Neighborhood revitalization without the local
Race, nonprofit governance, and community development
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11670309 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne Bonds (0000-0003-1016-6090, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, corresponding author), Judith T Kenny (University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), Rebecca Nole Wolfe (University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1064-1082 |
| Publication date | 2015-06-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-3638 • E-ISSN: 1938-2847 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02723638.2015.1049479 |
| OpenAlex | W2173973042 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 19 |
In this paper, we explore a “grassroots” neighborhood revitalization effort engendered at the national scale without regard to local geographies of race and class. Specifically, we examine the Harambee Great Neighborhood Initiative, convened by the well-known nonprofit Habitat for Humanity together with Milwaukee’s Local Initiatives Support Corporation, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Drawing from participant observation, analysis of print and digital media, volunteer surveys, and interviews with area residents and local nonprofit representatives, we demonstrate the ways in which the six-year program of planning and neighborhood development was conceived and driven by an extra-local nonprofit with significant blind spots to local and organizational politics of race and without sufficient collaboration with the Harambee community. Our analysis points to the importance of race in nonprofit governance and community revitalization efforts. Moreover, we contribute to urban geographic scholarship on nonprofit governance by examining the dynamics of privilege, inclusion, and exclusion as they relate to practices of engagement and volunteerism in nonlocal “grassroots” projects
Community organization · Corporate governance · Corporation · Grassroots · Inclusion (mineral · Local community · Local governance · Local government · Management · Political science · Politics · Privilege (computing · Public relations · Race (biology · Scholarship · Sociology · Urban politics · Disaster Management and Resilience · Gender Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |