Patricia W Murphy, James V Cunningham

Organizing for Community Controlled Development

Renewing Civil Society

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Organizing for Community Controlled Development proposes a detailed model for the renewal and revitalization of local communities providing residents and community development organizations with a comprehensive guide on how to strengthen local assets and make and control the necessary social, political and economic plans for change.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sage Publications
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Januar 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 267mm x 180mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 803g
• ISBN-13: 9780761904144
• ISBN-10: 076190414X
• Artikelnr.: 22356151

Autorenporträt

Pat Murphy is President of Cornerstones for Development a for-profit firm that works on the local, regional, and national levels with the community, human service, public and philanthropic sectors providing consultation, training and technical assistance to build resilient and inclusive organizations and communities. She has more than 20 years experience working for and with community-based and community-serving organizations and human service providers as staff, volunteer, board member, consultant and educator in community organizing and development. Prior to establishing Cornerstones for Development in 1992, Pat worked along side residents of Pittsburgh neighborhoods as Executive Director of the Stanton Heights Civic Association and Associate Director of the Hill Community Development Corporation, and Economic Development Planner at the Community Technical Assistance Center.   As an Adjunct Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, Pat teaches graduate courses in governance, grant proposal writing, community organizing and development, and working with diverse populations. As an organizer committed to community led social change, Pat has served as a Board member and active volunteer with many Pittsburgh-based non-profits, and nationally with the Development Leadership Network. She is currently on the Board and Grantmaking Committee Co-Chair of the Three Rivers Community Foundation, which funds community-led economic and social justice initiatives, and serves on the Steering Committee of the Regional Coalition of Community Builders, of which she is a founding organizer. For the past six years Pat has been a potter and grown to embrace woodfiring. Pat Murphy is President of Cornerstones for Development a for-profit firm that works on the local, regional, and national levels with the community, human service, public and philanthropic sectors providing consultation, training and technical assistance to build resilient and inclusive organizations and communities. She has more than 20 years experience working for and with community-based and community-serving organizations and human service providers as staff, volunteer, board member, consultant and educator in community organizing and development. Prior to establishing Cornerstones for Development in 1992, Pat worked along side residents of Pittsburgh neighborhoods as Executive Director of the Stanton Heights Civic Association and Associate Director of the Hill Community Development Corporation, and Economic Development Planner at the Community Technical Assistance Center.   As an Adjunct Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, Pat teaches graduate courses in governance, grant proposal writing, community organizing and development, and working with diverse populations. As an organizer committed to community led social change, Pat has served as a Board member and active volunteer with many Pittsburgh-based non-profits, and nationally with the Development Leadership Network. She is currently on the Board and Grantmaking Committee Co-Chair of the Three Rivers Community Foundation, which funds community-led economic and social justice initiatives, and serves on the Steering Committee of the Regional Coalition of Community Builders, of which she is a founding organizer. For the past six years Pat has been a potter and grown to embrace woodfiring.

Inhaltsangabe

A Personal Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Potency of Community Power
Chapter 3 Community Development Corporations and the Resurgence of
Organizing
Chapter 4 The Small Community
Chapter 5 Community Organizing: Principal Tool for Change and Reform
Chapter 6 Participation: Lifeblood of Renewal
Chapter 7 Aliquippa: A Small Community on the Front Line
Chapter 8 Forging an Organizational Plan
Chapter 9 Unity in Creating a Comprehensive Community Plan
Chapter 10 Maximizing Social Strength
Chapter 11 Tapping Essential Resources
Chapter 12 Capital Formation: Building Community Financial Assets
Chapter 13 Neighborhood Preservation Through Affordable Housing
Chapter 14 Business District Renewal: Transforming Your Shopping Area
Chapter 15 Workforce Development: Strengthening the Economic Base of the
Small Community
Chapter 16 Organizing for Community Controlled Development and the Promise
of Coalition Politics
Index
About the Authors