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That's Black Sheep Fundraising: Obtaining Dollars Despite
Stigma and Prejudice toward Abortion, AIDS, Alcoholism, Birth Control, Child
Abuse, Domestic Violence, Drug Abuse, Eating Disorders, Gambling, Homelessness,
Homosexuality, Mental Disorders, Partner Violence,
Sex Education, Teenage Pregnancy, the Unemployed, the Ex-Offenders, the
Illegal Immigrants, the Juvenile Offenders, the Elderly, and Other Outcast
Causes .
Questions posed by Darold
Powers, Ph. D.
1 . What did this look like fifty years ago? What has happened to force change? What
would have to happen in the outside world for this to stay the same?
2. If natural events take their course, how will this look in twenty years? Could
this be, or has this been, used for anything else?
3. Is this fulfilling its original intent? At the time this was created, what
alternatives were discarded? Might they be revived today?
4. Who or what has an interest in keeping this the same? Who has an interest in
changing it?
5. Can any small changes be made that would appreciably change its
performance? Can any large changes be made that would not change its performance?
6. How does this affect living things besides humans
7. Does this have a natural life span? What would cause it to disappear?
8. What complaints have you heard about it? Have you read any predictions about its
future?
9. What does this institution, product, or service imply about human nature:
10. What are the essential features of the whole system of which it is a part? How else
could the system purpose be met?
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