Pracademics and Community Change: A True Story of Nonprofit Development and Social Entrepreneurship During Welfare Reform
Cleveland, Odell; Wineburg, Bob
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paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 226 x 23. .
Pracademics and Community Change: A True Story of Nonprofit Development and Social Entrepreneurship During Welfare Reform presents the single unified case history of the Welfare Reform Liaison Project (Greensboro, North Carolina), the first faith-based community action agency in the country. The history is recounted by co-founder and CEO, the Reverend Odell Cleveland, and academic consultant Bob Wineburg. In an engaging conversational tone, this story captures the entire process of creating and growing a successful nonprofit organization-which 13 years later is still a success. Told by a black practitioner and white academic who find common ground despite significant differences in background, ... Read more
Pracademics and Community Change: A True Story of Nonprofit Development and Social Entrepreneurship During Welfare Reform presents the single unified case history of the Welfare Reform Liaison Project (Greensboro, North Carolina), the first faith-based community action agency in the country. The history is recounted by co-founder and CEO, the Reverend Odell Cleveland, and academic consultant Bob Wineburg. In an engaging conversational tone, this story captures the entire process of creating and growing a successful nonprofit organization-which 13 years later is still a success. Told by a black practitioner and white academic who find common ground despite significant differences in background, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190616472
SKU
V9780190616472
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Ref
99-21
About Cleveland, Odell; Wineburg, Bob
Odell Cleveland (BS in Business Administration, University of South Carolina, Spartanburg; MDiv, Hood Theological Seminary) is the President, CEO, and co-founder of the Welfare Reform Liaison Project. The Reverend Odell Cleveland has wide-ranging teaching experiences at various universities, and he is a nationally certified Peer-to Peer Trainer in the Results Oriented Management and Accountability training system (ROMA). He learned the ... Read more
Reviews for Pracademics and Community Change: A True Story of Nonprofit Development and Social Entrepreneurship During Welfare Reform
I had the sense of being thrust behind the scenes, into a world which traditional textbooks hint is there but never reveal in concrete detail. This book is full of astute observations about the community level dynamics that are decisive in determining how well-or poorly-individuals and families in need will be treated. The voice of the authors is refreshingly direct, ... Read more