Is Community Organizing ''The Greatest Job'' One Could Have
Findings from a Survey of Chicago Organizers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6076424 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sandra M O Donnell (Roosevelt University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-19 |
| Publication date | 1995-07-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j125v02n01_01 |
| OpenAlex | W1605150394 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
This article provides descriptive information on community organizers in Chicago with the intent of building knowledge on organizing careers. Data came from 41 organizers who responded to a mailed survey. Respondents were largely long-time, career organizers. None reported having a social work degree. The survey data confirm the widespread impression that organizing is characterized by long hours, modest salaries (median of $33,215) given the demands of their jobs, and few fringe benefits. But organizing is also characterized by great job satisfaction, considerable autonomy, and a strong sense of ''professional'' solidarity. Implications of survey findings for social work education are discussed
Autonomy · Job satisfaction · Medical education · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Solidarity · Survey data collection · Work (physics · Engineering · Medicine · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Psychology · Service-Learning and Community Engagement · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2017 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |