This video brief provides an introduction to the application of spatial analysis to public affairs issues. This video presents it specifically as a tool to help untangle the complex local government system. In the United States, there are almost 90,000 local governments, including general- purpose local governments such as cities or counties, and special-purpose local
This abridged video centers on the merger of two long-established human service nonprofits. It explores the variety of reasons a nonprofit organization may consider a merger, how to assess an organization’s readiness, and the challenges of merger implementation. The full e-case on this topic is available at http://www.hubertproject.org/hubert-material/208/.
This e-study explores a complex, conflict-ridden, and lengthy effort by a variety of stakeholders to create a development plan for their socioeconomically diverse and rapidly gentrifying neighborhood. Its setting is the Belknap neighborhood of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Although examples of leadership by and of African-Americans abound, relatively few scholars and teachers of leadership focus on the particular characteristics and dynamics of African American leadership — with the possible exception of civil rights era leadership (Ospina and Foldy, 2009). This case describes a new African American movement that builds on the traditions and
This case explores the national scaling efforts of Jeremiah Program, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit. Jeremiah Program is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization whose proven, holistic approach transforms families from poverty to prosperity two generations at a time. The program provides single mothers and their children with a safe, affordable place to live, quality early childhood education,
A core challenge facing front-line social service providers is how to balance managing caseloads and working with the right partners in the local community in order to resolve complex problems of low-income families. This case highlights the collaborative practices of several local social agencies that serve low-income families in a public housing estate, BB Estate
This e-case highlights the leadership and management of a cross-sector collaborative through its implementation of a community school approach in a low-socioeconomic, highly diverse neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota. The Grant Community School Collaborative (GCSC), housed in Myers-Wilkins Elementary School, has been building on the strategies of the Community School model for over 15 years. Using
This video brief provides a quick introduction to the substantive method of implementation analysis called policy field analysis. This type of analysis is helpful because, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, public service delivery is very complex. Multiple levels of government, nonprofit service providers, citizens groups, philanthropic funders and private businesses often are involved
This e-study explores Visual Strategy Mapping (ViSM), using video and visuals to show both the process and results when this method is employed by groups, but also by individuals and as a method for recording interviews. It serves as a companion to the following title: John M. Bryson, Fran Ackermann, and Colin Eden. “Visual Strategy.”