[DOWNLOAD] "Building Community Capacity with Non-Profit Boards in the Inner City." by Canadian Journal of Urban Research # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Building Community Capacity with Non-Profit Boards in the Inner City.
- Author : Canadian Journal of Urban Research
- Release Date : January 22, 2005
- Genre: Social Science,Books,Nonfiction,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 220 KB
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Abstract This article presents an adult education approach to community development with board members of non-profit childcare facilities, family resource and women's centres. Community organizations are important vehicles for development in terms of the degree to which they increase citizen participation and revitalize neighbourhoods through the creation of social capital (Gittell, Ortega-Bustamante, and Steffy 1999). Through workshop/focus groups we explored the learning and resource needs of 25 inner city board volunteers, a majority of whom were Aboriginal women. Utilizing an experiential model of learning (Kolb 1999), we used an interactive approach that validated cultural and gender-related differences in styles of governance and capitalized on and deepened existing networks. Findings include the unique strengths of and challenges experienced by this sample of inner city board members and the attributes of the capacity building approach deemed most helpful by participants. We conclude with policy recommendations for enhancing board development in non-profit organizations.