scholarly journals The Three E’s Revisited: How Do Community-Based Organizations Define Sustainable Communities and Their Role in Pursuit of?

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 8825
Author(s):  
Tony G. Reames ◽  
Nathaniel S. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Social Equity ◽  
Community Action ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Economic Sustainability ◽  
Sustainable Communities ◽  
Community Sustainability ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Sustainable Community

A sustainable community seeks to protect and enhance the environment, meet social needs, and promote economic success. On average, local governments lack meaningfully connecting their environmental and economic sustainability efforts to equity and social justice. Community-based organizations (CBOs) have emerged as local leaders with a growing capacity for pursuing community sustainability. Based on data from a national survey National Community Action Partnership member organizations, this study explores (1) how CBO leaders define sustainable communities; (2) how important each of the three pillars of sustainability are to their mission; and (3) with what organizations do CBOs collaborate in their pursuit of sustainable communities. A content analysis of responses to an open-ended query to define sustainable communities revealed a significant focus on the social equity pillar of sustainability which is closely linked to economic sustainability. Similarly, CBO leaders ranked social equity and economic sustainability as the highest priority for their core mission. Lastly, CBO leaders heavily engaged in local collaboration in their sustainable community efforts. Therefore, serious pursuit of sustainable cities and communities must shift from a go-at-it-alone, centralized government approach to more inclusive, collaborative efforts that take advantage of the economic-social equity sustainability focus of CBOs in both planning and implementation.

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

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 585-605
Author(s):  
Terrence Thomas ◽  
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Befikadu Legesse ◽  
Cihat Gunden ◽  
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...  
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.

scholarly journals Impacting Quadruple Aim Through Sustainable Clinical-Community Partnerships: Best Practices From a Community-Based Organization Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 524-531
Author(s):  
Marc Rosen
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Community Setting ◽  
Community Partnerships ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Payment Models

Health reform initiatives have caused disruptive change throughout the US health care system. A key driver of change is the adoption of alternative payment models that apply financial risk on physicians and hospital systems. Success in these value-based payment models requires health care provider and payor organizations to continue developing population-based approaches, including partnerships with community-based organizations that provide services within a community setting. Community-based organizations are positioned to serve as an extension of the care continuum because they provide desired access points to upstream services that address nonclinical factors. Yet many health care providers fail to enter into sustainable contracts with community organizations. This limits their ability to treat patients’ social needs and widens the clinic-to-community gap, both of which must be addressed for success in value-based contracts. Future cross-sector collaboration will require stakeholders to abandon transactional partnership arrangements primarily concerned with referral systems in favor of transformational arrangements that better align partnership aims and more equally distribute ownership in solving for capacity building, evaluation, and sustainability. The following practices are based on the experience of local YMCAs and YMCA of the USA in establishing clinic-to-community partnerships throughout the country that can influence clinical cost and quality measures.

Sustainable Community-Based Organizations for the Genetic Improvement of Livestock in Developing Countries

2005 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 261-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.K. Kahi ◽  
T.O. Rewe ◽  
I.S. Kosgey
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Genetic Improvement ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Technological Support ◽  
Community Ownership ◽  
Livestock Species ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Sustainable Community ◽  
Development Agencies

Livestock industries in developing countries face numerous constraints that have often hampered the establishment and sustainability of national genetic-improvement programmes. One major inadequacy in a number of programmes previously developed was that livestock owners were not taken into account in decision making and ownership of improvement initiatives. No matter how much effort is put into financial and technological support, the eventual survival of improvement programmes depends on whether the farmers understood and agreed with the objective of the projects. Otherwise, programmes tend to fade away as soon as the development agencies leave. Community ownership of genetic-improvement programmes has been suggested as a potentially sustainable alternative. In this paper, the establishment and sustainability of community-based organizations for the genetic improvement of livestock (CBOGIL) are discussed with reference to some successful community-based genetic-improvement initiatives in different livestock species.

scholarly journals The Role of Community-based Organizations in Addressing Social Equity among Deprived Sections in the Conflict Vulnerable Areas in Karnataka, India

2020 ◽  
pp. 24-41
Author(s):  
MaryKutty Karimundakkal Augusty ◽  
Josefina T. Dizon
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Social Equity ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Primary Role ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Education Participation

Aim: This study assessed the social equity situations in conflict vulnerable areas, and examined the role of 40 community-based organizations (CBOs) spread across the four sub-regions in Karnataka targeting societal change towards social equity. Study Design: The study employed the survey research design with a sample of 420 beneficiaries of CBO-implemented programs and focus group discussion the officials of each of the CBOs. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in Karnataka, India and data gathering was conducted from July 2019 to September 2019 Methodology: Data for the study were obtained through the use of survey, focus group discussions and key informant interviews. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics using chi-square test were done in analysing the data. Results: The primary role of CBOs, based on evidence from their vision and mission, is to bridge the social equity gap between marginalized and vulnerable communities and the mainstream society through program initiatives and education. These programs were mainly on skills training, child rights protection, and with other major concerns enveloped as social justice and fairness operationalized through access to livelihood, access to education, participation in the political and cultural life, access to self-determination, and peace building community. Besides the preventive roles played by CBOs, they also provide rehabilitation for the exploited and abused in society. Conclusion: The CBOs in consultation with relevant government agencies, should organize programs in unifying the cultural and religious diversities, widen the scope of their educational programs, and provide the beneficiaries with specialized educational programs along with their skills training to qualify them to bid for contracts in government and non-governmental organizations since there are still visible evidence of social inequalities despite the extensive implementation and awareness education provided thus far.

scholarly journals Do Community-Based Institutions Spur Climate Adaptation in Urban Informal Settlements in India?

2021 ◽  
pp. 339-356
Author(s):  
Upasna Sharma ◽  
Bijal Brahmbhatt ◽  
Harshkumar Nareshkumar Panchal
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Vulnerability Assessment ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Community Action ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Climate Risks ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Adaptation Options

AbstractThis chapter examines empirical evidence on the effectiveness of community-based organizations (CBOs) in enhancing the ability of people living in slums to address their climate risks and engage meaningfully with local governments. In particular, this chapter intends to examine whether CBOs are effective in increasing awareness of climate change and adaptation options for reducing climate risks for slum households and their communities. This study focuses on three climatic shocks that typically affect most urban areas in South Asia, i.e. heat wave, flooding and vector-borne diseases where urban poor are more susceptible to these. The main actors for enabling community-based adaptationand adaptive capacity were the women’s groups in the slums called the community action group (CAG). The interventions for enhancing the adaptive capacities were—(i) training the community on the knowledge of causes and impacts of climate change; (ii) employing participatory vulnerability assessment for assessing the impact of climatic risks; and (iii) community-based resilience planning for framing the strategies to act against the risks realized under the vulnerability assessment. To evaluate the impact of the intervention, a quasi-experimental approach was taken—data on different measures of impact and adaptation options were collected through a detailed household questionnaire administered in the intervention slums as well as a set of control slums for a comparison in the baseline year as well as end line year. The study provides strong empirical evidence on the effectiveness of CAGs to enhance the awareness of climate change, awareness about adaptation options to reduce climate impacts, and to facilitate the implementation of adaptation options by slum households.

scholarly journals Community-based organizations’ perspectives on improving health and social service integration

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Etsemaye P. Agonafer ◽  
Savanna L. Carson ◽  
Vanessa Nunez ◽  
Kelli Poole ◽  
Clemens S. Hong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Collaborations between health systems and community-based organizations (CBOs) are increasingly common mechanisms to address the unmet health-related social needs of high-risk populations. However, there is limited evidence on how to develop, manage, and sustain these partnerships, and implementation rarely incorporates perspectives of community social service organizations. To address these gaps, we elicited CBOs’ perspectives on service delivery for clients, the impact of the Whole Person Care-Los Angeles (WPC-LA) initiative to integrate health and social care, and their suggestions for improving health system partnerships. Methods Using stakeholder engaged principles and a qualitative Rapid Assessment Process, we conducted brief surveys and in-depth semi-structured interviews with 65 key informants from 36 CBOs working with WPC-LA. Results Major themes identified by CBOs included: 1) the importance of a holistic, client-centered, continuously engaged approach that is reliant on regional partnerships; 2) benefits of WPC-LA expanding capacity and networks; 3) concerns about communication and redundancy hindering WPC-LA; and 4) a need for more equitable partnerships incorporating their approaches. Conclusions CBOs value opportunities for integration with health systems, bring critical expertise to these partnerships, and seek to strengthen cross-sector collaborations. Early, equitable, and inclusive participation in the development and implementation of these partnerships may enhance their effectiveness, but requires policy that prioritizes and incentivizes sustainable and mutually beneficial partnerships.

scholarly journals Unraveling the Links between Organizational Factors and Perceptions of Community Sustainability Performance: An Empirical Investigation of Community-Based Nongovernmental Organizations

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 4986
Author(s):  
Nathaniel S. Wright ◽  
Tony G. Reames
Keyword(s):  
Nongovernmental Organizations ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Community Action ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Community Sustainability ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Human Resource Capacity ◽  
Sustainability Performance

Community-based nongovernmental organizations have emerged as leaders in local economic development, with a growing capacity for undertaking community sustainability projects in distressed neighborhoods. Very little is known about what organizational and managerial characteristics contribute to community sustainability performance. This article seeks to address this gap in the literature. Survey data from 134 community action agencies in the U.S. were analyzed to determine which organizational and managerial factors influence the effectiveness of community-based organizations in meeting community sustainability goals. The findings from an ordinary least-square regression model suggest that community engagement, human resource capacity, county/regional government collaboration, government funding, and revenue diversification are important predictors of community sustainability performance.

Health Care and Community-Based Organization Partnerships to Address Social Needs: Medicare Advantage Plan Representatives’ Perspectives

2021 ◽  
pp. 107755872110097
Author(s):  
Shayla N. M. Durfey ◽  
Emily A. Gadbois ◽  
David J. Meyers ◽  
Joan F. Brazier ◽  
Terrie Wetle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Medicare Advantage ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Organizational Infrastructure ◽  
Improved Outcomes ◽  
Community Based Organization

Payers and providers are increasingly being held accountable for the overall health of their populations and may choose to partner with community-based organizations (CBOs) to address members’ social needs. This study examines the opportunities and challenges that health care entities, using Medicare Advantage (MA) plans as an example, encounter when forming these relationships. We conducted interviews with 38 representatives of 17 MA organizations, representing 65% of MA members nationally. Transcripts were qualitatively analyzed to understand overarching themes. Participants described qualities they look for in community partners, including an alignment of organizational missions and evidence of improved outcomes. Participants also described challenges in working with CBOs, including needing an evidence base for CBOs’ services and an absence of organizational infrastructure. Results demonstrate areas where CBOs may target their efforts to appeal to payers and providers and reveal a need for health care entities to assist CBOs in acquiring skills necessary for partnerships.

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