Pracademics and Community Change

A True Story of Nonprofit Development and Social Entrepreneurship During Welfare Reform

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

Av Odell Cleveland, Bob Wineburg, Welfare Reform Liaison Project) Cleveland, Odell (President, CEO, and Co-Founder, President, CEO, and Co-Founder, University of North Carolina) Wineburg, Bob (Professor of Social Work, Professor of Social Work

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Pracademics and Community Change: A True Story of Nonprofit Development and Social Entrepreneurship During Welfare Reform presents the single unified case history of the Welfare Reform Liaison Project (Greensboro, North Carolina), the first faith-based community action agency in the country. The history is recounted by co-founder and CEO, the Reverend Odell Cleveland, and academic consultant Bob Wineburg. In an engaging conversational tone, this story captures the entire process of creating and growing a successful nonprofit organization-which 13 years later is still a success. Told by a black practitioner and white academic who find common ground despite significant differences in background, training, and outlook, this story also takes a frank look at the politics and race relations within social service networks.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2011-06-01
Mått234 x 156 x 11 mm
Vikt304 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor220
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9780190616472

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Odell Cleveland (BS in Business Administration, University of South Carolina, Spartanburg; MDiv, Hood Theological Seminary) is the President, CEO, and co-founder of the Welfare Reform Liaison Project. The Reverend Odell Cleveland has wide-ranging teaching experiences at various universities, and he is a nationally certified Peer-to Peer Trainer in the Results Oriented Management and Accountability training system (ROMA). He learned the basics of the distribution business as a manager and salesman for Roadway Trucking. He also has an extensive background in professional and volunteer services ranging from board leadership roles to city government work.https://vimeo.com/11700491Bob Wineburg (MSW, Syracuse University; PhD, University of Pittsburgh) is professor of social work at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, and was named a Jefferson Pilot Excellence professor in 2001, having previously served as head of the department. He has been a consultant to the Welfare Reform Liaison Project from its inception. His interests include the relationship between federal domestic social welfare policy and service provision and the involvement of religious organizations in local service delivery and policy development. He has previously authored two books on these topics.

I had the sense of being thrust behind the scenes, into a world which traditional textbooks hint is there but never reveal in concrete detail. This book is full of astute observations about the community level dynamics that are decisive in determining how well-or poorly-individuals and families in need will be treated. The voice of the authors is refreshingly direct, frank, and candid. As a student of local social service systems, I found the perspective advanced in the book to be right on target in comparison to what I have witnessed in other locales." - Dave Campbell, University of California Davis