A
Community
Action Plan is a strategy used by a group to change or
modify the mind set of a target group of people. Most community
actions are used in communities to change a target groups'
opinion or behavior concerning environmental issues.
Let’s
say that you would like to encourage your family (the target
group) to conserve electricity in your home (an environmental
issue).
Here
are the steps you would take:
information about the environmental issue that you would like
to bring to the attention of your target group.
Research
the average amount of electricity used in your household
per month.
.
How are you going to encourage your family to conserve energy?
What would you like to see them do differently? How long do
you want them to engage in that behavior? How are you going
to motivate them to follow along with that plan?
Let’s
say that you would like your family to turn off lights and
appliances in rooms that are not being used
at that time. You would like to encourage this behavior
for one month or the next billing cycle, so you post signs
next to every light switch and/or appliance that is used
in your home. You have sign(s) posted on the refrigerator
or the family common area.
Let’s
say that you would like to encourage your family (the target
group) to conserve electricity in your home (an environmental
issue).
information about the environmental issue that you would like
to bring to the attention of your target group.
.
How are you going to encourage your family to conserve energy?
What would you like to see them do differently? How long do
you want them to engage in that behavior? How are you going
to motivate them to follow along with that plan?