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Martínez, Rafael A. Boglio.

Grassroots Support Organizations and Transformative Practices [electronic resource] : Rafael A. Boglio Martínez. - pp. 339-358.

This essay theorizes grassroots support organizations (GSOs) as empowerment-oriented development nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and grassroots support as a growing field of community-based practice. It offers a conceptual definition of GSOs; specifies their organizational features, functions, and goals; and differentiates them from other public and private intermediary organizations. It also details the activities carried out by GSOs and suggests how these cohere into a model of grassroots support. The article discusses the challenging issues of financing, accountability, and scale faced by GSOs. Finally, it establishes the relevance of social work to grassroots support and GSOs as fields of study and practice.


Mode of access: Internet.

Subjects--Index Terms: Grassroots support, NGOs, community development, theory, organizations