Group 2 Raleigh Bailey Interview

Raleigh Bailey

What is the organizations mission?
A Leadership development program where most leaders were immigrants themselves. They partner with non-profit organizations to best serve the immigrants.

Staff:
How many full-time and part-time staff do you have?
15 full/part time people.

- their roles?
Some administrative staff and some volunteers.

- does each person have their own workspace?
Only 4 people have their own office (2 converted closets). Other people are grouped into offices by the organization they represent.

- Are there employees or volunteers who do not require a workspace?
The volunteers do not need an office, just a space for them to gather and keep their personal belonging while at CNNC.

How often are you at the facility?
95% of the time he is at UNCG in his office. Used to spend more time there but because of space issues he only goes there when needed (signing papers).

Operations:
Does your staff work in groups or independently?
They would prefer their own office but they are clustered in groups. This reinforces the ‘family’ aspect but it violates the confidentiality of the immigrants.

What makes your group work spaces/meeting spaces effective/not effective?
Their conference room is incredibly small. Can’t accommodate their staff. They don’t have a gathering place for large groups. They have to rent out space and that can cause issues. Availability and transportation can be a problem. They need a place of their own to accommodate the training services that they provide and the additional services they hope to provide in the future.

Are there offices or spaces that need to be next to one another or in a shared place or space?
The space in general should be closer to UNCG (more convenient).

Are there staff members that need their own offices?
The administrators need their own office as well as additional space for files. The rest of the staff would ideally each have an office, but right now they are content sharing with one another.

Facility:
Existing Facility:
It is an older house that is being used in every way to accommodate the needs of the staff and immigrants.

What do you think are the best things about the facility and what do you think it lacks?
The bet thing is the homey feeling the space gives, very welcoming. The space lacks storage, bathrooms, proper parking. Office space, training environment, kitchen, bad location.

What would you like to include in the new space that you don’t currently have?
Commercial kitchen, large training center, parking lot, better location, storage space, better bathrooms.

What kind of technology is needed for the space?
A computer for each staff member with wireless internet. A phone for each person. A gathering area with overhead projector and screen for gatherings.

What additional spaces would you like to have?
The large training room should divide into smaller rooms for different activities. Also there should be a space for child care/observation to watch and observe conversations between children and adults. This however would not be a daycare facility. They don’t want to deal with the licensing.

Community events?
They would like a space for at least 80 people for training as well as community events that they would like to have.

What kind of feel do you imagine the new place having?
Capture the hominess for newcomers and enticing to UNCG community. Wants to interface these two communities and build new relationships. Want to have cultural diversity and still honor the cultures that the immigrants come from.

Progress Report

Kim and Emily P are meeting at the Buddhist Temple Monday 3-4

Micah and Denise are meeting with Raleigh Bailey Monday at 1:30

Ashley and Emily L are meeting with The Lead Paint Project Monday at 3

Anna and Syd are hunting down Glenhaven

Lauren and Jess are meeting with Nolo Tuesday at 10:15

Kaytee has visited with Susan Hilcott already

That is our progress so far; there are still a few meetings up in the air with Americorp and Thriving at Three.

Questions for Group 2

Hey guys,
Don't forget we are meeting at 6pm on Monday and Tuesday to work on a power point for our presentation Wednesday. If you want to begin working on a page summarizing your work feel free and bring it on Monday on a USB.
Thanks,
Jami

Questions:

What is the organization’s mission?

How many full time staff and part time staff do you have?

What are their roles?

Does each person have a workspace?

Are there employees who do not require workspace?

Do you have volunteers?

Does your staff work in groups or independently?

What makes your group work and meeting spaces effective or ineffective?

Are there offices or spaces that need to be near each other or shared?

Are there staff members who need their own offices?

What is the number of the existing rooms in your facility and their functions?

What do you think are the best aspects of your facility and what do you think it lacks?

If you were designing a new building what would you include in the new space that you don’t currently have?

Is community involvement one of your priorities?

What kind of environments have you found that foster interaction between people?

What are the absolute necessities for the facility?

What type of programs do you offer here?

What is the buildings number one use?

If the building was adequate what new types of programs would you like to house here?

Which of those needs do you think is of highest priority?

What sort of furnishings and equipment is needed for all of the activities that go on in the building?

What type of environment do you try to provide?

How do you feel you have achieved that in this space?

What improvements would you make?

In what ways have you developed an environment to welcome visitors from different cultures?

Interview Questions

Interview Questions:

1) What kind of group services do you do?
2) What kind of facilities ideally would you need or like to have?
3) How many people typically participate in group projects at certain times?
-What nationalities?
4) What problems/issues is your service experiencing currently?
5) What kind of material things do you need in your facilities?
6) Describe the best working environment…
a) open/closed
b) quiet/loud
c) lighting natural/installed
d) private/public
7) Would there be any design related issues that may result from all the different cultures?
8) What problems or issues are you currently experiencing with the space?
9) What do you specifically enjoy about the space the most?
10) What type of activities do children participate in within the space?
11) What types of technology, furniture, lights, colors do you have or want?
12) What type of environment do you feel is most comfortable for you to work in?
13) What type of cleaning techniques do you use? [What materials are better for the types of messes that you have?
14) How much of the space is related to the immigrants and how do they respond to it?
15) Have the immigrants ever asked for changes within the space? And if so what changes did they ask for?
16) How much interaction do the people have with the outside environment?

Group 4

A quick summary: Our goals in the research for the CNNC project are to meet with the immigrants who are using the facilities and to find out how they use them. We are also going to find out what they wish was available to them in the program.