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Building Powerful Community Organizations: A Personal Guide to Creating Groups That Can Solve Problems and Change the World

by Michael Jacob Brown

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Intended for individuals who want to start, strengthen, or revitalize a group to address a community issue, this indispensable guide includes a series of practical steps that help build a successful community orgranization and offers sample cases that more clearly illustrate each step. In addition to addressing common problems that are often encountered, the book also discusses how to run engaging meetings, recruit and motivate community members, raise necessary funds, and turn a passion into a powerful tool for social change.

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The author distills his 30 years of community organizing experience into this "how-to" book for building (or strengthening) community organizations such as tenants associations or environmental justice advocacy groups. He provides advice on mission development, member recruitment, organizational structure, leadership development, meeting facilitation, finances, and organizational learning. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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organize, April 18, 2008 (view all comments by organize)
Brown's book is excellent - both as an introduction to community organizing and as a refresher course and source of new ideas for experienced community and labor organizers. Although the book's main focus is community organizing, many of the ideas will also be useful for organizers or leaders working with labor unions.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780977151806
Subtitle:
A Personal Guide to Creating Groups That Can Solve Problems and Change the World
Author:
Brown, Michael Jacob
Author:
Brown, Michael Jacoby
Publisher:
Long Haul Press
Subject:
Reference
Subject:
Organizational effectiveness
Subject:
Community development
Subject:
Philanthropy & Charity
Subject:
Volunteer Work
Subject:
Social action
Publication Date:
September 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
392
Dimensions:
8.96x6.08x1.11 in. 1.36 lbs.

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