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

by Michael Jacoby Brown

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.

Genres: Nonfiction, Activism, Leadership, Social Change, Social Justice, Reference, Politics

424 pages, Paperback

First published January 15, 2006

Reviews

[T Harrington]

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[Jeanette Mrozinski]

Grounded and useful in day to day organizing

I am a community organizer in Illinois that kind of fell into the work of improving parent engagement in Latino and low income neighborhood schools. This is my wife's Kindle. Though many of the lessons found herein were already known to me, in an abstract sense, others were not. This book helped me to see where the gaps lay in my knowledge by providing a broad overview of organizing while also delving into the specifics necessary in building and using powerful organizations. El que no sabe que no sabe nada, no sabe nada. Or, He who does not know that he knows nothing, knows nothing. Recommended to fiery new crusaders, or jaded organizers and those in between.

[Teresa]

Some good info - must pick around the author's insertions