Information Security Capacity Building in Community-Based Organizations: Examining the Effects of Knowledge Transfer

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janine L. Spears ◽  
Tonia San Nicolas-Rocca
Keyword(s):  
Information Security ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Organizations

Knowledge Transfer in Information Security Capacity Building for Community-Based Organizations

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 52-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janine L. Spears ◽  
Tonia San Nicolas-Rocca
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Information Security ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Initial Study ◽  
Security Risk ◽  
Security Risks ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Services Sector ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Study Results

Community-based organizations (CBOs) in the health and human services sector handle very sensitive client information, such as psychiatric, HIV testing, criminal justice, and financial records. With annual revenue often in the range of $1 to $10 million, these organizations typically lack the financial, labor, and technical resources to identify and manage information security risks within their environment. Therefore, information security risk assessments were conducted at CBOs as part of a university service learning course intended to ultimately improve security within participating CBOs. Knowledge transfer between trainees and trainers is essential in order for security improvements to be realized. Therefore, this paper constructs a theoretical model of knowledge transfer that is used as a lens through which to examine initial study results of the CBO interventions as part of an exploratory study.

scholarly journals Emerging Leaders Project: Connecting University Resources to Community-Based Organizations Supporting Refugee Resettlement

10.18060/2514 ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 613-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemarie Hunter ◽  
Kara Mileski
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Salt Lake ◽  
Salt Lake City ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Capacity Building ◽  
Emerging Leaders ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Service Delivery Systems ◽  
Lake City

In recent decades, populations seeking refuge have underscored the limitations of what have been standard approaches to resettlement. Shrinking resources, post-9/11 increase in security measures, and the diverse needs and assets of new arriving populations have exacerbated existing weaknesses in U.S. social service delivery systems and challenged neighborhoods inexperienced in these areas with complex issues of integration (Kerwin, 2011). In response to these issues, the University of Utah, the Utah State Refugee Services Office, and Salt Lake City Community College started an initiative to support the development of Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and provide leadership and organizational training to existing leaders within these communities. The project created a shared space for community capacity building and integration as a two-way process. This paper will describe the formation and impact of the Emerging Leaders Project, a community-based participatory action research (CBPR) project focused on capacity building with new arriving communities in Salt Lake City.

Assessing the HIV Prevention Capacity Building Needs of Community-Based Organizations

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 86-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna L. Richter ◽  
Mary S. Prince ◽  
Linda H. Potts ◽  
Belinda M. Reininger ◽  
Melva V. Thompson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Organizations

Community-based Organizations and Issues in Community Development in an Era Constant Change

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 585-605
Author(s):  
Terrence Thomas ◽  
◽  
Befikadu Legesse ◽  
Cihat Gunden ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Action ◽  
Black Belt ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Constant Change ◽  
Black Belt Region ◽  
Local Problems ◽  
Community Based Organization

The failure of top-down categorical approaches for generating solutions to many local problems has led to the adoption of alternate approaches. Many scholars believe that a confluence of local and global forces have generated complex problems, which call for new approaches to problem solving. Previously, the top-down approach relied entirely on the knowledgeable elite. Communities were seen as passive study subjects and information flow was one way only- from knowledgeable elites to the less knowledgeable community agents or community-based organization acting on behalf of communities. The objectives of this study are to provide a review of governance as a means of organizing community action to address community problems in the Black Belt Region (BBR) of the Southeastern United States, and an assessment of community problems in the BBR from the perspectives of community-based organizations (CBOs). Data was collected from CBOs via a telephone survey in eleven Southeastern states and via listening sessions conducted with CBOs in 9 Southeastern states. The study provides valuable insight regarding the challenges faced by these organizations and strategies they employ in adapting to serve their communities.

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