Merger Evaluation: ONE Northside
Action in front of the Dirksen Federal building Chicago, IL.
Summer 2014 - Winter 2016
The Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL) worked with Organizing Neighborhoods for Equality: Northside (ONE Northside) on a participatory research project to further document and analyze the Organization of the NorthEast (ONE) and Lakeview Action Coalition (LAC) merger process that created ONE Northside. The impact of the merger is of interest not only to researchers and policy makers focusing on non-profit organizations, but also to other similar organizations seeking to be more effective in their advocacy impact and their financial efficiency. Outcomes of this merger have implications for other organizations in Chicago and the nation.
These two highly-visible organizations have six decades of experience and significant impact between them. They have been recognized at local, regional, and national levels for their innovative work. Past organizing campaigns have had both local and national reach. This has included work on public education, affordable housing, mental health justice, violence reduction, youth engagement, as well as a stronger voice for the entire community in political decision making.
Report:
Download Report: Scaling Up to Increase Community-Based Organization Voice
Article:
Download an Accepted Manuscript of the report published in Journal of Community Practice
The published article is available with Loyola Library access or a subscription: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10705422.2017.1413028
Research Team:
P. Nyden, CURL
T. Neumann, CURL
S. Young, CURL Graduate Fellow
J. Burkett, CURL Graduate Fellow
C. Drake, CURL Graduate Fellow
T. Orum, CURL Scholar
A. Tonachel, ONE Northside
J. Ritter, ONE Northside
E. Ryan, ONE Northside
C. Smith, ONE Northside
H. Camilo Sadeghian
E. Chong, CURL Undergraduate Fellow
J. Croom, CURL Undergraduate Fellow
L. Durst-Lee, CURL Undergraduate Fellow
Z. McNealy, CURL Undergraduate Fellow
M. Rocks, CURL Undergraduate Fellow
M. Bunnage, CURL Undergraduate Fellow
V. Landa-Steinau, CURL Undergraduate Fellow
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