The core argument of Jean Anyon's classic Radical Possibilities is deceptively simple: if we
do not direct our attention to the ways in which federal and metropolitan policies maintain …

The notion of community capacity building is both explicit and pervasive in the rhetoric,
missions, and activities of a broad range of contemporary community development efforts …

Community development researchers, practitioners, and funders have recently begun to
emphasize the need for community development corporations (CDCs) to build capacity …

State restructuring through decentralization, privatization, and related processes has
prompted the growth of the non-profit sector as ashadow state'increasingly responsible for …

Over the past decade or so, there has been a significant renewed emphasis on community-
based approaches to promoting social change and economic development, delivering …

Sara E. Stoutland ommunity development corporations (CDCs) have long been impor-poor
tant in place-based strategies aimed at helping poor communities. 1 The mission of these …

Manuel Castells'(1983) groundbreaking investigation of urban social movements tracedthe
decisive input of purposive social action'through case studies over five centuries …

Community development corporations (CDCs) attempt to build capacity-that is, the ability to
carry out their functions more effectively-in a variety of ways. In previous research, the …

Community development partnerships (CDPs)—local intermediaries that gather support
from foundations, corporations, and the public sector—are giving increased attention to …

Since D/deaf and hard-of-hearing users of social networking sites (SNSs) may have
communication specificities in comparison to hearing people, we proposed a model for …