Collaborating with Community-Based Organizations Through Consultation and Technical Assistance - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 0231128738 ISBN 13: 9780231128735

Verlag: Columbia University Press, 2007

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This book offers useful insights into collaborating with community-based organizations. -- BryanWarde Families in Society I read "Learn or Die" and found myself intrigued and frankly, a littleuncomfortable. So I read it a second time and found that it made merethink many aspects of my own management style and the guidance I provideour portfolio companies. What hit me like a ton of bricks from Ed's research was the realizationthat the current approach based on traditional management techniques andperformance metrics was unlikely to be both effective and sustainable inthe rapidly changing, Darwinian world of venture capital investing andtechnology innovation. His vision of the learning systems and culturalcommitments that define a truly high performance organization is a mustread for any business that wants to prepare itself to meet the challengesand succeed in todays business environment-before its too late. -- Frank H. Foster, Managing Partner, Draper Fisher Jurvetson Frontier and the Gideon Hixon Fund

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Community groups and human service organizations are under a tremendous amount of pressure to strengthen their programs and measure the effectiveness of their work. These challenges have prompted many to seek consultation and technical assistance in order to better plan, develop, and evaluate their services and resources and be more responsive to the needs of funders and the community. In this volume, practitioners and researchers present methods and strategies for assisting and collaborating with groups and agencies serving families. Helping a community or organization involves many tasks (reaching out to the community, building leadership, developing and planning for action) and requires specialized knowledge and skills. Contributors combine a research-based, theoretical framework with practical guidance to explain this process and offer cross-cultural case studies in a wide range of settings. The book begins with a discussion of the role of the coach or capacity-building consultant and the related but distinct activities of consultation, technical assistance, and service. The value of empowerment theory, adult learning theory, and change theory, among other theories, are outlined. Special emphasis is placed on the importance of cultural competence-the need to balance diverse needs, ethical mandates, and dilemmas is crucial. The book concludes with a detailed, step-by-step guide for helping an agency or program perform a self-evaluation. Skilled consultation and assistance enable organizations to better support and strengthen families. While this book is grounded in research, it also reflects the lived experiences of each contributor and illuminates the complex yet vital role of the consultant.

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• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0231128738
• ISBN 13: 9780231128735
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 232
• Herausgeber: Motes Patricia, Hess Peg