{"product_id":"2940148312635","title":"Building the Organizations That Build Communities: Strengthening the Capacity of Faith and Community-Based Development Organizations","description":"Faith-based and community organizations have accomplished a great deal in\u003cbr\u003ebuilding affordable housing, expanding economic opportunity, and revitalizing\u003cbr\u003etheir communities—but we know remarkably little about how these organizations\u003cbr\u003egrow, become more effective, and reach the point of long-term viability. This lack\u003cbr\u003eof knowledge became evident as we sought to identify effective, workable models\u003cbr\u003efor building the capacity of faith-based and community organizations.\u003cbr\u003eTo address this knowledge gap, in June 2003 HUD’s Center for Faith-Based and\u003cbr\u003eCommunity Initiatives and Office of Policy Development and Research jointly\u003cbr\u003econvened a landmark symposium: the Building the Capacity of Faith- and\u003cbr\u003eCommunity-Based Organizations Summit. We invited practitioners and\u003cbr\u003eacademics in the grassroots community development sector to share experiences,\u003cbr\u003eexchange knowledge, and shed light on the complex issues involved in building\u003cbr\u003ethe organizational capacity of community development organizations. Invited\u003cbr\u003epanelists presented important information and engaged in lively discussion with\u003cbr\u003esummit participants on the evolution of faith-based and community develo","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079019905264,"sku":"2940148312635","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148312635_p0.jpg?v=1763701227","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148312635","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}