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Nonprofit foundations and grassroots organizing: Reshaping urban governance

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Collaborative urban governance has increased the role of community organizations in local decision-making processes. These organizations need financial resources in order to participate in urban governance. In this article, I examine the impact of foundation grants on the relationships and agendas of four community organizations in one neighborhood in St. Paul, Minnesota. Drawing on interviews, observations of organizations, and archival research, I demonstrate that in the 1990s, nonprofit foundations had a significant impact on the formation of new organizations and on their agendas in the neighborhood. Foundations are, therefore, an important player in urban governance, shaping a “neighborhood policy regime.” © 2004, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

Publication Title

Professional Geographer

Publication Date

8-1-2004

Volume

56

Issue

3

First Page

394

Last Page

405

ISSN

0033-0124

DOI

10.1111/j.0033-0124.2004.05603008.x

Keywords

community organizations, nonprofit foundations, urban governance, urban regime theory

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