Strategies for Citizen Participation and Empowerment in Non-profit, Community-Based Organizations

2021 ◽  
pp. 170-183
Author(s):  
Donna Hardina
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Community Based Organizations

Re-Branding Community Organizations for the Actualization of Development Goals in the Rural Communities in Nigeria

2014 ◽  
pp. 274-283
Author(s):  
Oyekunle Oyelami
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Community Organizations ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Main Thrust ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Development Goals

Community organizations, also known as community-based organizations, are civil society and non-profit social organizations based in the community with the main thrust being benefiting their members and the community at large. Community organizations have their roots in the community members organizing themselves for needs identification and realization of development goals. They are a subset of the wider group of non-profit organizations. Community organizations operate with the locality to ensure the community with sustainable provisions of community-service and action. This chapter highlights some measures for making community organizations more active and alive in the community of operations.

scholarly journals MEDICAID-MANAGED LTC: A NATIONAL OVERVIEW

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S229-S229
Author(s):  
Larry Polivka
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Older Americans ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Older Americans Act ◽  
The Future ◽  
Political Differences ◽  
Available Information

Abstract Most of the states now have Medicaid LTC programs administered by corporate HMOs. Several states, however, still have programs administered by non-profit community based organizations, most of which are members of long standing Aging Networks which grew out of the Older Americans Act in the 1970s. This paper will offer a comparative overview of these models of LTC administration including a typology designed to identify major cultural and political differences between the states with and without corporate managed LTC models and an analysis of the available information regarding their comparative costs and outcomes, mainly access to care and quality of care. The paper will conclude with an assessment of the implications of the information presented for the future of Medicaid LTC policy and politics at the state and federal levels and for the future of LTC advocacy and accountability across the states.

Provider-related Barriers to Rapid HIV Testing in U.S. Urban Non-profit Community Clinics, Community-based Organizations (CBOs) and Hospitals

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 697-707 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura M. Bogart ◽  
Devery Howerton ◽  
James Lange ◽  
Claude Messan Setodji ◽  
Kirsten Becker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Clinics ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Rapid Hiv Testing ◽  
Community Based Organizations

scholarly journals A Review of Sanitation Challenges in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
S.O Olanrewaju ◽  
M.B Afolabi
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Healthy City ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Population Explosion ◽  
The City

Increasing population explosion in Nigerian cities has been accompanied with diverse environmental challenges. One of the variants of such challenges is poor sanitation practices which persist despite series of governmental interventions. It is against this background that in this study, various sanitation challenges in Ibadan metropolis were evaluated with a view to proffering recommendations that will aid the achievement of best sanitation practices and a healthy city. In this study, secondary data were utilized and were sourced from environmental based journals and databanks of government agencies. A critical review of the existing situation revealed that population explosion coupled with high illiteracy rate of the inhabitants of Ibadan metropolis affects their waste management and sanitation practices. Also, many sanitation approaches in the city failed because they were not community oriented, hence citizen participation is minimal. A holistic community-based approach of sanitation practice through the involvement of traditional rulers and community-based organizations and sensitization programme using indigenous language is therefore recommended.

scholarly journals The Geoweb for community-based organizations: Tool development, implementation, and sustainability in an era of Google Maps

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter A Johnson ◽  
Renee E Sieber
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Geospatial Tools ◽  
Resource Requirements ◽  
Implementation Time ◽  
Time Frames

Recent advances in web-based geospatial tools (the Geoweb) show promise as low-cost and easy-to-use methods to support citizen participation. This research presents two case studies of Geoweb implementation set in community-based organizations in rural Quebec, Canada. When comparing the development and sustainability of each Geoweb tool, the implementation time frame plays a key role. Two implementation time frames are defined; a discrete, or ‘one-off’ time frame associated with lower resource requirements, and a continuous, or ongoing time frame, that has a higher total resource cost, but can fulfill a different set of goals than a discrete 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 ◽  
◽  
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.

scholarly journals Facilitators and barriers to the utilization of the ACT SMART Implementation Toolkit in community-based organizations: a qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aksheya Sridhar ◽  
Amy Drahota ◽  
Kiersten Walsworth
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Science Literature ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Facilitators And Barriers ◽  
Acceptance Model

Abstract Background Evidence-based practices (EBPs) have been shown to improve behavioral and mental health outcomes for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Research suggests that the use of these practices in community-based organizations is varied; however, the utilization of implementation guides may bridge the gap between research and practice. The Autism Community Toolkit: Systems to Measure and Adopt Research-Based Treatments (ACT SMART) Implementation Toolkit is a web-based implementation toolkit developed to guide organization-based implementation teams through EBP identification, adoption, implementation, and sustainment in ASD community-based organizations. Methods This study examined the facilitators and barriers (collectively termed “determinants”) to the utilization of this toolkit, based on the perspectives of implementation teams at six ASD community-based organizations. Two independent coders utilized the adapted EPIS framework and the Technology Acceptance Model 3 to guide qualitative thematic analyses of semi-structured interviews with implementation teams. Results Salient facilitators (e.g., facilitation teams, facilitation meetings, phase-specific activities) and barriers (e.g., website issues, perceived lack of ease of use of the website, perceived lack of resources, inner context factors) were identified, highlighting key determinants to the utilization of this toolkit. Additionally, frequent determinants and determinants that differed across adapted EPIS phases of the toolkit were noted. Finally, analyses highlighted two themes: (a) Inner Context Determinants to use of the toolkit (e.g., funding) and (b) Innovation Determinants (e.g., all website-related factors), indicating an interaction between the two models utilized to guide study analyses. Conclusions Findings highlighted several factors that facilitated the utilization of this implementation guide. Additionally, findings identified key areas for improvement for future iterations of the ACT SMART Implementation Toolkit. Importantly, these results may inform the development, refinement, and utilization of implementation guides with the aim of increasing the uptake of EBPs in community-based organizations providing services to children with ASD and their families. Finally, these findings contribute to the implementation science literature by illustrating the joint use of the EPIS framework and Technology Acceptance Model 3 to evaluate the implementation of a web-based toolkit within community-based organizations.

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