The Changing Roles of
Community-Based Organizations
James Fraser, Vanderbilt University
The Multiple Roles of Neighborhood-Based
Organizations in Today’s Cities
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Neighborhood Maintenance, Service
Provision, and Advocacy
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Urban Context: Transforming Urban
Space and the Entrepreneurial
Community
Neighborhoods of Opportunity:
Chattanooga
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Highland Park (Strong Leadership &
The Case of The Bell’s)
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Southside (Accommodation, Housing
Upgrades and the Case of Live Urban)
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The Big 9 (Changing Leadership and
the Role of CNE)
Examples of Housing Change
Southwest Central Durham
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Quality of Life Project
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Six Neighborhood
Associations Joining
Forces
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Building Relationships
Through Strong Advocacy
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Self-Help Credit
Community Development
Corporation, Duke
University, Habitat for
Humanity