Affinity Chart Instructions

Make a whole class Affinity Chart to categorize the information collected from the previous homework assignment.

• Place a large chart on the chalkboard with three columns labeled: for profit sector, non profit sector and government sector .
• Distribute three sticky notes to each student. On each note have the student write one of the occupations he or she collected.
• Have students go up one at a time, place their sticky notes under the appropriate column and read out the name of the occupation being placed there.
• When all the sticky notes are displayed, those who wish to make changes may go to the board and in complete silence move the notes. Each person can move any note anywhere on the board as often as they like but there is no discussion during this activity. This continues until everyone is satisfied with the groupings.
• At this point duplicates can be removed.
• Discuss those occupations that caused problems, possibly because they can belong to more than one sector.
• Explore requirements and motivations for a career in the nonprofit sector.
• Compare and contrast the basic terms and operations of the for-profit, government, family and the non-profit sectors