Analytical skills for community organization practice / Donna Hardina.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction to Community Organization Skills -- Pt. 1. Concepts and Theories for Practice. 2. Values and Ethics. 3. Theoretical Frameworks for Practice. 4. Practice Models: Linking Theory with Action. 5. Defining Community -- Pt. 2. Problem Identification and Assessment. 6. Needs Assessment. 7. Power Analysis. 8. Legislative Analysis. 9. Politics: Analyzing Processes and Outcomes -- Pt. 3. Goal Setting and Implementation. 10. Intervention Planning: Using Strategies and Tactics. 11. Planning Programs and Services. 12. Resource Development and Grant Writing. 13. Fiscal Analysis -- Pt. 4. Evaluation. 14. Outcome and Process Evaluation. 15. Technological Approaches and Techniques: The Implications of the Internet for Community Organization Practice.

"This Guide Promotes the use of analytical skills in community organization practice, including information gathering and processing, legislative research, needs assessment, participatory action research, political analysis, population forecasting and social indicator analysis, power analysis, program development and planning, resource development, budgeting, and grant writing.

These analytical methods, often used in practice but seldom systematically discussed, assist the practitioner in identifying community problems, planning interventions, and conducting evaluations. The text explicates a problem-solving model that identifies concepts and theories underlying practice, methods for problem identification and assessment, and techniques for goal setting, implementation, and evaluation.

It features extensive listings of Web sites for community organization practice and is dedicated to the idea that the community organizer, to be truly effective, must be prepared to be an active learner."--BOOK JACKET.