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Sustainability and scale: new buzzwords or tools for survival? Current economic and political conditions call for new ways of thinking about community development. "Sustainability" and "scale" are crucial concepts in today's tight funding environment.
Partners in Community and Economic Development, September, 2005 by Smith, Wayne
As needs outstrip available resources, market forces drive stakeholders to cut costs through structural or functional combinations and greater standardization in order to grow--or merely to survive. The community development industry stands at an important crossroads, and new approaches are essential for its continuing viability. "Sustainability" and "scale" are indeed more than just new buzzwords.
Funding pressures call for greater efficiency
In a world of limited resources, all industries experience pressures to increase productivity through gains in efficiency to remain competitive. Community development is no different, and service providers have always grappled to make the most of their budgets.
But now more than ever, organizations...
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