The Worcester Energy Barnaisers promotes energy efficiency and lowers the carbon footprint from buildings through weatherization projects. This report analyzes the non-profit’s present challenges and explores possible solutions to improve organizational management. Our approach involved interviews with members and understanding the Barnraisers’ process through a participatory weatherization event planning. We determined the organization’s challenges to be small number of volunteers in the organization’s leadership, inconsistent supply of projects, and organizational structure difficulties. Recommendations developed were key leadership role assignments, consistent member communication, student group connections, community outreach in absence of barnraisings and continuous project search.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Otieno, Raymond Heally
• Papi, Petro
• Howard, Ato Agyenkwah
• Lizotte, Oliver Peter

Subject

• Community
• Sustainability
• Culture

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-060115-141323

Keyword

• Nonprofit organizations
• Sustainable development--Environmental aspects
• Greenhouse gases
• Sustainability

Advisor

• Orr, John A.
• McCauley, Stephen M.

Year

• 2015

Sponsor

• The Worcester Energy Barnraisers

Date created

• 2015-06-01

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright