm going to stay involved with. Thanks Holly for a great class!

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I feel this class sparked my activism through

assignments (i.e. attending Humboldt Pride) and

and collaboration with non-profit agencies for our grant

assignments.

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This class has really helped to expand my knowledge about Macro level social work. I enjoyed the materials that we read and it was big change for me based on my experience to be able to work with people at a different level. I was challenged to step out of my comfort zone and to reach out the community to explore their world. Thanks for the experience and in sharing your knowledge with us.

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Thank you Professor Scaglione for your guest speakers, your genuine interest in the subject material and the students, and your interest in us truly familiarizing ourselves with an organization/agency and the processes associated with such. Mostly I have just been involved in direct therapeutic work, so it was very informative to get to know the administrative and functional workings of an organization behind the scenes.

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This was a fantastic class. I'm rather proud to be able to say that I've written a grant. It's been something that I've shied away from in the past, but I am pleased to say that I'm not

so intimidated about it now. I loved learning about Alinsky. What a… (searching for the perfect word) Badass! I think the highest compliment you can get as an instructor is to know that your class enriched the lives of your students. Job well done Holly. Great class.

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I enjoyed this class. I have always found myself to be a person who enjoys working 1:1 with individuals as opposed to working on a Macro level. I found that this class really made me evaluate my potential as a macro level worker. I thought that we were offered many very interesting and educational reading sources and I enjoyed the information on board and funding sources. I think that the grant project will come in very useful throughout my career! Thank you Holly and all my class mates for opening my mind to the exploration of new topics and ideas. I feel that I was able to grow a lot during this class.

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This class was a fresh breath of air! The readings, the forums...just everything was enriching. I didn't really like the idea of writing a grant for an agency, at first. I work, I have organizations that I am a part of, etc. Yet, after working with the agencies and knowing that there is a possibility of creating something bigger than yourself is empowering. I am glad that I have had the opportunity to complete all of the assignments. I wish I had this class in the undergraduate program.

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I enjoyed this class because I was able to complete the assignments while using my own voice and offering my own thinking.

I think I was most challenged by making that first contact with an agency to do the grant. As a result, I have confirmation that there is yet one more extremely genuine and generous person in the world (the ED of the organization).

Shifts in perspectives...mmmm I think it actually reinforced how much I am liking the concepts of macro social work. That aspect just keeps opening up...wider and wider. I look forward to what comes next. Thank you for a wonderful class.

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I have really enjoyed this class. It has been a great journey and I am impressed with all that we were able to do. Having been around the non-profit world for some time, the grant writing process always seemed daunting but it's just a matter of making community connections to get the information needed and following the guidelines. Not the rocket science I had expected. Thanks everyone for your contributions and see you in January!

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I enjoyed this class. I found all the books very interesting. The grant proposal at first sounded so intimidating, but ended up such a rewarding experience. From the Empowerment Manual, To choose the positive future, we need the imagination, the commitment and passion that can never be commanded but only be unleashed in groups of equals.

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I have enjoyed this class very much! I've worked in social work over the past

eight years, but this class has given me the opportunity and courage to look

into be a macro-level social work practitioner. It has been very helpful to

learn about the hard work that goes on behind the scenes of social justice. Many

of the topics brought out emotions which created in me the desire to work toward

social change through social justice action. Thank you Holly for the wealth of

knowledge you've shared with us, and for teaching us tools to be more a part of

the solution. This has been an amazing class!!!!!