Rebuilding communities the public trust way : community foundation assistance to CDCs, 1980-2000 / Jeffrey S. Lowe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lowe, Jeffrey S., 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community development--United States--Case studies.

Community development.

Community development corporations.

United States.

Community development corporations--United States--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

ix, 127 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2006]

Summary:

Rebuilding Communities the Public Trust Way highlights cases of community foundation assistance to community development corporations (CDCs) during the final two decades of the twentieth century in Cleveland, Ohio; Florida; and New Orleans, Louisiana. Jeffrey S. Lowe describes the influence of these three community foundations on CDC capacity to engage in activities that facilitate the revitalization of urban communities and provides recommendations for other community foundations and policymakers seeking to work with CDCs. This work is a must-read for persons involved in the fields of philanthropy and non-profit organizations, as well as for scholars of community development, urban history, and social policy.

Contents:

Historical overview

The Cleveland Foundation

The Greater New Orleans Foundation

The Dade Community Foundation

Conclusion and recommendations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0739111566

0739111574

OCLC:

62324934

Publisher Number:

9780739111567

9780739111574