Implementing Comprehensive Community Development: Possibilities and Limitations

Chaskin, Robert J.; Joseph, Mark L.; Chipenda-Dansokho, Selma

doi:10.1093/sw/42.5.435

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“…Basic tasks in the formation stage include convening a core group of coalition members, typically with a strong and shared interest in the mission of the coalition [ 10 , 17 ]. This core group then mobilizes and recruits coalition members who represent a broad cross-section of the community, including professionals who work in the community, residents who represent themselves or various constituencies such as parents or neighborhoods, and individuals who both live and work in the community [ 19 ]. Identification of staff and coalition leaders also takes place in the formation stage.…”

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How does community context influence coalitions in the formation stage? a multiple case study based on the Community Coalition Action Theory

2010

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BackgroundCommunity coalitions are rooted in complex and dynamic community systems. Despite recognition that environmental factors affect coalition behavior, few studies have examined how community context impacts coalition formation. Using the Community Coalition Action theory as an organizing framework, the current study employs multiple case study methodology to examine how five domains of community context affect coalitions in the formation stage of coalition development. Domains are history of collaboration, geography, community demographics and economic conditions, community politics and history, and community norms and values.MethodsData were from 8 sites that participated in an evaluation of a healthy cities and communities initiative in California. Twenty-three focus groups were conducted with coalition members, and 76 semi-structured interviews were conducted with local coordinators and coalition leaders. Cross-site analyses were conducted to identify the ways contextual domains influenced selection of the lead agency, coalition membership, staffing and leadership, and coalition processes and structures.ResultsHistory of collaboration influenced all four coalition factors examined, from lead agency selection to coalition structure. Geography influenced coalition formation largely through membership and staffing, whereas the demographic and economic makeup of the community had an impact on coalition membership, staffing, and infrastructure for coalition processes. The influence of community politics, history, norms and values was most noticeable on coalition membership.ConclusionsFindings contribute to an ecologic and theory-based understanding of the range of ways community context influences coalitions in their formative stage.

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How does community context influence coalitions in the formation stage? a multiple case study based on the Community Coalition Action Theory

2010

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“…Despite the gains over time, both foundations and program service recipients experienced frustration and less-than-hoped-for success (Mossberger, 2010;Brown & Fiester, 2007;Chaskin, 1999;Chaskin, Joseph, & Chipenda-Dansokho, 1997). Even during periods of unprecedented giving, the application of funds has yielded disappointments and questions about accountability and who truly benefits from funds (Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, 2002).…”

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Embedded Foundations: Advancing Community Change and Empowerment

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Shanks

2011

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“…In many ways these community development initiatives failed to live up to their promise of sweeping community transformation. Nonetheless, they did spur the development of innovative public‐private partnerships, mechanisms for technical assistance and evaluation, the advancement of a new kind of community leader, and the principle of leaders working with—instead of doing to—local residents (Chaskin, Joseph, & Chipenda‐Dansokho, 1997).…”

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The Family Re‐Union Initiative: A Springboard for Family‐Centered Community Building, Locally and Nationally

Erickson

Louv²

2002

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Family Re-Union is an ongoing conference series and family policy initiative launched in 1992 by Al and Tipper Gore. It has been the springboard for a new wave of family-centered community building efforts, including the development of an educational program to prepare a new generation of community builders. We summarize the history of this family-centered community building movement and discuss how it builds upon and differs from earlier approaches to community development. We describe Family Re-Union and some of the ongoing work it has fueled. And we suggest ways family professionals can take part in this work.

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Implementing Comprehensive Community Development: Possibilities and Limitations

Cited by 44 publications

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How does community context influence coalitions in the formation stage? a multiple case study based on the Community Coalition Action Theory

How does community context influence coalitions in the formation stage? a multiple case study based on the Community Coalition Action Theory

Embedded Foundations: Advancing Community Change and Empowerment

The Family Re‐Union Initiative: A Springboard for Family‐Centered Community Building, Locally and Nationally

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