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What is Community Organizer

Chapter 9
Handbook of Research on Policies, Protocols, and Practices for Social Work in the Digital World
Work with and develop new local leaders, facilitating coalitions and assisting in the development of campaigns. A central goal of organizing is the development of a robust, organized, local democracy bringing community members together across differences to fight together for the interests of the community (Alinsky, 1989).
Published in Chapter:
Community Organization as a Method of Social Work and Its Implications for the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ozan Selçuk (Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Turkey)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 16
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7772-1.ch009
Abstract
The community organization method is applied when the society takes the initiative to solve its problems and wants to meet its needs. In this case, society plays different roles in addressing its various needs and problems. People dealing with the problem in the community or people directly affected by the problem take the lead in solving problems. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a worldwide social and economic crisis. This has made deep-rooted inequalities worse and visible in the communities most marginalized by the crisis. In this context, community organizers can respond to inequalities that become visible by fulfilling their various roles with the method of community organization, which is one of the components of the social work mission and aims to ensure social justice and equality.
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Emergent First-Time Leadership in Patient Advocacy Organizations
An aspirational individual who assembles groups that are democratic in governance, open and inclusive, and serves as an activist leader to address disparities witnessed by a specific interest group relative to their general health and social or economic well-being in comparison to a population as a whole.
Published in Chapter: Emergent First-Time Leadership in Patient Advocacy Organizations; From: Handbook of Research on Innate Leadership Characteristics and Examinations of Successful First-Time Leaders
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Sense of Virtual Community
An organization or group that provides users with a community platform or infrastructure for communication activities
Published in Chapter: Sense of Virtual Community; From: Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations
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