Consensus Organizing: A Community Development Workbook by Mary L. Ohmer & Karen DeMasi

Author:Mary L. Ohmer & Karen DeMasi
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-17T11:01:33.529777+00:00

Building Mutual Self-Interest between Internal and External Players

Ultimately, the goal was to develop stronger bridges and linkages based on mutual self-interest between external and neighborhood leaders, resulting in a strong community development industry with significant private sector participation. These bridges would be built through regular working relationships around tangible issues and projects (Gittell & Vidal, 1998). Bridges were developed in formal ways, including the involvement of private sector contributors on the LISC Advisory Committee. Bridges were also built informally. Several of the LISC Advisory Committee members acted as informal resources for the development team staff, volunteering for the local coordinator's strategy committee, meeting with CDC members in their neighborhoods, and assisting them in gaining access to resources and technical assistance. Half the members of this committee were from the private sector. The other strategy committee members were from public, philanthropic, and other large institutions, including city government representatives, and the director of the Children's Services Council. The local coordinator also developed relationships with state affordable housing and community development agencies, and elected officials and representatives from county and city government.

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