Role of Voluntary Organizations in Community Development in Nigeria

COMMUNITY – there are numerous of problems to faced in a community. Like poverty, violence and crime, and low income and inability to ensure basic goods and services, and discrimination.

Community development involves changing the relationships between ordinary people and people in positions of power, so that everyone can take part in the issues that affect their lives. It starts from the principle that within any community there is a wealth of knowledge and experience which, if used in creative ways, can be channeled into collective action to achieve the communities' desired goals.

When the members of a dilapidated and impoverished community are complacent with their current position within society, they are highly unlikely to see any positive change. To gain the attention of the government, one must care about improving oneś community. If a community wants to improve, they must employ the help of representatives that wish to immediately ameliorate them of their problems. However, a community taking this action is quite sparse, for many people are complacent or apathetic towards their current position within society. If people want to improve their material conditions in their community, they must take

A community is a group of people who live in the same area, interact with each other, and share certain norms and values. A community is defined as a locality-based entity, composed of systems of formal organizations reflecting societal institutions, informal groups, and aggregates that are interdependent and whose function or expressed intent is to meet a wide variety of collective needs (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2012).

Collaboration among organization members and community stakeholders is very important, we must begin to study and understand nonprofits not merely as organizations housed within four walls but as catalysts that work within, and change, entire systems. The most effective of these groups employ a strategy of leverage, using government, business, the public, and other nonprofits as forces for good, helping them deliver even greater social change than they could possibly achieve alone (Crutchfield, 2012). There is also an understanding that community partnerships and assistance from caring individuals will be of a great benefit to the organization and the young men they serve. The different chapters in the organization are funded through member dues, grants and contributions from corporations, foundations, individuals and combined federal

The term community is often utilised within Aboriginal contexts. When engaging with Aboriginal communities however, it is important to understand the complexities of such structures to ensure clarity regarding who is engaging with who and for what purpose. There are many different types of Aboriginal communities. Some consist of geographic settlements located in regional, rural, remote or urban areas. Other communities are those of ‘identity or interest’ which often transcend physical boundaries yet nevertheless unite people (Hunt: 2013). Further communities, are those of nation, language and kinship groups united through cultural identity (Hunt & Smith 2006). Many Aboriginal communities today, are complex mixes of people with varied cultural

A community is defined as a local based entity with systems of formal organizations reflecting institutions, formal groups, and aggregates (Anderson and McFarlane, 2011). In order to determine the status, structure, and overall characteristics of a community, an assessment has to be made where each aspect of a community is evaluated. Each community has certain appealing characteristics, but it also has problems or issues that need to be identified and improved. The community of Tustin, a city in Orange County, California has been around since the 1900s. What

The community relies on small groups within it to be specialized on tasks and a strong community allows the small groups to support each other to meet physical and mental needs with optimal energy use. For example, the men would meet the nutritional needs

When one talks about ‘Nonprofits’ many things come to mind; People often use phrases such as 501c3’s, charitable, ambassadors of the poor, and tax free organizations to umbrella the whole nonprofit sector. However, what large portions of our country fail to note is that there are differences within the nonprofit branch. There are two man categories of Nonprofits: Public, and Private; within those categories there are differing distinctions that allow for the separate identities of these organizations to in function and scope.

Nonprofit organizations have similar financial transactions and needs as for-profit businesses (Viader, & Espina, 2014). Their financial statements describe and summarize operating activities, obligations, and economic resources for a given period, usually one year (Viader, & Espina, 2014). A nonprofit is defined as a legal entity that does not conduct substantial commercial activity or earn a profit as its primary purpose (Viader, & Espina, 2014). The goal of the nonprofit is typically to provide services (Epstein, & McFarlan, 2011). In nonprofit organizations, management decisions are intended to result in furnishing the best possible service given resource constraints (DioGuardi, 2014). Basically, the success of a nonprofit entity is measured

To begin with, the organization I have chosen to discuss is Keystone Community Services located at 2000 Saint Anthony Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55104 along with multiple other locations. Keystone Community Services is a public organization that was established in 1939. When Keystone Community Services was first found it initial ambition was to be a neighborhood-based community in Saint Paul, Minnesota. As the growing organization expanded their services variety, funding sources was an important factor of the organization to ensure stability to keep providing great services. Keystone Community Services is financed by business partnership, private funding, grants, and donations. Business partnership funding sources are a great contribution to the organizations,

When one thinks of community, they are likely to think of the general population of a region, or perhaps even that of the world at large. Such a person would have one right idea in mind, but not necessarily the right idea in the context of this exploration. What sets community, in this broad sense, apart from the role it plays in this project, is common interest. English vernacular dictates that “the community” is a term usually reserved for reference to people of a given region; this use of the word community exists without regard for any shared qualities beyond location. In this report, community will describe a group of individuals with commonalities in concerns, aspirations, and most importantly discourse. (cite definition source)

Communities must have a base structure however there are fundamental differences when looking at different communities as each community is different in many ways. For example a rural community may be strengthened by local initiatives to diversify its economy while some Aboriginal Communities may be strengthened through improving the quality of relationships with members of its community such as the Djinda Falcons Program.

Community development around the world is being practised by various entities, addressing various socio-economic issues that are unique to different communities worldwide. According to Bhattacharyya (2004), community development initiatives are dominant in democratic countries. There are various initiatives that have led to significant shifts in the wellbeing of communities using different development tools to develop communities around the world. South African, which is a democratic country has one of the highest income gabs in the world. The country’s income difference is evident in many townships/rural areas around the country’s underdeveloped communities. The positive impact of community development may be seen in the fields of public health, micro-macro development, food and violence (Bhattacharyya, 2004).

Community is established locally but community development is a process that includes actors from inside and outside of the community to achieve sustainability. My previous essays have addressed the progression of community development from place-based attachment, organizing and advocacy to addressing the need and effect of government involvement. The final stop on the continuum of the community development is to analyze market-based approaches to community development. This paper will look at how a market based approach to community development is an important component of community development because it is the appropriate response to the current socio-economic, and political context that our country is in. A market-based approach provides a mechanism to define relationships and allocate economic resources to create systemic change within communities. increasing opportunities for social inclusion and economic sustainability