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However, only days before the event, Mary and Jose began to feel some resistance from the Hispanic community and were told they needed to hold their excitement.

In a meeting with the board, some of the members expresssed concerns with the latest efforts.

  • They did not think it was wise to target the Hispanic community.
  • Their efforts were conflicting with cultural norms.
  • They wanted the ticket prices lowered.
  • Some also felt uncomfortable with how extravagant the renovations had become.

Many of the board members began questioning the transformation of the Hispanic Center under the supervision of Mary and Jose.

By Kyle Walsh

Who's Hispanic Center Is It?

Case Study 15.3

Through community forums, citizens expressed the need for more space for the Hispanic Center. The Board of Directors for the center were able acquire an old fire station that had been closed for a number of years. The station was in the perfect location, right in the middle of the Hispanic community. The new center expansion would not come cheap though, the estimated costs were $1.4.

Two new board members, Mary and Jose, decided to take the initiative with the fundraising campaign. Together they raised $1.3 million for the renovations, primarily large donations from private foundations.

River City is a rapidly growing city in the Midwest. One of its fastest growing demographic is the Hispanic community. There is a Hispanic Center located within the city, it is a non-profit organization, which mainly provides emergency services and educational programs for the Hispanic community.

Case Summary

1. How would you describe the strengths and weaknesses of Mary's and Jose's leadership on this project?

Weaknesses

  • Lack of understanding of Hispanic Culture
  • Lack of communication

Strengths

  • Ambitious
  • Organized
  • Networking
  • Motivated
  • Visionary

The thought of being so close to their goal, really started to get Mary and Jose excited. Not only the thought of reaching their goal, but the building was also to be renovated with the latest green building techniques.

To raise the final $100,000 for the renovations, Mary and Jose proposed a series of fundraising events. The events would focus on smaller donations, mainly from the Hispanic community. A formal event was planned to kick off the fundraising, with tickets costing $75 per person.

5. If you were Mary or Jose, how would you temper your excitement about renovating the new fire station?

2. Do you see any problem in targeting part of the fund-raising campaign directly toward the Hispanic community?

Questions

  • They could start by making the events catered towards the common person.
  • Slow down with the renovations, just do what they need.

Yes, the ticket prices of the formal event were pretty steep for many of the Hispanic Community to attend. Also, the Hispanic community is more likely to donate to their church than social institutions

3. How does the leadership of Mary and Jose compare with the Latin American Profile?

4. How do Hispanic cultural dimensions help explain the resistance some people felt and expressed toward the renovation project?

Their leadership does not compare well. They are not very team-oriented and they ignored value-based leadership, which is a critical part of the Latin American profile. They also are not participative, which could have helped them gain input from the community

The culture is said to score low on dimensions like future orientation, performance orientation, and institutional collectivism. This means that they caremore about the present, not prparing for the future and they are more devoted to their families, not social institutions.

Conclusions

Overall, Mary and Jose really did a great job raising money. They displayed great drive, initiative, and networking. However, they were also individualistic, did not communicate well, and did not study the Hispanic demographic well enough to target them specifically for donations.

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