Think Local: a new WSCF / SONG Booklet

This is a new WSCF and Voice For Song partnership publication.

Why are local community organisations important to healthy democratic communities? Think Local is a short dynamic encapsulation of our values – an essential resource for every community worker and management committee member. The Booklet identifies the many attributes of local small organisations, their contribution to social capital and financial economies and current opportunities for local organisations. It ask us to record the stories of some of the innovative work we do to add to the rich body of evidence of the importance of our work.

Click here to download Think Local.

US link: In Praise of Small and Mid-size Nonprofits

Article from Don Griesmann's Nonprofit Blog - extract:

"It appears to me that there are several reasons why we have small ... and mid-size ... There are community needs that are best served by them. They are "on the ground" meeting priorities, goals and objectives that are not or cannot be met by larger nonprofits such as national groups, universities and others which have a different mission and vision."

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Source: Don Griesmann's Nonprofit Blog

You might also want to read some related items from the US, arising out of the recent financial 'meltdown':
Should Nonprofits Be More Like Business? - Blue Avocado
Nonprofits proud to be “unbusinesslike” these days - Pierce Arrow