Community Action Leaders

Examines what leaders view as their major roles, responsibilities, and challenges and offers ideas about how leaders can motivate and guide their employees and prepare for leadership succession. Direct quotes from the local leaders make the book more interesting to read and help convey what the leaders view as important. Case studies illustrate the resiliency of these leaders in addressing the needs of their communities while building a sustainable agency. Evaluates different perspectives regarding whether nonprofit organizations should engage in for-profit activities to generate unrestricted revenues. Explores advancements and challenges in assessing the performance of organizations and programs that are designed to help low-income people become self-sufficient. Promotes discussion with questions at the end of each chapter that are designed to encourage the readers to reflect on the material in the chapter and think about the pros and cons of different policy options and actions. These questions could serve as the basis for a class discussion among students or could be incorporated into training or staff meetings for human service professionals. Written in a nontechnical manner and includes a chapter on the history and evolution of Community Action agencies for readers who are unfamiliar with Community Action and the War on Poverty.

Examines what leaders view as their major roles, responsibilities, and challenges and offers ideas about how leaders can motivate and guide their employees and prepare for leadership succession. Direct quotes from the local leaders make the book more interesting to read and help convey what the leaders view as important. Case studies illustrate the resiliency of these leaders in addressing the needs of their communities while building a sustainable agency. Evaluates different perspectives regarding whether nonprofit organizations should engage in for-profit activities to generate unrestricted revenues. Explores advancements and challenges in assessing the performance of organizations and programs that are designed to help low-income people become self-sufficient. Promotes discussion with questions at the end of each chapter that are designed to encourage the readers to reflect on the material in the chapter and think about the pros and cons of different policy options and actions. These questions could serve as the basis for a class discussion among students or could be incorporated into training or staff meetings for human service professionals. Written in a nontechnical manner and includes a chapter on the history and evolution of Community Action agencies for readers who are unfamiliar with Community Action and the War on Poverty.